The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-08
ST. PhUL COLUMN.
Edited by J. c.. HANLEY.

CIhe demand upon our space by adver-
users this week has crowded out much in
teresting matter from this column--Ed)
This week the managers Of the jubilee
week Entertainment are sending out
circular letter to all the editors Of the Pop
ulist papers Of the state and nation, ad-
vising them Of their election as members
and honorary vice presidents of the Ram
sey County Peoples Party League Jubilee
Week enterprise. We hope to create an
organization to be known as the state
Jubilee Week League" which will have
charge of these entertainments. and be an
auxiliary organization to assist the PeO-
pies Party State league in securing funds.
BY this means we can provide sure and
substantial means for securing money to
conduct a campaign, at the same time to
organize our forces in every precinct in
the state, and with the distribution of Pop
ulist papers to our neighbors we can con-
vert many a good honest man who is now
in confusion and doubt. A canvassing
committee of the Jubilee Week Entertain
ment spent day last week in canvassing
their friends in the court house and as a
result SOL OF tickets were sold. Our COM
committee was received most kindly by
the city and county officials, who gave
very generously. 1t is our intention to
publish list Of our patrons and friends
who have contributed, and thus show our
appreciation for their generosity. Robt. A.
Smith. Judge Wilrich, Judge Otis, Judge
Kerr, Judge Willis. John Wagner, Building
Inspector Kingsley, Street Commissioner
Gleason, L. w. Rundlett, H. H. Fuller, A.
r. Starkey, Geo. w. Wilson, Pierce But
Ter. M. w. Fitzgerald, E. E. Edmund, Chas.
E. Chapel, Matt Jensen, Judge Orr, F B.
Doran, VIM. r. Johnson Alderman Muir
ply. We will continue to publish the roll
Of honor" and as we have only spent a
couple of hours Of one day and saw only
the above gentlemen, it is safe to say that
our roll of honor will be an extensive one.
1t is within the range Of possibilities
that we will have present with us on the
night of April Goth some of the following
eminent Populists Of the nation. Senators
Allen, Stewart, Jones; Congressman Bry
an Senator Tilman Jerry Simpson, Eu-
gene " Debs and Mr.. Sovereign, Of the
knights Of Labor as an effort by the
committee is being made to secure some
one or more of these gentlemen at this
great feast of fun, wit, intelligence and
patriotism.
The city campaign of the Peoples Party
opens up next week. The Third Ward
League club will hold a mass meeting on
Monday evening at o'clock at 255 East
Eighth street. 1t is hoped that Mr. Paul
Fontaine, that brilliant young POpulist
orator OF Minneapolis, will be present to
address the meetings in the different
wards during the spring campaign. We
have heard Mr.. Fontaine deliver a speech
at the State League convention last Janu-
airy ana can say without rear or dlSap-
pointing any one, that he will please the
most exacting critic. Each ward is now
busy securing the largest hall to be found
in their locality We hope in those mass
meetings to canvass the audience and add
all Populists to the roll of the ward and
precinct clubs. The Fourth ward holds it's
meeting on Tuesday evening at the court
room, $50 Cedar street and every night
some ward will hold a rally.
The sentiment prevails in Populistic cir
cfes that they will not put city ticket in
the field as straight Populist ticket this
spring, but intend TO make the complete
nominations on their ticket by endorsing
the best men on all tickets. The candi-
dates Of all parties are most anxious to
know what their fate will be at the hands
Of the Peoples party convention.
We have been receiving POpulSt news
papers from all over the country since our
Jubilee Week" enterprise first appeared
In The Representative. The f1attering no.
tees appearing bids fair to make the mat
ter a national affair as we'll as a state af-
fair. and as our Peoples Party State
League is to meet this week "wednesday
1t is to be hoped that some substantial ac-
ton will be taken at this meeting to pro-
mote and put in effective operation this
Jubilee Week Enterprise"