St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03
Tgnatius Donnelly Talks About the Con-
ference and the Convention to be
Held Sept. 23.
.. Washington Sprague Thinks the Farm
ers' Alliance Committee Will Indorse
the Address.
Isaac Staples of saltwater Declines
to Be the Democratic Congress
sional Candidate.
The Republican Revolution Against
Lovely Still Growing--Mt
Whites Strength.
Old Senator sawyer Likely to be Laid
Out by Bill Price in the State
of Wisconsin.
The Day AFTER the Conference.

IgnatiuS DOnnelly, the chief mover In the
proposed third party movement, smiled on
all who came near him at the Merchants
yesterday. He SAID, referring to the con-
ference of the members of the Farmers ALL
ance and the Knights of Labor, that there
was no disposition on his part to start new
party and such third political organization
would not be started unless each of the
other parties in convention assembled gave
its declaration of principle the cold shout
der In that event third party would be
started, he said. 1t was his opinion that
even if the desired principles were incor-
pOrated in the state platforms OF one or both
of the parties that the nominees would have
TO be acceptable to the advocates of third
party before either ticket could be Endorsed.
Such combination being rare, he thought
that the farmers and toilers generally
would hold a convention on Sept. %,
when they would select candidates
from the two tickets already
in the feld, and thus make up ticket OF
their own. He made no bones about say
ing that the ticket thus selected would be
elected
He said there was no difference of opin-
ion among the officers of the Farmers ALL
anee anent the attitude of the conference,
and thought that everything would be
harmoniZed before the next meeting OF the
jOlnt committee. He expressed the opinion
that the Republican nomination for gov
ernOr was between Gov. Gilman, McGl1
and Strait, III the order of their naming.
In case the latter was nominated. he said,
there was no doubt about his defeat. as he
STYLED him the worst political corruptiOnist
in Minnesota. The latter. he said, was
politician and would encounter the opposl-
ton of the farmers.
IT WILL BE SETTLED.
G. W. Sprague, president of the Farmers
alliance. said that the misunderstanding
that existed between himself and DOnnelly
as to the powers OF the committee appointed
TO confer with the Knights of Labor would
be settled by meeting of the members OF
the executive committee, which would be
held in St. Paul on Sept. 10. At that
meeting the conference committee would
make its report, which would be acted upon
and a conclusion reached. He had no doubt,
che said, that the declaration of principles
as set forth by the joint conference commit
tee would be adopted and Endorsed by the
executive committee, as the declaration
contained no feature or idea that was not
Incorporated in the last platform of the
Farmers alliance. By this arrangement.
he claimed, the committee would not eX-
derstood them, and further proceedings
would be considered later in the day.
Mai. Strait, the Republican congressman
from Shakopee, reaffirmed his oft repeated
assertion that he was not in the race for
governor and had so asserted himself on
every occasion. Asked what he thought of
the conference of members of the Farmers
alliance and Knights of Labor, he replied
that the farmers would cut prominent fig
ure in the state campaign. as they deserved
TO do. and the same statement could be
made of the Knights of Labor, but when
they started out under the leadership OF Ig-
natius DonnelIy he could not understand
how the movement could amount to any
thing, as DOnnelly was sufficient to neu-
traliZe the good effects OF the farmers and
laboring men generally. He did not hest
tate to say that the movement as engineered
bv the sage of Nininger, would not cut
much of a figure in the coming state cam
paign and would not endanger the chances
of any of the Republican candidates for
state offices.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Gov. Gilman walked about the corridors OF
the hotel and talked long and earnestly with
his friends and political workers. He had
nothing to say about the conference or the
results of that meeting-being polite man
he refused to commit himself on the subject.
He labors under the idea that his chances for
the republican nomination are among the
best, and proposes to excite no new opposi-
ton.
Dr. Howes, ex-member of the legislature,
from Braiuerd. said that the conference under
Donnelly's leadership would not amount to
much or cut much of a figure in the coming
canvass He thought that everybody under
stood Donnelly, and, while acknowledging his
mental attachments, knew that he was always
-scNTT1 o.fAnr lld n "a
accomplished any great political result
NJ Doran, chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, said he did not borrow
troubles political or otherwise and did not
worry over the conduct of the members con
shutting the local conference. In his opinion
after the results of the conference were
known. they would excite little or no surprise
or comment.