The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10

who are associated with him. The
platform is broad, firm and compre-
heGsive. 1t will not be found else
where is this issue.
A person named Ehlers introduced
resolution communicating all DEM
ocrats from participation in the fruits
of the glorious victory that is about
to be brought off. unless they vote
with the Populists. 1t was adopted, in
the absence of Mr.. Scannell.
The report of the committee on reSo-
lutions was adopted and nominations
were declared in order Mr. Scannell
was willing.
There was somehow but little sur
prise manifested when H. w. Mcdonald
paid tribute to w. w. Erwin and NOV
ed the Endorsement Of the candidacy
of the Populist nominee. G.. c. Collins,
j. c. Hardy and Duncan Conneil Sec
onded Mr.. McDonald's proposition. 1t
was adopted with applause that was
bo:sterCus and long continued In fact
it was kept up as long as Mr.. Scannell
could wave his arm or emit a sound
and then Mr.. Bell took up the duty and
carried the demonstration along to q
finish.
Mr. Erwin was sent for. The can
didate was profoundly surprised and al
most overcome at the honor that had
been done him. But ne was not too
far gone to make a speech. He made
one in which he reviewed the history
of the human race and proved that
most of the ills that men suffer from
came from the way ST. Paul's municip-
al affairs were governed some years
ago. He offered to immediate himself:
to become sacrifice TO the immortal
gods II thereby men could be saved
He accepted the honor that had been
rendered him. with tears in his voice,
the same tears that did service in the
defense of Harry Hayward.
Jonas E. Ekman. who had just come
over from the city hall, where he had
filed his petition for a place on the
ballot. was nominated for comptroller
and he stored the nomination away
with that which he received from the
PopulistS last week ard which he was
anxious to receive from the Democrats
when he Joined the Fifth Ward Demo-
cratic association a couple of weeks
ago. He said that he would never ask
for third term. He probably never
will.
The nomination for treasurer was
cause contention. The few labor men
in the meeting wanted r. S. McName,:,
the Democratic candidate. who is a
prominent member of the Topographic
cal Union. and thoroughly identified
with unionism, Endorsed. They were
given ~ uuueiSlduu lHdl tulS COlVSI-
ton was not being held to select men
who might be elected and that they
had better leave the labor question
alone
Peter Metzdorf was nominated for
city treasurer.
A E. Bowe and e. NJ Card We're
named for the municipal bench, and
consented to run.
At the afternoon session there was
n ho ia
the question of how the candidates for
the assembly should be divided. Mr..
Scannell had selected them without re-
gard to their place Of residence, and
some members Of the convention dis
played a good deal Of solicitude be-
cause that method of selection might
interfere with their taking the seats
to which they were at once declared
elected.
Mr.. Mcdonald said that it was all
right that the supreme court had de-
cided that they ran at large, and their
place of residence was immaterial.
Judge Wood said that, if the, supreme
court had decided that way, then it
was time that there We're some repairs
put on the head of the supreme court.
In the interest Of what he facetiously
called harmony, Mr.. Scannen took the
report OF the committee on assembly
nominations and fixed it geographical
ly. The following were declared the
nominees for the assembly:
East of Wabasha street. J. J. Cook,
Luke McKernan, B. P. Gray, Charles
Currier; west of Wabasha street, J..
O'Brien, P. M. Qvlst. Peter Max. A. N.
Craighead. The member from the Sixth
ward was not named.
The aldermanic nominations were:
Second ward, William Rinck; Fourth
ward, J. E. Dempsey. Sixth ward,
Thomas You'll; Ninth ward, David Fitz-
gerald; Tenth ward. F. A Pike Elev-
enth ward. F. M. Schwartz. The places
were. left open in the First, Third,
Fifth and Eighth wards 81
E. H. Slater and E. H. Wood were
nominated for justice in the two dis
tricts of the city
resolution was added to the plat
form at the instance of Miss Bee Tay-
Tor. which favored the election of the
school board and protested against
the placing Of the finances of the
schools in the hands of the board
After which Mr.. Scannell gave the
''offfce" to the chairman. and the con-
vention was declared adjourned.
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