St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-19
THE HOTEL CORRAL.

| hours in ST. Paul yesterday afternoon prelim-
mary 10 starting for st. Louis, where he will
| attend the general industrial convention,
which Will commence its sessions on Wash
lngton's birthday. He called on many of his
friends, and chatted with Father Conway on
literary topics for some time, leaving for the
Missouri metropolis on the evening train He
was Ill a buoyant frame OF mind, and dis
cussed the political situation as only he can.
| lie stated that he was starting South early in
order to be present at a meeting of the exec
utiYe committee which has been called for
the evening of the 21st
The st. Louis convention will be one of
| the most important events of the year i'll poll
tics" said the Sage land while cannot say
what action the body will take, l think that
1t will undoubtedly be satisfactory to the
great Industrial organizations represented"
What is the condition of the Alliance
movement in Minnesota in your opinion, Mr..
| Donnelly?"
'The growth during the past few months
| has been simply wonderful was the reply
'The talk that the movement is losing
strength is the veriest rubbish. We shall be
twice as strong in the coming election as
we were in 1890. You should see the way in
which new Alliances are being organized
and the old ones paying their dues. 1t will
not do for the politicians to base their hopes
this year on the decentralization of the Alli-
ance. We are more united than ever before
ana shall continue so. The wOrkingmen Of
the cities are going to JOIN heartily with the
farmers this year, and the result will be a
victory that will surprise those who have not
travelled through the states and observed the
leaven working"
l.
You have, of course, read Senator
Hompe's letters in the GLOBE, senator:''
have noticed them. " responded the Sage
dryly.
Will you answer them?'
YES, SIR" answered the Dakota county
senator, while his eyes snapped "As soon
as return from st. Louis l shall commence
the preparation of some matters for the
press. expect the first of the three or four
letters will appear in the GLOBE about two
weeks from tomorrow. Senator Hompe has
made great mistake in making fight ON
me. was doing nothing against MIN, and
did not intend to. 1 cannot see his object in
attacking me. The recent convention
held in Minneapolis demonstrated the
fact that he no longer has any in :
fluence among the farmers You remember
he came down to that convention expecting
to do great things, but after he arrived he
never said word. The best indication of his
loss OF influence was given when one of the
delegates nominated him for an Office. The
words OF the man were, L nominate John b.
| Hompe.' and at once a great laugh went
| round the hall. am at a loss to understand
| the motives which aetuate him in his war
| upon me, but can assure you that it will not
| divide the Alliance
Il
F. G. Barrows, the real estate man OF Fer
| gus Falls, was i'll the city last evening. the
| guest of Railroad Commissioner Williams.
| Mr.. Barrows is one of the leading business
| men of Fergus Falls, and is always at the
| front in matters affecting the welfare or i'm
| proyement of the city.
Il
| William Van Fps, the Sioux Falls banker,
| dropped into the city yesterday. MI Van
| Fps. who is, by the way. better known as
Billy Van Fps in South Dakota is one of
| the leading Democrats of the new state, and
/ was a member of the constitutional conven-
l. ton In speaking of the political situation
| at home, he said that the prospects of the
| Democratic party are very f1attering
Il IF we do not land South Dakota in the
| Democratic column this year we will come
| very near Ii. When located in Sioux Falls
! twenty-five years ago, l built the first frame
Il building III the town, and there was not an
| other one within several hundred miles to
/ the northwest. The foreigners who settled
| there at that time were usually Republicans.
| They were taught Republicanism by the i'm
/ migration commissioners before they sailed
| for this country. l predict that from now on
each election in South Dakota will show
| Democratic gains until the state can be reck-
| oned in the Democratic column as surely as
| any Southern state
|: 80 ., * i
/ Conred Kohrs, the cattle man of Deer
Lodge, Mont, is at the Merchants.
+ Aid. A. c. Weiss, of Duluth, is in the city
Representative Joseph Roach, of North
| field. dined at the Merchants yesterday.
r. c. Elliott left for Everett, WASH, last
evening.
=
| Donald Grant. of Faribault the well known
| railroad contractor, is at the Merchants.
| Mr.. Grant is preparing to build the new line
| nto the Mesabi range, and expects to have
| it completed early in the summer.