New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-16
Political Points.

Considerable interest no doubt will
centre in these parts on the convention
of farmers, which meets at Kasota next
Friday. The purpose of this gathering
is the organization Of the district on
the Alliance order and the nomination
of a farmers candidate for congress.
Just who the man is to be, who will ac-
cept of the Alliances offer, is difficult to
imagine. The candidates for the honor
are not lying around loose. In fact
there are none Of them. They are
scarcer than is generally the case on
such an occasion, and in view of this
predicament, it might be suggested that
the farmers would do well to secure
pledges from the Republican party by
endorsing its candidate. This at first
might seem curious advice, but not so
at second thought. The nominee of the
latter will be elected at all events.
Would it not be better therefore to get
promises from him, than to risk all on
one, who will surely fail of an election?
And what is it going to profit the
farmers of this district to put up a can
didate for congress anyhow? If they
nominate anybody it must be someone
who at one time or another affiliated
with either of the old parties. If a
Democrat, he will call himself an Al
lance man, but at heart he will be a
Democrat still; if Republican, he may
act in thorough unison With the Ali
ance's motives for time, but in crisis
he would still be true to his old love.
The preference for this or chat old party
dies not SO soon within man, and the
newness of the Alliance organization
makes it almost impossible to find a
person who would be for the Alliance
at all times and on all measures. But
supposing that such one could be
elected to Congress, what would he
amount to? Representing alone the in
terests of one class of people or laborers,
his efforts to help those, who placed
him in his position, would fall hopeless
ly to the ground. A glance at the con-
gressional records will prove this. With
congress run as it is at present, it is the
man who has the experience in legisla-
ton, that succeeds in securing it; it is
the man who, as party man, can Sc
cure the help of party leaders that can
do the most good. The Congressman,
who cannot or is not in position to do
this, is, in these days of party rule, a
mere stick.
Hennepin County Republicans have
held their convention. AS was expect.
ed, the squabble over the census told IN
the gathering, and She forty-tiye dele
gates go prepared to use all honorable
or dishonorable means to defeat Mer-
riam. This will have the effect of put
ting quietus to the Haugen boom, and
Merriam will have chance to stand by
his friends from outside the cities. If
he does, he may rest assured that the
state will back him. If he fails and
proves untrue TO those who have helped
to elect him, the country districts could
hardly have better opportunity to
show their hand
lti sly (2) game that Minneapolis
would spring on the politics of the
state. Her delegates are anti-Merrianl
with instructions to vote as a unit.
Knowing that Minneapolis man could
not be elected. and hating to see ST.
Paul man horored with nomination, the
leading politicians of the Flour City
have hit on scheme whereby the name
OF hnute Nelson is to be sprung on the
convention in order to draw to the
country representations. This has the
appearance Of a very shrewd move to
the Minneapolis leaders, but they should
remember that, while the country dis
trlcts are known to have a good deal
Of respect for the Fifth district politi-
clan, they are not SO far taken up with
his abilities as to care about making him
governor, just to please Minneapolis.
No. the scheme won't work.
The Donnelly-Fish leaven has partly
done its work. The Marshall County
Farmers Alliance has instructed its
delegates for that political mountebank.
Donnelly, for governor.