The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-06-08

A Wise Choice.

A Wise Choice.
| We are glad to chronicle the nomina-
| ton of Prof j. 7. Cation for congress in
| the Minneapolis district.
! The professor is very able, energetic
man, and he will make tremendous
campaign. The friends of Mr.. Owen
fought him to the last gasp. We find
in the Times report the following:
| The committee on credentials was very
slow in reporting, but they finally man
aged to get together and their report was
! accepted without question.
| AS temporary organization was
! effected E. r. Lynch moved tanS the con-
vention receive the committee from the
Democratic and Silver Republican parties,
who waiting outside. The motion
| aroused a storm of protest and before he
had completed his statement Lynch was
| interrupted.
rs that man delegate?' shouted
voice. Has he the right to the foor?
ment. e Cries Of YES " and No' came from
| every part Of the hall, and the chairman
was utterly powerless to quiet the con-
| fusion.
Finally j. B. Dukes. member of the
| credential committee. managed to make
himself heard. He stated that Lynch was
not delegate and claimed that F. L.
Fausset had been returned from Lynch's
district.
|
| announced that Mr.. Lynch was a delegate
, from the Eleventh precinct Of the Fifth
again secured the floor. He said that
Lynch had neglected to post the notices
OF the primaries in his precinct. although
this duty had been intrusted to him, and
added that Fausset had called at Lynch's
residence that night the primaries were to
| be held and had been Informed by Mr.
Lynch that no arrangements for holding
them had been made.
! At this point Mr.. Lynch jumped to his
THE statement that Mr.. Fausset or any
: one else called at my house, said he, and
was turned away in e such Ine fashion is
! lie when he repeated it. l want to say
| farther that Mr.. Fausset has never been
! a member of the Peoples party. He is just
i the same sort of a man as J. b. Dukes, an
| assistant Republican"
/ 1t was a direct defy. and members of
counter, but nothing came of it. Dukes
YYy HH {hne nhH e a fS had
, cred another set of credentials which seat
ed Mr.. Fausset: The discovery precipItat;e,d
referred to the credential committee, which
! retired to consider it. They were absent
from the hall for sos time and when thf
| Lynch had been seated.
Immediately a second motion was made
to receive the committee from the other
parties but it was defeated. Then the con-
fusion broke out afresh. The chair could
maintain no sort of order. and motions on
rapidity that half Of the people in the
| hail did not know what they were voting
The proposition to receive the commit
tees, however. would not down. 1t kept
bobbing up at intervals, until finally it
! carried, and the committees were admitted.
S. A. Stockwell spoke for the Democrats
and H. NJ. Parker for the Silver Republic
cans. The convention had limited them to
IL minutes apiece. but they got through in
considerably less time Mr.. StOckwell pre-
scented a written communication asking
candidate until the congressional conven-
tons of the other parties should meet,
June L.
| When the committees had retired the
communication was promptly placed upon
file.
But then follows something that fol
unauthorized gall beats anything We
ever heard Of:
+. N. Stacy then offered a resolution
| which he stated had been drawn by H. l..
Chaffee. of the Silver Republican congress
SIGNAL committee. 1t proposed that the con-
vention proceed 20 the nomination of a
candidate, but that they also appoint Il
committee of five to confer with like COM
to have the power of multiplying the nominal
ton, if such action should be considered
necessary. This did not meet with the APP
prevail Of the crowd and it was laid upon
the table.
The object OF this was to enable tn,
Democrats, by month of wire-pullin!
and juggling, TO force Cation Off tn
ticket and force Owen on. Gut the gam
failed.
Cation made Il ringing speech, il
which he spoke courIeously of tn
Democrats, but declared his purpose t
fight it out with or without a Demo
cratic Endorsement
The Democrats will indorse hin
They have nothing against the profes
| sor, but the Owentcs are simply tryin
to use them to pull their chestnuts GU
OF the fire.
Go right to the people, professor
Fight day and night. Educate the vol
ers on the great questions Of the da!
One good speech will make more cor
verts than the wncle crowd amount tt
Trust the people, and pay no attentio
l to the street-cOrn4r loafers and striker
5 and ward heelers They don't even cor
2 troll their own votes for they are fo
} sale to the highest bidder. ]. D.