St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-12
DONNELLY DEFEATED
In His Effort to Get Hold Of
Alliance Campaign
Machinery.
The Sage Unburdens Himself
Of One Of His Character
iStic Roasts.
Minnesota Veterans Hold
Their Annual Reunions
and Elections.
A Chapter Of Accidents Illus
tPateS the Need of
Ambulanees.

From time to time the efforts of Ig-
Mathis DonneIly to gain possession of
the Farmers Alliance organization have
been detailed in the daily papers of this
city, to which Mr.. Donnelly has offered
denial after denial. At last. however, the
most convincing proof of these charges
is at hand. When Mr. Donnelly had sue
ceeded in forcing poor, old John Lathrop
to resign the secretaryship of the AL
lance he made two very characteristic
demands of the Alliance officers, one of
which he knew could ne7er be granted
for lack of authority, and the other be-
cause OF reasons too obvious and plain
to need mentioning at this time. These
demands were:
First-That DR.. Fish be made secre-
tary of the Alliance.
Secondhand a new campaign COM
mittee be appointed with hint Donnelly)
as chairman to work in conjunction with
the present one.
When the first of these propositions
was made to the executive committee,
every member SMILED, and said: mo
Fish in ours, if you please"
The second proposition was
physical impcssibility, as MIR. Donnelly
we'll knew, fer the alliance campaign
committee was appointed in pursuance
OF resolution passed at the state con-
vention OF the alliance, and President
hall could not appoint new committee
ii he woulr. Since these demands were
refused Mr.. Donnelly has not
shown up at meetings of the
executive committee. At the meeting
OF this committee held yesterday morn
ing motion was passed turning over
all moneys of the Alliance to the cam
palgn committee.
Mr.. Donnelly now has chance to
KICK over the traces and come out
openly for Gov. Merriam. How long
will it take him to do it?
John LathrOp, eX-Secretary of the AL
lance, being asked as to Mr.. Donnelly's
statements regarding him, published in
morning paper of this city yesterday,
said:
Since Mr. Donnelly has broken his parole
of honor, l don't mind telling you what
passed in the executive committee in relation
to my resignation. Mr.. Donnelly said: 'If
you will resign will draw up resolution
stating that no member of the executive
committee believed that you ever intended
to do anything wrong. That we never thought
that there was any dishonesty con-
nected with your duties as secretary"
j said: Mr.. Donnelly, do you believe such
a resolution would be true?' He said he did
That he never believed that had wilfully
m1sappropriated any money. said: Mr.,
Donnelly, such resolution would be either
true or false. If true, if you are an honest
man, you will say SO whether l resign or not.
II 1t is not true, and you certify to it, it is
lle- Ii true you are a liar if you do
not say SO. Take whichever horn of this
dilemma you choose. If you believe that
am honest and still try to blacken my char
acter, you are liar, and you know it,
When met Mr.. Donnelly and had the ten
minutes talk with him we were alone. Mr.
Donnlley did say Il will have you arrested"
He was scared, and is yet He is the biggest
coward and poltroon 1 ever met 500 -