The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-12
ST. PAUL POLITICAL GOSSIP.


tonal convention? And what are their
dutles?-tAlternates act in the absence
OF the delegate and vote for him. While
ne is present they have the right to the
floor but not to vOte..-Ed Rep)
Some of our friends are disposed to be-
little the influence of the Peoples Party,
In order that some accurate idea of the
slnnlncance OF the four parties standing,
l Will present the vote of the last cam
Ialgn for governor in ST. Paul: Knute
Nelson, Rep, 1904; Geo. l.. Becker,
Dem, 6.134; Sidney M. Owen. Pop.
1888; H. S. Killboe, Prohibitionist, 239.
This places the Peoples Party in ST.
Paul and in the state on the second place
on the ticket, and they are entitled to
one judge and one clerk on the board of
election judges, whereas before that the
Peoples Party held but one judge. This
shows that the Peoples Party in st.
Paul holds the balance of power, and un-
less poor judgment and poor political
forethought prevail, the Peoples Party
is in a position to wrest considerable pO
litical advantage from both old parties,
7 and so advance the cause of reform.
F: In the selection of judges and clerks
for the coming municipal campaign care
! will be taken to select none but men,
as judges and clerks of said election;
and in order to be available for these
: positions each club in each precinct will
be allowed to name it's representative for
such appointment, but in the event Of
such member receiving this appointment
the sum of 10 per cent of what he re-
cejves will be paid into the treasury of
the club to be used in sending POpuliSt
: literature to every house in the precinct
of the club, with the view of making
new converts to the Peoples Party. The
sum received for this service in ST. Paul
for the past several years has been $40
for each judge and clerk.
Assemblyman VIM. R. Johnson and
Alderman E. H. Milham of the joint
court house and city hall commission,
performed the gracious act last week by
saving the head of one of the employees
of the commission who was good Pop
ulist by appointing him to one of the
positions under them. 1t is needless to
say that such acts as this are thoroughly
appreciated by the Populists.
Our old friend VIM. Dunlap, a former
Democrat and Cleveland partisan, man
of means, who pays $4,000 year taxes
is a recent convert to the Peoples Party,
is an earnest and thoughtful man. He
has kindly volunteered to the writer to
be of substantial service to the Peoples
Party by granting the free use of some
of his property throughout the city to
hold meetings for the Populists or Sill
verites. We are glad to welcome such
brave and true men to our ranks. We
have room for lots more; come on.
,,e. 1--WE know Mr.. Dunlap very well. He
is broad-minded, noble-hearted gentle
man.-Ed. Rep)
Our esteemed friend and ardent POpu-
list, l.. A. Robinson of the First ward,
is making things hum out in his district
organizing. Keep the ball rolling, boys.
Would the members Of the Peoples
Party please send in to J. G. Hanley.
249 Eighth street, the address of places
in each ward where we can hold PeO-
pies Party meetings and name the time
when such meetings will be held. These
calls will appear in The Representative
which has become the official organ of
the party in st. Paul, and we will en-
deavor to give all the political news and
will endeavor to make this column as
interesting as possible. All Peoples
Party men should at least pay in 10 cents
to their club and thus secure The Rep
resentative for period of three months,
and get all the news of local Importance
and also the other side of all the vital
questions of the day.
There will be a meeting of the Third
Ward Populists held Wednesday even
Ing, Feb. 18th, at J. c. Hanley's Office,
corner Eighth and Wacouta. Arrange
nents will be made to have good speak
ers present that evening and the cam
paign will thus formally be opened.
There will also be a meeting of the
Ninth ward Populists at the store of J..
P. White, 191 Cayuga street. Mr.. White
has kindly consented to allow the use
of his building free to the Populists,
should they not find quarters more suit
able. 1t is desired that as many Popu-
lists who reside in the First ward, near
this place OF meeting, come there pre-
pared to organize precinct clubs. Goou
speakers will be present on that occa-
sion. 1t is hoped that Hon. Ignatius Don-
nelly will be disengaged so as to deliver
an address on Friday evening, Feb. 18th.
Come one, come all. Place, 191 Cayuga
street.
1t is matter of considerable criticism
by the citizens generally that the re-
trenchment committee bore down heavi-
est on that class of our city employees
who were least able to stand their re-
duction of salaries. 1t was an outrage
to attempt to cut the police and fremen.
as they are body of employees who work
night and day in the most dangerous
occupation that it is possible to be en-
ployed in. The policemen carry their
lives in their hands during the hours of
peaceful slumber of the ordinary citizen,
while they, with watchful eye patrol
their beat, offering their lives as targets
to the desperate thief, burglar and as
sassin. He works every day in the
month, II hours per day, or night He
has no Sunday. or holiday; and when
ordered on for extra duty he has always
responded. but receives no pay for the
same. The same may be said of the
firemen who carries his life in his hand
every time he is called upon to make
a. run. He is virtually prisoner being
obliged to stay within the precincts of
the engine house night and day. 1t is
a shame that such parsimony should ac-
tuate the proceedings of this retrench-
n1ent committee. Why not strike at the
large salaried officials with a reduction
commensurate with the conditions of our
times?
st. Paul has heard from our worthy
state organizer, Frank Warner, Jr., who
has just recovered from spell of sick
ness. We are glad to find Mr.. Warner
! sufficiently recovered to be Eat the
wheel" again. He expects to be in St
Paul shortly when he will start the ball
a-rolling and will organize every pre-