The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-05

men (such as those who are responsible
| are in their lives and conduct Identified
| with all that is low and degrading in the
| social life of the community.
After getting together and formulating these
reasons the Anti-Erwin people adjourned to
meet this evening at the Washburn block
| to take further action.
Signs of Contention.
1t was 2:30 when Chairman Krieger,
of the city committee, called the con-
vention to order-a condition that was
not readily brought about There was
good deal Of work being done on the
floor when the chairman took up the
gavel and 1T did not cease by any
means.
That eminent Populist, Joe Bell, was
In earnest conversation with a number
of the men on the floor, and at the Sec
retaryS desk a number of enthusiastic
! gentlemen were providing for repre-
sentation by making out credentials.
1t was evident, even that early in the
proceedings, that there was going to
be a good deal of contention and no
possibility Of unanimity whatever the
outcome of the proceedings. One en-
tire delegation gave 1t out just as the
convention was called to order that
If Erwin was nominated they would
go out-charging that the Erwin dele
gates had not been elected but had
simply been sent in ON tickets from
precincts where there had been no pri-
maries held.
| Another delegation gave It cold that
| 1T would leave the hall if any one but
! q straight Populist was put at the
| head Of the ticket.
| This sort of talk was so rife that the
| gentlemen proposed for the chairman
ship were in each case anxious to
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When order was obtained 1T was
moved that the reading of the call be
dispensed with, and 1T was so ordered.
Then Peter Max nominated J. G. Stuhl-
man, for the craftsmanship.
Mr.. Stuhlman tried to decline the
office and Scott Macdonald was put in
nomination. but he didn't figure in the
voting, Mr. Stuhlman being elected in
spite of his protest.
Henry Hoefer, of the Eighth, was
elected secretary.
M. r. PrendergaSt was the first man
to get the floor and he started lengthy
discussion by offering a resolution to
the effect that the ward delegations
name their chairmen: that the chair
men named should constitute the city
committee, and that this matter be pro-
ceeded with at once There were a
half-dozen speeches against the resolu-
ton, but 1t was later passed.
Scott Macdonald moved the appoint
ment of a committee on resolutions Of
one from each ward and three at large
Instantly there were a half dozen men
on the floor making all sorts Of motions
and the chair recognized one with an
amendment, doing away with the three
members at large. The wards named
their members for the committee, form
ing the following members
N. s. Beardsley, q. H. Slater, Scott
Macdonald, Grant Suicer, John Krie-
ger, DR.. Siegler, Peter Max, o. F.
Greenleaf, I. Hardy and George Weis-
rer.
Trying to Organize.
Then there was an adjournment
pending the report Of the committee on
credentials, and there was some con-
tention in the meeting of the body.
There was contest in the Tenth, and
lMr. Crawford was unseated for I. Har-
dy, an Erwin man.
On reassembling the report of the
committee was received, with the un-
Outstanding that the delegations
should make up, later, the full lists
from the wards-there being MANY va
cancies.
Patrick Clarity moved that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
nent Chairman Stuhlman declined to
act, the declfnation was peremptory,
and M. E. Murray thought it would
not do to force the gentleman to act.
as many of the delegates were inclined
to do. There were a number of noni-
nations for the place, among them
John Krieger, Scott Macdonald, G. III.
Becker, M. R. Prendergast and Ed Pet
erson, and they all declined to serve
but Becker and Peterson, and Becker
said he did not want it. He was elect
ed and took the chair
Scott Macdonald moved the appoint
nlent of a resolutions committee of one
from each ward
DR.. Setgler wanted the delegates
present to vote the fall strength of the
representation allowed each ward, and
brought on wordy war. M E. MUIR
ray did not think it would be fair for
those present to assume that they
| would vote exactly as the absent ones
would want to vote. The resolution
looked like the application of the unit
rule.
Mr.. Paradis protested against it's
! adoption, and it was turned down.
Committee DIN Resolutions.
The following committee on resolu-
items was formed by each ward dsclar-
ing its choice for one member:
N. S. Beardsley, G. w. Rice, s. Mac
Donald, F. R. Hayes, Grant Spicer, Ed
Christopherson, M. J. Costello, Peter
Max, p. J. Curry, o. c. Rice and
George Weisner.
Mr. Prendergast introduced a reso-
luton that brought out a storm of on
| position. It called for the ''punishme
| of the Spaniards for the outrage com
mitted on the warship Maine.'
Scott Macdonald made a speech. in
which he pointed out that the loss of
| the Maine had not been officially charg
| ed to the Spaniards, and he didn't
know what effect such resolution
might have. Other gentlemen were op-
posed to doing anything that might
| commit the party to the bellicose ele-
ment, and there was a protracted dis
cussion that was finally headed off bv
the reference of all resolutions to the
committee named for the consideration
of those matters.
A member from the First introduced
a resolution providing that this con-
vention do not nominate or indorse any
man who is not In favor of the free
| coinage of silver"
Which resolution, under the motion
| just passed, was referred to the reso
lutions committee, and trouble ayerted
for the moment.
An adjournment was taken until 1880
Evening Session.
When the convention came to order
at o'clock. there had been consider
able additions to the delegations and
something of scramble for peace
| which scramble resulted in much Bit
terness later on when the Erwin crowd
found 1T necessary to apply the screws
from the chair and rule out those not
included in the report Of the committee