The Princeton union., 1896-07-09
FL EEi I ING / VICTORY
That Of Democratic Gold Bugs Of
Minnesota May Be Chris
tened as Such.
owens Nomination for Congress
Has Been Fruitful Of Much
Grief and Pain.

Grief and Pain.
Special Correspondence to the UNION.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 7.-It appears
that the victory Of the gold Democrats
at the State convention was rather
feeting. Not being Instructed, those
delegates are now voting with the sill
YER crowd at Chicago. The Minneap-
oils delegate Winston, Donahue and
Smith are among the leaders of the
silver contingent at Chicago.
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The committee of 100 here is said to
be much disturbed over the rumor that
Tim Byrnes will be chairman Of the
State central committee and placed in
charge Of the Republican State cam
paign. The 100 do not know where to
lay their heads just now, and the ap-
pointment Of Byrnes with Goodnow
and III Foote as right and left bower
would cause the 100 to take up the pro-
lfession OF Weary Wraggles and Hun
Egry Horace.
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The nomination of S. M. Owen for
lcongress by the Populists of this dis
Itrict has caused considerable pain to
some of the Democrats who were ex-
Ipecting to steal a march themselves on
that position. A. D. Smith and Judge
fRea are said to have been groomed for
the job. Winston is reported to have
declined the honor. Owen will get
support from the gold and silver club
land Populists. It is not yet settled
whether the Democrats will make a
Inomination. -
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! The Times and Journal organs of the
4 100, have bolted Governor Clough.
/ The Journal says that it supports the
remainder of the ticket, however, and
the platform; while the Times is still
/ in the woods. meditating where it is at.
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i Senators Morgan and Howard, and
lMessrs. Corser and Griffin, of. the gold
Land silver club, who are among the
.Isiigners of the silver Republ blican pro-
test against the st. Louis platform, say
THAT they will stick to John Lind in
spite Of his reported refusal to become
a candidate. They maintain that Lind
will have to run if he is wanted.
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Ignatius Donnelly seems to have
pocketed the State Populist organiza-
tion himself. Chairman Meighen who
resides somewhere down in the woods
| OF southern Minnesota, six miles from
a postoffice or telegraph station, is
Donnelly's personal friend, and nobody
else can get at him. When the Twin
City Pops wanted to call the State con-
vention early, they wired and wrote to
| Sphinx Meighen, and at length sue
ceeded in getting the query, "what do
you want a convention for?' Finally,
he sent word that there would be a
convention after harvest sometime
The Pops are now wild because that
will put their convention at the tail
end of the procession so far that ad-
vantageous combinations appear out of
the question. It is reported that Don
nelly has not helped his presidential
boom by the maneuver.
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Donnelly has received the endorse
ment of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
other congressional district conven-
tions, and by numerous county conven-
tions Of the Peoples Party. He will
go into the field with the PETER ele-
ment opposed to the nomination Of Tel
Ter. Donnelly is said to favor, how
ever, union of forces on the electoral
ticket. He also fayors Lind for gov.
ernor, and Towne for congress, in his
paper, the Representative. Ignatius
apparently recognizes that these gen
tlemen would bring strength to him
self in case he should receive the pres
idential nomination.
| YOUR UNCLE JASON.
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