St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-30

II ~ Pe jority of the sub
l. Lz.sos s1des of 1 The
NHUTs Ne state, leaving
the executive committee of the organ
ization no other alternative. Under
these circumstances the attempts
of certain corporation newspapers ana
political bosses to dscredit this move
ment in advance will avail nothing, ana
the continual flood of abuse and Vltupef,
alton poured out upon the devoted
heads of certain, prominent leaders IN
the movement, as well as upon the
cause in general, will and can nave DuG
one effect. and that is to strengthen ana
encourage the dissatisfied, miSused and
doWn-trodden agriculturists OF the state
to persist in their course. Abuse never
yet helped any mans cause, and
if the Republican leaders and
bosses of Minnesota think that they
can break down the independent, tariff
reform movement of the farmers this
year by predicting that 1.-the convention
will be a failure, or that -''Mr. Don
nelly's plan of combining the fight solely
to securing the legislature will be
adopted and no candidate named"
they will be grievously disappointed IN
the outcome of the convention.
There will be no compromise with
DOnneliyiSm in this coming convention,
simply because he represents Gov
Merriam, and Gov. Merriam cannot Sc
cure either the Endorsement of the al
lance or the votes OF the farmers
it represents. MIR. Donnelly Will, OF
course, he on hand and will have many
supporters in the convention, but that
he and his faction will be outnumbered
two to one there is not the least pos
sible doubt. ''DOnnelly's programme,
remarked an alliance leader yesterday,
sis to prevent nomination for governor
being made, and if he sees he cannot
do this | should not b at all surprised
if he attempted to bolt the convention,
especially if he finds that he has any
considerable number of supporters in
the body. | was Informed yes
terday that Gov. Merriam told
friend last week that he
wasn't the least bit bothered
about a renomination-the election is
the thing that is troubling him. In fact
the governor intimated pretty strongly
that he wouldn't care for the nomina-
ton if the farmers made an Independ-
ent nomination, and might possibly de-
cline it,"
But who will be selected to lead the
farmers in their onslaught against the
| political corruptioniSts who have held
such complete sway in Minnesota for a
| third of a century?
To this Question there can be but one
answer-Knute Nelson, if he will have
| it. Gov. Merriam feels confident that
| Mr.. Nelson will not accept, but little
| history of the local alliance movement
| in Nelson's own county may show that
| this confidence has hardly the bottom it
ought to have. Knute Nelson belongs
| to local alliance in Douglas county.
| and for long time has attended its
meetings and made numerous speeches
to its members. He owns farm, and
is therefore entitled to be a member of
the organization. In this connection
an interview had with member Of the
last legislature, who is also an alliance
man, may not be uninteresting. The
reporter had expressed doubt about
Mr.. Nelson accepting the nomination
of the farmers, and the granger
opened up:
"You can depend upon it that knute
Nelson is not tagging around after the
| Farmers alliance for nothing" he said.
II believe he joined the alliance simply
for the purpose of being in position to
Jump Into a Fight
of this kind whenever certain corpora
ton may deem it best for its interests
that he should. But can tell you that
Knute Nelson will not do for the
alliance candidate this year. He is
Just as acceptable to the Mirneap oils
wheat rings as is the present incum-
bent, for he believes in bonded ware
houses, and we are against this scheme
! think orr N thic
| fight because we are opposed to Gov.
Merriam. This is not the case. We are
against any administration that favors
monopolies. The people used to say
that we were for Schetfer. but we were
not. 1t was because of the principles
| he held that we favored, and when he
! fOrSook them we shook him."
But this is the talk of but one man OF
the five or six hundred who will sit i'll
the alliance convention as delegates,
and if when the time comes the officers
of the organization can announce that
| Mr.. Nelson will accept the nomination
il given him, there is little doubt it will
be given him by reclamation, in spite OF
the emphatic protests sure to DE entered
by Gen. Barrett, Hon. Charles Canning,
and other leaders who Nelson went back
| on so ShameleSSly in the campaign of
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the farmers place Nelson in the field it
will be with the expectation thai the
| Democratic state convention will i'll
dorSe him.
But will the Democrats of Minnesota
| indorse Knute Nelson for governor?
mot as long as he pretends to be a
Republican at heart" was the answer
made to this query by one of the most
| prominent Democrats in the state to
whom this question was put yesterday.
1.-THE mere fact that Mr.. Nelson agrees
with us on the tariff, as well as most
other issues, is no good reason for a
Democratic Endorsement. 1t is, how
ever, strong reason why be should
come to us. Never again, if l am able
to prevent it, will l give Knute Mel
son, or any other Republican, a
| chance to say to an honorable gentle
man like Charles Cnanning, Cd d-n
your Endorsements. ! don't want them,
for they hurt me with my own party
And this is Just what Mr.. Nelson did in
return for the handsome manner in
| which he (NeISonl had been treated by
the Democrats of the state that year.
| MI. Canning had supported Mr.. Nelson
in the NeiSon-kindred campaign, and
in 1886 had helped to prevent any NOM
nation being made against him by the
Democrats on account of MIR. Nelson
views on the tariff. He then went to
Nelson in 1888 and asked him just to
keep his hands off in the fight between
| Comstock and himself, and the answer
above quoted was all he got from
| Knute. Whenever Mr.. Nelson is ready
| to become member of that party
whose principles he advocates and in
which he believes he can get not only
Endorsements but nominations from the