The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-30
NAMES ARE NOT MADE KNOWN.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, OF THE FIRST
WARD, INSISTS ON HEARING
THE LIST.
FREE SILVER SENTIMENT ABROAD.
in Favor of the White
Metal.

or's Office, and James P. Healey, secretary
elect Of the school board, acted as secre-
tary. Upwards of 100 men. representing tha
various wards, were present. 1t was under
stood to be gathering in favor of Michael
to him were invited. Admission was strictly
by invitation. and R. T. O'Connor, United
States marshal, kept the door. Reporters
were told that there was nothing there for
them.
Very prominent among the attendants were
members of 1.-THE old guard" There were
present, among others William Johnson. Tom
Martin, Capt James King, P. T. Kavanagh.
]. G. Donnely, Pat Kelly Jr. Mayor Smith,
William Golden. Pat McHugh. George Mitsch
Aid. Kartak, Aid. Murphy, John Wagener
William Foesen. ]. A. Tierney John c. Mo
Carthy. Anton Miesen. Tom Tierney, Ed
Qunlivan, William Delaney, Ed Wallace.
John C. Geraghty, Pat Conley NJ. Mullane
and a great many others who are numbered
among the rank and file.
The special object of the meeting was to
select the men who are to be run as dele
gates in the different wards on Monday
4.
friends of Mr.. Doran in the various wards
had been instructed to make up list Of
names for delegates Last night some men
wanted to hear the names, but William
Johnson, of the First ward. was the only
one who carried his point in this respect.
Mr.. Johnson insisted that the First
ward list be read. While his request
was pending Aid. Murphy made
speech in which he said that he thought
the committees from the wards who were
ready to report should do so. He thought
Mr.. Johnson was justified In seeking to
learn the names of the delegates selected
from his ward.
j. G.. Donnelly and one or two others
thought differently on the ground that men
from other wards would not care to know
who the First ward delegates were. But Aid.
Murphy's idea prevailed, and the names Of
the First ward men were read. Johnson had
evidently not seen the list previously, for he
said afterward that he did not recognize half
| the names.
About 9:5 the majority Of the invited peo-
pie. left the city hall: but Messrs. Smith,
Lawler. King Delaney, McHugh Geraghty,
Kayanagh, Golden, Kelly and half a dozen
others remained in conference until 9:45,
when they too, came down and dispersed.
Several men who were approached said they
had been obliged to say nothing about the
proceedings to reporters; but from all the
stray stories which leaked out it was gather
ed that the Doran men rather expect the
county committee-or part OF ito make
up delegate ticket of its own. This seems
all tho more strange, from the fact that
almost half Of the members Of the county
committee were at the meeting last night.
or had sent word that they were In sympathy
with its object. Several delegates said they
lad some fear that Thomas d. O'Brien.
Pierce Butler F. w. NJ Cutcheon and j.
e. Stryker might attempt to stampede the
convention on Monday. But no information
was youchsafed as to why or in whose favor
the alleged stampede is to be engineered.
However, the plea of the men who fear
stampede Of some kind was disposed Of by
the statement that the Doran men would be
fully prepared to meet anything of the kind
that might be attempted.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock a conference
Of Minnesota editors favorable to free coinage
Of silver will open in the rooms OF the Gold
and Silver club New York Life building Min
neapolis There will be others there besides
the editors and one of the st. Paul men who
after the conference Of editors the silver men
of Minnesota will proceed to organize for bust
ness. 1.-THE action of the Prohibition conyen.
| tion at Pittsburg is the signal for organized
work on the part of the free silver advocates z"
| he said I'VE expect that the Republican and
| Democratic national conventions will likewise
| try to evade this issue, or else will adopt q
| gold standard plank. The silver men will
| openly rebel, as they did at Pittsburg and
| we confidently look to see a silver party or
| ganized to put candidate in the field. The
| convention to nominate him will very likely
be held at st. Louis about the time the Peo-
| pies party meets. There is plenty Of good
timber, and 1 would not be at all surprised
to see Teller or Boies nominated for presi-
dent and Southern man for vice presi-
! dent"
The gentleman who talked thus was in
| downright earnest. He evidently expects de-
| cisive action along the line indicated as a
result of the Minneapolis conference. Frank
N. Stacy. Of Minneapolis, will open the meet
ing of editors with a statement which is ex-
pected to define the position of the Mime
sofa free silver boomers. Then the editors
will proceed as convention of the independ-
ent reform press, with the principal writer Of
the state organ of the Peoples party as ths
main pusher.
J. e. Child, Of the Waseca Herald, is to
! talk on Government by Corporation Prox-
| ies," which is g reat hobby Of his.
Sidney NJ. Owen will dilate on what I
know Of the Press in Minnesota Politics" and
his admirers are looking for something out
| Of the ordinary.
"The Independent Editor is the topic as
| signed H. G. Day of the Albert Lea Stand
| ard; but Lieut. Gov. Day is not on the pub
| lished list Of speakers Frank will attend,
however.
| DR.. c. Johnson, of Willmar, Is to speak on
'iThe People and the Press" and George N.
Lamphere, of the Moorhead News, will an
swer the question, "Can Daily be Honest?"
Free Speech and Free Press are to be
| discussed by w. r. Dobbyn, of Minneapolis
and "The Minnesota Reform Press will be
Gefed and analyzed by r. g. Mitchell, OF
Duluth.
| After the set speeches, which are sure to be
long and strong for silver) three minute inn
| prcmptu addresses will be called for from
various gentlemen who have been invited 10
| attend The business session for organiza-
ton of the silver forces is expected to be
secret and 1t will be participated in by others
| than the editors.
| Conversations had with Democrats from
Blue Earth winona st. Louis Hennepin and
| Ramsey counties make 1t certain that the
i coming state convention OF Minnesota De-
| mocracy will have In 1t a stronger contingent
| favorable to free silver than has ever vet at
| tended any convention except the Popuiist. II
/ reports are true Michael Doran and other
| leaders are well advised Of this fact, and are