The representative., 1900-09-13

The Democrats Of Minnesota. ably aided
by their friends and allies, the POpulists,
Thursday placed before the people of the
state the above list Of nominees for the
consideration Of the voters.
Careful study Of the names and the char
acters OF the nominees will show the
reader curious fact.
Time was when Minnesota Democrats
were so jealous of their party that an out
slider would not be received with courtesy
in one of their conventions.
The ticket named yesterday, on the con-
been known to admit that he is Demo-
crat, and the railway and warehouse COM
mission nominees, three in number are all
counted with the allies, Ringdal and Owen
being POpulists and Knox Silver Repub-
lican. In addition to all this the nominee
for lieutenant governor is a Populist.
So then it appears that even il the
fusion ticket should succeed this year
every patronage dealing Office is in the pos
session OF the Silver Republicans or the
Populists and the Democrats will have to
rely upon the generosity of their allies II
they hope to secure any Of the minor plums.
The convention was a largely attended
one Probably it had more delegates pres
ent than ever showed up at a previous
Democratic gathering of the kind in the
state, but it is not easy to say, conscien-
tiously that the attendance was entirely
due to party zeal or enthusiasm, for it hap
pens to be state fair week, and most OF
the farmer representatives take this time
Of the year TO pay at least one visit to
the cities, and the fair attraction, COM
bined with the extremely low rates, might
be said TO account for the phenomenon.
The proceedings of the two conventions
were managed skillfully by National Com
mitteeman O'Brien and State Chairman
Rosing. Not cog slipped anywhere, and
the ticket named is known to be satisfac-
tory to the governor, as we'll as to the two
men mentioned.
MIR. NEARY'S SWITCH.
NJ. E. Neary, Minneapolis, president OF
the State Federation of Labor, was VIC
tim OF the bosses to the extent that their
plans called for place upon the ticket for
8. NJ. Owen, and as Owen would take
nothing less than place upon the railway
and warehouse commission, for which place
Neary had been indorsed by organized
labor, the latter had to step down, and al
though he protested and his friends, angry
and discontcnted, urged him to refuse, he
finally was prevailed upon to bow to the
yoke and take the nomination for secretary
of state, an Office which is Of little value to
the labor representatives, especially In con-
trast to the railway commission.
This feature of the day was the most in
teresting of all. The Democratic conferres
and made room for Owen on the commits
sion, but before doing SO they sent for
Neary and his friends and tried to force
them to accept the secretaryship of state
as compromise, but the Nearyites were
determined and put up strong bluff that
they would take nothing if they could not
have the commissionership. The bluff was
carried on the floor of the convention, and
some very impassioned oratory wasted. 1t
was given out to the convention that Mr.
Neary would positively decline to accept
the secretaryship of state, and when
O'Brien made the nomination the refusal
on the part of the Neary supporters was
placed before the delegates more forcibly
than seemed necessary. Their bluff so i'm
pressed the delegates that Pat Callaghan
Hennepin, nominated Wilhelm Peterson
understanding that Nearys name would the
withdrawn.
O'Brien and Rosing had posted Chairman
Harries. however, and Petterson's nomi-
nation was entirely disregarded and a vote
was forced. at O'Brien's demand, upon the