The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-14
FARMERS ALLIANCE
The State Convention of the Farm
ers' Alliance Meets in Min
neapolis.
lgnatius Donnelly Reelected Presi-
dent Without Much 0ppo-
- SitiOn.

nual convention of the Minnesota Farm
ers' Alliance convened in Minneapolis
with about 600 delegates present.
They were welcomed on behalf of the
city by Mayor Winston in very appro-
pirate speech. s1|
0, f. Erickson welcomed the delegates in
the name of the Minneapolis wage worker.
a committee Oh credentials was APPS
pointed, of which Andrew Stevenson of
Polk was made chairman. Johnson of
Pipestone was made reading clerk, Kinner
of Jackson document clerk, and Greenman
of Dodge assistant secretary.
President Donnely then delivered his
annual address. He opened up with some
alliance statistics, then with an explana-
ton OF the failure to get out the 1000
pamphlets containing Alliance literature
He expressed dissatisfaction with the work
OF the lecture bureau during the past year
and said in regard to the election of new
lecturer:
We do not want to elect any man simply
as an honor to him, and then have him
stay at home and do nothing. You must
have the strongest assurances that he will
work-work-work to the utmost of his
ability; for the lecture bureau is the very
heart, kernel and marrow Of the whole
Alliance organization. This it is that has
created nearly all our Alliances, and this it
is that must keep them alive after they are
organized
Mr.. Donnelly here opened up on the
newspapers in severe announcement. He
said:
Our plunderers know that the people
have votes enough to vote them down and
correct all abuses. They cannot keep us
from the ballot box with guns and cannon.
Their only resource is TO deceive us through
the agency of newspapers, which enter into
every house and penetrate into every mind.
The editors of these sheets are valued for
their powers of sophistry and msrepre-
sentation. They seldom attack the Alliance
openly. They seek to undermine it by de-
nouncing its honest leaders and praising its
traitorous leaders. Wherever there is any
difference in our ranks they seek to- pry it
open with crowbars Of talsehood and deta-,
nation. The lying capacity of the news
papers of America is the most colossal ex-
hibtion Of mendacty known in the world
since the Almighty tumbled Luciter over
the Embellishments of heaven. 1t is stu
pendous-it is illimitable-it takes away
the breath OF simple virtue and bewilders
honest truth into paralysis. 1t threatens
all our conceptions OF primal right and for
bodies the destruction Of civilization. It is
new and terrible force in society, ofwhieh
antiquity knew nothing.
In speaking OF the money power in poll
tics the sage scored the Wall street men
severely.
n conclusion he gave the Minneapolis
mlllers roast, saying:
1t would be interesting to see the ele-
vator men and spectators of Minneapolis
saying to the Russian farmers: "Here is a
shipload of flour; we stole thousand times
as much from the farmers ofthe Northwest,
but they are not starving, although badly
mortgaged, and we thought we could give
you this much. because we know we can
steal another ship load any day in the year
from the farmers of Minnesota. AS trustee,
therefore, for the Farmers Alliance OF
Minnesota we hand over to you miserable
devils this noble contribution. Bow down
and worship us as generous hearted men,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The principal business of the afternoon
session was the election of a president.
P. Fl; Rahilly, of Wabasha placed in
nomination, 1gnatius Donnelly.
Frank Hoskins, of Henning nominated
Mr.. Brandenburg, which caused consider
able excitement, and some hot words
passed back and forth before order was OBJ
tanned.
Several other nominations were made. A
ballot was then taken which resulted as
follows:
Donneily 472; Brandenburg IA; Owen, 4;
Meigher, l; Champlin 4; Bjorge, 20.
Mr. Donnelly's election was made unani-
nous, and being call ed upon for speech,
ance in which he scored the other politi-
cal parties and gave words of advice to the
Alliance adjuring the members to do all in
their power to make the coming year
SuCCeoSiul one lOr the movement.
Mrs. Mcdonald Valesh, tn estate lecturer,
made her annual report, which contained
some very valuable information.
Then came Hood OfresolutiOns of every
color and kind. Inasmuch as the conven-
ton was not formerly organized one,
they were merely read and referred to the
committee on resolutions. Many of the
resolutions were pertinent and full of JUS
tice and wisdom, while others were moth
ing more or less than ludicrous. When
the committee on credentials made its re-
port the delegates found an opportunity to
indulge in little laughing. To facilitate
matters it was moved to read the names of
the counties and the number of votes each
was entitled to, instead Of the name Of each
delegate, which would take considerable
were anxious to hear their names trump
eted through "the curtained halls" and so
precpltated a lengthy argument by object
ing. vigorously. Happily, however, their
ambitious desires were not gratified.
The reports were all accepted and before
the convention adjourned to convene again
in the evening, President Donnelly an
nounced the following two committees:
Resolutions-Dr. E. w. Fish. chairman,
Ramsey; James Hanna, ,Renville: A. D.
Ferris, Ppestone; f. Elwell, Goodhue; H.
L. Burgess, Otter Tail; P. H. Rahilly,
Wabasha; Gilbert Fish, Rice; B. F. Warren,
Murray; D. w. Hixon, Grant; T L. Gilbert,
Redwood W. Perkins, Mcleod; George
Mennle, InCOln, LySdnuer COOk, due
Earth; w. A. Hotchkiss, Fillmore; J. M.
Belts, Lincoln.
Constitutional D. Stewart, chairman,
. Redwood; J. J. Money, Yellow Medicine;
J. Fl. Baker. Blue Earth J @. Cronkhite,,
Marshall; J. I. Vermilya, Olmsted; c. r.
Bohali, Todd; P. Kershaw, Stevens; F. T.
Taylor. Dakota; F. r. Davis, Lac qul Parle;
Hon. r. Borchart Renville; w Murphy,
stearns; A. Kruger, Wabasha: Hynes,
MOBILES; w. Nash, Big Stone; F. M Currier,
Blue Earth.
SECOND DAY.
The first business was the election Of q
secretary. The following nominations
were made: 0. N. Kingsbury, Of Fillmore;
Louis Hanson, Of Clay; A. L. Strombers &,
Forest Lake.
The vote was announced as follows:
& Kingsbury, 2; Stromberg 284; Louis Han.
son, $50.
Mr.. Stromberg was declared elected.
For state lecturer, DR.. Fish, Gen. J. III
Baker and Daniel Duncan were nominated
The ballot resulted as follows: Fish, 300
Baker, 22s; Duncan, %. On motion DR.
Fish's election was made unanimous
RI p RiOrpe Of Otter Tail was o1enta1