The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-31

The advance guard of the delegates
to the Farmers National congress and
Pan-American Agricultural parliament
arrived yesterday, and the hotel cor
ridors present a lively appearance
They are coming from all parts of the
| country; yes, and from other coun-
tries, too, and will be the guests of
st. Paul for week, the session open
ing this morning and continuing un-
til Friday. The convention will be
held in the hall Of representatives at
the state capitol, unless it should prove
inadequate for the crowds, in which
case it will be necessary to secure
larger quarters.
Secretary John NJ. Stahl, of Chicago,
was on the ground early yesterday
morning and has opened an Office on
the ground floor at the Ryan, where
he expects all delegates to call imme-
diately on their arrival in the city, to
obtain their badges and have their
transportation signed. Mr.. Stahl has
been the secretary for the past four
years and is an earnest worker in the
interests of the agricultural classes,
being not only practical farmer him
self, but also the publisher of a farm
journal. In an interview with a re-
porter for the G O b e, he said:
I'VE expect an attendance of at
least a thousand people to the conven-
ton. Only 444 are entitled to seats and
to vote as delegates, the representation
from each state being apportioned to
number as many as there are congress
men and senator's; but, in addition to
this, there may be an unlimited num-
Der of associate delegates, who have
the privilege of speaking and present
ing resolutions. They will hardly COM
mence coming in in force until tomor-
row or Wednesday, the first days ses-
sion usually being confined to unim-
portant business. The largest attend
ance we ever had was at Parkersburg,
w. Va, in 1894, when there were 2,200
present.
There will be delegations from ev-
cry state in the Union, except Wash
ington, Idaho, Delaware and possibly
Florida and California. A delegate was
appointed from Alaska, and, although
I have heard nothing from him yet, l
think he will be here. Every New
England state will be we'll represented,
especially New York and Pennsyl-
of thirty-seven and thirty-two re-
spectively New Mexico will also be
here in force, the folks down that way
being deeply interested in the cultiva-
ton of the sugar beet. Representa-
tives will be here from Canada, Mex
leo and Venezuela and 1 understand
also from Chile, Ecuador and the Ar
gentine Republic. The New Central
American republic, as it is now called
consisting of five of the Central Amer
lean republics which are uniting their
fortunes. will also probably have a
representative here.
Germany, France, Italy and Eng
land have always sent delegates to the
conventions, but they will not this
year, owing to the passage Of the Ding
ley tariff bill, which they took excep-
ton to and over which their agricul-
tural classes are highly offended.
1--WE look forward to a very profit
able session. probably the best we
| have ever held, and several matters
of legislation, affecting the agricul-
tural interests of the United States
will be considered. among them the
relation of the farmers to strikers, the
protection of commerce and transpor-
tation, and the restriction of the
trusts
| 3. T. Clayton of Indianola, To-, the