St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-21
Where does Donnelly stand?

Where does Donnelly stand?
While the Alliance leaders are not
troubling themselves about the Sage of
Nlninger in the least, it is pretty GER
tain that they do not propose to allow
him to support Gov. Merriam and help
direct the Alliance campaign at the
same time. He is now state lecturer of
the Alliance, and, as such, member of
the executive committee.
He can't carry water on both Shout
derS any longer, however.
Unless he steps up like man and de-
clares that he will support Mr.. Owen
and the ticket, he will be fired from the
committee. "Any other man than Dou-
nelly would not need to 5e told what to
do in case like this" remarked
farmer yesterday, ''but he has nerve
enough to attempt to hold position in
the Alliance, and yet fight it's ticket.
But it won't go this time. He can take
his choice, support the ticket or leave
the executive board of the Alliance"
A new candidate for auditor doomed
up yesterday in Watonwan county.
His name is George Knudson, and lie
will get just four votes in the state con-
veption, and those were instructed for
him Yesterday. Mr.. Knudson has only
few honest farmers supporting his can
didacy. and that class of people don't
count in Republican conventions. The
backing of big railway corporation or
wonderfully.
The farmers are just now receiving
lots of advice and lots of cuSSing. The
following contribution from Clay county
is a clever combination Of both these
commodities:
To the Farmers Alliance: Now speak,
thou SONS of bats and mOleS, thou six
feet of dirt, thou mummies out of the
cliff caverns, speak out and save your
selves. Now is your chance to become
men. But no. you will vote your old
musty ticket and wall for two years
more. Deplorably yours.
THE WITCH.
The nomination papers of all the NOM
inees of the Alliance ticket, who have
thus far been communicated with, will
be filed with the state auditor to-day by
President Hall and Secretary Lathrop,
who have made the required affidavits.
The balance of the ticket will be placed
on record before the end of the week in
order to insure precedence over the Re-
publican state ticket as regards order in
the official or state ballot. The new
state committee of the Alliance will also
be given out before President Hall re-
turns home.
A grand Alliance ratification meeting
will be held in Minneapolis some even
ing this week, if possible, at which
Candidate Owen, w. w. Erwin and
numerous other Alliance and labor
workers will speak. This meeting will
be under the auspices of the labor
unions of the Mill City. 1t is also ex-
pected that a meeting of the same kind
will be held in st. Paul very shortly.
"What kind of tariff plank will the
Republican convention decide to go be-
fore the people with this year?" asked
well-knOwn Republican of another,
equally as prominent, yesterday at the
Merchants.
"Ithink it will be something on the
order of the one OH which Oar Hall is
running" was the answer. st will
affirm the devotion of the Republican
party to the American system OF pro-
lection and, in the same breath, call for
a reduction of the tariff to meet the
necessities of the times. To adopt any
thing else than straddle on this
question will cOmpiicate matters great
ly. ALI five of MinneSota'S present
delegation to the lower house voted for
the Mckinley bill, and will be renomi-