Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-04-29
w. M. RoBERTs, Sec'y

nents for the purchase of binding Irvine.
JOHN SANDERS, Pres't.
w. NJ. RoBERTs, Sec'y.
The executive committee OF the
Farmers Alliance had lively time
in st. Paul last week. Mr.. Donnelly
was anxious to have Miss Eva Nc
Donald removed as state lecturer and
asked her to resign, claiming that she
had not been regularly elected, but
Eva could not see it in that light, and
refused to tender her resignation as
state lecturer. Donnelly accused her
of drawing a salary from the St. Paul
Globe at the time of her election as
state lecturer. Inreply to this charge
Miss Mcdonald said: 81 never was on
the Globe staff as regular reporter,
and besides if was | don't see how
that should apply in this case' Tor
everybody knows that the Alliance is
but Democratic combine, so | don't
see the force of your remark"
Donnelly attempted to explain by
saying that while combination
might have been made in the legisla-
ture, the Democrats were the natural
enemy of the Alliance. r,
Finally Donnelly asked that yea
and nay vote be taken on his resolu-
ton, which he had amended so that
the five organizers were to be appoint
ed by the committee and the resolu-
ton was carried by vote of six to
three, Donnelly, Lister, Poor, Strom-
berg, Bohall and Meighan voting in
the affirmative and Messrs. Bjorge
and MCGEE and Miss Mcdonald in
the negative.
Darlington Phelps speaking of the
resolution passed by the Alliance re-
fecting on him, said, among other
things, II have opposed the passage
of the interest bill forfeiting the prin-
cipal of the honest non-residents, fol
without that clause money would flow
into this state for anywhere between
5 and per cent. A bill regulating
interest at the rate of putting heavy
penalty upon dishonest agent would
be beneficial. In my views [ coincide
with S. M. Ovens editorial in Farm
Stock and Home on this Same point
I made no effort to defeat the bill, but
only to strike out the forfeiture Of
principal clause. I was not present
at the house banking committee ane
did not appear before it. l happened
to go into the room after the commit
tee had adjourned, and was asked my
opinion. I stated to Mr.. Gapser anc
others that ! did not pretend to rep
resent the Alliance party or state cen
trail committee, but only nay Own per;
sonal views. I have been around the
legislature a great deal this white,
because 7 was member of the com
mittee appointed at the last annua
meeting of the Farmers Alliance t
investigate the relations of the agri
cultural college and the university
both as to funds and management
Our committee was working with the
senate committee On agriculture
which was pursuing the same line O
investigation, and my presence at the
capitol was simply in line of my duty
as worker on tbs committee"
"In the meeting of the executive
committee of the state alliance thi'
morning Mr. Donnelly made some
statements which show the animus O:
his attack on me and upon Secretary
Warren, to this effect: That the state
central committee of the Alliance par
ty was appointed simply for the las
campaign, and that it's authority die
not extend beyond the campaign
That it had no authority to commi
any work or to call a future convention
Mr.. Donneily also stated that the ALI
ance party was not On par with the twt
old parties. That the Alliance party
was the accidental production OF thu
Farmers Alliance convention and thu
labor convention held last July, ane
it's accidental existence ended witt
the termination of the campaign; thai
in spite of the fact that it stands or
the records of the state as having full
filed all the conditions necessary t.
the existence Of a aeW party under
the Australian ballot law, yet accord
ing to that gentleman, neither it MOI
its state central committee have Longer
an existence or power to act. This is
the milk in the cocoanut. Mr.. Don
nelly intends to force the Farmers
Alliance to nominate him for the mex
governor of the state. Ie proposes
to sweep from his path any obstacle
which may stand between him and the
governors chair. he realizes that the
Alliance state central COMMITTEES is
snch an obstacle, and therefore he has
left nothing undone to remove it from
the way. He is doing all in his powe,
in quiet way to undermine Mr.
Ovens position III the minds Of the
farmers of this state, and he has even
gone so far as to state that he could
not support Mr.. Owen. Possibly the
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