St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-10
Resolution Favorable to
Doran Tabled.
Fiery Speeches by Donnelly and Nor
riSn--The Former Scores
the Saloon Men.
The FarmingtOm Picnic.

The Pennington Picnic.
Special to the Globe
PENNINGTON. Sept. 9.-Speaking OF
picnics, the Dakota county Democratic
convention, held in Music hall this morning
in this city. was picnic Of the long-green
variety. There were hundred Democrats
with anxious faces in the hall at IL
O'Clock, and in the background hung q
fringe of interested and curious Republicans
and neutralS. In front seat sat the Sage
of Nminger with a look OF confidence on
his fiorid face. Near him sat r. c. Libby.
of Hastings who wore look of determine
ton. ard indicated that he would stand by
the author of Ragnarok to the last The
nlurmur of low-pitched voices throughout
the hall foreboded a storm, and, the fact
that Mendoza and Pennington both showed
up with cOntesting delegations, made it
doubly sure that the convention would suffer
an earthquake shock before the doors
were closed. The Donnelly men were in
TIE minority, but they looked over to their
leader ever and anon with an Pll-stand-by-
you-till-the-laS t-ditch-iS-reached look on
their faces, while the anti-DOnnely faction
sat very quiet with folded arms and smiled
a SardOnc grin saYoring OF triumph and
satisfaction.
THE MERRY WAR.
At II o'clock sharp, j. F. Norrish
mounted the stage and raped the conven-
ton into silence with his bone-handled
knife. He invited the delegates to seats in
the front part of the hail and read the call
for the convention. As soon as the last
word fell from his lips he said that he
would nominate c. P. Adams, of Hastings,
to preside over the temporary organization.
AS though they had risen on the crest Of
an agitated bomb, DonnellY and
Mr. Libby arose to their feet
and yelled "Mr President" Libby
was recognized by the chair, and he
amended the motion by nominating Mr.
DOnnelly for chairman Of the convention.
and upon this Mr.. Donnelly sank back
into his seat and the announcement was
put to a vote and lost on count of 13
ayes and SO nays The same vote carried
the original motion, and Gen. Adams
climbed up on the platform. Mr.. NOrrish
introduced him to the convention with the
Endorsement that he had been a consistent
and lighting Democrat in the state for many
years.
Gen. Adams in his address urged the
members to be harmonious IN their DELHI
crations and to be Democratic. He said
they wanted Dakota county 10 roll up
majority next fall, but this could not be
done by division.
MIR. DoNNELLY's SPEECH.
Up to this time Mr.. Donnelly'S face had
reflected the emotions that were prancing
around in his bosom, and springing to his
feet with flushed cheeks and flashing eyes
he said:
Mr., President, I have a word to say in this
convention, and protest against the action
taken to-day. We held here in the city OF
Pennington the other night at go O'Clock.
+le time fixed in the call, caucus which was
overwhelmingly in my favor, and after it had
elected delegates friendly to me there was
held another caucus at IL o'clock at night in
which delegates to this convention were
elect d. and although they have no right to
DO so they are On this floor to-day. The same
action was taken in Mendoza. There the
very man who called the caucus to order
which elected my friends is here with another
voting on this floor, pretending to have been
elected by caucus held two days after
wards Now, sir, L protest against
this outrage. 1t is all well enough to talk
about harmony, but not such harmony as can
be bought with money / am here as dele
gate from Nininger, but if this convention is
run on this principle L wash my hands of it.
and an anti-monOpoly convention will be
called in this county that will bury every
mothers son of you, and this court house
ring will be shattered and these men who are
working hand in hand with P. Il. Kelly for
the interests of railroads and monopoly will
be crushed out of existence, and challenge
Mr. Norrish to take the stump and discuss
the interest of the Democratic party this fall.
If he is the loyal Democrat he claims to be, he
will accept my challenge, and l will give him
an opportunity to explain some of his tran
sactions in connection with railroads that do
not look so loyal and Democratic. want it
understood that while there are many honest
saloon men, it is notorious fact that many
of the saloon men of this county are and al
ways have been for sale to the highest bidder,
They were so two years ago, when carried
the county by LOCO majority, and they are SO
to-day.
MR.. NORRIsH'S REPLY.
This red-headed speech from the sage
brought wild cheers and inordinate stamp
ing of feet from his constituents. and it also
had the effect of bringing Mr.. NOrrish into
the arena with his hair looking toward the
ceiling and his face pale with anger born
of resentment. 1t was fully minute be-
fore he could catch his breath and get con-
troll of his tongue, but when he once started
words flowed hot and fast. Said he:
Mr.. Donnelly's challenge shall not long re-
main unanswered. 1 am ready to take the
stump with him and answer any question
that he wants to put to me. l have been a
consistent Democrat for the last twenty-five
years. and my public and private life lies
open before the people to be examined by
them and | am not ashamed OF 1t, either Mr..
Donnelly talks Of being loyal Democrat.
Wby he made speech but a few days ago
at LIE Sueur in which he referred to Hon.
Michael Doran. one of the grandest Democrats
in the state, and declared that if Doran was
nominated for the state senate he would de-
nounce him in every township in his county.
He comes into this convention and charges
US with fraud and corruption. We ought not
to stand it gentlemen, and we won't Ap-
plause and cries of ''good!" ''good!' ''give it
to him. etc.
DoNNELLY's REBUTTAL.
This retort by Mr.. Norrish gave the cul-
Einating twist to the tail OF the lion that
had been half slumbering in Mr.. Donnelly's
breast and he doomed up red and angry
again and said:
As to the charge of Mr.. Norrish as to Doran
would say that that declaration to oppose
DOrRn was made in connection with q speech
in which proved that Doran had voted per-
sisteutly on the side Of the railroads and
against the people, and 1 said he ought to be
defeated. If Nike Doran is one of the grand
est Democrats in the state, then all have to
say is God help the Democratic party of Min
nesota. Mr.. Norrish says ne is a loyal Demo-
crat Who, ask, is the pet of the Republi-
can party in this state but J. F. Norrish? He
is now holding an Office to which he was ap-
pointed by the Republican governor of Min
nesota. as state prison inspector. He is q
member of the state prison ring, which has
stolen $500, Geo out of the people of Mime
sofa. And as to his railroad record. 1 tell
Won. gentlemen, he is not loyal Democrat
He helped to saddle the old SIS, 000,000 bond
swiudle on the taxpayers. But if you want