St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
A Resignation That Came in
Time to Save an EX-
pulsion.
The Sage of Nininger Dis
satisfied With the Great
Vests Course.
An Address to the New Party
Reviewing the Late
Campaign.
The Republican Party Will
Disintegrate, as Did the
Old Wings.


of the Minnesota State Farmers ALI
rance.
And the Great West is no longer the
official organ of the association.
'Doc" Fish was not fired" but he
saved himself that fate by resigning the
Office of state lecturer yesterday when
he became convinced that he would be
fred as soon as the executive committee
of the Alliance could get together to
consider his case.
Both the executive committee of the
Alliance and the state central commit
tee of the Peoples party were called TO
meet at the Merchants yesterday, but
only the latter met, as quorum Of the
Alliance committee will not be here until
this morning. The Peoples party com
mittee ostensibly came together to foot
up the expenses and examine the ac-
counts of the campaign, but the mem
berS had hardly got together when the
case OF Fish came up. Several mem
bers went to Senator Donnelly and told
him frankly that the course of Fish had
cost him thousands of votes.
81 can show you proof that the Great
Vests abuse of S. M. Owen and other
good men lost the Peoples party at
least 800 votes in Mcleod county
Alone" said G. n. Perkins, of
that county. The same reports came
from all sections of the state. This
had its effect OH the Sage. and he eX-
pIained himself fully in regard to it.
Il frequently protested against tue
course of the Great West" said MI.
Donnelly, ''but ! could do nothing"
Fish Pulls Out.
The meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Alliance was day distant;
but, when Fish found that all of the
members present were of one mind con-
corning him, he promptly wrote out his
resignation of the office Of lecturer of
the Alliance, notifying the committee
at the same time that the Great
West would no longer re-
main the official organ. This
resignation was handedH to Secretary
Stromberg, and will be presented to the
official board today, and, 1t need not be
said, promptly accepted.
All the members of the executive
committee felt relieved at the retire
ment of Fish, and great Geal Of an
Gent history was brought out. From
this it appears that Senator Donneily
would not have been candidate for
governor had it not been for Fish, who,
1t seems, had point blank refused
Mr.. Donnelly's preference was to
devote himself to looking after
the legislative contests. Having been
forced into the position as candidate
by Fish, the Sage was disappointed at
the course of the Great West, which
while pretending to give him hearty
support, was continually attacking all
the best and ablest men in the move
ment. These attacks coming in the
midst of the campaign did the Sage's
cause no end of harm, and naturally
enough greatly aided the Republicans.
Hanson Did Right.
Ever since the Democratic state com
mittee nominated the four social ed flu
sion electors. Fish has been assailing
Secretary Louis Hanson, of the People S
party committee, and in his letter re-
signing from the Alliance lectureship,
he declared that he could not indorse
the management of the campaign. This
Disguised the committee and the follow
ing resolution eXhonerating Secretary
Hanson was drawn up and urani-
mously adopted: {.
Resolved, That the thanks of the COM
mittee are hereby rendered to Louis
Hanson and Robert Eckford, secretary
and assistant secretary of the state eX-
ecutive com mittee of the Peoples party,
for their long, arduous and faithful
services to the party during the recent
campaign, and for the strictness with
which they have accounted for every
dollar received by them. And this
committee expresses its belief that
the said Louis Hanson in rec
ommeDding that the names of
our electoral candidates should
be so arranged as to facilitate the voting
for the same by the Democrats acted in
perfect good faith to the Peoples party
and entered into no fusion or betrayal
of the principles Of our party. The at
tacks made upon him and our party by
the Republican press were totally I'M
deserved, for we nominated those
electors to be elected and we were justi-
fed in welcoming votes for them from
any quarter.
Hon. e. n. Perkins, of Mcleod, and
S. 2. Rasmussen, of Ramsey, were APP
pointed committee to audit the ac-
counts of the campaign committee,
Which they did, presenting the follow
ing report:
The undersigned have carefully
examined the books and accounts of
Louis Hanson, secretary of the state
central committee of the Peoples party
of Minnesota during the campaign of
1892, and we find that he has faithfully
accounted for all funds received by him,
and that his accounts are correct. There
is balance in his hands TO be applied
in payment of outstanding debts of the
committee. 5. 7. RASMUSSEN,
G. N. PERKINS.
$, Committee.
The question of starting new Peo-
pies party paper in this city was
brought up and discussed. 1t will be a
Joint stock company, sad A. s. Edwards,
6of Minneapolis, and s49uis Hanson will
DE the managers and Robert Eckford
the treasurer. 1t will M q staunch Peo-
F9le's party paper, but viii aim to treat
all fairly, differing In this respect from
the late ''official organ." Senator Don
snelly's dropping Of Fish was received
with
Demonstrations of Approval
by the entire committee. and everything
iran smoothly. Men who have always
5opposed the Sage IN the Alliance con-
MENTIONS and meetings shook hands
with him, and expressed their hearty
appreciation. He was not inclined to
discuss the matter at any length, but
said:
e IgDr. Fish has been friendly toward
me and dislike to say s,hything I'M
kind of him. | will state, 3iIioWever, that
Il did not like his course, il the cam
paign just closed. He printed too much
about dynamite in Kansas. politises'rr 3alll lldG
mot enough about our mpSiiraq1 :,
His course was very peculiar. ~
least q
s.lnn,, Eish WAS not In a. nj II