The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-30
WHAT DOES IT MEANo
Is 1T HOSTILITY TO THE PEOPLES
PARTY.

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| PARTY.
We find in the Penny Press of Dec.
"a, long article beginning as follows:
| Congressman Charles A. Towne
reached Minnesota from Washington
this morning, enroute home for the
holidays. So prominent is he in nation
al affairs that knowledge of his COM
ing was made the occasion OF a small
meeting of the leading silver men Of
the state, and it took place in the
Penny Press editorial rooms at 10
o'clock. Among those present we're
Major j. M. Bowler, of Bird Island;
Hon. Leonidas Merritt,of Duluth; Ma
tional Committeeman T. D. O'Bren,
J. M. Hawthorne, Gen. r. w. John
Townley and E. J. Darragh, of ST..
Paul; E. R. Lynch. John Day Smith,
E. S. Corser, Judge H. D. Stocker, H.
M. Parker. J. w. Griffin, A. d. Smith,
She riff-elect A. Phillips. Leon D.
Brown and F. B. Long,of Minneapolis.
Hon. John Lind, of New Ulm, was ex-
pected and p. Fitzpatrick, of Winona
and Senator Frank A. Day, but we're
prevented, Mr.. Day by the serious ILL
ness of his wife. p B. Winston was
also prevented from attending.
Many of these are very worthy gen.
men: but the inspiring spirit is evil
IDENTIFY e. r. Lynch, a "pie-hunter,"
holding office under the Democratic
Sheriff of Hennepin county. 1t is a
significant fact, that in the long list
of names. Major M. Bowler and E. e.
Lynch are the only ones who, prior to
July last. were Populists The follow
ing were, if they are not now, Repub-
licans:-Townc and Merritt Of Du-
luth, J. NJ. Haw thorne, of St. Paul;
John Day Smith, of Minneapolis; E.
S. Corser, ditto II. D. Stocker, J. w.
Griffin and, we think, A. D. Smith,
Leon D. Brown and H. M. Parker.
The following were and are Demo
crats:-T. D. O'Brien, Of St. Paul;
Gen. r. w. johnson, St. Paul. Judge
Willis, ST. Paul, John L. Townley, St.
Paul, E. J. Darragh, (city attorney of
ST. Paul,) and Sheriff Phillips, (ot
Minneapolis).
1t is remarkable that at meeting
of the leading silver men of the state,
nearly every prominet Populist of the
state was ignored. We do not see the
familiar names Of T. J. Meighen, &c.
Gibbs, L. G. Long, Fl. V. Poore, DR..
Christian Johnson, j. G. Hanley,
James Dillon, H. J. O. Reed. J. 1. Yer
milya. H. E. Boon, Kittle Halvorson,
Senator Lommen, John A. Keyes,
Prof. Cation, II. A. Wallraff, Spurgen
Odell, John T. Ames, Peter Shippman,
/ I Co a nf
whose names occur to us. Are they
not free-silyer men too?
Then in the st. Paul Dispatch Of a
day or two previous we find this arti-
Gle:
STATE SILVER LEAGUE,
CONVENTION CALLED TO MEET IN
THIS CITY JAN 5.
A state league OF silverites is pro-
posed by the silver men Of this state,
and convention is called for Jan. s,
at St. Paul for the purpose Of organic
alton. The league will carry on the
work Of education on the lines mark.
ed out by their leader, Mr.. Bryan.
Those most active in the movement
are J. d. Smith. E. S. Corser, S. M.
Owens, julius Heinrichs, S. D. Stock
err, Frank Stacy, w. r. Dobbyn of
Minneapolis; T. D. O'Brien and Fran
CHS HI. Clark of st. Paul, and Leon D.
Brown, r, J. Hall, Thomas Hodgson,
Gen. Barrett, Senator Ringdahl, Judge
Peck, Maj. j. M. Bowler and J. A.
Keyes from the state at large.
When we put these things together
and remember that Jan. 5th, at St.
Paul, is the time and place fixed for
State Farmers Alliance convention,
and the meeting of the state central
committee OF the Peoples Party, we
think we can see a determined pur-
pose, on the part Of certain conspira-
tors, to bury the Populist organiza-
tion and erect 'the Peoples D.mo-
cratic Party" on it's ruins.
We believe that some Of the names
mentioned have been used without
any authority from the owners Of the
same. We cannot think that Mai.
Bowler, or Mr.. Hawthorne, or John
Day Smith, or T. D. O'Brien or Gen.
Johnson, or others named, would be
privy to any dishonest trickery; or
would assis in the destruction of a
great and noble organization which
has treated them with unexampled
liberality, and has done more for the
enlightenment Of the public mind in
four years than any other party has
accomplished in century. We think
thingumjig Lynch is at the bottom OF
the whole business; and he is simply
trying to pay for his "piece of pie;''