The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-09

MINNESOTA MAN A CANDIDATE
FOR MIDDLE-OF-THE-R
NOMINATION
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Howard and Deaver Is Another Pos
sibIe Combination for the
Head of the Ticket
Platform Outlined.

CINCINNATI, May Sat protracted
meeting tonight, of the national COM
mittee of the Middle-of-the-Road Popu-
lists, plans were perfected for the routine
business of the national convention
which will be called to order In Robin-
sons opera house, at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. g.r
Former Congressman Howard. of Ala
bama, will, it was decided by the COM
mittee, be recommended to. the convention
for temporary chairman. After the ap-
pointment Of the credentials committee
the convention viii resolve itself into IAN
experiment meeting" This will be for
the benefit of the members of the com
mittee on resolutions. 1t will be the
endeavor of the leaders to hear an ex-
preston of opinion ON part of every state
represented before the resolutions com.
mittee goes to work. 1t is probable that
the speech making will be continued at
the night session; that on Thursday
morning the committee Will report, and
that nominations willthen be taken up.
Ignatius Donnellys boom for the presi-
Genital nomination presented rather
healthy appearance this evening but
there was little mention of a candidate
for vice president in case Mr.. Donnelly
should be selected for first place
DONNELLY A CANDIDATE.
Until late this evening Mr. Donnelly
had not openly declared his wish to be
placed at the head of the ticket, but to-
night it was asserted ne made the de-finif g
| announcement of his candidacy He had
all along expressed a willingness to ac-
cept first place if the convention desired
he
pushing himself.
Another surprise was the presentation
| of the names of former Congressman M
w. Howard, of Alabama, for president.
| and ID. Glen Beaver, of Nebraska, for
! vice president. This combination found a
great deal of favor among the various
| delegations not controlled by Barker ana
Donnelly, and a caucus this evening,
or the Nebraska delegation, the forty-six
| votes from that state were pledged to
| Howard ana DeaVer The situation is
thus greatly complicated, making pre-
dictions for the presidential ticket mere
| guess work or
Reports made by Secretary 10 A. Par
ker, to the national committee, at its
| meeting this evening, showed that nearly
| 100 of the 1908 delegates have already ar.
rived in the city. Every state in the
Union, With the exception of Arizona,
| New Mexico, North and South Carolina
and Vermont will be represented
EXPENSES SMALL.
Secretary Parker's report lin the mat
| ter of expenses was an astonishing docu-
J ment- 1t showed that the work Of or
| ganlzins the Middle-of-the- Road conven-
| ton, which has been carried on since the
| spllt at Lincoln, on Feb. 49, has cost less
than $500. This sum. includes all the ex-
| penses OF the convention in this city, and
showed the smallest outlay of any ma
! uonal convention gifts size in the his
| tory of the committee. Beaver, of the
national committee, expressed himself as
| We'll pleased with the, record made, bur
| declared emphaticallyl he would not ac-
| cept the craftsmanship. of the national
| committee for the ensuing year
| On the matter of the platform it Is be-
| lleYcd that the declarations Will be large
| ~ on the following points: Favoring the
| initiative and referendum; government
| paper money; government ownership of
| railroads and telegraphs public owner
| ship of pubic franchises: highly re-
| strictive legislation against trusts; an
| elective judiciary of short tenure of Of.
| lice: compulsory arbitration of labor dis
| putes, and graduated income tax.
! On the expansion question it is not be-
! IleYeG- the convention Will make any ex-
| preston.
The Omaha platform will be reaffirmed
| in every respect.