The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-28

deemed expedient at the next meeting,
which will take place March ID.
The Populist city committee met at AS
sembly hall astSnfght for the purpose Of
deciding upon the time and place for
holding city convention to nominate
candidates for city Offices. 1t was a
long session, and it was finally decided
that the convention should be held dur
ing the month Of March. Owing to the
fact that the time for the Democratic
city convention has not been announced
there was dispute in the Populist COM
nlittee, and the date may be selected at
a future meeting. In the absence of the
regular chairman. J. E. Dempsey pre-
sided.
Final action was taken by the appoint
ment Of a committee of five, with in
structions to meet next Tuesday evening,
and name the date for the convention.
Adolphe Paradis has been telling his
troubles to the Republican papers
again.
Adolphe is Wagtng war on the adminIs>
tration at the state house, but in view OF
the fact that Gov. Lind has been outside
of the circulation limits OF the local Re-
publican organ for two weeks the
chances are that the administration has
not been more seriously annoyed by the
attack than the. rhinoceros was when
the minnow brushed against his hind
quarters.
Paradis' troubles are numerous. He
wants to run Thomas D. O'Brien out of
politics. That is why it gals Adolphe to
see that L. A. Rosing and O'Brien, the
Democratic leaders, and Maj. j. M. Bow
Ter, z. III. Austineand Maj. Hotchkiss, the
Peoples party leaders, are close to the
throne, while he, Adolphe, cannot bask
in the sunshine of the executive favor.
In 1896 Adolphe had an ambition to
help make the laws of the state. That
was before he introduced John F. Kelly
to the voters as the author of the
statutes. He wanted to be elected from
the Seventh ward as the fusion NOM
inee. The Democratic and Peoples
party conventions met the same day. The
Populists Of the Paradis quality had de-
clared previously their intention to wag
the dog, So to speak. They
were "going to nominate a
district Judge IL they had to nominate
straight ticket They had been
promised" they said, the nomination
for sheriff. too. They were, In fact,
/ going to dictate; the terms Of FUSION
Paradis was to be- the fusion NOM
inee for the legislature from the Seventh
ward. ;a -s4F1a3 y CIR se.c'f3te:
Next day the convention met. T. D.
O,Brien was chairman of the Democratic
convention at Market hail. The con-
ventfon would notsleave the sheriff's NOM
nation open to the Popufists, but gave
them the auditor, the judgeship desired
for Richard A. Walsh, surveyor and two
minor county places, besides three places
on the legislative ticket. But the Dem>
ocrats insisted on running Charles W.
Gordon for the legislature In Paradts'
district.
Paradis was on the committee Of con-
ference between the two conventions and
he had a hard time Of 1t that day.
When the committee was ready to re.
port to the Populist convention, Paradis,
so to speak, filed a dissenting opinion.
Paradis kicked hard and long on the
| adoption of the report and wanted the
matter of fusion laid over until de-
| mand could be made on the Democrats
for the Eighth and Ninth ward legislative
| offices. i7s
J. c. Hanley insisted upon vote on
his motion to adopt the report, but Para
| dis got the floor with an amendment to
the effect that committee be appointed
| to wait on Democrats and demanded
more legislative. offices. At this juno
ture Ignatius Dohnelly entered the hall
and Paradis and his amendment were
| summarily passed up by the chair and
delegates to vocfferously cheer the de-
stroyer of Shakespeare.
When quiet was secured again the re.
port was adopted, without Paradis'
amendment. = =
At the evening, session, however, Para
dis again went into the empyrean ana
loudly denounced DR.. Whitcomb, whom
he opposed vehemently, declaring that
| the nominee Of the day for coroner should
= he, 1orf nf 10 r,
| ty A report of the meeting IN a paper
of the next days says:
ga call for the previous question closed
the debate-that is 1t was supposed to-
| but Paradis kept on talking until ad-
monished several times to sit down or
| keep still" When he saw in the terms
Of the street that the stuff was final
| ly off, he launched q string of epithets
at his fellow delegates prefaced by
strong but inelegant adjectfves to the er-
feet that some Of them were
of seekers renegades and political
tricksters and, grabbing his hat, bolted
| the hail.
And AdoIphe is still cross at Thomas D.
Aid Donahower says he is not looking
for denomination In the Fourth ward.
and Aid. Kenny, of the Third ward, like
wise declares himself "Who will it be
in your place In the Third, Terence
asked a politician last evening of the
Third ward alderman. baltimore or
Reichardt?' well, I don't know" re-
piled Kenny There are any number of
men In the ward who would fill the
place aeceptably, but If it is to be either
baltimore or Reichardt I would prefer
Reichardt."
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