The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
F'rom the MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.)

ers' Alliance was convened in Century Hall
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, with large
number of delegates present from the diff
ferent counties of the state.
The meeting was called to order by ].
i. Nermilya, of Dover, Mimi, first vice
president of the alliance. Mr.. Vermilya
said in opening the session that the state
ment had been made that the alliance was
dead and called attention to the large num-
Der present at this annual meeting
refutation of that assertion.
A motion that one delegate from each
county, with an additional member to be
named by the chair, constitute a commit
tee on credentials carried. Thomas
j. MeiShen was made chairman of the COM
mittee, Hon. H. z. Bjorge made sec
rotary of the committee. The credential
committee retired to consider the papers
submitted by the represer tatives of the
different counties, and the assembled ag-
ricultursts improved the enforced delay
in the transacting of business by a gen.
eral social time.
The committee was slow in reporting and
The chairman called to the platform Hon.
1gnatius Donnely, the retiring president
of the alliance, who spoke at considerable
length of the necessity of perfect organ
ization in the ranks of the order, and Of
fered many suggestions which he believed,
If acted upon, would increase the scope and
power of the alliance in the state.
The farmers of the country Mr.. Don
nelly lilened to the salt of the earth In
his opinion they were a noble class of
people, in some respects to be envied, in
others deserving of pity. He believed that
this meeting would be the beginning of bet
ter times for the alliance.
REASONS FOR HIS RESIGNATION.
Speaking of his reasons for resigning the
presidency of the organization Mr.. DON
nelly said. Two months ago I rendered
my resignation president of the Farm
ers Alliance. not because my interest in
its work and the faith 1 have in what it
viii eventually accomplish for the farmer
have in the least diminished, but because
my duties are numerous and did not feel
/ had the time to give to the order which
it should have / felt that some younger
man with larger time to give it should
have the position. And in selecting
man for this place, my friends, I want to
urge you to choose such as will
feel the honor of being at the head of
the farmers of the state
Continuing the speaker said: "But you
must have means to carry the work
We have not contributed freely enough. 1t
takes money to carry forward any enter
prise, and the Alliance is not exception.
Look at the results attained in the fight
against the twine trust. Since the reform
was instituted. and convict labor at Sill
waer has been employed in the manufac-
lure of twne, the farmers of this state
have been saved almost 81, 100000 If the
monopolists who are now agitatng the
question succeed in getting the Legislature
to pass a bill prohibiting the making of
twine by these prisoners, then naturally it
will be manufactured by the monopolists
the price will rise, and the farmer will be
The one whom this additional increase
Will fall The difference in the cost of
Irvine to tie up crop of small grain
In this state would be about 81, 900 900, which
would come from the pocket of the man
who raises the grain
Mr. Donnelly urged upon his hearers the
Importance of educating their children in
economic questions, thus better fitting them
for struggling with the social problems of
the day.
The speaker, after talking a considerable
time, was disposed to take his seat on
the platform, but was urged by the dele.
gates to proceed, which he did, his talk
during these last few minutes on the floor
being Favored with numerous Populstic
opinions. There are only two futures in
state for us said the, ruin and bank
Tuptcy, violence, bloodshed and an
archy We are in the midst of people who
are opposed to us and we must take hold
of the work we have before us with zeal
and energy if we would avoid the ruin and
bloodshed | have referred to. We must or
Sanize more effectualy as the only means
of saving ourselves from being pushed to
the wall. Every state in the Union is
looking to Minnesota in the struggle and
we must adopt measures that cannot fall -
Mr.. Donnelly spoke further of the need of
the party, of which all present were expon-
ents, for state paper towards which all
thoughts should converge. On the pros
pect for winning in the next presidential
campaign he said: I'VE have got until
1886, and we believe by that time our forces
will have increased sufficiently to insure
success in the fight. l do not doubt that
we will triumph"
In concluding, Mr.. Donenlly urged that
something be done to stimulate the interest
in the Grain Growers Association which
was organized last August it's object being
10 supply the farmers of the state with a
body through which they could act in SELL
Ing their produce, more especially the
Wheat crop.
The report of the credentials committee
WAS read by the secretary, and on motion
was accepted and adopted. A motion was
made that committee resolutions con-
sisting of one delegate from each congress
sional district, with 1gnatius Donnelly as
chairman, was carried. They are:
Isnatius Donnelly, Thomas Meighan. T.,
r. Long, II. 7. Poore A. L. Stromberg, G.
w. Day, Kittel Halvorsen, f. E. Lommen.
A committee on constitution was named
as follows: III. A. Swain, Rice county; W.
"A. Hotchkiss, Fillmore county; W. A. Spar
row, Dodge county; DR.. Johnson Grant
county; O. Fl. Page, Olmstead county
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session H. b. Martin
2 member of the executive committee of
the Knights of Labor of this city exhorted
the delegates to maintain the Alliance at
all hazards as a greater means of success
an the campaign of 1896 Mr. Martin spoke
of the advantages to be gained by putting
into the political field an organized BODY
of intelligent and disciplined workers, as
opposed to individual and misdirected eff
fort.
c. II. Hopkins spoke briefly of the scope
and influence for good which the Alliance
might exert under proper conditions. The
next gentleman called to the platform was
A. II. Holstons county attorney of Polk
county. Mr.. HolstOn, though not farm
err, as he said. was interested in the work
of the agriculturists and he urged upon
the delegates the necessity of using their
money more freely in maintaining the AL
lance
The committee constitution submitted
its report, which was adopted. The fol-
lowing amendment to Section 4. Article g
was incorporated in the original constitu-
ton: There shall be elected by ballot at
each annual election a committee of three
on industrial organiza ton. 1t shall be the
duty of this committee to place itself in
communicate with all industrial organi-
zations for the purpose of cooperative ac-
ton, wherever the same shall be deemed to
the advantage of this organiza ton
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions the signal for a lengthy discus
sion, and a motion that they be consider
ed by sections carried They were