St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-22
TOUCHED ON THE RAW
The Sage of Nininger Anx-
ious About His Legislative
Prospects.
Z
Would Be Pleased to GO to
the United States Sem
ate.
Detection Of Republicans in
Dakota County Not Pleas,
ant to Donnelly.
A Characteristic Answer to
the Document Of Chair
man Thomas. e

1t is evidently not pleasant prospect
that is spread out before Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly in his efforts to go to the state
legislature. caused by the bolt of the
Republican League Club of Dakota
County. The sage of Nininger thinks
that his fences are sadly in need of re-
pairs, and he takes the opportunity in
the GLOBE to pay his respects to Chair
man Thomas, of the county committee,
who is vigorously opposing the author
OF the CryptOgram in his political as
pirations. The following communica-
ton will explain itself:
To the Editor of the GLOBE.
find in your paper of yesterday long
communication in which U. M. Thomas, of
South ST. Panl, denOunces me as 1.-THE refuse
OF the Democrats" (whatever that may
mean, and refuses to give me his valuable
from Dakota county. 1 do not rise to avert
or appease his wrath, but simply to contra
dict some OF his statements which if left I'M
contradicted might injure Mr.. Merriam in
the pending canvass. l beg leave to saw
through the valuable and fair-minded col.
umns of your paper, that neither Mr. Mer.
Ram nor the Republican state central COM
mlttee, nor the chairman nor secretary of
that committee ever interfered by word
of mouth or directly or indirectly in
of Dakota county to secure nv
nomination for the house, or for any other
purpose. / was nominated on the first bal
lot without having packed single delega-
ton, or having asked single delegate to vote
Tor me. did not even know until | reached
the county convention who was appointed
delegate from my own township, Nininger.
was nominated in the same way two years
ago for the same place by the same party.
trust have not fallen SO low i'll the estima-
ton OF the people among whom l have lived
for thlrty-two years that cannot obtain a
nomination for little place like that of rep
resentative in the lower house without in
yoklng the aid of Mr.. Merriam or the state
central committee OF the Republican party, or
ANY OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.
Neither is Mr.. Thomas right in suggesting
that he was defeated for the nomination on
the Peoples ticket because he had not been
in favor Of Mr.. Merriam's nomination for
governor. He had once been In favor of
Mr. Merriam. The charge was made in the
convention that he had taken money from
the friends of Mr.. Merriam in South ST.
Paul to pay his expenses to go to the coun-
~ convention at Hastings, to vote for dele
gates III favor of Mr.. Merriam, and that he
had sold out on his arrival TO another candi-
date; and then actually laughed, as heartily
as his peculiar constitution will permit him
to laugh, over the trick he had played on the
Merriam men. l do not allege the truth of
this charge, for personally l know nothing
about it; but do know that it was banded
about and believed at the Peoples county
convention; and that it did not tend to en-
dear Mr.. Thomas TO honorable men of any
faction, who hate traitor and despise3 a
bribe-taker. But Mr.. Thomas was not NOM
mated, and he is disgruntled; and he vents
his wrath ON me. / was unfortunate
enough, years ago, in q moment of
vivacity. in the Anti-Monopolist, to
say that U. NJ. Thomas stood
lation seemed, in the public Judgment TO ut
so exactly into the interstices of Mr.
Thomas character: that il has stuck to him
ever since like wood-tick. And not few
worthy people believe that it was his balp-
turbed towards his affectionate godfather.
and he is determined that -,l
Unjust BE BURIED POLITICALLY. --
/ beg leave further to say that Mr.. {. M.
Thomas statement that MIR. Merriam has
promised me his support for United States
senator and railroad commissioner, or either
of them, is not true; nor is there a shadow of
foundation for the assertion: it is elaborated
for his own diSingenuous brain: 1t is lie,
three feet wide TO the yard, and all wind.
Mr. Merriam has made no promises of any
place to any one: and that fact is well under
stood Dy all intelligent men, As to the rail-
road commissiOnership, l would not take
it if it were offered me; and as TO
no idea that it will be offered to me. There
is, however, no law on the statute book, so
far as l can ascertain, which declares that
the members of the legislature shall not
elect me senator if they see fit: and beg
leave to assure Mr.. Thomas that IL they do
see fit, | shall accept the Office with an alac-
rity that will make his honest head swim
And 1 would further suggest that he is I'M
wise in making the point against me that
am likely to be elected United States senator
- al tod tn ha la %
good people of Dakota county once get it
into their heads that there is chance for
them TO capture the United States senator
ship away from Washington county, they
will vote for me to the last man-Democrats
and Republicans They would consider it a
bigger pride than the reform school. They
would feel that if they had the United States
senatorship in one end of the county it would
make up for having Z. NJ. Thomas
IN THE OTHER END.
In fact, could very properly urge it upon
the legislature that the great Godgigen law
of compensation which runs through the
universe demanded my election. II thank
thee Jew, for teaching me that word"
And. on the other hand, Mr.. Thomas should
not forget that even if the railroad COM
panies buy up scoundrels enough in the
county to defeat my reelection to the house,
that does not by any means end my chances
for the United states senatorship. !! am still
myself with all that the word implies The
legislature would recognize the fact that
had been sacrificed by the corporations and
their tools because | had labored to defend
the rights and interests of the people;
and, as they had lost my valuable services
in the house, they would insist upon having
them in the United States senate, to fight
in larger arena the men who had
dereated me in a smaller one. As to the
charge made by Mr.. Thomas that have be-
trayed the Farm and LABOR party by being
Withdrawn by the state central committee as
their candidate for governor, l would only
say that / made months canvass of the
state i'm behalf of the party. at a cost to my.
self of $3.50, and that all the casn raised by
the committee for the rest OF the campaign
was SIC. Now might make yeay efficient
canvass of Mr.. Thomas with that sum- but it
was hardly large enough to cover months
contest in the seventy counties OF the great
state of Minnesota. But enough. Mr..
Thomas has ''shot his FOOLS bolt'-let it fall.
There are men who are like bees-they can
only use their stings at the cost of their lives.
Mr.. Thomas uHjustifiable attack on Mr.. Mer..
riam has closed his contemplate political
career l am very respectfully yours. Fl
IGNATIUs DoNNELLY.
Ada, Mimi, Oct. 10. 1888. 70