The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-13
FRESH POLITICAL NEWS.
Fourth District Democrats Indorse
It. A. C1arke's Candidacy.

4 II. a. C1arkG'B Candidacy
Fourth district Democrats met at Mozar
hall Yesterday and completed their bargain
| with the Populists by indorsing the nolnina,
ton or f. A. Clarke for congress The at
| tendance was not large, but few OF the coun.
Try delegates being present. Chairman W. c.
| Reade called the convention to order shortly
before IL o'clock and o. H. O'Neill was chosen
chairman. After A. L. Graves was elected
secretary the committee on resolutions con-
| slst1ng of G. j. Buell. Harry Caldwell Gen
| H. w. johnson, ]. III. Bell and J. A. Wolf
presented the following, which was adopted
Ihe democrats of the Fourth congressional
ulstrlct, IN convention assembled declare:
we believe in government of the people
by the people and for the people,"
We believe in the principles OF the Declare
ton OF Independence, that perpetual platform
| of the democratic party
We maintain true allegiance to the consti-
tuition of the United States
We hold that the United States Of right
ought to be free and Independent nation
SO believing, maintaining and holding we
approve OF and concur in the Chicago platform
OF 1896; We regard that noble instrument as
presenting truthful, patriotic and wise ex-
position, and application of democratic brin-
ciples, and we believe it will take rank in his
tory as the second declaration Of American in
dependence.
We lament that any considerable portion OF
the American people should have been led
by traitorous greed as to the few, by bigoted
/ adherence to party in the cases OF
some, and by the binding effects OF ignorance
falsehood and sophistry In the cases Of others
to favor republican plan of exercising our
| sovereign right of financial legislation for
the relief of our distressed people. Only in
case of the United States shall first receive
/ the permission of a foreign nation; nation
whose governing money-aristocracy is fat
tening upon our woes and laughing at the
American people as set of economic fools. "
| We claim 1t to be plain that allowing the
volume OF our basal redemption money to be
restricted by the plutocracy which is our and
| the worlds creditor and which now forbids
| the reconciliation of silver, prevents the
maintenance Of parity between money and
! property and involves and has involved, all
| the evils of falling prices, increasing debts.
bankruptcy, paralyZed trade and financial
/ serfdom. Such a condition Is not that of po-
| litical freedom and national independence
4 and makes our nation pelf and pendatory OF
the money power and of the nation which is
| it's principal seat, our old twice-beaten an
| tagontst, Great Britain.
Against such slavery we protest and will
contend as earnestly and as periodically as
the founders of this republic contended against
the British power and American tories of their
times.
| Nominations for congress were then called
/ for, and George c. Lambert made brief ad-
/ dress explaining the situation and presented
/ the name of Mr. Clarke, the Populist candl-
date. Mr.. Clarke was declared the nominee
! and a committee appointed to bring the
gentleman into the hall. He was found q
| short distance away, awaiting the expected
/ call, and made the convention a short speech.
| Before the candidate appeared in the hall a
resolution was offered by George G. Lambert
declaring that the nomination OF Clarke was
| merely matter Of party expediency, in &C
| cordance with the general plan OF campaign
! adopted this year, and was not to be consid-
| cred precedent for the future. The resolu-
| ton was voted down, as it was represented
| that it would weaken the force Of the nomina-
| ton and besides, the convention could not
bind future conventions by any such declara-
| ton.
| The convention then adjourned that the
delegates might call on Mr. Bryan.
! W. R. Merriam went to Chicago last night
| on matters of political Importance. He said
| it was of no particular interest to the public
what his mission might be- but 1t is known
that he will confer at length with the bosses
cion attaches to the trip that all is not as
bright in the state as might be. Mr.. Bryan S
! visit to st. Paul has been a source of con-
siderable uneasiness to Republican leaders
The Democratic county committee met yes
| terday morning and nominated John Owens,
the vacancy on the ticket caused by the resig-
nation of Samuel Murray. 1t was decided not
| to nominate candidate for the Seventh ward,
and Tom Scott the Republican nominee, will
not have a contest on hand, as it is under
stood that J. j. Parker nominated by the In
dependent Democracy, will not make the race.
r. O. Jeardeau of Hilbert Wis, secretary
of the state board of arbitration, is in the
city, after extensive travels through the North
and West. In his conversation with railroad
|
ment everywhere very strong. THE railroad
workers afraid of Bryan and free coin
age. They will vote for Mckinley. said Mr..
| Jeardeau
! Palmer and Buckner the veterans nominal
| ed by the National Democracy. will be in
Minnesota next week, and make two, Jos
| siby three, speeches. They will be heard in
| ST. Paul Minneapolis and one other point, if
i the arrangements for the extra day can be
made.
!
| Col. John p Irish the whirwind orator
/ from California who set the Indianapolis con-
vention on fire with his eloquence will be
heard either in st. Paul Minneapolis on
! the oath inst.
| J. NJ. Hawthorne and Col. Ayme have at
| last reached a common basis upon which they
| can discuss Mexico and its affairs affecting
4 the present campaign. AS now arranged the
debate will take place Oct Is. at Market hall.
| 1t is probable that Hon. f. B. Doran will be
the chairman OF the meeting The referees
and jury have not as yet been appointed. For
the purpose of this debate the question has
been thrown into the form of resolution. of
which Mr.. Hawthorne will sustain the affirm
! alive side. The question agreed upon by
both gentlemen is follows:
! Resolved. That under existing conditions. to
wit. with gold at the present premium. silver
being the unit Mexico is more prosperous
than at any time previous in her history;
| that such prosperity is very largely due to
/ the free coinage of silver in that country at
| the TaLiO OF 1872 TO l.. ana. that similar set
/ Of conditions in this country would produce
| similar results and is therefore desirable
! Mr.. Hawthorne specifically STIMULATING that
| he does not admit that the free coinage of
silver in this country would cause gold to GO
1 to premium.
The division of time has been arranged as
! follows: Mr.. Hawthorne will open for forty
/ five minutes and be followed by Col. Anne
l for the same length of time Mr.. Hawthorne
will then take thirty-fve minutes to reply
| and Col Ayme twenty-five to close
There will be big sound money meeting
tonight at Labor hall under the auspices of
the Union Labor Sound Money club The
principal speaker will be John Jarrett, of
Pittsburg. an orator of admitted ability and a
| laboring man. Other speakers will be d. F.
Reese. John J. Ryder and F. c. Stevens.
A sound money meeting will be held tonight
at Columbian hall. Minnesota transfer. F. G..
Stevens, w. F. Brewster and others will
speak. Another. sound money meeting will
be held at New Brighton. where James Nor
row. DIR. A. ]. Stone and d. F. PEBBLES will
speak.
A. E. Jaggard and DR.. A. ]. Stone spoke at
| sound money meeting in Reserve town last
night to an interested audience.
This is the first day of registration and the
| judges and clerks Of election will be in the
various places for registration from a. m.
until p. m. Both parties to the coming con-
test are making strenuous efforts to get out
every voter and 1T Is expected that the result
will be record-breaker.
| WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Gust Anderson Shot I'm the Leg
While Hunting.
Gust Anderson, forty years Of age
| and employed by James Mcdowell as
| a blacksmith in the pineries, was
brought to st. J0sephs hospital yester-
day, suffering from bullet wound
Anderson was out hunting Sunday