The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-28
POPS WILL WAIT A WEEK
THEY WILL NOT NAME THEIR
TICKET TILL NEXT TUESDAY
All OF Them VIII Vote for Lind,
Who Was Unanimously IndOrs-
ed at the Convention.

ed at the Convention.
The Populists have decided to vote
for John Lind to a man, but they will
put a county ticket Of their own in the
field.
About a score OF POpulists met at
Assembly hall yesterday and held a
session from 10 o clock in the morning
until 3 o'clock. with a recess between
and 4 o'clock.
DR.. SIgler was in the chair and call
ed the meeting to order, after which
r. A. Walsh nominated NJ R. Prem
derg&st for temporary chairman Mr.
PrendeTgast was so elected, and E.
ChristOphersOn was made secretary.
The following were named as a COM
mittee on credentials:
First ward, L. Peterson; Second, NJ j.
Flaherty; Third, Scott Mcdonald;
Fourth J. Lazarus; Fifth, Grant Spicer.
Sixth, j. K. Krieger; Seventh, w. H.
Zigler; Eighth, Gus Becker; Ninth, r.
A. Walsh Tenth and Eleventh. J
Hardy; county, Peter Orth.
Scott Mcdonald moved that a COM
mittee be named to call on the Demo-
cratic convention and apprise that BODY
that the Peoples party was in SEES
sion. Considerable comment was in
dulged in by John Murphy, Of the
Fifth; Francis II. Clarke and Grant
Spicer. R. a. Walsh said the Peo-
pies party was not begging from the
Democrats; that the latter knew that
the support of the Peoples party was
absolutely necessary to success.
The committee on notification was
finally appointed and consisted of
Scott Mcdonald, r. a. Walsh and e
Peterson. Mr.. Mcdonald begged to be
excused, and D. Harrington was nam
ed in his place
The committee on resolutions was
then appointed as follows:
w. ii. Slgler Francis H. Clarke.
lanes Cormican, j. F. Krieger and NJ
X. Prendergast.
The notification committee then re-
turned from the Democratic convention
and Mr. Walsh made an oral report
lie said that he had presented a com
municatiOn to the Democratic conven-
ton and that the convention proceeded
10 nominate two judges of the district
courts prior to taking up the cOmnuni-
cation. lie thought that action should
nave been deferred on this point There
was some opposition to acting in con-
cert with the Populists He told +he
Democrats that they could not elect a
single candidate without the aid of +ba
Populists. He then moved the appoint-
ment OF committee of five on confer
Cnce.
The following committee on confer
ence was then appointed: -
w. II. Sigler, Scott Mcdonald. 7
Lazarus, F. H. Fisher and A Paradis.
An adjournment was then taken
while the conference committee called
Oh the Democratic convention. When
they returned DR.. Sigler reported that
the Democratic committee said they
had no power to act, and could ONLY re-
CelNe the suggestions from the PopIlist
committee. The Democrats refused to
give the POpulsts the probate Judge
abstract clerk, or legislative Offices
ana, In fact, refused to give anything
except clerk of court
After DR.. Sigler's report the commit
= tee was discharged. Then the doctor
suggested that the convention be adj
Journed for one week and a committee
Of seven be appointed to make I'm a
ticket of citizens suitable to the Popu-
lists regardless of any former party
atfiiiation. The suggestion was con-
CURED in by the convention, and the
following committee was appointed:
Richard A. Walsh, Ninth ward, chair
man; j. G. Beatty First; DR. W. H.
Sigler, Seventh; Edward ChristOpher-
son, Sixth; D. D. Harrington. Eighthx
Scott Mcdonald, Third; r. H. Slater,
Second.
Edward Pike, of the silver Republic
ans made a short speech followed by
]. NJ. Hawthorne, another silver Re
publican, both by invitation.
The following unanimously adopted
resolution was then read:
Resolved. That the Peoples party of
Ramsey county indorse the acts Of our
party state convention, and pledge
earnest ard energetic efforts to elect
the state ticket headed by Lieut.. John
Lind for governor
The convention then adjourned until
EeXt Tuesday. The committee of seven
viii meet tonight to make out a full
county ticket.