The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-13

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The Annual Meeting.
Three hundred and fifty farmers armed with credentials from some
thing than that number the 1927 alliances in Minnesota met
Minneapolis Thursday Friday last week annual convention
Every district and sixty Of the eighty counties Minnesota
rel resented
delegates City, President Donney made eictous
acknowledge behalf Of the alliance.
Presid Loucks l. u and n
response Gen. Weaver then introduced
by Donney address that received with
The WEST would be glad to report the
speech limited command orbds Apopos
the tapi General Weaver said
which, Se poer AN" will have go
people walking the track simultaneously and
General Weavs speech Mr. A. Y Merrill
resenting in session elsewhere the
able the taxation OF railroad
present readers in later number Of the
GREAT WEST
Stacy then read paper advocacy Of "A state tax com
morning Friday the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
President Ignatus Donney vicePresidents: First District j.
yermya Second c. Johnson Third, N Perkins, Fourth, f.
soderstrom Fifth Graves Sixth, A. Hendrickson
Seventh Secretary L. Stromberg Treasurer, D. F.
Borge; Lecturer, L. c. Long, of Mobiles Co.
After the the committee resolutions
was received The report adopted multiplicity subjects and
is too vouminiou to report
demand railroads. free coinage silver and
an increased currency graduated income the ubmi
sion Of The question prohibition people,
and referendum in legislation the extension OF the right
suffrage to
supplementary resolution demanding opening the Worlds fair
Sunday went through with a whoop.
R. Hall presented for the
rial petition grain association relation to
and demanding free and open market The memo
rial endorsed.
THE NEW "orF1cA1 ORGAN"
Concerning clip the following from the daily
port o the proceedings of the convention:
sy made a
5 EsS s1s
De to % ~oad STIR the
r a y 5 to ponnss
Long At the evening session the alliance men the
ancient ensau en pDey Eva W. McDonad VaesR
invitation the national u After
animated discussion the proposition was declined
meeting will be held St Cond provided that city
proper hall and hotel facilities
Oaks president Northern Pacific railroad It great
being discussed in eastern that Henry Willard to enter
Ceveands cabinet take Mr. Wizards place chairman
the Northern Pacific and W. Merriam succeed Mr.
Oaks president OF the road
At the meeting county, Saturday,
81 subject which receiving much attention at in
this agated and talked that the question That
good roads needed by
will the bait which being thrown out to them That of
tabishing road department at Washington
It was January republican
rho OF the two houses held the chamber the house on the
K Davis
the OF six beginning next March
following ehtseven republicans and the former Alliance
man. making lightweight for him. three
required to elect him.
meeting the Wlmar alliance Kandyohi county,
alliance meetings the school houses throughout
town during The following appointments
No 63, January9.
No. a., January 49,
No 4S, January 90
the vicinity invited should point
to attend meetings will O'Clock Speakers be
interesting books be distributed This
should adopted and see
don't
wen can tell you pass So said Hon. "Bob" Dunn o.
Princeton oken regard
resolution the proposed
official gazette be published during the session OF the
Judge Fleming Braerd remarks wise
there official record must contain spoken
everything other would
some crush make member"
Smiths idea the official
speeches and the other
scheme John Day Smith
millions