St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-13
He Wants All the Republicans
to Vote for Him for Chief
Clerk,
But He Voted for Neither the
Mckinley Bill Nor for Any
One Who Did.
doc" Fish and Donnelly Have
Decided to Travel Apart
in Future.
The Union League Fracas Still
Under Way--The ALI
ance Call.

"You may think ought not to be
candidate for clerk of the house this
year because am Republican, but l
do not look at it in that way. did not
vote for the Mckinley bill, nor for any
one VINO did,"
The above rather remarkable quota
ton is taken from letter written by G..
2. Carpenter, of the Pennington Trib-
une, clerk of the lower house of the last
legislature, and candidate for the
same position at the coming session.
Mr.. Carpenter is now busily working
up combination between the Republi-
can and the Alliance members-elect,
which shall elect him to his old position,
in which task he is being aided by the
Sage of Nininger to the full scope of the
latter's ability. While it may seem
rather peculiar to see the Republican
Legislators fall in line and vote for
man who makes the boast that he did
not vote for the Mckinley bull, or for
any one who did," it seems altogether
likely that they will do so, for the very
simple reason that MIR. Donnelly de-
mands the election of his man Carpen-
ter in the house as the price of his sup
port of partisan Republican measures
in the senate. The two are now travel
ing through the Fifth district, fixing up
Alliance delegates for Donnely for
president of the Alliance at the coming
annual meeting, and incidentally doing
little electiOneerIng for Mr.. Carpenter
among the Alliance members elect of
the lower house.
Messrs. Donnelly and Carpenter ar
rived at Fergus Falls on Thursday
morning. ostensibly to attend the Fifth
district Alliance convention, which met
in that city yesterday, but their real rea
son for camping on the ground day in
advance of this convention was to be
present at the meeting of the county AL
lance on Thursday. In spite of the
Sage'S presence Knud Peterson, most
excellent man, and formerly county
commissioner of Otter Tail, was elected
delega e to the annual meeting on the
S0th of this month. He is prominent
anti-Donnelly man. On the sage's arri-
val at Fergus he announced that he
would be pleased to address the county
Alliance, but to his extreme disgust he
was not invited. The following modest
interview with the sage was published
in Thursdays Fergus Falls Journal:
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, Sage of Nininger.
author of the Great Crytogram,' author Of
Caesars Column" state lecturer of the Alli-
rived here Thursday morning via the Great
Northern, and is registered at the Park. A
reporter called on him and found him as
active and energetic as he was the last time
he was here. Mr.. Donnelly seemed in good
condition for the great fight which he in
tends 10 make against the monopolies during
the coming session.
Il am here" said Mr. Donnelly ION the
invitation of Mr.. Plowmau. president of the
Fifth District Alliance which meets to-mor-
row. | have some business at Morris, where
] am about to prove up on tree claim, so l
came around this way | have visited Fergus
am always treated very cordially. / shall
speak at the meeting tomorrow, and may
this afternoon if it is desired. l am not here
to force myself upon any meeting. A good
many have expressed q desire to hear me
speak,
How are your chances for being elected
president of the Alliance?" II have re-
ceiyed a good many letters from Alliances
saying that they had instructed their dele
gates for me, aud l have every reason to he
encouraged with my prospects. The men
who are opposing me here have no reason
for doing So as there is scarcely one whom
However, for the present l have nothing to
say for publication
why can't you give us lecture tonight
or tomorrow night if you have no other en-
gagements?'
Il did not bring any notes with me- but
might give an f-hand talk if it were desired.
l should prefer to DO this Friday evening, if
at ALL
Mr. Donnelly spent the greater part of the
day in his room az the hotel, where he was
busy writing.