The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-27


JOHN DAY SMITH. R., Minneapolis.
JAMES DILLON. p, st. Paul.
First district THOMAS j. MEIGHAN, p
Third: ...............H. H. BONNIWELL, D
Fourth ............... .y.y: JOHN H. IVES. D
Fifth .........sYLVESTER KELLIHER, p
Sixth ..................C. .D'AUTREMONT, D
R.. Republican; D., Democrat; p, Popuiist
Fusion was the war cry at Mime
apolis yesterday in the state convention
OF the Peoples party. The Democratic
candidates for state officers were in.
dorsed, and the Populists themselves
filled in the vacant places according te
the programme mapped out by the con.
ference committee some days ago
There was absolute harmony at al
times in the convention, and the ru-
mors Of a bolt on the part of the anti
Owen faction were without foundation
The chair, in making upethe commit
tees, was careful that the dissenters
who promised to make trouble when
the platform was presented for indorse-
ment, were not represented on the COM
mittee on resolutions. The Great Dis
satisfied from Dakota county was
heard from but twice during the day
and both times his voice was for peace
One of the events of the evening
and one that excited great enthusiasm
was the nomination Of Sylvester Kelli-
her for elector, because "he was in jai
with Debs." How the crowd did cheer
and it was a scene not to be forgotten
when the delegates. rose and cheered
Kelliher and the mention of the labor
leaders name g~"A @-s '''-D''"N.sf e.
Chairman Ringdahl made an. excel
lent presiding officer. But for his de.
termination, the convention which die
not adjourn until nearly midnight
would have held an extra session to-
day. There was no lack of unanimity
of sentiment on the great questions
brought up for consideration, but the
smaller issues, and the evident deter.
mination of every county orator tC
make himself record In the gathering
delayed the actual business of the con.
vention many hours. The ilI-feeling be-
tween Hennepin and Ramsey was up
permost in the latter part of the even
ing, when the Hennepin county people
sought to deprive ST. Paul of an elect
or which the other delegations were
ty aspirant without contention. ST
Paul won, however. sass-- t-.4tseEss. -fa.ts.sg
The reception given John Lind was
one of the striking events of the day
No man, apparently, ever had the. xot.
ers of his party so absolutely at his
command
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Chairman Meighan, of the state cen
trail committee, called the convention
to order at IL O'Clock, and proposed F
M. Ringdahl of Polk county for tempo
rary chairman, and S. M Odell, o1
Lyon county, for temporary secretary
There was no opposition to this sug-
gestion. Mr.. Ringdahl made a ,brie1
speech that pleased the delegates, or
taking the chair.
The convention then settled down te
business and the following committees
were appointed and retired for bust
ness:
Permanent OrganizationAC. D. Johnson,
First congressional district; E. S. Refshus
Second congressional district; James Hanna
Third congressional district; E. W. Bonham
Fifth congressional district; Kittle Halvor-
sen, Sixth congressional district.
Credentials-O. H. Page First congression-
al district; L. d. Orwald, Second congress
sional district; c. N. Perkins, Third congress
sional district; Dan Barnard, Fourth con
gressional district; L. NJ. Ayes, Fifth con
congressional district; 7. F. Hatch, Seventh
congressional district.
Resolutions. l. Vermilyea, First congress
sional district; H. G.. Day., First congressional
district; W. r. Hodges, Second congressional
district; F. NJ. Currier, Second congressiona
district; Ole Ranslund, Third congressional
district; Harrison, Third congressional
district; F. H. Clark, Fourth congressional
district; ]. M. OGrady, Fourth congressional
district; W. R. Dobbyn, Fifth congressional
district; J; H Lidyard. Sixth congressional
district; F. D. Culver, Sixth congressional
sional district; G. ". Smith, Seventh c6Tf-
gressional district; Frank, n, Stacy, of Min
neapois, at large. - fstty'L
Judge Allen, of Kansas. and Francis
Clarke, Populist candidate for con
gress from the Fourth district; were
called to the platform and each made
speeches that were heartily received
The convention then adjourned until {
p. m.
Harmonic hall may be a good place
for social gatherings, but is not adapt
ed for convention purposes, especially
when S44 delegates and. twice . that
number of spectators seek admission
During the morping session. the hall
was uncomfortably filled, but in the
afternoon the crush was uncomfortable
Spectators escaped the eagle eyes OF
the door ushers and invaded that por-
tion of the hall set apart for. delegates
When Chairman Ringdahl raped fol
order at 2:30 not half the delegates
were seated and every vacant space or
the floor was filled. Finally the chair.
man secured order and a motion tc
vacate the floor, IN order that the del
egations might be called forward, an6
assigned places by the sergeant-at-
arms was passed. fss~s<sps
There was so much confusion in the
hall that the work of seating the dele
cations dragged. Finally it was dis
| covered there were not enough seats
even after spectators had been ban.
ished to the galleries. Then Hennepin
in burst of generosity, offered. to ~va
cate the floor in favor Of visiting dele
gates and was assigned a place in the
gallery at the end of the, hall directly
opposite the stage. This move discon
certed the hundreds1 Of persons who
were packed in the gallery, and who
surrendered to the Hennepin delegation
with much reluctance. ST. Louis coun-
ty was shunted out, the stage shuttins
off the view of large number of dadies
and political war horses who had .ap.
propriated to themselves choice places
in the rear of the chairman's desk
WANTED SOME ORATORY.
When the delegations were finally
seated. and as the committee on creden-
tials was not ready to report, Delegate
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