The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-15
ST. Paul COLUMN.
Edited by j. G. HA NLEY.

We hope that the experience of the
Democratic city committee Will peGet
wisdom for the so-called city committee
of the Peoples party. We want mo under
handed nor high handed methods such as
characterized the action of the Demo-
cratic city committee. We want a fair and
square deal, we ask for no more, nor Will
we take anything less. If our city COM
mittee( so-called) contemplates anything
that fiavors of trckery or political chic
anery they are hereby warned that their
fate will be as humiliatng and ridiculous
as their Democratic brethren. We want the
notices of the polling places the names of
the primary judges published and posted
up as they should be, where they can be
seen and not in the obscure recesses of
out houses or alleys, neither do we want to
hold the primaries in the back kitchen,
woodshed, constable, nor cellars. AT the
date of this article there are no notices
Of any kind although we have the
Republican notices for the past 10
days or more throughout the city.
We are prepared to meet any opposi-
ton at the poles of the primar-
les in a fair and honorable contest and
abide with the result of said contest by
giving our united support to the ticket
thus nominated by the successful dele
gates assembled in convention.
The Ninth Ward opens up the spring
campaign Monday evening this week.
Hon. S. NJ. Owen will deliver the main
address. The meeting will be held in
Labor hall, corner Sycamore and Park
avenue.
The First ward also leads off with their
ward, and last Monday evening at hall
on corner Wells and Payne avenue Mr..
Paul Fontaine the popular speaker of
Minneapolis. The capital City Peoples
Party Glee Club attended both meetings
and sang several Populist songs which
created tremendous enthusiasm.
The Third Ward will hold it's meeting
on Wednesday evening this week to COM
plete all arrangements for taking part in
the primaries on Saturday evening this
week in fact all the wards will hold meet
ings this week to prepare for the primar-
les; such work as further organizing the
precincts, selecting delegates, printing the
tickets for the delegates, discovering
where the primaries are to be held etc.
A meeting of the Jubilee week execu-
tive board was held last week and the
work of subdividing the committees to
canvass the different business blocks and
district was completed. 1t looks now as
though the entertainment would be the
grandest success financially and artistic
ally of any political entertainment ever
held in this state. Too much credit can
not be given to those earnest men who
have and are giving their time and money
to make ii grand success. The whole
matter is conducted on strict business
principal, every dollar that will be or has
been received will be accounted for, our
tickets have all been numbered and
stamped, each individual or each commit
tee receiving tickets have been charged
UP with the same by naming the numbers
Of said tickets and taking the receipt of
same.
The money which is turned in to our
secretary is in turn turned over to our
treasurer who is bonded to our committee
in the sum of 81 ,000 We have an auditing
committee who audits all bills and the
same is passed before the general COM
mittee before an order drawn on the treas
urer signed by the president and secre-
tary of the committee is issued for pay
ment of same 1t is also the policy OF the
committee to pursue rigid accounting of
all parties who takes tickets, sells them
and fail to turn in the proceeds at once.
One week will be given those parties to
turn in their tickets and cash in full after
the entertainment is over. If at that
time no report is made we will publish a
list Of such delirquents. and then take
delinouents as the committee may deter
mine. 1t is earnestly hoped and urged
by the committe that not single delinQ-
uent will be on our list We want to give
Q statement Of every dollar SO that every