St. Paul daily globe., 1895-01-09
farmers ALLIANCE.
Annual Meeting Of the State
Organization Held Yes
terdaye
PRES. DONNELLY RETIRES.
Sees Success Ahead for the
Farmers if Well Organ
lied.
PRES. DONNELLY RETIRES.
MUST WORK FAITHFULLY.
Every State in the Union
Looking to minnesota in
the Struggle.

The annual meeting of the State
Farmers Alliance took place yesterday
morning III this city at Century hall,
with very large attendance of dele
gates from over the state. j. II. Yer
milya, of Dover, Mimi, presided.
In his opening remarks the vice presi-
dent said that the impression mad gone
forth that the organization was in a
state of "innocuous desuetude," but
Judging from the attendance Yesterday
that charge could not be refuted. a
committee on credentials was appointed.
of which Thomas Meighen was chosen
chairman, and Hon. p. Il. Bjorge sec
retary. While The committee was in
deliberation Vice President Vermilya
called to the platform Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, retiring president of tile
Alliance Mr. DUnnelly gave the dele
gates present some valuable points on
organization, and how to increase the
scope of the Alliance throughout the
state. He looked for better times OF the
order. He gave his reasons for resign
iug, the attention of other duties. In
selecting president they must choose
a man who was competent to carry on
the good work already accomplished by
the Alliance.
He cited the results attained in the
tigEt against The tWine trust. Since the
reform was begun and convict labor at
Saltwater had been employed in the
manufacture Of twine. the farmers OF
the state had been saved nearly 81, 500,-
coo. If the mOnOpolists VINO are now
agitating the question succeed in
getting the legislature to pass a
bill prohibiting the manufacture OF
twine bY the prison labOTers, then the
price Will rise, making the additional
increase IA II on the farmer. The differ
ence IN the cost of tWine 10 tie NJ one
crop OF small grain III this state would
be about $1,000, 600. which would natHr-
alloy come from the man who raises the
grain.
The Importance of educating the chill
dren on economic questions was mat
ter Of vital Importance, which they
should not overlook.
There are only TWO futures in store
for us. said he: ruin and bankruptcy,
or violence, bl0Odshed and anarchy,
We are in the midst of people who are
opposed 10 US. and we must take hold
OF the work we have before US
with zeal and energy If we would
avoid the conditions l have referred 10.
We must organize more etfectuallY as
the only means of saving ourselves
from being pushed to the wall. Every
state in the union is looking to Mlnne-
sofa in the struggle, ana we must adopt
measures that cannot fail"
He advised the establishment of a
state paper, which should be used as a
medium for the highest thought touch
ing upon questions of interest to the
alliance. Something should be done. he
SAID. To awaken interest in the grain
growers association, which was organ
lied last August.
The report OF the credentlal commit
tee was read at the conclusion of Mr..
DOnnelly'S speech and adopted.
A motion was made that q committee
on resolutions, consisting of one dele
gate from each congressional district,
with Ignatlus DOnnelly as chairman,
was carried. They are:
Ignatius DOnneliy, Thomas Meighan.
L. L. Long, II. T. Poore. \. L. Strom-
berg, q. w. Day, kItteI Halvorsen. L.
(. LOmmen.
A committee on constitution was
named, as follows: Il. A. Swain. Rice
county: W. A. Hutchkiss. Fillmore
county; w. 4. Sparrow, Dodge county;
Dr.. Johnson. Grant county; .. II. Page,
Oimsted county.
Resolutions were adopted at meet
ing OF the executive committee to thank
+ Mr.. DOunelly fOE the excellent services
he had rendered the order during his
term OF office.
Today meeting of delegates from the
Populists over the state will be held in
this city for the purpose OF organization
and the transaction OF regular business.