The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13

lature this winter There are a whole
lot or people, some of them Repub-
leans like himself, who would like to
see him get the nomination.
The committee appointed at the st.
Louis convention to notify Candidate
Bryan of his nomination, has decided
that the notification will be by mail
because of the great expense that
would be incurred II the members OF
the committee should go to Lincoln
Mr.. Bryan's home, in person. Maj.
Bowler, Populist candidate for lieu
tenant governor, who is q member OF
the notification committee, has received
tnls information from Senator Allen
VINO is chairman of the notification
committee. The important letter will
be drawn and sent the Democratic can
didate so that he may receive 1t on or
before Sept 20.
"A joint debate on the money question
VIII take place between John Lind and
congressman McCleary, at Tetonka
park, near Waterville, Sept %.
-
Prof. Dobbyn. of Minneapolis. has
sent a personal letter to CONGRESSMAN
McCleary, challenging him to a debate
on the money question No reply has
yet been received. Prof. Dobbyn will
speak for the fusion ticket at Bird
Island, Maj. Bowler's home, and at
otner points in Big Stone, Traverse.
stevens and Grant counties within the
next Two weeks. In some places he
Will Immediately follow Senator Davis,
Sound money Democrats are nrenar-
ing to invade Dakota county. FRIDAY
next, r. w. M Cutcheon, of ST PAM
ana Attorney General Mylrea. of Wis
consln, will speak at Hastings. The
sound money leaders In that comfy
are anxious to secure weIl-known
speakers, and d. W. Lawler will he
sent down by the Democrats at an
early GATE and the Republican stare
cehtral committee will send another
speaker equally prominent at a later
date. There is a change in sentiment
from the free silver movement. renort,
ca all over Dakota county.
francis Clark, Peoples party candi-
cate Tor congress, addressed An audi-
ence small in numbers, but demonstra
i've ana enthusia site, at BrandPs hall
University and Western avenues. last
evening on the money question. The
speaker first paid his respects 70 tbo
money power and the newspa pers- and
denounced these twin evils to the huge
delight of his hearers.
MT. Clark's chief argument for free
coinage OF silver was that in the good
times OF the past there was plenty If
silver abroad in the land. 1t was the
crime or ~, when silver was demone-
tized that brought about the hard times
I,, contlnued until the passage Of the
biano-Aillson act, when congress an
thorized the coinage of cer+ IL
amount of silver monthly. Then the
western desert began to blossom "a
the rose, according to the speaker. That
PERIOD or prosperity, he said. was due
e en- 10 the circulation of some 400 :
0oO,OOo silver dollars in the country
linen In 1896, when the Barring Bros
got into dlff1culty, and recalled all the
m1iiions OF gold they had invested in
THIS country, 1t was the silver in cir
cuiauon alone that prevented the stu
atlon from becoming more unbeara bIe
Mr.. Clark declared that the free silver
advocates are not monometallists as
mas been charged That accusation he
!a1d at the door Of the sound money
Ieliows who are monometallists in the
extreme sense Of the word in that thew
want nothing but gold. Free silver
should be accorded the people Of the
country just as free coinage of gold is
accoroeo the mine owners and the
bankers
Mr.. Clark read from the essay an
Money" written by Historian Hume
OF England, who he assured his and
fence mad nothing at stake in this cleo
t1on as he had been dead a hundred
years, to show that the nation that had
plenty OF money Is always the most
prosperous. He cited the history of
the United States to verify this state
ment made by the historian that at the
time when there was the greatest
amount OF bank notes, just after the
war and that when the country was
flooded with silver, although John
Sherman had declared that the nation
could not float over fifty millions Of
silver dollars and keep them at par.
the country was more prosperous than
1T has ever been, before or since.
Mr.. Clark has good presence and a.
fine command of data that kept the
interest in his somewhat long talk
well sustained
Seven Of the nine members of the
executive committee of the PoD,1list
state central committee were present
alta meeting held yesterday afternoon
20 talk over the situation and perfect
the organization. There had been some
dIffculty concerning the selection of a
secretary and some criticism as to the
appointment of Fl. A. Swain to that
position. Mr.. Swain made things easy
for the committee by refusing to ac-
cept the position, on the ground that
mis- private interests would not permit
him to devote the time that would be
required to the duties of the office. E.
r. Lynch, Of Minneapolis, was then
chosen secretary, and Mr.. Swain was
chosen assistant Secretary o1,d
urer.
The matter of campaign speakers
came up and it was discovered that no
less than sixteen persons of more or
less prominence, aside from the can
didates, have volunteered to go on the
stump for the fusion state ticket.
Among those who will be assigned to
field duties at an early date are: Rev.
M. Ericsson, of Crookston; Col J. R.
Low, Of Renville; Capt. A. H. Harris.
of Duluth; ]. A. Norstrom, Of Pine
county; Prof. G. N Chapman, Free
man P. Lane, Paul Fontaine, Martin
E. Tew, Of Clarkfield, and others. The
demand for literature was also dis
cussed, and it was reported that the
Populists are more interested this year
in campaign documents than is
speeches.
At large and enthusiastic meeting
of prominent citizens Of the Eighth
ward last night, the candidacy Of a
number of gentlemen for the respective
offices of county auditor and repre-
sentative to the state legislature, was
discussed. It was the unanimous sense
of the meeting that T. F. Martin be
supported for the Office of county
auditor and Frank J. Ellis be urged
for the legislature.