The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-12

order until $40, when the chairman an
nounced that a report might be expected
from the committee ON resolutions at al
most any moment.
During the interim a number Of brief
talks were made by the members present.
including Capt. Lowe. of Renville county;
Hamlin V. Poore, of Bird Island; E. p.
Farmer, of Minneapolis; Ignatius Donnelly
and several others
Capt. Lowe said he came from the only
part of the state. he believed. where politi-
cal activity existed from years end to
years end. He made strong plea for
hard work in the directions of educating
the people by literature and frequent dis
cussions In public of matters Of political
interest He told something Of the Society
of the Patriots of America, an organization
which he said was nOn-partisan. and which
he urged his hearers to join. "Coin" Har-
vey, he explained. was at the head of it,
and would forward literature, which the
speaker said was non partisan In character.
Mr.. Poore said he spoke not men,
Der OF the state central committee, but
az hard working farmer who had for
fifteen years struggled under the heavy
load of interest on mortgage of $500. Mr..
Poore aSSailed with some vigOr, the tinan-
clal kings who, he said. secured legislation
favorable to themselves, which worked to
the disadvantage and injury Of another
and poorer class of people constituting the
great mass of toiers.
Mr.. Farmer is a Minneapolis mddle-Of-
the-road Populist. He told an interesting
story of the battle Of Waterloo. and imme-
dlately following the recital urged that not
Wellington, nor Blucher nor the Door
peasant but the rain and the darkness,
acts Of divine providence, won the battle
and overthrow Napoleon, who had dis
turbed the scales Of destiny
FINISHING the smile, Mr. Farmer believed
the Pops had been carried away in their
admiration for man, not a principle, and
mad been punished for it by defeat He
poured hot shot in the camp of the regen-
Grated Democrats, and said he had had
enough OF the Democratic machine in Hen
nepln county. He begged his listeners to
steer away from fusion wherever and
whenever they met it.
Al 9:5O the resolutions committee reached
the hall from the Windsor Their task
was not an easy one and before the little
budget was finally handed to the chairman
vi tne committee there promised to be some
division. The resolutions were drawn bv
lghatlus Donnelly, and. in the mind Of
Chairman Hotchkiss. We're entirely too
laolcal IN certain places. Some of the
members agreed with him. while others
contended that there was need of emnba
SIS IN the resolutions Serious trouble was
aVerted by Mr.. Donnelly agreeing to mod
lly certain portions obiectiona BILE to Chair
man Hotchkiss and all was we'll
Inc resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted, are follows:
1hey Will be found in another column I'M
der convention echoes
AFTER the formal adoption, the matter Of
naming the committee to arrange for a
state convention was taken up 1t was
urged that it would be un-Populistic to
uelesate TO the chairman the power to
name the committee. The friends of the
chairman, however. felt that he had de-
monstrated his ability and his fealty to
Populist principles and, after it had been
agreed to allow him time to consult with
the leaders, he was left with power to
later name the members Of the committees
Inc committee viii, consist of three mem
| bers from each congressional district max
| ing total of twenty-one.
men the business had been closed brief
speeches. were made by M. j. Costello and
! ienatlus Donnelly. The latter touched
| prleny upon the harmony which had ex-
! ,steo' and trusted that the party which had
peen born with such difficulty would thrive
ana grow to be strong healthy being