St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-30
The SAGE'S FINE HAND
Writes the Signature Igna-
thus D0nnelly to a Remark
able Document,
In Which He Modestly Asks
to Be Named for Ppesi-
dent.
Dire Disasters for the Alli-
anee in Case Another is
Chosen.
What the Organization May
Expect Unless Donnelly
Rules.

II lave decided, putting all modesty
aside, to present to You my own name
for the office Of president"
The sentence quoted above is taken
from circular letter. which has, dur
ing the past week, been mailed 10 AL
lance men everywhere in the state by
10 less a parsonage than Ignatius Dom
nelly. i he letter, which will be found
i'll full below, is devoted partly to de-
Tense of his actions during the early
part Of the late campaign and partly to
an elaborate statement of the reason why
he, IAN honest man. should be chosen
president at The coming annual meet
ing. The powerful rings OF St. Paul
and Minneapolis are roasted in the
sage's characteristic style, and the init
nation is boldly made that it will not be
safe for the Alliance TO elect any one
Dther than himself to the office of presl-
dent; for. says Mr.. Donneily, ''if the
president of the Alliance is a weak or
foolish man he VIII fall into the hands
Of the powerful rings and cliQueS Of St.
Paul ard Minneapolis, who will befuol
MIN to the top of his bent. If he is not
desperately in earnest he will be led to
support half-hearted measures, which
will not satisfy The people, but will ruin
The Alliance"
Mi. Donneiiy closes his communica-
lion with the statement that he does
not seek the office tor the purpose of
crushing any supposed enemies; he is
very anxious for harmony now. and
does not desire 10 hear ANYTHING about
the disSensiOnS which cost the Alliance
the governOrShip. Will all the other
members Of the Alliance be So forgiv-
Ing, considering the fact that Mr. Don
nelly and his paper, the Great West,
hid all in their power to discredit the
Alliance campaign committee, as well
as nearly every man who was heartily
supporting Mr.. Owen IN the early part
Of the campaign.
"Will Donnelly be able to control the
annual meeting of the Aliance?' was
The question asked of one of the Ali
anee leaders yesterday afternoon.
No sir, was the answer, Il am glad Don
nelly sent out This letter, for it will be sure
to give US full meeting, and l can imagine
no combination of circumstances which
could land him in the chair of the president
Oh the Alliance. The fact is, something was
needed 10 stir up the interest OF the farmers
and cause them to incur the expense of at
tending third meeting this year l have
fought Donneliy and Donnellyism in the Al
lance for five years, and l shall go back
h.
the election OF Donnelly as president could
happen the Alliance, and | cannot believe
that such a thing is likely to happen. | be-
IleYe that had it not been for Donnellv and
his! his newspaper v spa organ sydney NJ. Owen would
now be the governor elect of this state
The Sage of Nininger has never been
accused of being an modest man, aud he
mas put 1t well III saying that he had
decided to cast all mUdesty aside. He
not only wants the presidency himself.
but he is going to demand that his man
DR.. Fish, " the Great West, be elected
secretary. As an Alliance man well
stated it yester, ay, ''Donnelly's letter
is notice to the Alliance that he de-
mandS absolute control of the organiZa-
ton and will be satisfied with nothing
less
The full text of this most remarkable
letter, which is signed by Ignatius Don
nelly, follows.
The DOnneiIy Circular.
I will be much oil liged if YOU will read this
letter to your sub Alliance at its next meet
ing. If Il meeting has not already been called
please see that notice is given. and one held
in time to elect a delegate to the State Ali
ance meeting Dec. so, 1880. ! desire to
present what | have to say directly 10 the
members OF the Alliance; and l will cheer
fully submit myself to such action as they
NAV see fit to take
IN the first lace, beg leave 10 express my
sincere regrets for the defeat of Mr.. owen
and the remainder of our Alliance state
ticket with the exception of Mr. Bierman
dld all III my power for the success of the
ticket, making thiTty-one speeches in its
favor in the counties of Blue Earth, Rice
Steele, Mower. OlmSted and Dakota. | should
have done even more. but great part of nv
time was taken I'D by the fierce fight had
to make i'll my own county, 10 secure place
IN the state senate. promised the State AL
lance, at Is July session, that / would
try to get into the legislature TO
help put their principles on The statute
books. have succeeded, aftera severe CON
test, by large majority. singie-handed
against both The old parties. We gave Mr.
owen 2l5 more votes, in Dakota county,
than were given to Gov. Merriam-this being
the only county in this section of the state in
which Mr. Owen ran ahead of the Repub-
lcan candidate. The vote stood: owen
1.036; Merriam. 81: Wilson, 1853 Da-
Cleveland carried it two years ago by us
majority, in n total vote of about 1000
| mention these facts because it was
charged against me ut both the state Alliance
conventions held this year that intended
to sell out the Alliance 10 Gov. Merriam if
elected president of the Alliance or if nom
mated for governor. The results in Dakota
county are Il sufficient answer to all such
charges.
l congratulate the sub-Alliances upon the
substantial victory the Alliance has gained
in securing the large representation and the
balance OF power in the house and senate.
But the battle we have just fought is
mere skirmish compared with that which is
TO follow III The coming session of the leg