The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-17
q
The Railroads Run It.
DIToR GREAT West:


County refused to endorse Ignatlus
Donnelly, the Alliance candidate for
Senator; and put up Bill Hodgson,
a lawyer of Hastings. This is the
connection The Railroads own Al
bert Scheffer; Albert Scheffer owns
Tom Hodgson; Tom Hodgson con-
trolls Bill Hodgson, his brother; and
Bill comes up as candidate simply
to keep Donnelly out OF the Senate,
because the railroads don want him
there. John Newton, an officer OF the
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co.,
and their chief fugleman and regula-
tor of conventions, was on the
ground at the Peoples Party Con-
vention in Pennington, Oct. 9th,
setting up the pins. He was also
around when the Democratic Conven-
was held. The following conversation
took place between MIR. Donnelly and
Newton, in Pennington, on the street
when the Peoples Convention was
there:
Donnely. "Well, Johnny, I see you
are here, as usual, looking after the
convention"
Newton. ooh, yes. have to keep
an eye on you fellows. Its getting
close"
And We would say to Mr.. Newton's
employers that it will be closer next
winter. The people of Dakota Coun-
ty will elect Mr.. Donnelly to the Sen
ate, in spite of all the Rings and Rail-
roads in the United States The wa
ter has got to come out OF that R. 4.
stock and Mr.. Donnelly is the man
to do it. FARMINGToN.
ST JAMES, Mimi, Oct. It'll, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The farmers of this county have
put in the field a full county ticket.
The Alliance party is gathering
strength every day. The prospects
are good for giving Owen a majority
vote in this county at our next cleo
ton. Merriam and boodlism are
growing out OF favor with the people.
GEO. M. JOHNSON.
WINTHROP, MINI Oct. 18th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
On Oct. 7th, we had a County AL
lance meeting and put an Independ-
ent County ticket in the field. And
we have fair show of success. The
following are the persons nomi-
mated:
Senator.-J. A. Salomonson.
Representations. Mantley.
Auditor.-J. McGrann.
County Treasurer.-N. A. Lilyquist.
Register of deeds.-G. G. Coon.
Sheriff e. 81. Babcock.
. Sup. OF Schools.-M. G. Slavin.
Judge of Proba,e.-F. McParthlin.
Suveyor.-S. F. Mullen.
WoRTHrNGToN, Mimi, Oct. 9, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
attended the Republican Rally
last night at Worthington addressed
by Col. Plummer. The meeting had
been we'll advertised posters on
lamp posts in stores, and in fact it
was 'Republican Rally" all over the
village. The drum corps was out,
and the speal er was greeted with a
hall about half filed with luke warm
listeners. He could get up no en-
thusiasm over John Lind-not an at
tempt at applause. He sneered at
Donnelly and Erwin, and claimed
that the farmers were prospecting
under republican rule He mentioned
a man who crossed the Red River
with wife and ten children and ten
dollars in his pocket, took up a
homestead of 16 acres in Dakota
and now has a fine Orange farm
down in Florida where he spends the
winters and works his Dakota farm
in the summer, and is in every sense
a cOntented and prosperous man.
AS time moves on am more of the
opinion that Owen will be elected.
We feel sure of this county for the
Legislative ticket, and in conse-
quence of the dissatisfaction with
Banker Merriam and R. R. ATTORNEY
Wilson it looks as if Owen would get
more votes than even our Legislative
ticket. The Independents are in
creasing in numbers. In many town
ships the Independent vote will be
double or even more than double the
Alliance vote.
G.. S. BOND.
WEST CONCORD, Oct 9Th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
have letters from the Democratic
party, from st. Paul, trying to in
form ns at this end If tho DISTRICT RI