The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-05
In THE HIGHWAYS CENTER
WHEN IGNATIUs DoNNELLY
WILL RUN FOR THE SENATE

There Will ne No Fusion In His
Minneapolis Convention Seems to
Have Causcd a SpIit-Fights for
the SenatOrship-EROr Being
Made to Switch w. r.. Johnson
Out of the CIerkshfp Race.
lgnatius Donnelly has concluded to
forego his claim to lead a retired life,
the which he so strenuously clamored
for after the ST. Louis convention, and
has made up his mind that he would
like to be United States senator from
this state. If he preseveres in his in
tention then it is certain that the fus on
that has been looked forward to will
only be partial or will be conditioned on
the fuSioniStS indorsing the sage for
the place now held by Senator Davis.
1t would be almost safe to predict that
there will be no fusion if that is the
basis upon which it is to be brought
about AS Ignatius once said Of him
self he is the most popular man in the
country-after an election is over, and
there is no chance for anybody taking
him on for anything that will make him
a part of the ticket or connect him with
it.
ly's sincerity in the position that he
has made for himself. He has written
letters to a number Of st. Paul Popu-
lists urging them to be present at the
convention in which he announces his
candidacy plainly. He thinks that the
middle-of theroaders are strong
CROUCH to fairly split the party, unless
they are listened to, and he believes
that he is strong enough with them
to hold them for any proposition that
he makes. The announcement of his
actual candidacy was seen over his own
signature.
OF course, it will be said at once that
DonnellyS candidacy is for the pur-
pose of creating diversion to make the
reelection Of Davis a certainty. The
sage will deny, and may not believe it,
but it will be hard to convince any
body else that this is not the purpose
of the willy old politician. In any event
the announcement will create more
than passing interest, for Donnelly is
always picturesque in politics, even If
he is not very effective.
1t is thought by many Conservative
fusionists that the action Of the Pop
ulist congressional convention IN Min
neapolis yesterday has created a schism
in the ranks Of the allies in Hennepin
county which it will be impossible to
heal. The treatment accorded to the
committee of gentlemen representing
the Democratic and silver Republican
congressional committees, when they
asked to be heard upon the floor of the
convention, was insulting to the high
est degree. It was known by the dele
gates that the cmomittee had propo-
sition to make that the convention adj
journ till July IL, when they could
unite with the Democrats and silver
Republicans, and, from the manner in
which the gentlemen comprising the
committee were received, it was evil
dent from the beginning that their err
rand was useless. But those in con-
troll made the mistake of allowing their
real sentiments to appear too plainly.
They had no use for the crowd who
were trying to do Mr.. Cation out Of the
nomination. and, in exhibiting \ that
feeling: they went too far, and gave out
the impression that they were averse
to fusion of any sort, and that they
expected to run Mr.. Cation as a Popu-.
list only. When the proposition was
first made in the convention to listen to
the committee, a resolution to that eff
feet was promptly tabled. Later; it
was seen that such action was unnee-
essarily abrupt. Accordingly, the res
olution was taken from the table and
brought up for consideration. From
the general temper of the remarks, the
agined that he was in a nest of ram
pant mid-roaders. Not a voice was
in favor of fusion. The resolution was
then received and placed on file, a
polite method of disposing of it.
1t would seem beyond dispute that
the majority Of the convention were
mid-roaders, pure and simple. Every
thing said and done by the convention
would seem to bear out this assertion.
Admitting the truth of that point, it is
possible that it will have strong bear
ing in the state convention, as the del
egates to the county convention, which
will elect delegates to the state con-
vention, were elected at the same eau
cuses as were those who made up the
congressional convention. From this
it may safely be argued that Hennepin
county will send to the Populist state
convention set of mid-road Populists,
and that Ignatius Donnelly will be
once again leader in the county.
A meeting in the interest of W. H.
Eustis as candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for governor will be
held in the Tenth ward wigwam, Min
neapolis, Tuesday night John H.
Steele, John Rees, s. P. Snider and
S. H. Hall-will speak.
Senator E. G. Potter, of the old Thir-
ty-first district, will have to fight for
a. denomination. There appears to be
multiplicity of good material in that
vicinity, and the contest promises to be
interesting Among the candidates al
ready mentioned are c. S. Cairns and
Eugene Hay, while it Is said that Ar
thur H. Noyes the well known attor-
ney, has many friends who are urging
him to try for the nomination. In the
old Thirty-second district, which com
prises the Fifth and Sixth wards, an
other hot fight is in progress for the
place now filed by Senator D. F. Nor
gan. DIR. E. B. Zier and w. r. Gray
have been avowed candidates for some
time. and recently the list has been en-
larged by the addition of George P.
Wilson.
There is quite an effort being made
locally to switch Billy Johnson off the
! track that he is pursuing with view
to getting Tom Conroy's job, by prom
Using that he shall have any old JOB
he likes, if he win only quit. Yester-
| day they had him in training for the
| nomination for sheriff. 1t is an I'M
| doubted fact that most of the propo-
| sitions go to Johnson from Conroy and
| his friends It is very unlikely that
| Johnson will be switched, and just now
| it seems very unlikely that he will get
| Mr.. Conroy's place. Mr.. Conroy has
| been helped out by circumstance
over which he had no control.
| Judge Orr found the way to the mu-
| nicipal bench so very easy that he is
| disposed to try for the district bench.
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