The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-04
taken thousands of subscribers, and

.sSpraeue and his gang" Spoke OF
them in not exactly affectionate
terms. He was Mower County man
whom Mr.. Donnelly discovered, CON-
missioned, and brought to the front,
supposing him to be a working farm
er. At this stage we will introduce
some of Gardeners letters. He speaks
of us as ssComrade" from the fact that
both the GREAT WEST men are u. "A.
RS and 50 is this man.
The spelling and photography las
been corrected:
WALrHAM, Mimi, Feb. 3rd, 1880.
E. w. FISH, ESQ,
1853 Wabasha st. St. Paul:
DEAR CoMRADE:-I find that Mr..
Snrague does not stand very high
with the majority of the members in
this part of the state, he is not very
well known inside the organization at
least, and outside very little indeed.
The fight will be on the insurance
(corner). A man in Mr.. Sprague's
position should be able to command
a better following than he seems to
be able to do; this fact coupled with
the fact OF his attempt to deliver the
insurance TO SCHEFFER FOR POLITE
CAL PURPOSES AND DOODLE, should be
made plain to the workers OF the
movement in time to defeat his cleo
ton, as we'll as his associates In that
transaction. l was present at the
Mower County Alliance Meeting,
January 31st, and the ques-
ton of who was eligible to repre-,
sent the Alliance at the State
Convention was brought up by Mr..
Eckford, Lecturer for the 10th Judi
cial District, who stoutly maintained
that none but practical, and opera
tive farmers could hold seat in that
body, and that means and measures
should be employed to exclude all
others from having any voice in the
matter.
l find that in my case that this is
being worked to prevent me from
representing as delegate any subor-
dinate or other Alliance, and if sue
cessful in my case will land | suppose
is intended toy bar all others in the
same position. l am more than ever
convinced that the Schefer clique is
working this move and hope to car
ry their point by this means. This
is q matter that should receive our
immediate and earnest attention.
Fraternally, A. L. GARDNER.
Now what kind of a letter was it
that brought out this letter-which
is only an "opener" for what fol-
lowed? Why here is the letter from
the G. w. Company:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feby 3rd, 1890.
A. l.. GARDNER, ESQ:
Waltham, MINI.
DEARSIR:- We are anxious to hear
from you. We trust you are labor
ing to sustain and build up a true,
loyal, sentiment throughout your
district. The rank and file of the AL
lance are unfinching in their devo-
ton to the cause. A few are ready
to sell the entire body to the highest
bidder. Such need watching. If the
delegates are only "true blue" there
is no danger. We believe the great
majority of them will be. Kindly
write often and keep us posted in
your work. DR.. Fish will be in Kas-
son the 7th and La Crescent the 9Th.
Fraternally, GREAT WEST Co.,
per A. K. FRAN.
And what did the GREAT WEST re-
ply to this man who wanted to get
to the Alliance so as to down the
'sScheffer Clique!" Here is the re-
spouse:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feby 800
A. L. GARDNER, ESQ.,:
Waltham, MINI.
DEAR COMRADE:-Yourso of the 3rd
just at hand Package of last issue
mailed with this letter. We supposed
they had Mower County solid. If it is
your opinion that you can do more
efficient work in Mower than in Fill
more, why wade in. We want a
host of loyal Alliance votes. Sprague
is not keeping his appointments.
Letters today from four places where
large audiences gathered in the even
ing, and no lecturer. Don't believe
he has been in Martin County at all,
and we sent by his order printed
hand bills to a number of points
there announcing him.,
You should join an Alliance to get
elected as an alternate. Come to con
vention. Sprague has been in St.
Paul most of the week, and | guess
he is here yet. GREAT WEST Co.,
per A. K. FRAN.
Now let us see. He tells us that
he is thoroughly satisfied that the
''other side have betrayed the trust
and have approached him for cor
rupt purposes:
WALTHAM. Mimi. Feb. 18th. 1890