The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-18

States have become almost completely sub
servient to the will of the railway corpora
lions, even to. the extent of levying war on
the peaceful people of the various states
and cities; be 1t therefore, -. 49,
Resolved That we appeal to the peoples
representatives in congress assembled to
take action at once to curb the usurpation
of the executive and the judiciary as
shown in the outrageous and dastardly
use of court injunction and federal soldiers
to destroy the citizens fundamental liber-
ties of free speech and free assemblage
and,
Resolved, That we demand that congress
shall take the needed steps to permanently
settle railway troubles by such legislation
as shall at once require the United States
government to take possession of the in
terstate railways and operate them for the
public welfare. The emergency is impera-
tive and overwhelming. No delay can be
tolerated.
At the close of the speech telegram was
read from E. V. DebS. denying the rumor
of his indictment and arrest and stating
that he is in his office in Chicago TO attend
to the needs of those who look to him for
leadership. 1t was received with cheers
After a song Robert Schiling was intro
duced, and as Mr.. Hull had not left him
time enough to deliver his contemplated
address on the railroad situation, he con-
tented himself with a speech against the
"plutocratic press for giving him. the
worst of it in reporting his debate with
James c. McClary at Pipestone, two Years
ago, and with an open challenge to all
Corners to debate with him on the financial
situation in the United States at any point
in Minnesota. He explained to the salts
faction of the audience that it was he who
wiped the earth with McClary, and not the
reverse.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The second days session Of the Populist
state convention was called to order at
3 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr.. Prem
dergast, Of Ramsey taking the floor
to propose that the state central committee
be appointed by the convention and not by
the chair this committee to be appointed
from the different districts. He thought that
each district should have two committee
men, and the convention one for chairman.
There an amendment offered, making
the number from each district, which with
the chairman would make SO. A second
amendment was that one should be appoint
ed from each judicial district, which would
make a state central committee of Il. Nc
CURE, of Lac qui Parle, offered a substitute
in effect that the chair should appoint COM
mittee of FIVE they to appoint a committee
of Is members. This was amended so that
the chair should appoint one from each dis
trict to form committee to select the
state committee.
j. N. True, of Itasca, insisted upon his
motion for an appointment by judicial dis
trcts.
II want this committee as large pos
sible," he said, 80 that no corruption can
get in. l don't mean any insinuation
against the chairman. l believe he is true,
but there are these in our ranks who
willing to cut our threats. and it's those
fellows l am AFTER
Ignatius Donnely. who had just come in,
arose to say that as S. M. Owen to
be the nominee of the convention, he
should have something to say about the
committee that he might have men who
were true to his interests.
Tom Lucas secured the floor and thought
it insult to the party and the con-
vention to say that it would appoint men
who might cut the throat of the
governor If such the danger
then the Peoples party was not a
party which was yet possible. The trouble
was that there were in the party
who wanted to follow thel ines of old par
ties.
Nj. Eonnel.y insisted t;,at The commit
tee should select it's own chairman because