St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-17
STATE POLITICS.
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Special Correspondence to the Globe.l
MANANNAN, Oct. 14.-Manannah was
treated this evening to one of the Hon. Ig-
natius Donnelly's campaign speeches. The
meeting was called to order by Chas. Staples,
Esq, who nominated G. B. Clarke, Esq, as
chairman. Mr.. Clarke introduced Mr.. DON
nelly, candidate for congress from this dis
trict, who spoke for about two and one-half
hours. The meeting was held in the village
school house, which was completely packed
by farmers from ali over the county. Every
seat was filed, chairs were brought in and
soon filled, and all standing room filled and
many standing on the outside at the win
dOws. Mr.. Donnelly's speech was received
with loud and repeated applause, showing
conclusively that all the farmers
present were strong and enthusiastic
supporters of him. 1t was stated
after the meeting that there was
not supporter of Major Strait in the meet
ing. After Mr.. Donuelly had spoken for
about half al, hour. two or three threshingcrews
arrived and a more Thoroughly packed house
never saw. 1 met gentleman from Will
mar, he said: ''Mr. Donnelly is making
friends every day, and have made ten bets
of $1,000 each that he will be elected.p He
said there was no doubt but that Mr., DON
nelly would carry Kaudiyohi county,a county
Mr.. Donnelly did not expect to carry but did
expect to reduce Major Straits majority to
about 400 or 500. also met this morning
at Grove City, commercial traveller that had
just come from Goodhue county, and l
ioc i'm ka hol
talk about the congressional fight
in that county and he said everybody was
talking it all the time and that the general
opinion was that Mr. Donnelly would carry
that county, county that Garfield received
$500 majority in. Major Strait is whipped
man and from his actions it is plain to see
that he has found it out. The best evidence
that he is whipped man is the fact of his
| throwing mud at Mr.. Donnelly through the
Iforlter Press and getting his speechmakers
to also throw mud and scandalize Mr.. Don
nelly wherever they speak: When the peo-
pie turn out to hear his men
speak they expect to hear the political issues
discussed, as they are advertised to do, but
when they hear nothing but a personal TRADE
on Mr.. DOnnelly's character they go away
and declare in favor of Mr.. Donnelly. 1t
was told me to-day that when one of Major
Straits meu spoke for him at Litchfield he
made low tariff speech at the fair grounds
and high tariff speech at the hall in the
evening; evidently trying to catch the far
mers with his low tariff doctrine at the fair
grounds and also to catch the business men
at the hall with his high tariff argument, but
it happened that good many
farmers attended the meeting in the even
ing. aud they said: you can't catch us that
way general"
There viii be large vote cast in this Sec
ton for Butler and West. Old Ben's vote
will surprise good many people in Mime
sofa. There is general breaking up of old
party lines, and if the Republicans think
that Minnesota is to continue among the
undisputed Republican states they viii find
themselves mistaken. The Scandinavians,
who made it Republican, are breaking loose
in all directions. They can't 60 wheat at
fifty cents a bushel and the protective
tariff.
Mr. Donnelly's friends tell him he will
surely carry Meeker county by a large major
ity. He carried it against Washburn in 1878
and the feeling now is much more favorable
to him than it was then.