Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-24
And Down With Washburn and
the Swind'ing Brass Kettles.

The announcement that Hon. Iynatius Don.
nelly would address the Donnelly club last
evening created great interest in political cir.
Giles, ard it early became evident that the hall
OF the club would be insufficient to contain the
crowd that would throng to hear him. Az
early as O'Clock people began to arrive, and
In less than half an hour the hall was densely
packed SO that entrance or egress was only eff
fected with difficulty. Many hundreds of peo-
pic who desired to hear EIr. Donnelly, hut
came too late, we're obliged to go away re'uc-
family, without being gratifed. The Opora
House, from Oct. LIST to election day, did rot
have vacant night, and Music hall was otht r
wise occupied last night, hence it was imro s-
slble to secure larger hall, eligibly located
AS Mr.. Donnelly' other engagements prevent
cd his giving another night to St. Paul, there
was no alternative hut to hold the meeting last
night in such quarters as cuulc. be secured.
This explanation is due the hundreds of per-
sons who were unable to gain admission to the
hall last night.
The audience numbered about so, and, in
Guiding those who remained a short time at the
door and on the steps and sidewalk outside, but
gave up their places to others, there must have
been fully LOGO people who visited the club
rooms, during the evening. They were all in.
telilgent, industrious and well-behaved citi-
Zcns who came 10 inform themselves Of the PC
litical issues OF the day. Throughout thew
listened with great interest, and were not at all
chary with their applause at every telling point
made by the speaker. Laughter and applause
greeted him all through his remarks and it is
rare that an address cf such length meets with
as close attention and as hearty 4 reception as
did that of Mr.. Donnely.
AT 1:3o o'clock, Mr. Joseph Oppcnhcim, pres
1dent OF the Donnelly club, and candidate for
the Assembly in the district composing the
First and Second wards, introduced Mr.. Dom
nelly IN a few we'll chosen remarks, assuring
members that none of the honors hereto
fore conferred upon him was more highly ap-
preciated than the pre- emit one OF introducing
to the assemblage the Hon. Ignatius Donnelly,
the next member of Congress from the Third
innesota district.
Mr.. Donnelly was received with loud an
plause. He began by expressing thanks for
the large attendance present, and the hearty
greeting he had received. He had passed over
the largest part of the district during the past
ak weeks, and if the signs Go not wofully de-
ceive us, he was convinced that victory would
perch upon our banner in November next.
(Applause,) There is q revolution in progress
a great revolution. The people are
Thoroughly aroused against the great rings that
are now infesting the State. he had never be-
fore, in all his political experience witnessed
such enthusiasm. At no meeting which he had
addressed for the past month were there not
q large number of men who had travelled ten or
fifteen miles to hear him speak, and that they
were convinced in what he had to say was evil
dcnccd by the profound interest they mani
tested in his remarks.
He had tried to conduct this canvass in a
manly, honorable way. He had spoken no un
kind word about his opponent, MIR. Washburn,
in all the many speeches he had made. His
public acts-his acts as o public man-had
been criticised, but the newspapers that had
predicted that his nomination would be the
signal for the opening of the sluice-gates OF
personal abuse against the Washburn family
had been disappointed. Had he done SO they
would have had some warrant for CONDUCTING
the canvass against him on the same principle
But nowhere had he said aught that could BIZ
construed into personal attack upon Mr.
Washburn or any of those who had supported
him. Failing in finding excuse in his act,
for personal abuse, the newspapers of this city
had turned upon him with til,
most iandlike ferocity, and were
waging all unrelenting, unjust personal warfare
against him. In this yesterday morning.
Pioneer Press lie had found column and 6
half OF two columns of abuse of hlm-mali
cious, false and despieable. He proposed tt
devote a little attention to these charges.
He was charged with constantly changing hi.
political views-that before he came to this
State he had been Democrats buchanan
Democrat-and had changed to the Republican
party just for the sake Of getting Office. The
fact was that he had never cast a vote previous
to coming to this State. Shortly after he had
arrived in Dakota county, county that was
hopelessly Democratic-hc had, without solici
tation on his part, and because the people
heard he was an anti-slavery man, been nolni.
mated for the State Senate by the Republican
party. He made the canvass knowing
that he would be beaten, aud
he auas handsomely, two to one
But he had 1mads a canvass of the county, q