St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-28
MINNESOTA POLITICS.
D,nneury's Bird Island r ally.

special correspondence OF the GloDe.
BIRD ISLAND, Oct 24.-The largest and
most enthusiastic political meeting ever held
in Bird Island was held this evening in the
school house hall.
The meeting was called to order by ]. S.
Bowler, when Hon. J. NJ. Bowler was elected
chairman,
Mr.. Bowler then introduced the speaker,
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, candidate for con-
gress from this district, by saying: "Fellow
citizens, thank you for the honor you have
conferred upon me. I have been out of pol
tiles for a number of years, and have not
kept myself posted in regard to political af-
fairs as much as ought. I came here with
the intention also of not taking any part in
politics, but have head so
much vituperation and SANDER
against gentleman that l have known sc
long, so intimately and so favorahly, that
feel like taking off my coat and going to
work for him. / will not occupy your time
by making speech but will introduce to you
the Hon. Ignatius DonneIy." Loud ap-
plause.
Mr.. Donnelly arose and stepped to the
stand amid loud and continued applause
Mr.. Donnelly spoke for over two hours being
repeatedly interrupted by loud applause.
The Bird Island newspaper was handed
Mr.. Donnelly containing Sian derous article
telling the people how many thousand dollars
Mr.. Donnelly had received of the people,
money during his public career, and that the
cause of his being poor man now is due to
the fact that he Donnelly) must be spend
thrift, poor fnancier, and ought not to be
elected; that if ne can't manage
his own business successfully, he
certainly can not other peoples. Mr..
Donnelly commenced his speech by explod-
ing every word of the article, showing to the
satisfaction of all present that the article is
false in every particular; during bis COM
ments upon the article he was repeatedly in
terrupted by loud applause. The repeated
applause would indicate that the editor is not
very popular man in Bird Island or that
the people did not believe the charges con-
tanned therein.
Many farmers were present, some coming
many miles, and in conversation with some
of them after the meeting, find that the
farmers in this part of the country are almost
unanimous in their support of Mr.. Donnelly.
The farmers have come to the conclusion
that if they expect to free themselves from
the grip of the monopolies they
must send a farmer to congress,
instead of man that has always been in
favor of monopoies. / find two or three
men in this town that claim Major Strait will
carry the district by two thousand majority.
They know better how the district is going
this fall than the major does himself, at least
they think so, for all he claimed in Monte
video few days ago was eleven hundred
majority. A gentleman that is supporting
the major in Renville told me to-day that he
thought Mr.. Donnelly would carry the dis
trict, but ne would support the major never
theless. He is an honest man and stated his
honest convictions. / say Mr.. Donnelly will
carry the district by not less than fifteen
hundred majority. 1 have been in some
thing like forty-fve towns in the district, and
have talked with men from other towns and
/ come to this conclusion from what l have
seen and heard.
At the close of the meeting the editor of the
Union tried to reply to Mr.. Donnelly. but
bowls and Kisses went up from the whole
audience, and the people withdrew with
cheers for Donnelly, leaving the editor alone
in the room trying to collect his scattered
faculties, the picture of woe and detection,
looking like the famous bull after he tried to
stop railroad train.
Mr.. Donnelly's letters from all parts Of the
district are of the most fattering character.
Victory is certain If his supporters only look
after his cause ON election day at the polls.
The majors dirty and abusive canvass is re-
acting against him, and Mr.. Donnelly's suits
against the Pioneer Press are helping him
greatly. Mr.. Donnelly is in earnest, and
proposes TO devote the next year to making
it lively for that infamous sheet.