The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
Booming Ames for Congress, Searching
Donnelly's Opponents and Sizzling
All Over,

Ignatius. Donnelly's newspaper, the
Representative, seems to have struck a
Snag. Yesterday was the day for publ
cation, and today the local mails should
. be loaded down carrying to all parts Of
the inhabitable globe the 200 circula-
ton" of. which Mr. Donnelly boasts. But
the paper has not put in appearance,
and inquiry discloses the fact that the
forms, all ready for the press, are being
held in the office of the Penny Press
where Mr.. Donnelys mechanical work Is
done, pending the settlement In part of a
bill now amounting to some three or four
hundred dollars, due the Penny Press for
services rendered. Meanwhile, the sage
is hurrying and scurrying to and fro, in
great haste and heat trying to get hold
of enough money to get this weeks issue
through the press to the furnishing 10000
readers There was a rumor about the
Penny Press office this afternoon that the
money would be forthcoming late today.
but none Of it had shown itself at the
time this article was written.
While the forms have thus been held "in
chancery," some one has been mean enough
to look them over and see what Mr.. Dom
nelly is talking this week about to his 20 900
readers-not only mean enough to look the
forms over. but to go and tell Mr. Dom
neily's enemies all about it, and right here
comes in another complication. In this be-
lated issue of the Representative Donnelly
is understood to strongly advocate the
nomination of DR.. Ames for congress
against regular Populist nominee, s. M.
Owen, and to continue his assaults upon
Owen In the strongest kind of language.
possibly urged to this extreme English be-
cause up to this time what he has had to
say has not caused a wave Of trouble to
roll across the peaceful breast of Populism
in this county. Mr.. Donnelly delights in a
fight. and nothing hurts MIN more than to
be ignored Consequently. when no notice
was taken of his attacks upon Owen now
dating back for three weeks, he returned
to the attack each succeeding week more
determined than before. The issue this
week is said to fairly eclipse all previous
efforts in this line. and to be a marvel
even for Donnelly marvellous as he is in
his power Of abuse.
To say that local Populists are incensed
is putting it very mildly. They are now
beginning, many of them. to believe that
something should be done, and 1t need sur
prise nobody If within the next few days
steps be taken to call Mr. Donnelly's BLUR
Just what form the 'calP' will take The
Journal has not been advised as vet. save
that it will be effective and quick. It need
excite no surprise If the sage's case unless
he sees the error of his ways and repents
should be taken up by the state convention
in some way or other. The party managers
in this county seem to think that patience
Is rapidly ceasing to be a virtue and that
the time is rapidly drawing near when they
should rise up in their might and smite the
sage hip and thigh. And when they do rise,
look out for all sorts of trouble.
The issue of the Representative that is
oeine held UP this week also contains an
attack upon the Penny Press, which is
accused of joining a conspiracy to do up
Donnelly and the Representative, L. M
Aver, secretary Of the Peoples party ex-
ecutive committee. is also hauled over the
Goals, and so are other well-known leaders
OF the party. The Walls of Mr.. Donnelly's
wrath seem be to fairly running over
The manager Of the Penny Press, w. w.
Williams. when seen this afternoon ad-
mitted that the Representative owed the
Penny Press we'll on toward $500 for serv-
Ices rendered. and that the current issue
had been held up pending a settlement.
This course, 1t would seem, has not been
adopted without full notice to Donnellv.
Journal man read the contact which
Donnelly has with the Penny Press under
the terms Of which he agrees to settle his
printing bills monthly. by the 18th of the
month. and his bills for matter that is
lifted" from the Penny Press into his own
columns. weekly. This contract Mr.. VIII
liams says was violated in July Donnelly
making the excuse that owing to the press
OF convention work he was unable to make
his settlements. But as soon as the con-
ventions were over he promised to call.
But he didn't CALL week ago q letter
was sent him that the money must be-
forthcoming. and in reply came check
Cor So Another letter was sent at once
telling him that the balance would have to
be paid or the paper would not be got out
and this letter Donnelly got several days
ago. So that he has not had his forms
held up without knowing what was In the
wind.
1t will ne shown when the case
comes to trial that every statement,