The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-19
FOR BANQUET TO JONES
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE COM
PLETES ARRANGEMENTS
Speaker of the Evening, but
There WIN Be Addresses by
James Gray,A. p. Ankeny, Charles
A. TOwne, John l.. TovvnIey, @. w.
Stanton and Other Democrats.

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Stanton and other Democrats.
Chairman James K. Jones, Of Arkan-
sas, the head of the national Demo-
| cratic committee, will be banqueted at
| the Ryan hotel next Wednesday,
That was the decision reached by the
| session Of the joint committee held at
the Ryan hotel yesterday afternoon.
Whiie committee on reception was
agreed on, tentatively, yet practically
all that was positively decided upon
was the arrangement Of the pro-
| gramme.
Thomas D. O'Brien, Of this city, will
be POSTMASTER.
chairman l.. A. Rosing, Of Cannon
falls, Will welcome the visitors and
the guest of the occasion. The other
speakers Will include JAMES Gray and
A. L. Ankeny, of Minneapolis; John L.
Iownley, Of st. Paul; Hon. Charles A.
ToWne, of Duluth; Patrick Fitzpatrick.
OF W1nona; G. w. Stanton. Of Apple
ton; H. H. Gillen, of Saltwater. and
MAI. J. NJ. Bowler, Of Bird Island.
Ihe programme will close with an
address by Mr.. Jones.
Additional committees were appoint
ed as follows: Railroads, William
Baldwin, of Minneap polls; music, John
II. 11edFI, OF St Paul.
After the session Of the banquet COM
mlttee the executive committee Of the
state central committee held brief
session behind closed doors.
Adjt Gen. Mertz, Of the G.. A. r.,
realizes what 1t is to be politically in
dependent. in the battle constantly
necessary to look after the interests Of
his old comrades in arms. Since the
MI fily, n
soldiers against Eustis, Col. Mertz has
been pestered to death with party
leaders and people seeking to break the
force Of the blow. by finding some dis
crepancy in the statement Of facts Of
the incidents, Of which Col. Mertz had
knowledge, as foundation of the old
soldier opposition to Eustis. The only
discrepancy discovered appears to be
with reference to the circumstances I'M
der which Col. Mertz came into the
cases, on which point Col. Mertz stated
that he was not selected" for the
mission, but went Of his own accord, in
a very particular case, that Of Comrada
Tom West, who had been removed by
Eustis. Col. Mertz says also that the
personal row with, Eustis over the mat
ter, has been overdrawn, as neither
Eustis nor any other man would have
dared to treat him as Eustis Is alleged
to have done, whether in his office or
not. But the case which Col Mertz
details, and the treatment Of the old
soldier. is far more pertinent and fore
lille than the other cases reported,
showing the mayors bad faith with,
and bad treatment Of the old soldier
Col. MertZ has promised the committees
of the old soldiers Anti-Eustis club,
the full particulars of the West case,
in affidavit form.
The next meeting of the club is Sat
| urday, coming next, 8 o'clock, at Alex
| ander's hall, Minneapolis.
A side issue Of the Democratic COM
nittee meeting yesterday, related to
the Peoples party state committee, and
as to the prospect of effective work by
it, in the campaign. Two courses have
been considered, one, to have an active
campaign conducted, and the other to
join the efforts Of both Peoples party
and Democratic committees, in, per-
haps, joint executive committee The
fact that the Populist committee has
not as yet met for organization, has
rendered 1t impossible for the Demo-
Gratis to make any advance toward that
end, and since the date Of the first
melting of the Peoples party commit
tee has now been postponed until Sept
5, during fair time, probably the Demo-
cratic committee will adopt the go-it-
alone campaign. -.--.-- ...--..
F. N Stacy. Of Minneapolis, Is the
chairman of the Populist committee,
and as he has been placed on the flu
sion ticket for a city Office in Mime
apolis, it is understood that he will re-
tire from the craftsmanship. There is
a strong sentiment that his successor
should be T. ]. Mieghen, of Fillmore
county, one Of the original Populists Of
the state.
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Populist ticket, 1t is gcssiped that sew
eral Of the candidates will not remain
On the ticket nor further participate In
the worse than futile campaign. Such
are said to be the head of the ticket,
Farmer Long, and also ex-Congress-
man Kittel Halvorson, on for lieutenant
governor. D X