Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1889-04-25
THE ALLIANCE AND POLITICS

About eight or nine months ago A. V.
yanDoren, who travels over the territory
lecturing and organizing alliances, was in
the PRESS office. He told us great deal
of the merits Of the alliance and how, If
properly worked, il would result In
placing every farme. in the territory on
his feet financially. As itgrew in strength
1t would eventually control its own market,
own its own elevators and weuld not be
run over by any combination on earth.
This was all beautiful to contemplate and
large proportion Of those who joined
the alliance thought it would only be too
good thing if it would accomplish one
fourth of such possibilities. But, and
here Mr. VanDoren raised one finger and
his face assumed a sudden ana startling
expression of intense seriousness, while
in a stage whisper he said sit must keep
oit of politics" We met VanDorer's gaze
without flInching-not even grin. Sub
sequently it became the understanding
that all the alliance wished was that the
Republican party put up an alliance man
for the Legislature, so that laws would
surely be enacted for the special benefit of
the farmers.
The Republicans accordingly took up
j. A. Woolbiser, a Republican and alliance
man, and nominated him for the legisla-
ture. YanDoren goes to Faulk county
after this is done and organizes two bv
s., al hng IT. q
Faulk county nominated to run against
Woo!hiser, and, SO far as possible, had
Woolhiser's throat cut. He was ably as
sisted by other prominent alliance and
union labor men, as an examination of
last falls vote in alliance and union labor
townships will show.
Last Friday and Saturday VanDoren, J.
o. Dean and r. +. Sedan visited st.
Lawrence and Miller and endeayored to
pursuade the members of the Republican
central committee as well as the district
committeeman, to have non partisan con-
yentions called. In short Mr.. VanDoren
was here, whether self-appointed or
otherv Use, to make combinations on be-
half OF the alliance with any party that
was favorable to having one of the above
named famous tri- umyirate nominated as
delegate to Sioux Falls,
The Republican committee, composed
largely of alliance men too, notided the
VanDoren committee that they had already
arranged for a Republican convention and
that they had no authority from the party
they resresent TO enter into combinations
with other parties. stating further that if,
however alliance men were duly selected
at Republican caucuses, and alliance men
! were regularly nominated as delegates the
committee would do all in its power to
elect them. This was fair and manly
statement. but Dean, yanDorcn, Sedan
& Co. were not pleased. and as result
we have been informed a nom partisan
convention call is to be issued this week
signed by the above three union laborites
and 4 Woolhiser.
Our readers are acquainted with these
, Old ex-Republicans and We do not have
| to make any comments on their innumer-
able attempts and failures to secure Office
in this county. They will never get ovei
it this side of the grave. As TO Mr., Wool
hiser we must say, in the face of past
events, it amazes and puzzles one why he
! should lock arms with Dean, Sedan and
| VanDoren.
| 1t is just such politicians who will event.
ually do up the alliance unless they are
/ effectually sat down on, as the Republi.
cans have already done.