St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-17
he Thinks the Fight Should
Be Made for the Legis-
lature.
Democrats Will Name a Can
didate for the Senate
Against Dean.
The "Kids" Recognized by
Captain Snidep--Lamb
Chairman.

Hon. P. II. Rahilly, the nominee of
the Farmers Alliance for the office of
state auditor, yesterday declined to re-
main longer on the Alliance ticket.
The reasons which the Wabasha states
man give for this sudden change of
front simply prove that the Sage of
Nininger's schemes for the complete
disruption of the movement before
election day are working, if not entirely
to the satisfaction of Mr.. Donnelly him
self.
The main reason alleged by Mr..
Rahilly for his declination at this late
date is the ''lack of harmony" in the
organization. This is absurd OH the face
of it. Barring Messrs. Fish and DON
nelly, the Alliance organization is per-
fectly harmonious. These two men
simply represent themselves and their
masters, and their yelping would create
no stir whatever, were it not for the fact
that. they have an organ through the
medium of which they can get before
the people. In the late Alliance con-
vention. Mr.. Rahilly, then member of
the Alliance of three days standing, was
Mr.. Donnelly's main henchman on the
floor, and. indeed, it was at Mr.. Don
nelly's request that the Wabasha
granger was placed OH the ticket. 1t is
safe to say that the ''lack of harmony"
In the Alliance had nothing whatever
to do with Mr. Rabilly's declination.
''Ihe Alliance in our part of the state"
says Mr.. Rabilly further OH, ''have de-
cided to confine their work to securing
members of the legislature"
Exactly; and whose scheme is this?
MIR. D0nnelly early in the year advo-
Gated this, and it was not until the de-
Sire for independent action had grown
folly to have opposed it that
MIR. Donnelly consented to the
calling of a state convention. When
this was done. however. the eyer-ready
Sage determined to capture the nomi-
nation for governor himself, and thus
"work" the thing in Gov. Merriam's in
terests. He failed in this, and at once
commenced his warfare on the ALI
ance. He wants to run for the legiSla-
ture in Dakota county himself this
year. and still thinks the farmers fight
should be made on those lines.
How thoroughly Mr.. Rahilly is in ac-
cord with the Sage of Nininger!
Such declination as that of Mr.. Ra-
hilly can not weaken the Alliance move
ment. On the contrary, it will expose
the whole scheme of Donnelly, and i'm
pei the farmers of the state to still
greater efforts in this campaign. Mr..
Rahilly's letter, evidently written, as
was Mr.. Burlingame's. for publication
and circulation by the Republican state
committee, follows:
LAKE CITY, Mimi, Sept. IS, 1s9o.-To the
State Central Committee of the Farmers Al
lance and the Industrial Union of the State
of Minnesota-Gentlemen: First of all, per-
NIT me to thank the Alliance organization
fnrnrn rnerla fnr fhn hjoh fhatr how
conferred upon me i'll selecting me to place
on the state ticket. 1t is no mean distinction
to be thus honored by the great agricultural
and other industrial organizations of the
state Of Minnesota.
After due consideration, I feel that must
still say, as l said at the meeting of your COM
[mittee when / accepted the nomination, that
In the absence of harmony in the party
among those who should be its counselors
and leaders, l had neither the time nor
money to fritter away in making hopeless
confess. l stated fully my position to both
contending factions, and waited pa
tienIly for the outcome; time has only
convinced me that there is no peace 10
be had. There seems to be determination
to rule OF ruin, therefore have no desire to
enter into any such contest. Under the cir
cumstances and in justice to the members
of the organization in this part of the state,
am compelled 10 tender to your committee
my declination, and say cannot continue
longer TO be a candidate for state auditor on
the Alliance and Industrial Union ticket. 1t
is needless for me to say that / am in full
sympathy and have always acted III harmony
with the agricultural and industrial classes
OF the state. and during residence of thirty
five years in the state. in the capacity of q
legislator, have never lost an opportunity
to advocate their interests and defend their
rights to the best of my ability.
Owing to the unfortunate misunderstand-
ing among the leaders. the Alliance organi-
cation in this part of the state has concluded
to turn its attention to the legislative ticket,
%l,A
elected to represent its interests in the state
legislature. For these, among other reasons
Ifeel constrained to decline the honor so
generously rendered me by the convention.
Respectfully, P. Ii. RAHLLY.
The Citizens committee of 100, which
was organized for the purpose of select
ing strong delegation to represent
Ramsey county in the next Legislature,
seems to have disappeared from the
scene of action, despite all its pledges
and promises. This committee pledged
itself to support the county ticket OF the
political party indorsing the candidates
selected by it. To this was also
pledged the support of the Pioneer
Press. The Democrats, as is
well known, met and indOrsed
the Citizens senatorial ticket and a
number of the nominees for the lower
house, regardless of the politics of the
men in question. The Republican con-
vention indorsed only the Republicans
on the citizens ticket. placing Hon. Il.
F. Stevens in the field for senator
against the citizens Democratic candi-
date, Hon. c. II. Benedict. Such treat
ment has stirred up the Democrats, and
it is now proposed to place prominent
and strong Democrat in nomination
against W. B. Dean IN the district COM
posed of the Seventh and Eighth wards.
Among the names suggested for this
honor is that of Hon, A. P. Hendrick-
son. who, it is said, will accept the
nomination, in which case his election
would follow.
Blaine's reciprocity idea is to be
worked for all it is worth by the Re-
publican managers in Minnesota this
year. The strong public sentiment
which exists in all parts of the state
against the Mckinley tariff bill has been
worrying the Republican leaders ever
since the Ohio congressman first intro
duced his measure. The anti-war- tariff
feeling of the people of the state forced
Gov. Merriam to make his low-tarifl
Farmers Alliance speech last March,
and did Its full share toward making il
impossible for the July convention
to plant itself on high protective plat
form. What to do under the circum
stances Gov. Merriam did not know, ,aIC
the advice of Gen. Gordon E. Cole wa.
sought, and by him the Brilliant idea o.
making Gov. Merriam's second cam
paign Oh Estate issues" was suggested
and eventually written out in the shape