The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12
POPS 70 MEET SEPT. 4
FOURTH DISTRICT CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD THEN IN
THIS CITY
CALL WAS ISSUED YESTERDAY
Gossip of the Political Campaign In
the State Shows the Repub-
Iicans Not q Little WOr-
ried Already.

AACaHS MOI IL w Or
ried Already.
M. E. Murray. chairman, and John r.
Krieger, secretary of the Peoples party
committee for the Fourth congressional
district. have issued the following call for
convention OF that party In this city
next month:
Pursuant to authority. a call is hereby
made for a congressional convention OF
| the People's party, to meet in the city of
81 Paul at 10 a. M. Wednesday, Sept. 5,
isoV, 1or the purpose of placing in nom
iration candidate for representative
| from the Fourth congressional district to
the Flfty-seyenth congress, and to per-
form such other business as may proper
| ly come before such convention.
The basis Of representation from each
| county In such congressional convention
| shall be one delegate for each 100 votes
cast for the Hon. Sidney NJ. OwNn for
governor in 1894. The time for holding
! county conventions and county conyen-
| ton primaries will be the same as that
fixed for electing delegates to the state
nominating convention of the Peoples
| party.
| THE counties are entitled under the
call to the following representation: Ram
sey. ~; Washington, 10: Isanti. z; Chisago,
3; Kanabec' 4; total. Ia"
/
Rev. Gustaf Wahlund, Of Spring Lake,
1sanu county, is prominently mentioned
| as possible nominee.
| Seventh district newspapers now dub
| Congressman Eddy the blackboard can
| didate."
Chairman w. A. Sperry. Of the First
| district Republican convention, has an
Pa6 no
| duct the campaign for Mr.. Tawney this
| fall as follows:
Mower county, r. E. Shepherd, Austin;
Dodge county. ]. J. McCaughey, Kasson;
Fillmore county. 8. A. Langum, Preston;
Freeborn county, Victor Gillrup, Albert
Lea; Hounston county, Fred r. Williams,
Caleoon1a; Olmsted county, D. A Morri-
son, Rochester; Steele county, George w.
| Peachy. Owatoona; Waseca county, P. G..
| Baiiy Waseca; Wabasha county, J. C.
| Bartlett. Lake City; Winona county, F. e.
Gartside, Winona; at large, e. B. Coils
ter, Waseca
The Norwood Times suggests a scheme
! by which a campaign fund could be raised
| to carry the Third against HeatwoIe 1t
wants to tax every anti-Republican, es-
timated at 10000 in all, dollar head,
| and as much more as he thinks the
| cause" worth. Thus 1t hopes to carry
the district for congress as we'll as for
the national. state, legislative and coun-
| ty tickets, too.
1t is more than probable that the Min
neapolis Democrats will bring out Sena-
tor s. A. Stockwell for congress.
!
The Breckenridge Gazette says that
| Hon. ]. M. DAILY, the fusion nominee for
congress VIII carry Wilkin county by a
large majority is conceded by even the
most stanch Republicans who have looked
! upon Eddy for many months past as the
! weakest man that could have been NOM
mated
Some Of the enthusiastic workers in Re-
statement made by Senator Knute Neil
| son in his speech before the Republican
state central committee Friday. Senator
Nelson said that he believed Van SAINT
| would carry the state by q majority Of
| from 10000 to 10000. The enthusiasts re-
ferred to consider that this claim Is too
Mid altogether and argue that IL Senator
/ Nelson cannot see any more than that
much to claim, there will be trouble in
taking the Winona man through.
Gov. Roosevelt will make two more
| speeches In this state according to the
announcement made by Chairman Bfxby,
of the Republican forces in Minnesota
Minneapolis and Duluth will be the places
i 1901
Mark Hanna has given 1t out that there
VIII De no national money available for
Rough Rider clubs, and the campaign will
nave nave to be Rsid out Of the state campaign
Iund. President w. l.. WINDOWS scheme
Tor me plan OF campaign for the State
republican league has been endorsed by
the committee.
Adlai q. Stevenson Democratic noni-
! nee. for vice president is back at Mime
[ tonka Beach. having returned there yes
/ terday morning from the notiflcstio
meeuhg IN Indianapolis. and short
Mrs. Stevenson and Rev. NJ D. Hardin.
| who accompanied him on his trip bur
did not go to Chicago.
! Bryan Will probably visit Lake Mime.
t toni soon as the guests Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. stevenson. The latter hoped that
the presidential nominee on the Demo
! cratic ticket and his wife, would accom-
| pany them from Indianapolis, but Mr.
! Bryan round 1t impossible to do so.
Gov. Lind states that there Is no truth
IN the statement published yesterday that
/ ne VIII appoint number of special
| agents to assist the game and fish COM
mission in the discharge of its duties
AS to the allegations Of wholesale viola
IONS OK the game laws. the governor
/ states that no such condition exists and
| there Is no more poaching now than Is
| usual. -
He commends the work Of the game
and fish commission, and states that ~
the persons who have made the charges
alluded TO will give the commission the
benefit of the Information they possess
the guilty persons will be promptly dealt
| with.
MAJ. ]. M. Bowler, of the state dairy
and food commission, returned Yesterday
| from Chicago where he has been in at
tendance at the meeting of the national
| executive committee of the PopuIfst
party. The major states that there was
no active opposition TO the proposed plan
| of substituting Stevenson for ToWne as
the vice presidential candidate. but some
of the members rather hesitated 10 take
such action at that time. The whole
committee has been called to meet Aug
q. however, and he says the matter will
be acted upon at that time.
Joseph Flory, candidate for governor Of
Missouri on the Republican ticket Is
making personal canvass Of the voters
by means of a railway cycle. He start
ed last Friday morning on the St Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern railway from
the foot Of Olive street, In st. Louis and
during the first day shook hands with
every man he could reach in the shipping
district of the city. The cycle he uses Is
a light four-wheeled affair. with rubber
tires and bicycle seat and handbars, ard
with it's help Mr.. Flory expects before
election time to visit every voter in Mis-
souri, who is within reach of a railroad
track.
SOME COUNTY POLITICS.