St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-14
1t Has the Pull, and Will Not
Allow Donnelly to Alb
Sorb 1t.
Regulation Methods Of War
fare Now Going On in the
Seventh District.
An Interesting Political Phase
Is Calmly Bobbing Up at
Duluth.

posed to his management of the Mime
sofa Farmers Alliance. Several months
| ago, or, TO he exact, Immediately after
the appointing of state central COM
mittee of the Peoples party in this
state, the GLOBE predicted that the
great independent party which, with
| little organization and no prestige, had
| polled nearly 1000 votes for its state
ticket in 1890. as we'll as elected
almost one-third of the state
legislature. could not be forced
or turned solidly into the ranks of the
Peoples party, and that in the coming
state campaign there would be two in
dependent tickets in the field in place
of the Alliance party OF 1890. One of
these it was stated would be termed the
Alliance party. and its state convention
would be called by the old Alliance
committee, of which Darlington Phelps,
| of Stevens county. is chairman, and
| Albert Warren, of Lincoln, secretary.
| The nominees of this convention
will secure places on the Off
cial state ballot by virtue of
| the votes polled by S. NJ. Owen two
years ago. The other independent party
| will be known as the Peoples party and
| its nominees will only secure places OH
| the official ballot by means of petitions.
The GLOBES prediction is being yeri
| fed much earlier than was expected,
| the fight between the two factions hav-
| ing already commenced in Otter Tail
county, perhaps the center of the anti
Donnelly feeling in the north. Some
time ago Mr.. Donnelly, by virtue
| of the authority invested in him
| by the Cincinnati convention,
stepped into Otter Tail county and APP
pointed Halvor Boon, sometime ally,
as county organizer giving him author
| ity to organize the Peoples party there
| and call convention. Until that APP
| pointment was made Mr.. Boen had been
| considered as an anti-Donnelly man,
| having deserted the Sage two years ago.
| TO secure Boon the Sage is supposed to
| have promised him the Peoples party
nomination for congress in the Seventh
| di strict this year, and, as q pledge,
made him his local manager and boss.
But the farmers of Otter fail county
are an independent lot of men. They
do little thinking for themselves, and
if there is one thing more than another
that they detest it is that species of
humanity termed political boss. In
days gone by, when they were almost
entirely Republicans, they were aecuS-
ally on the Fergus Falls men who were
accustomed to essay the role of bosses.
With knowledge Of this state
of feeling it is easy to un
derstand how the Alliance men of
Otter Tail regarded the appointment of
Boen to be the head of their county Or
ganization. For they already had per-
feet and thorough organization which
had been instrumental in carrying the
county by 1000 majority in the last cam
paign. This county committee had been
made by the representatives of the party
in convention assembled, and its men,
bers represented the people in refusing
to allow DOnnelly TO blot them out OF
existence and name a new body through
the medium of the ambitious and aSpir-
ing register of deeds, Halvor E. Boen.
But the Alliance county organization
said nothing until Mr.. Boon, the county
organizer" had appointed his commit
tee. and the committee had issued a call
for county convention of the Peoples
party. Then, in the belief that the Don
nelly machine had been allowed to 90
about far enough, the regular Alliance
county committee was called together
last Saturday i'll Fergus Falls. At this
meeting it was decided to issue
call for convention OF the Alliance
party, and this was done. The action
of this committee in refusing to recOg
nize the Peoples party organization
may be said to be the commencement
of struggle that will lead to a complete
verifcation of the predictions made by
the GLOBE some time ago, aud referred
to at the commencement of this article.
"Donnelly has cried out against pOlit-
ical bosSesS in campaign after campaign
for years." said one of his opponents,
but he is, and always has been him
self, the most arrogant, unprlnciplcd
and inscriptions of bosses. Starting
out with the declaration that he, and he
only, is honest in politics, he hesitates
at nothing. What other politicians in
Minnesota would for moment consider
a scheme, such as he tried TO work in
Otter Tail county, when he authorized
Boon to appoint new county commit
tee in place OF the one elected
by the people? But let him
will carry Otter Tail county
as it did two years ago and the Peo-
pies party will have men enough within
its ranks to hold a convention. | am
glad to see the fight started as it has,
because it will enable all men who feel
as | do to vote an independent ticket
without bowling to DOnnciIy."
The Democrats of Duluth will UNI
doubtedly present Il candidate for the
Seventh district Democratic congress
sional nomination this year in the per-
son of Mayor Charles D'Autremont
Jr., who at the late election performed
the unusual feat of carrying the Zenith
City. Mayor D'AutremOnt is cOmpara-
lively young man, but has already
won mis- spurs as an attorney as well as
in politics, and is made of the proper
kind of material. On the stump he
is q power, as was demonstrated
in the campaign Of 1883. when he
was his party's candidate tor attorney
general Wherever he spoke lie made
votes, and ii he should be the nominee
for congress his yecr his election can
lie set down as almost a certainty. Thus
far in his administration of the affairs
of Duluth he has pleased all lovers and
advocates of good government, and dis
appointed his enemies and political OPP
p0nents. He is live and energetic, and
if Duluth does not prosper and grow
under his care all who know him will
be surprised. An example of his eff
cheney and thoughtfulneSS was gwen
during the great blizzard of Wednesday
last. When he saw its force he ordered
the police and fire departments out TO
look after the school children and all
others who might be caught i'll the
storm, and as result many lives were
saved. although Duluth was in the
storm center. Several men. and at least
a score of school children. were saved by
means of this prompt and thoughtful
action of the city's chief executive.
Such acts as these are E:aking Mayor
DAutremont wonderfully popular in
Duluth.
Speaking of Duluth Democratic poll
tics 1t may not be ainiss to say that ITO
other county in the state POSSESSES
Democratic organization that can be
compared with that in tile Zenith City.
Each ward and precinct has been care
fully and accurately polled. and there
are ward and district committees and
workers almost without end. These men
are not looking for offices. They are Dem
ocrats from principle. aud want to do
all in fl,air pntVf.r N OrnInnrn fhn cuoaurc