The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-08


aldermen the names of Democrats. Re-
pupublicans, socialists, ETC., as the fol-
lowing clipping from the Pioneer Press
of the early part Of March, would indi-
cate:
There was a mass meeting of the So
cialist labor party held last evening at
the Globe hotel, on Sixth street. There
were exactly nine persons present, of
which three acted as officers and the
other six played audience and took turns
delivering orations. AS each entertain
ed different opinion on every subject
harmony was conspicuous by it's absence.
A paper was read by A. Paradis on this
text: Free Coinage of Silver Not the
Paramount Question for the Working
man to Consider
After reading it he stated he was pres
ident of the Seventh Ward Peoples Par
ty club, and secretary of the Third Ward
Peoples Party, but he wanted to bolt the
party, as the Third Ward had only Han
ley left. Emil Constant wanted an indie
pendent city ticket in the field by the
socialists, and the orators were many"
Again, when our Peoples Party
League met with the city committee,
short time ago, this same Mr. A. Paradis
shouted "Hurrah for the Socialist party
Above the noise and turmoil he was
heard by all; even by Mr.. Murray, who
was present when this young man, in the
exuberance of his enthusiasm denounced
the Peoples Party and boldly declared
that he was Socialist, and, and this dec
laration made him the center of attrac-
ticn.
This is the kind of men that Mr.. M. E.
Murray, my assistant, selects as the
Populist judge for the Fourth precinct
of the Seventh ward; while he ignored
the whole list of Peoples Party Precinct
League clubs Members, who were
furnished here, who were in
all cases the men who had organ
lied their own precinct P P. clubs.
do not find fault with Mr.. Paradis for
his attitude of hostility to the Peoples
Party as he, as a Socialist, has right to
denounce any and all other parties. But
l do object to the accredited legal repre-
sentative of our so-called city committee
appointing such men to represent the
Peoples Party as judge of the board Of
election.
Charge No. 3-Mr Murray as member
of the so-called city committee showed
his hostility to the Peoples Party
League clubs by taking part in the pro-
ceedings of the so-called city and county
committees who were invited to join
with the Peoples Party League clubs to
make the Jubilee week" success. BY
refusing to do so he showed his hostility
to the Peoples Party.
Charge No. 4-Mr. Murray assisted In
naming the date by which the city COM
mittee appointed the same day and the
same place (the place was afterward
changed) which the Peoples Party
League clubs had set aside for the "jubi-
lee week entertainment thus by shall
low trick to catch the organized People S
Party at disadvantage when they were
zealously engaged in the success of their
entertainment. Hoping by this disad-
vantage to secure control of the city con
vention, and perpetuate the socalled city
committee, the date is made in the aft
ernoon so late that it will be impossible
for the delegates who represent the
League clubs to attend a night session
because of the entertainment taking
| place at the same time at Market hall.
Charge No. 5-By the ignoring Of the
| League club list of judges Of election he
| assisted in depriving the League clubs
| of the sum of 81 for each OF the precincts
| throughout the city; which was the vol
untary contribution of each judge, to be
| used in purchasing Populist papers and
! literature to be distributed among resi-
| dents of the precinct. This was plan
which was adopted by every ward, as g
means to convert their neighbors; but
| this list was largely thrown out by Muir
| ray. and our list of judges was only ap-
pointed where the so-called city commit
| tee had not names at all to suggest. we
secured by this method 81 judges who
will contribute their voluntary donation
where we ought to have had one hundred
| and fifteen. The Republicans and So
| cialists selected by Murray and his as
scciates will, of course, give nothing fol
the circulation of Populist literature.
| The last four charges can be fairly
made against the so-called city commit
| tee, and a proper share of this charge
may rest where it belongs.
| We will publish the names of the so
| called city committee and any one WHIT
| feels that the "shoe does not fit him
let him speak up or forever be silent; W.
will accord any one of these men
chance to be heard by paying the regula
price of one cent per word, to appear II
the st. Paul column. The names are a.
follows: First ward, E. A. Ostman; Sec
ond ward. r. B. Letford; Third ward, va
cant: Fourth ward, M. E. Murray; Fiftl
ward. Joseph O'Grady; Sixth ward, ]. F
Krciger; Seventh ward, NJ R. Prender
CAST; Eighth ward, A. w. N. Anderson
Ninth, Steve Murphy; Tenth, vacant
Eleventh, George Weissner.
Come, gentlemen, speak up for your
selves. We will cheerfully give you al
the recognition you want. Send in you
reply to us with regular fee, and us
proper language and you can air you
views in the st. Paul Column.
And there are others on the committe
whose political record we may be calle'
upon to show up in defense of tn
League. 1t will make interesting read
ing for the Populists of the state.
j. C. Hanley.
A-.:y povy Mimi