St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-08
The Southern Organization
SWampS the Minnesota
Farmer Body. .
No Further Coneealment Of,
the Aims Of the Exeeu- b.
tive Committee.
Henry Keller to Launch His
Congressional Boom This
Evening. ."
Local Republicans Differ on
the Effect Of the Blaine
Eclipse. 10

The Minnesota Farmers Alliance is
being rapidly turned into the camp of
the Southern or Secret Alliance. For
many years the Alliance in this state be-
lOnged to the Northern or Milton
George organization, which is a non
secret and hardly as much of a political
organization as the Southern society.
AT the annual meeting held in Mime
apolIs Ill January strong fight was
made against this change and the mat
ter was finally left to the executive COM
mittee. As was announced exclusively
III the GLOBE at the time, the execu-
tive committee at its first meeting de-
cIded that the Minnesota Sub-Alliance
shall be turned into the Southern, or +.
A. " L. u, as fast as possible. Each of
the members of the executive committee
was made an organizer of the secret So
ciety, and they are now hard at work
among the subordinate Alliances. A
number of other organizers have also
been appointed and in the next few
weeks they expect to make nearly all of
the local bodies members of the Indus
trial union, as they term it. The man
her in which this work is being carried
on is well described in the following
letter, published III late issue of the
Bird Island Union:
Editor Union: Osceola Alliance No 7S4
met on the Esd, and by unanimous vote
went into the l. U. and have now taken up
the secret work. For the benefit of other
Alliances in the county will state that am
member OF the |. U. with dispensation to
organize IN this county. and if any Alliance
OF Alliance members wish information in re-
gard to the l. q. am ready to give it, l am
thoroughly satisfied it is the only way TO
keep the Alliance strong and make its work
effective. VIII also Say that there is nothing
IN the Obligations or secrets that will in any
way interfere with PERSONS religion or po-
Hucal principles. SO, Alliance men and
farmers, wish to say, watch the disappear
ance OF the national bank note, gold certfi-
cate and old issue of greenbackS, and also
observe how plentifully the new bankers fiat
greenbacks are coming into circulation and,
ABOVE all things, watch the wording of all
bonds ana obligations you give, and if they
are Worded payable in gold don't sign
them. As well let your property go at once.
Ii political campaigns have been exciting
over the tariff, which III comparison with
the financial transportation and land ques-
t!ons, Is as one to one million You will no.
tice that neither of the old parties dare touch
those three questions Were they to be made
national political issues, it would knock the
two old parties higher than "Gilroy's kite" .
The men who are the cause of the financial
transportation aud land injustices are the
head and shoulders of both the Republican
and Democratic parties, hence they dare not
take up those issues. Even i've cents differ
ence upon that little tariff question is suff
clent to plt in or drive out of power either of
those parties. 1t is left for the Peoples.
party to take up those issues and by doing
SO Will show concluSively that there is not
one particle of difference in the old parties: %
potn are TOO corrupt Tor the laboring people.
HAMLIN V. PooRE.
The slgner of the above letter, Ham,
lin " Poore, is member of the execu-c
tive committee of the state Alliance
from the Third district. His letter re-q
vealS the entire scheme and explains ,
just where the Alliance leaders stand.
The members Of the Alliance in this
state who are opposed to all secret So
cieties will hardly vote. as did the Rem
vile county body. Unless all signs fail,
this move will result i'll vigorous con-
test between the secret and uon-secret
bodies.
Now that SecI etary Blaine is out Of
the race for the Republican nomination,
the Republicans in this state who have
been shouting for Blaine and Nelson
will lose considerable amount OF their
enthusiasm. The opposition to Nelson
Iii many quarters is already pronounced,
and his boom, never very active. is now
confined to about three papers in the
northern part of the state. In case of
the denomination of President Harrison,
Mr.. Nelson may see fit to follow the eX-
ample of Mr.. Blaine and decline to al
low his name to go before the conven-
ton.
The prominent Republican" has al
ready made his appearance in the office
of the morning Republican organ, and
is busy giving out a variety of misintor-
nation on political topics. On Saturday
this gentleman of wide miSinformation
gravely assured the public that Con-
gresham John Lind had decided to
drop out of public life for time, and,
as a consequence, Hon. Nate Kingsley,
of Austin, would probably have mo
trouble in securing the Republican con-
greSSOnal nomination in the First dis
trict." Whether Mr.. Kingsley recon-
siders his determination not to be a can
didate in his district or not. the fact re-
mains that the movements of Congress
mau Lind will have no influence on
him. All citizens of MINI esota except
this prominent Republican, who talks
for the benefit of the morning Republic
an paper Of st. Paul whenever re-
quested, have always known that Mr..
Lind represented the Second congress
sional district of minnesota in the ma
tiOnal house.
This evening the candidacy of Sena-
tor Henry Keller, of StearnS county, for
the Democratic congressional nomina-
ton III the new Sixth district will be
formally launched in the shape of a
banquet given the senator by the bust
ness men of Sank Center Ever since
the passage of the Craig reapportion-
ment bill Senator Keller has been keep
ing careful watch On the situation in
his district, and, now that the time is,
approaching for the candidates to ans
nounce themselves, the Sank Centeffl
statesman does not propose to be beDtl
hind the procession. For several months
Senator Keller was worried over the !
position of Representative Stivers, of /
Brainerd, but since the latter made up,
his mind not to be candidate, the
Stearns county man breathes easier, and
this evening he is expected to declare
candidate. nd
0aI
The election in Duluth last week is.
likely to have a considerable influences
in shaping the politics of the Sixth dis
trict IN the coming campaign. Mayor
elect D'AutremOnt has demonstrated |
his INNING qualities, and will undoubtZ
edly be the choice of the st. Louis
county Democracy for the congressional Il
nomination. In case the Republicans,
take their candidate from the southern,
part of the district it is almost a settled
thing that the Democratic nominee will
be Duluth man, in which event Mayor
DAutremont will undoubtedly be the
man. The Duluth mayor is young
man, but he is an eloquent orator and
powerful eampaigner. In 1888 he was
the Democratic nominee for attorney
general, and received a flattering vote.r
after making a strong canvass. His