The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-29
FUSION DEAL FIXED
DEMOCRATIC AND POPULIsT CON-
MENTIONS DIVIDE THE COUN-
TY OFFICES.
LIONS SHARE TO DEMOCRATS.
BOTH PARTIES MAKE THEIR
NOMINATIONS AND AID
JOURN.
REPUBLICAN BOARD NOMINEES.
Selections Made by Committees
Another Young Fisherman
Drowned.
LIONS SHARE TO DEMOCRATS.
BOARD NOMINEES.

SioliS anu ( OpuilSl conventions yoSt0r-
day. A conference committee of fif-
teen from each party was named to
divide the Offices
The Populists went into the deal
uncertain as to just what they want
ed, but determined that any move to-
wards unfair treatment should be re-
buked. The fact that their supply Of
available candidates was not large
had something to do with this indff-
ference as to the line of cleavage on
offices. The Democrats, on the other
hand, had more candidates than they
knew what to do with, but for all that
pretty general idea of just what they
would ask. The committee labored un-
til late in the evening over the division
and then reported that they had al
lotted auditor, treasurer, sheriff, reg
lister Of deeds, county attorney, cor
oner and two county commissioners
to the Democrats and clerk of court
judge of probate, county surveyor and
superintendent of schools to the Popu-
lists. The legislative districts were
evenly divided
The Democratic convention was
called to order at West Side Turner
hall at 1915 o'clock by Ed j. Conrey,
chairman of the county committee. Ed
Egan was elected chairman the usual
committees, aside from the conference
committee, appointed and adjournment
taken till evening, after listening to
several speeches. The committees
We're:
Credentials-Jacob Foell, Scion Arm
strong, Otto Miller, DR.. W. j. Byrnes.
James Famm, Matt Walsh, H. Grove,
E. w. Murphy, r. Erwin, J. Dwyer,
W. H. Lackey. George E. Thompson,
ly, James Wiley, Matt Corcoran, J. Ri
ser, G. Hazen.
esolutions-Joseph Ingenhut, A. S.
Keyes, A. D. Smith, William Morse,
0. Rineharst, L. r. THAN, G. nj. F'oote.
Permanent Organization-O. c.. Mer-
riman, P. B. Winston, John j. McHale,
M. Breslauer, Ed Hursh.
Conference-First ward, Andrew Do
Ian; Second, f. F. Lenhart Third, G.
E. McAllister; Fourth, E. B. Clement;
Fifth, James Tamm; Sixth, J. A. Hag-
mar; Seventh, Joseph Scallen; Eighth,
Ed A. Stevens; Ninth, j. KunZ; Tenth,
Alex. Stewart; Eleventh, Matt Dona-
hue; Twelfth, Roscoe Cummings; Thir-
teenth, c. B. Marvin From the coun-
try, Fred Smith, Osseo; Joseph Reiser,
Medina; William Massey, Blooming
ton.
Upon reassembling the convention
after hearing the result Of the confer
ence of the Populists made the follow
ing nominations
Iiman; sheriff, Alonzo Phillips; register of
deeds, Albert Ctristello; county attorney,
Mathew Gallagher; coroner, p A. Aurness'
county commissioners, First district, Ed ].
Conroy; Fifth district, Ed Egaa.
The legislative nominations made were;
Twenty ninth district, Jacob Faell and A. S.
da1l 10Th icty Of Mofh TnII N an
Thirty-frst, Lee Combs; Thirty second, w. r.
Lothamer: Thirty third, s. A. Stockwell.
THE POPULIST
county convention was scattered over
the streets of Minneapolis at the hour
named for the convention to be called
to order. The delegates had not been
instructed where they were to gather,
and there were many weary wander
ers walking weary ways, in conse-
quence. BY IL o'clock, however,
enough of them had wandered into
Normanna hall to create a convention,
and the ball opened with S. Kelliher
slated for chairman and F. J. Cation
the choice of the slate smashers.
The bringing forward of Cation
caused Kelliher to withdraw his name
and Cation was unanimously elected.
There was fight when j. F. jenkins,
of the Second ward, was challenged.
He said he gave somebody his Gre
dentials, but they had disappeared ap-
parently. In the squabble which en-
sued, it developed that there were only
two people present at the caucus which
elected Mr.. Jenkins. There was a hot
time, but a charitable member moved
to allow Mr.. Jenkins to be seated. He
would not have it unless three others
were allowed in, who were on his
ticket. An hour was wasted over Mr..
jenkins, and then Mr.. Jenkins was
fired, and the Fifth district of the Sec
ond ward was without representation.
Permanent organization was effected
at o'clock p. m.
Then the trouble which had permeat-
ed the convention before was as moth
ing. The conference committee was in
| order, and one was to be selected from
each ward, and two from the country.
They were selected with the exception
of the Ames ward, the Twelfth, which
voted to send no one to the conference.
1t was impossible to number less than
| the Democratic committee, however
| and as r. r. Bratton, alone, constituted
minority report from his ward, he
was appointed by the convention as a
member of the committee
Then came the trouble. Some wanted
the conference committee instructed;
others insisted that it report back to
pass upon the action. The fact was,
there were so many prospective candi-
dates that a shot gun fired off in the
assembly at random would have
slaughtered several. An effort was
made to have Freeman P. Lane pushed
by the committee as a member of the
legislature, but a howl from his district
showed that there were others. Finally
the conferees were sent without in
struction, but ordered to report to the
convention, which will act on the re-
port. An adjournment was then taken
until 7:30 p m.
About 7:S0 the clans began to gather
again at Normanna hall. The confer
ence committee was, however. not
ready to report at the allotted time,
so the delegates just hung around
waiting for something to materia,ize.
AT $3.50 Chairman Cation called the
convention to order, and announced
that the committee was not yet ready
to report. The delegates were enter
tanned by an address by Paul Fon-
tame. At $50 it was announced that
the committee was ready to report.
| The report was to the effect that the
Populists be allowed the following Of
fees: Clerk of court, judge of pro-
bate, county surveyor. superintendent
OF schools, one member of the legis-
lature in District 80; 2 in 81; 8 in 81:
in 80; in 81; and county commits
sfoner. The report was unanimously
accepted.
Capt. A. H. Telser made a motion
that the convention proceed to BUSH
ness. The following nominations were
then made: Clerk of court, William
Shell; judge Of probate, J. S. ingalls,;
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