New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-03-12

! made unanimous by rising vote. Three
cheers were then given for Mr. Donnely,
and there were calls for speech.
Mr.. Donnelly thanked the alliance fort
honor conferred upon him, and promised
to work SO that a year hence there would
be 1000 subordinate alliances. Recently a
| member OF the alliance told him that he
was approached by a politician who said:
SO you are now working in the alliance
and want to go to the legislature The
farmer was modest and said no, I" that he
| would not go to the legislature himself.
This is q game that is being played to a
large extent. If there are several strong al
lance men in a county the politician will
approach each in this way and beat them
off the track, and then get there himself.
Now this should not be permitted. The al
lance is going to take possession of the leg
! islature, but it cannot do it with half
| cut men. The strongest and most earnest
men are sent to the state alliance. and the
same kind OF men must be sent to the legis-
| lature. They will not go there for the SIS a
day, because that does not amount to any
thing. Nor will they go for the honor, be-
cause the legislature has been dragged
in the filth of corruption so that there is
no honor in belonging to it, but they will
| go there TO remedy the wrongs ofwhich the
/ farmers complain.
Next in order was the election of secre-
tary. George w. Haigh of Mankato was
nominated to succeed himself. Mr.. Don
nelly said it was with great reluctance that
he was obliged to oppose Mr.. Haighs re-
election, but he found that it was necessary
that the secretary should be at st. Paul,
near the headquarters Of the organization,
SO that letters can reach him promptly.
Mr.. Haigh lives in the country several miles
| from Mankato. Now there is here man
| who has all the qualifications for perform
ing the work Of secretary and can attend
promptly to all correspondence He nomi-
| mated Dr.. Everett w. Fish.
| After considerable discussion by the
| friends of the candidates the previous
question was ordered and the alliance bal
loted with the following result:
| Total number votes ,.....................28S
NeGessary 70 I45
y. w LEE
+. w FISH l45
ScatCefllg
The Haigh supporters thought their man
was elected and began to cheer, but Mr..
received majority of the votes and another
ballot was necessary, The chairman was
evidently at loss how to decide, and he
asked Mr.. Gibbs advice. Mr. Gibbs said
| that according to parliamentary rules an
other ballot was necessary, and the chair SO.
I ruled.
| While the vote on the second ballot was
in progress the president made the surpris-
| ing announcement that he held a plurality
| ofyotes would elect, and if the second bal
lot showed no choice he would declare on
| the first ballot the election of Haigh The
second ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number votes cast.
Necessary to q choice
=. w FISH LIB
G. W. Haigh
scattering
The chairman said there was no choice,
and he would declare Mr.. Haigh elected on
| the first ballot.
| Mr.. Donnelly protested He did not de-
sire to appeal from the decision ofthe chair.
That would be only a last resort. But in the
interests of harmony and peace he sug-
gested that third man be selected, and he
moved that the secretary cast the ballot of
the convention for John Lathrop of Lac
| qui Parle.
Iais motion called forth considerable dis
cussion in regard to the chairman decision
but was finally seconded by Gen. Barrett,
put and carried unanimously
Next came the election of treasurer
| Matthias Nachbar of Scott county was nom
mated by Gen. Baker.
Mr.. Donnelly said he had nothing against
Mr.. Nachbar, but the alliance was going
into the fight to capture the legislature.
| Now the vote in this state that holds the
balance Of power between the two political
| parties is the great Scandinavian Gothic
vote. 1t is the controlling vote in Mime
sofa, and with proper attention it could be
secured for the Alliance candidates. a
Scandinavian should therefore be selected
as treasurer There was a member of the
| 1887 legislature from Otter Tail county who
| labored hard in the interests Of the farmer.
| There was not a truer or ADLER man in that
/ legislature than III. P. Bjorge and he nom
mated him for treasurer.
| NV hon III Il Il 10, {1,r3,,r
| his name.
Several members spoke in support of Mr..
! Bjorge, but deprecated the nomination of
any man on the ground of his nationality.
I One Scandinavian said: ''Our people do
| not desire offices as Scandinayiafis but as
| American citizens
Mr. Bjorge was then elected unanimously,
and briefly returned thanks.
Treasurer Nachbar presented his report to
March 1, showing receipts of 81, 10000, and
disbursements of $S56.01 leaving a balance
on hand of $S5OO4, but there are accounts
secretarys report gave a detailed statement
| ofreceipts and disbursements, and showed
| that 235 new alliances were organized dur
! ing the year.
The sum of $500 was appropriated for di-
vision pro rata among the delegates whose
4 expenses had exceeded 81. The following
We're elected as the finance committee for the
coming year: A. v. Poore, j. B. Hompe
and B. B. Lester.
4 Mr.. DonnelIy offered an amendment to
the constitution, providing that no person
in the employ of any railroad corporation
ible to become members ofany subordinate,
county, district or state alliance, or be
elected to any office in the same. This was
adopted unanimously.
The chairman of the committee on hail
Insurance presented report showing that
/ for L.. IA.
i year, and that all losses were satisfactorily
adjusted. The committee thought the bonds
OF the secretary and treasurer should be in
creased.
i THE 'PLATFORM.
The platform as finally adopted IS:
The Farmers Alliance of the State of
Minnesota, in convention assembled, here
i hrro cfal licl,4 Eoll