The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-30

The Hennepin County Peoples Par.
ty League has Illuminated queer doc
ument regarding the election of L. NJ.
Aver as secretary Of the State League
1t charges that Mr. Aver is "a Demo-
crat and fusionst of only We months
connection with the People party"
This statement is moons istent. The
fact that Mr.. Aver has Teen identified
with the Peoples party for "only five
months" makes him a member of
that party in good standing, and he
should be SO regarded. There is no
probationary period in any political
party that we are aware of. The doc u
ment concludes as follows:
In view of the above facts we, the
delegates of llcnnepin county, to the
late convention, feel it our duty in or
der to insure the propagation and
growth Of the doctrines Of the Omaha
platform, and to save the Peoples par
ty from the machination of designing
men, maSquerading as Populsts, to
advise continuing the old organization
OF the Peoples League, and urge each
county to preserve its own autonomy
IN order to save it from a clique striv-
ing to form a state machine, to con-
troll state politics on the old Tammany
plan"
The signatures affixed to this docu-
mcnt are as follows:
DR.. Z. f. Clark, T. o. Dahl, j. X.
Miller, A. Campbell, John Peterson
Johannes Hanson, e. "A. Lundbe j
r. Jenkins, T. II. Lucas. Peter O Brien,
r. w. Schmidt, Chas. w. Tenay, VIM.
Dye, G. st. John Cole, J II. Lydiard.
II. 3. Martin, Ed Heyn, H. H. Strand.
To these signatures is appended the
following:
The statement was unanimously
adopted by the league. There is no
i'll feeling exhibited toward the new
state organization, on the contrary
the best OF wishes were expressed by
many for its success in the educa ton
a. work it proposes to carry on"
1t is proper to say that Messrs. j. f.
Jenkins and j. Fl. Lydiard say they
never signed the document and there
is no doubt that this is true.
While this document is cunningly
drawn so as to avoid direct repudia-
tion of the State League, it is no doubt
intended to have that effect. Messrs
f.. +. Clark, Johannes Hansen and c..
W. Ieney. whose names appear among
the signatures, are members of the
executive board of the State League.
1T would seem, under the circum-
stances, that these gentlemen, in or
der to be consistent, should withdraw
from the committee
The REPRESENTATIVE will indulge
In no controversy over this matter. 1t
accepts the action of the State LEAGUE
ia the election of officers as having
been for the best and will give the
league the same loyal support that it
would have done had Mr.. Cole been
chosen instead Of Mr.. Aver 1t re-
grets the action of the county league
and believes it to have been ill-ad-
vised. What the party wants is har-
mony, and that the REPRESENTATIVE
will strive to secure.
Mr.. Lydiard has sent the following
communication to the Union:
In the last issue of your paper my
name appears. signed to protest
against the action of our late state
convention. l never authorized any
one to use my name in this manner.
That convention was good represen-
tation of our party in this state, and
believe it the duty of every sincere
Popullst in Minnesota to Loyalty sup
port its action. Such an executive
board. headed by such president as
Major Bowler. should. l think, be a
guarantee that their action will be
wise and patriotic, and surely it is a
reckless and unjust assertion to say
that these men would seek "to con troll
state politics on the old Tammany
plan" J. II. LYDIARD.
Long Lake, Jan. 20.