The representative., 1900-09-13
WILL MAKE
The FIGHT
Mid-Road Populists Hold
an Enthusiastic
Meeting.

WulIc tHe COuIuSIOulStS were tIyIuS "
amuse themselves in Fairmont hall Thurs
day. waiting for orders from the Demo-
cratic convention in st. Paul. an animated
meeting of the Mid Road Populist state
central committee was held in the Boston
block.
The meeting received steady accessons
from the fusion convention until the sign
Standing Room Only" had to be put out.
Among the first of such arrivals was MIR
dock Becker, of CormOrant, who said: Il
was regular delegate to the Harmonia
hall convention, but when they began to
talk CT indorsing certain Republicans / left
them and came here where l see belong.
I belonged to Co. E, First Mimi, that never
deserted Neither shall l leave the true
Peoples party. l don't care if three-fourths
Of the old Populists Of my county are sup
porting the Democratic party, which Judge
is the case in other parts OF the state, be-
cause of Imperialism. l shall from now
on stand by you and do what I can to es-
tablish the Omaha platform.
THE people are still too suspicious to
contribute as in the old Alliance days. but
will raise what l can for the cause"
Calls being made for the various candi-
dates to express themselves as to their in
tention of sticking on the ticket and fore
ing the fight the following so declared them
selves: National Electors, o. M. Arntzen,
Chippewa county; J. R. Campbell Clyde,
Olof Viriji, Otter Tail; ]. B. Dukes, Henne-
pin; Geo. Hall. West Concord; Ernest
Resenberger, Mankato; Nels Draxten, Grove
City; for governor s. M. Fairchild made an
earnest eloquent appeal to open fire all
along the line and said that he would give
the cause all some New York millionaire had
not stolen from him, viz: his power of
speech.
E. G.. Wallender, Duluth, candidate for
lieutenant governor, declared himself will
ling to make the run provided an earnest
fight was put up.
Nominee for secretary of state, H. B.
1msdahl wrote that his county would send
the treasurer, George w. Day, funds for the
state campaign, but that it was financially
impossible for him to afford to make the
| run himself. requesting that the candidate
receiving the next highest vote to himself
in the referendum ballot taken lately be
substituted in his place. Secretary H. B.
Fay was directed to confer with him.
In short, earnest speeches the other can
didates accepted, viz: S. w. Powell, Still
water. treasurer: S. Grant Harris. st. Paul.
chief justice: railroad and warehouse COM
mission; M. r. Parks, Lester Prairie; M.
P. Moran, Graceville; Capt. ]. j. Hibbard,
Duluth. E. A. Twitchell, nominee for at
torney general, and J. A. Temple, for as
sociate justice, asked for further time to
consider. Judge Temple made an eloquent
plea, showing that it is only the fusionists
who have cause to feel discouraged and not
the true Popullsts who cling fast to the prin-
ciples bound soon to win.- Collections
amounting to nearly 5000 were then taken.
At this juncture large delegation from
Ramsey county poured into the room, hav-
ing just left the fusion convention at Har
monia hall. Their speakers said in sub
stance:
I'VE have come to felicitate you gentle
men on your brave efforts to save the prin-
ciples Of the Peoples party. For three
months the old-line Populists of Ramsey
county have successfully striven to wrest
our organization from the hands of traitors
and We have done so in spite of the aid
such men Clark and Austin have re-
ce1ved from Democrats. They have treated
us outrageously. Our county convention
contained 63 legal true Populists against
IL fusionists. At the state convention 80 of
our delegates were present The state con-
vention of fusoinists offered to seat half
of our men and half of the contesting fusion
delegates, thus acknowledging our rights,
II we would shelve Paradis and Max. We
refused to compromise with these boilers
to the Democratic party. We have members
in every precinct except certain blue
stocking district
Their convention in Harmonic hall is
composed of prominent Democrats and
officeseekers.
DEAD MEN AS DELEGATES.
"The fusonists of Ramsey reported as
delegates to the state convention FIVE men
who are dead.
These fusion tactics have finally led them
to men like DR.. Stone, of St. Paul, who
fought Bryan and Lind. They are different
from Republicans only in name and against
such we have every encouragement to Pit
Adolph Paradis. our candidate for con-
gress.
DR.. H. B. Fay, secretary of the state com
mittee, was empowered to act in the matter
of opening the campaign by making all
necessary arrangements for two public
meetings. the first to be held at Fergus
Falls, the second at Duluth.
Ignatius Donnelly, candidate for vice pres
ident of the Peoples party, who sat as an
interested spectator, promised to speak at
both these meetings.
The foregoing report of the state
central committee meeting of Midroad-
ers appeared in the Minneapolis Tri-
bune of last Friday, and does scant
justice to the enthusiasm of that meet
ing.
The two capacious Offices of the Rep
resentative were filled to overflowing
with two long lines Of men unable to
find standing room within reaching far
out into the corridors of the big block.
Populists of Minnesota have not, since
1894. held meeting of any kind ap-
preaching this one in point of num-
bers and enthusiasm, and in singleness
and fixedness of purpose.
This meeting settled beyond any
question the fact that full Midroad
ticket will appear on the Minnesota
state and national ballot in November.
Midroaders in this state will no longer
spar for position with the fusion wing
OF the party, that wing has received its
knockout from Democracy, as will ap-
pear from the reports of their conven-
tion in another column. Fusion in
Minnesota has finally proceeded to per-
feet amalgamation into one united,
solid Democracy. The fusionists who
were once Populists have slid into the
common pot with those "hold your nose
and vote 'er straight" Democrats car
tooned on ourfront page and hereafter
1t will be difficult to determine which
side OF the pct smells the loudest.
The magnetism and inspiration q