The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-29
CATION IS OFF THE TICKET
PULLED DOWN By THE MINNIE
APOLIS PCPULISTS

The Nominee for Congress Declined
to Follow the Course of Action
which Was Laid Out for Him,
and the Form OF Dcposing Him
Followed PrOmptIy-The News
of the Flour City.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 2S.-Prof. T. J..
Cation is no longer the Populist candi-
date for congress from this district.
Save few personal friends he has no
following in the Populist party in this
city, and in a few days his successor
as candidate for congress will be NOM
mated. This action was taken this
evening by meeting of Populists held
at Cations hall. Wednesday evening
some of the Populist congressional
committee met-the others of the COM
mlttee understanding that the meeting
was to have been Wednesday evening
and by the advice of Prof. Cation it
was decided that there was no further
use for the committee since the pro-
lessor would appoint his campaign
committee. The committee therefore
adjourned subject to the call of the
chairman, leaving the field open for
Prof Cations campaign committee TO
manage subsequent affairs. But this
evening new element appeared at a
meeting of representative Populists,
and with an idea of controlling Prof.
Cations actions in the campaign, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Any committeeman, delegate, candidate
or ether official of the Peoples party, holding
reDreSentative power, can at any time be
deISoSed by a majority Vose of the members
of the precinct clubs, his constituency who
must at the same time by majority vote So
lee. his successor.
On application of 20 per cent of the mem
bershlp OF any number of precinct clubs the
act OF the committees eifecting the same
must be put to a referendum of such men,
berShip. and all such acts shall be annulled
by majority vote. This same law shall
apply in the same ways TO the removal of any
official.
We insist that the law laid down at OMAHA
aga-ns: permitting men who ho.d official po-
sltions IN our local or national government
from taking part in any OF the business of
our party management. shall be enforced.
Any committeeman. delegate. candidate
other Official of the Peoples rarity, holding in
any way representative power who sha
vote fer a conference with any other politi-
cal party, through conference committees CT
otherwise, looking to a pooling of votes of
two or more political parties in the eiecicn
of candidates, or shall advocate such proceed
ure. commonly known as fusion, corpora
ton, etc, shall by such vote or advocacy be
deemed TO have voted himself out of the
party.
THESE resolutions were signed and
Prof Cation was called IN and asked If
he would sign them. This he refused
to do. 1t was then moved that Prof.
Cation place his resignation with the
central committee to be held by it as
a protection against his using his po-
sition as a candidate of the reform
party in any manner detrimental to the
reform party"
Prof Cation refused to give his resig-
nation on the ground that the commit
tee does not represent the convention
which nominated him. He refused to
resign to any one. The central COM
mittee at once proceeded to the ap-
pointnent of one Populist from each
ward and four from the county at large
tc act as a congressional committee in
place of the committee which Prof. Ca
ton had laid over sine die. The COM
mittee expresses its action in the fol-
lowing language: I'VE, the members
OF the Peoples party central commit
tee for Hennepin county, hereby ap-
point the above members to complete
the congressional committee of this
Fifth congressional district of Mime
sofa, TO take the place of the fusionists
who have deserted the Peoples party
to aid and strengthen the Democratic
party and reappoint members of that
committee, who. to their credit, have
remained true to the Peoples party"
Thus the resolutions given above were
put into immediate effect and the inter
probation resulted in divorcing Prof.
Cation and small following from any
share in the management and control
of Populistic action in this county. 1t
is the intention at an early date to put
up ano her candidate in the place now
vacant for congress.
Charles Towne, Of Duluth, was in the
city today, remaining over night at the
Hotel Nicollet. He attended the meet
ing of the Democratic state central
committee in st. Paul, Wednesday.
Chairman L. A. Rosing, Of Cannon
Falls, registered at the West during
the evening, and met Mr.. Towne and
few of the party leaders. A confer
ence was held which was attended by
the leaders Of the fusion forces, at
which plans for the coming campaign
were outlined. Besides Messrs. Towne
and Rosing, D. w. Parsons. Paul Foun-
tame, Maj. Bowler Democratic candi-
date for the office of lieutenant gov
ernor and a few others were present.
The letter of acceptance Of John Lind
was one of the matters considered at
the conference.
Mr.. Towne will go to Wadena, Mimi,
tomorrow, where he will attend a meet
ing Of his supporters in his district for
election to congress.