The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-15
FROM THE MINNIE APOLIS TRIBUNE.

candidate for governor. the applause was
tremendous.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tlons was :aken up next, with the under
Stanulng that the next order Of bu:ineSS
would be the nomination of a state ticket
THE RESOLUTIONS IN BRIEF
The preamble Of the resolutions rec1ted
that it was with great sorrow that they
had seen the Populist party turned over
to the Democrats after one OF the most
outrageous and disreputable political deals
in the history of state politics, carried
through by packing the Populist primaries
with voters who had never in their lire
cast a ballot for the party ticket. 1t
claimed that in the regular convention
the mid-road element was clearly in the
majority, ana condemned the action Of
Chairman Gibbs in seating the conlesting
delegation from Renville county arbi-
trarily. The regular convention was also
condemned for refusing to unseat National
Committeeman Dobbyn, although it was
well-known that the latter was supporting
for congress the Republican candidate. 1t
recited that the state convention was run
regardless of parliamentary law; that the
delegates were overawed by the presence
of police, brought there for purpose That
to insult the true Populists there assem-
bled, s. M. Owen was brought to the
front and allowed to make an insulting
attack upon good Populists. By unparlia-
mentary proceedings the convention was
a
gold Democrat, for justice of the supreme
court, as well as Justices Canty and Buck
who had been guilty of deciding cases in
favor Of "the notorious elevator ring"
The declarations Of principle included
the reconciliation of silver at the ratio
of 10 to /; government ownership of rail-
way and telegraph lines the issue Of green
back currency; establishment of postal
savings banks and demanded a constitu-
tional amendment exempting from execu-
tion real estate which is used for home
stead purposes. The declaration against
sentence reading: I'VE refuse to get into
the grave where the Greenback party lies
fused to DEATH"
Some of the delegates objected to the
mention of Owen, but L. G.. Long and p
H. Rahilly were Of opinion that the refer
ence was not strong enough. The latter
said that the attack made upon Mr.. DON
nelly by Owen was intended for the pur-
pose Of advertising Owen; that the latter
had been lauded to the skies by the Re-
publican and Democratic press by reason
thereof. If newspaper notoriety was what
he wanted, give him plenty of it, they
said. The hot heads won out and, al
though Mr.. Donnelly professed to be will
ing to strike out the reference, the con-
vention demanded that 1t remain, and it
did
resolution authorizing the state CEN
ticket, and to remove any candidates who
should fail to indorse the main paEks of
the platform, was also passed.
JOHNSON BACKS AWAY.
Discussion then was resumed regarding
nominations and DR.. Christian Johnson,
who had all along been agreed upon to lead
the ticket arose and made a statement
In which he asked the convention to listen
to reason before placing him ut their head.
He explained to the delegates how he had
incurred the ill-will and enmity of many
people during the time he had been making
the mid-road fight, and why for reasons
Of policy it would be better 20 select some
one else. Lind was soldier end would
make his canvass as soldier. TO offset
this fact the mid-roaders should take a
G. A. R. man with a good record and NOM
mate him to run against Lind. He suggest
ed that such man was L. G. Long, and he
placed his name before the convention.
The crowd took to the idea like Il duck
to water, and would have settled the mat
te with no loss Of time had not Mr.. Long
protested He said he had led :orlorn
hope in the Second district twice, in his
campaigns of 1894 and 1896 for congress
against McCleary, and he realized that to
accept the honor now meant political ceath
for his future. He was poor man, ard
could make no campaign
To this DR.. Johnson made reply that 1t
was the intention to raise campaign fund
of 81 900 for his use, and the doctor said
he would be one of 40 men to subscribe $25
for that purpose. Mr.. Donnelly added s25 to
the fund thus started.
/ The nomination of Mr.. Long for first place
on the ticket was then made unanimously,
and the others followed named aboye
Following is the state central committee
selected: First district, William Weather
stone, Thomas Meighen, N. N. Cross; Sec
! ond district Charles Smith, Pipestone, c.
]. Arntzen, Wagdahl, Erick Olson, Sher-
burne; Third district, H. A. Swain, Rice,
F. Borchard, Renville, ]. H. Harrison, Good
| hue; Fourth district, E. w. Bonham, w. s.
| Powell, Peter Max; Fifth district, A. H.
! Nelson, H. b Fay, S. NJ. Fairchild; Sixth
| district, L. D. Foster, Stearns. e. B. Maben,
| Aitkin, NJ. Wesenberg, st. Louis; Seventh
| district, Martin Johnson, Vincent, ]. D.
Knutson, Mcintosh, A. w. Sanderson,
| Usage.
Before adjourning the delegates from the
congressional districts were given the pow
er to select delegates to the national mid
road convention, which tt is planned to hold
some time in July.
The newly appointed Peoples party state
central committee met in the Windsor ho-
tel yesterday afternoon. OF the members
Of ths committee, Messrs. T. J. Meighen. H
G.. Nelson, w. r. Hodges, John Van Slack.
c. N. Parkina. Frank Warner. John Burna.