St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-17
poNXELLY AT HIS DINNER
Pretty Sore at AmeS, But Will Not
Abuse pzitm--PredictiOnsA About the
Joint Meeting on Sept. %.


Joint Meeting on Sept. %.
A GLOBE reporter rode down from ST.
Paul to Hastings in dining-car
with Ignatius Donnelly, and the sage-in-
spred by the aroma of the good meal set
before him-Was inclined to be quite COM
municative Mr.. Donnelly'S superabund-
ance of avoirdupoiS is not to be wondered
at. At least one would cease to wonder if
one could see him eat his dinner What
ever there may be to disturb his serenity in
the political fightSiin which he is engaged.
there is certainly nothing that affects his
appetite or his powers of digestion.
MI D0nnelly is in happy mood when at
dinner and he shows his fondness for the
good things of this life. His eyes twinkle
with suppressed delight; a pleasant smile
OVerSpreadS his cOuntenance, travelling
from ear to ear, and he looks fondly and
approvingly at the ViandS before him, even
as mother upon laughing child. Mr..
DOnnelly'S dinner yesterday consisted of
soup, fish, a piece of roast. chicken pie,
three kinds of vegetables, apple dumping,
ice cream, watermelon, cup of tea and
two or three glasses of water. He did
ample Justice to it and the waiter had
nothing to remove except the bare dishes.
managed to talk about politics.
81 am personally friendly to Doc Ames," he
began. ''but do not approve of the may he
has sold himself out to the bosses. l shall not
abuse him, but do not propose to support
him. I do not propose to take the stump
against him nor make any fight against him,
but l shall not make any effort to influence
any Of my friends or the farmers i'll his favor.
AmeS has made great mistake, and he will
realize il. He cannot draw any strength from
the farmers. Some time ago Ames came to-
my room at the Merchants hotel at st. Paul
and asked me if [ would take the stump for
him if he for governor. l told him under
what conditions would agree to do so. The
fundamental principle was that he
was to declare against bosslsm and
insist that Doran should not again
be chairman Of the state central
committee. He gave assent, and said he
would not run if I did not canvass for him,
but he has failed to live up to the agree
meEt. And man who leaves his friends to
fly into the arms of his enemies in sucn
crisis gains nothing by it.
COULD HAVE HELPED TO VICTORY.
am not d candidate for any Office and do
not want anything for myself but 1 could
have helped the Democratic party to
victory. | believe L could have
done great deal. There are 10000 votes in
the state which would have gone to Ames
under favorable conditions. But he has
thrown away the opportunity. If he had
stood out against Kelly, as ne said he would
co, and made an issue of it in the convention,
he would have won. Kelly could not have
controlled the delegates against Ames for
governor, and therefore the latter
had nothing to fear. I am not
in a position to say what the joint
meeting of the Farmers alliance and the
Knights of Labor in St. Paul. on the 23d inst,
will do. L am sure, though, that they will
not put another ticket in the field.
There is no room for that now, no chance to
make a successful campaign. If the Repub-
licans would put up acceptable ticket,
they might indorSe that, but l can only speak
for myself. 1 do not undertake to
fOrestall. their action. If the
Republican convention should nominate
Gibbs, he would be Endorsed by the Farmers
alliance and heartily supported by the farm
ers. They might, also, indorSe McGill. if he
should be the nominee, but this is doubtful.
Gilman do not believe they
would indorse. The manner in
which Kelly and the convention excluded
me will be resented by the farmers. l was
the accredited representative of the Farmers
alliance, with instructions to present their
resolutions 10 the convention, and the insult
will be considered as aimed at the Farmers
alliance and the farmers. and not as per-
sOnal thrust at me. Mr.. McGaughey and
will present these Knights of Labor and
Farmers alliance resolutions to the Republi-
can state convention. If they are accepted
and Incorporated bodily in the platform, and
the nominee for goveTnor-be he Gibbs, Nc
Gill or Giman-will pledge himself to carry
them out literally, the alliance and the
Knights OF Labor will undoubtedly indorse
and support that ticket But if this is not
done by the convention 1 cannot say what
the joint meeting will do. Strait would not
be supported by the farmers or the alliance
under any circumstance. He is a noted cor
ruptionist. Even if Gibbs-who is really the
choice of the farmers of the Republican can
didates named-should be nominated, and the
Knights of Labor should iudorse him, would
not take the stump and make a canvass /
am tired Of politics and am going to engage
in more congenial and pleasant pursuit.
the completion Of my book.