St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-05
Seems IN the Ascendant at
the Nesting Of the ALI
anee Today.
The Gathering Clans Appear
to Be All of That Turn Of
Mind.
A First Faint Glimmer OF
Fusion Illumines the Out
look.
To Avoid Useless Expense, the
Lathrop Matter Will Be
Dropped.

The animal meeting of the Minnesota
Farmers Alliance commences today in
the city of Minneapolis. All day yes
terday the delegates from the farming
districts came pouring into the Twin
Cities, and the indications are that the
meeting Will be the largest, as well as
the most important, ever held in the
state. The size of the convention and
its makeup will etfeetuaIly s tile the
claim made so frequently during the
past few months that the organization
is going to pieces and its members
all returning to the party of high
taxes and billion dollar congresses.
This Is undoubtedly the desire of all
truly good Republicans, but the farmers
have Il way of disappointing even such
staunch friends as the Minneapolis
wheat ring occasionally, and they have
no desire 10 make the return to the halls
OF congress easy for such unSeltiSh
patriots as Hon. Mark H. Dunnell, Hon.
ID. 5. Hall, Hon. 5. II. Comstock and
Hon. ). Z. Suider. They may differ
over the details of their work. but these
differences will not prevent them from
MAINTAINING 4 solid front at the next
election 10 the party that Is most inter
ton.
One of the most important matters
that Will come before the annual meet
ing will be the election of officers. 1t
seems altogether likely that President
DOnEelly will be reelected, although
he Will have opposition. Whether this
opposition Will be of sufficient moment
10 make any excitement remains to be
seen. The probabilities are that it will be
unOrganiZed,a as 1t was year ago, When,it
will be remembered. the Sage was
chosen by practically unanimous vote.
He has strong opponents. but they are
not going 10 divide the organization to
down Donnelly, as SO many anticipate.
The Sage wants a reelection, and he
wants it very badly. He feels that it
Will be in measure a vi1dication and
an Endorsement. The minor offices will
be distributed around the state. Robert
EckfOrd, OF Austin. is considered win
ming candidate for secretary, although
Secretary \. L. Stromberg is entitled to
a reelection as a reward for the faithful
and honest manner in which he has per-
formed the duties of his office.
Another matter that is likely to pro-
woke a war Of words and 4 conflict of
magnitude is the proposal that the
Minnesota Alliance sever its connection
with the Northern or Milton George Al
lance and enter the Southern body
called the Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union. The latter is a recent
body, while the Northern Alliance is
not. The objections to this change will
be strong and weighty, ex-senator
Nachbar, of Scott, formerly the treas
urer OF the state organization. op-
posing the change, and will serve
notice that if it is made it will
sIrfr
out of the order. Senator Nachbar is a
German Catholic anu is opposed to Sc
cret societies of all kinds. The indica-
lions are that the change will be made.
The annual address, or platform of
principles, viii occasion another battle.
There are many of the delegates in IA
vOr of the noted sub-treasury scheme,
but there are others as strongly OPP
posed to II. So far in the history
of the body no Endorsement of this
wild scheme has ever been made by
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance and
the leaders Of tie opposition to it are
confident of again defeating it. Ii the
radical element possesses the strength
10 carry the Minnesota Alliance over to
the Southern organization, it is likely
that the SubtreaSury scheme will he in
dorsed. Gen. j. II. Baker, the Blue
Earth county leader, will lead the on
slaught against the subtreasury scheme,
and will be aided by Hon. John 3.
HOmpe, of Otter Tail; Seth Bottomlev,
Of FaTIbault, and other well known
men.
There seems to be an impress
sion i'll many quarters that there
will be an overture made by the ALI
ance for fusion. This is not the case.
The Alliance will not even consider the
subject of fusion at this meeting. The
Peoples party is the political end of the
Alliance, and if it is Endorsed at the
meeting it may make an overture for
fusion at the proper time. There is no
doubt that there will be plenty of talk
regarding fusion next year at this meet
ing, but 1t will be merely OH the side.
There is 10 doubt that there is very
favorable feeling towards this move
among the Alliance men, but again
there are those who are against it.
There will be a great deal of talking,
considerable food for thought fur
nlShed, but no action will be taken.
That there viii be music in the air at
times Will be certain. John Lathrop.
the old secretary Of the Alliance, who
owes his deposition to the Sage and the
Great West, is in the city, with a razor
ID his boot-tOp, all sharpened and ready
for the fray. He has company in the
tight and Will not be lonely, even if he
''lsn' Il in it, as against the Sage. Ire
meeting will be lively and interesting
from start to finish, and may end with
cut serious trouble.