The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-11
HAD A LIVELY SESSION
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE MIN
AZ NESOTA STATE ALLIANCE.
President Donnel1y and Mr.. Fish
Lock Horns and RouDdly DenOunce
Each Other - The Lights Turned
out Oh the Fish Men.

Minneapolis, Jan. lO.-Ihe fourth an
nual convention of the Minnesota State
Farmers Alliance is in session here, with
i good attendance. After the executive
committees session, which was held IN
the Hotel Brunswick, an adjournment
was taken to the Lumber Exchange hall
and the meeting called to order, Donnel-
ly presiding, and almost every seat in
the room being taken. Mr.. Donnelly in
troduced Mayor Eustis, who made
brief speech of welcome, which was
warmly applauded. President Donnelly
thanked the mayor, in the name Of the
alliance, for the hospitality of the city,
and then proceeded to make few pre-
liminary remarks, to the effect that the
country was in the midst Of abundance
and yet in the midst of poverty. He ad-
mitted that the poverty came the closes
home. but thought it was the result of
bad legislation, and. that it was the duty
| CT the farmers of the country to stand
! up for their rights in the matter of good
| and intelligent laws.
The first business of the morning was
the appointment of the following commit
| tee on credentials: Louis Hanson, Kittle
Halvorson, d. p Lister, G. T. .Bokel,
| T.. G. Long, G. P Aldrich, A. Kruger,
Senator Lommen and ]. D. Vermilya.
| AS one Of the most important pieces of
business which the convention is to carry
out this year is the revision of the con-
stitution of the organization, a motion
carried to suspend the rules and appoint
committee of one from each congress
sional district to look the matter up i'm
mediately. 1t was decided to leave the
yearly fees of 20 cents as they were,
but the admission fee Of SO cents was re-
duced to 25 cents. A committee was
named on resolutions, consisting of a
member from each congressional district
in the state as follows: J. G.. Monson,
SEVENTH Thomas J. Meighen, First; 10.
seph Hanna, Third; Andrew Richard
lam Shenton, Sixth.
A resolution was adopted denouncine
the placing of Editor Hoskins in an in
sane asylum. J. II! Burke of st. Pau
made a lengthy speech denouncing what
he called a conspiracy on the part of the
Fergus Falls banks to place Hoskins IL
an asylum, and was especially severe
upon Bank Examiner Kenyon.
Ignatius Donnelly and Mr.. Fish locked
horns, and the result was the livelies
session ever held by an Alliance con
venton. The doctor, in a long speech
arraigned Donnelly's political record, hi
personal character and his loyalty to tn
Alliance and Donnelly replied, givin!
blow for blow Fish rushed out of tn
, | hall and quickly returned with a bulk.
record of congressional doings, and de
, handed to be heard in reply to som
, things that Donnelly had said, claiming
, the privilege of rebuttal evidence. Will
he stood in the center of the main aisl
of the hall vociferously demanding rec
, ognition from J. J. Vermilya, who ha
been called to the chair when the sag
, began his TRADE, a motion to adjourn wa
! made, put and carried amid a long an
, | lingering chorus of ayes and few stras
: Cling noes. Holding high in the air
copy of the Congressional Record, an
demanding to be heard the doughty doc
s tor continued to talk while the tired dele
4 gates shouted Put him out!' Put Fis
j. outr' Fish was thoroughly aroused an
n not to be lightly put down. He strobe
h the platform from which Donnelly wa
$ preparing to retire. LET all who believ
4 in fair play and free speech remain
n he shouted. A little knot of about twel
Il ty or twenty-five delegates RENAME
= around the doctor. and he renewed h
: assault upon the Niningcr. statesma,
r AS he talked Donnelly walked down tt
It aisle and out of the door, and his flo
e lowers did likewise. The Fish men wei
y greatly excited, and We're so busily e1
II gagged denouncing the whole proceeding
Z that they heard but little Of what the
,r.l leaders said. He did not have long
in talk, however. Some one turned the ele
g trio lights off and left the hall in cor
IT plete darkness. The fight has not ende
a and there is no telling what the outcon
)r will be. The choice for president lies b
u tween President Donnclly and L. G. Lo1
Y of Magnolia, with the chances in favor
c. Mr.. Donnelly.