The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-05
ST: Paul COLUMN.
Bdited by J. c. HANLEY and H.s,A.
WALLRAFF.
ST. PAUL POLITICAL NEWS.
"A municipal election will take place
This spring in st. Paul.

"A municipal. election will take place
This spring in st. Paul.
st. Paul would like to hear from Mr..
Frank Warner, the newly elected state
organizer of the Peoples Party League,
as there Is to be a deputy state organizer
appointed for the Fourth congressional
district it is OF the utmost Importance
that the very best man be appointed TO
this position, as the future activity OF
the Peoples Party depends on the district
organizer Peoples Party men VIII KIND
ly suggest men who are qualified to take
this position.
There are two vacancies on the state
executive committee of the Peoples Party
League from the Fourth congressional
district. as Mr. T. r. Hayes has ten
dered his resignation to j. G. Hanley.
chairman of the committee from this d-s-
trict: also Mr.. H. E. Beach has notified
Mr.. Hanley personally that he cannot
serve and will forward his resignation
in the near future Select some good
men to fill these offices.
That old veteran of the Peoples Party.
Mr.. James Dillon, distinguished himself
recently by the able manner in which
he called down. Gen. Kelly of Coxey
army fame Gen. Kelly undertook to
abuse the principles of the Peoples Party
by vilifying its leaders and denounclnS
the party in the most outrageous fashion,
when Mr. Dillon administered huge
dose of wholesome POpulism that did not
settle very we'll On the stomach OF that
rank socialist kelly and his coterie OF
socialists
Mr.. H. A. Wallraff, that ardent Popu-
list Of this city, is doing great work for
our party. His energy, voice and pocket
are always at the disposal Of the Peoples
Party.
It was demonstrated at the convention
Of the Peoples Party League. held in
Minneapolis, that the socialists were not
wanted In the party and were turned
down in the most :ngloriOus manner, and
deservedly so. AS the socialists have
done more to discredit the influence and
integrity of the party than all other ele-
ments combined. In future when those
socialists exercise their vaporings, it will
be considered as emanating from social
lists and mot as from the Peoples Party.
It has been practically decided by the
organized portion of the Peoples Party
in st. Paul not to put Peoples Party
ticket in the field at the coming munich
pal election. The reason for this action
is that i'm the event of such deal as
putting full ticket in the field 1t would
have the effect of electing the whole Re-
publican city ticket without gaining any
advantage for the Peoples Party. The
Peoples Party are willing to receive
oyertures from either party, Republican
or Democrat, by which, for the support
Of the Peoples Party, the best conces-
sions for the advantage of our party can
be obtained, providing that the mayorahy
candidate will be silverite.
Mr.. Francis H. Clarke, the standard
bearer of the Peoples Party in the
Fourth congressional district, has dem
onstrated his ability as a leader, orator
and ardent Populist by the manner in
which he campaigned while he was run
ming as the candidate for member for
congress Of the Peoples Party during the
fall of '95. He made 3S speeches and
covered the whole of his district, five
counties, including the city Of St. Paul.
He was complimented as being the most
talented, fo1ceful, concise and eloquent
speaker ON the stump during that cam
paign by the stump speakers of both old
parties.
Why would It not be good idea to get
Eugene V. Debs out here during the next
couple months as the representative of
the laboring people and discuss the po-
litical issues of the day.
The sentiment in St. Paul is crystaliz
ing in favor of pledging the delegation
to the national convention to be held at
St. Louis ON July %, to Hon. 1gnatius
Donnelly for president of the United
States on the Peoples Party and free
silver ticket.
Those individuals who claim to be
Populists, and who are always heaping
abuse on the Peoples Party in this COM
munity Will be treated as outsiders and
not entitled to voice in the management
or policy of the party unless they are
members of their own precinct league
club and attached to the state league Of
the Peoples Party and on the roll of
,the secretary. We have become tired Of
irresponsible individuals, claiming to rep
resent the Peoples Party in this COM
munity, when as a matter of fact they
are often in the employ of the old par
ties to come into the Peoples Party and
disrupt and create. dissension and thus
discredit the influence of our party. Look
out for the individual who wants to put
a straight Populist ticket" in the field
Is he not employed to do this by the Re-
publican party for consideration to go
on the ticket, and will he not for like
consideration come off, for the other
pSrty and thus be trafficking in political
somersaults at the expense of our party
Again we say, look out for the individual
who offers himself as victim for defeat,
when there is no principle at stake for
our party to maintain.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.