The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-30
THOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE
NORTH DAKOTA POPULIST
CONVENTION WAS WARM.
WRANGLE WITH BRYANITES.
POPULIsTs AND SILVER DEMOCRATS
CAN'T AGREE OVER THE
OFFICES.
POPS ARE NOT TO BE TRIcKED.
They Want the Governor and the
Three Electors or They Won't
Play.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., July 29.-All day the
Populist state convention has been at
sea, and it was late this evening before
the least indication of an agreement
on the fusion proposition of the DEM
ocratic party was apparent. Since the
assembling of the convention early
this morning there has been a constant
wrangle, the Populists being all an
xious to sacrifice anything and every
thing to win out at the fall election.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Stimmell, and 3. E. Wal
lace, of Steele, was chosen temporary
chairman. After the different commit
tees had been named the chairman of
the Populist conference committee re-
ported that a meeting had been held
with the conference committee Of the
Democratic party, and that they could
not agree on the ticket. It was then
that the wordy fight commenced. Some
of the Democrats wanted to name the
man from their ranks for c,ngress,
while others wanted their man for gov
ernor. 1t was on these two offices that
the disagreement existed. The Top
ulists were of the opinion that a con-
gresham could uplift their principles
and advocate their cause TO better
advantage than could the toveraor.
Finally motion was made that o vote
of the convention be taken on the ques-
tion Of which one of the offices would
be fought for The convention decided
by large vote to
DEMAND THE GOvERNORSHIP.
The convention positively refused to
fuse if the three electors would not be
given to the Populists. They claim that
they are entitled to these in that they
supported Bryan for president at st.
Louis The Democratic conference COM
mittee is composed of the leading
Democrats of the state. Great care is
being taken by the Populists to get on
the ticket men who are true and
staunch free silver men. Great care
was taken to investigate the beliefs Of
the Democrats on the conference COM
mittee. There were any number Of
candidates in the Popu1ist ranks and
especially were the long whiskered
populace preparing soft seat for DR..
A. A. Bentley, of Bismarck. They
wanted him for congress, Burke Cor
bett, of Grand Forks, has been favor
ite for the gubernatorial honor and
his name was a pet one among the
delegates. The platform adopted by
the convention fndorses the platform
adopted by the Peoples party national
convention, resolves that the money
question is paramount to every
other issue, and that the
convention sacrifices every party
prejudice and personal ambition
to the settlement of the question and
invites all parties agreeing with them
upon the vital question, pledges hearty
support to the enforcement of the pres
ent prohibition law and demands that
no government licenses be issued; favors
giving women the same political, So
cial and economic rights as men; con-
demns the action of the present state
board of equalization for reducing the
tax valuation Of railroad property in
the state