The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-03
CORRESPONDENTS.

teresting letter:
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, Hasting MIMI
My Dear Mr.. DOnnelly: In the New York
World OF July 10 l notice collection of
kilograms from men said to be chairmen
OF the Peoples party committees in their
several states. Your esteemed friend Mr..
VIM. X. Dobbyn, writes from the state of
Minnesota that all the Peoples party of
that state will favor the nomination of
Bryan and an alliance with the Democratic
party. Will you kindly send me letter at
once showing that Mr.. Dobbyn does not
represent the Populsts of Minnesota?
Kindly state this as emphatically as posi-
BILE, and express the sentiments of the real
POpulists of your state. 1t is my purpose
to give to the press symposium from real
POpulists. expressing the actual sentiments
Of our people.
l am much encouraged in regard to the
situation, especially is this the case in
Kentucky. The Democratic party in this
state has fallen to pieces of its own innate
corruption. Goebel. the author of the in
famous election law which bears his name,
is the nominee of the machine for governor.
The convention in which he secured his
nomination was the most VIGOROUSLY fraud
ulent and corrupt convention ever held in
Kentucky-which is saying a good deal.
The result is that the enemies of Goebel
have bOlted the action OF their convention
and will run an Independent ticket.
The Peoples party is gathering in this
city today for the purpose of nominating a
state ticket. Our prospects have never been
better.
while there learned much of vital impor
lance to our movement. We have no time
to lose in pushing forward the Kansas City
plan By aggressive action we can win
glorious victory, but we must not lose sight
of the fact that we have the Office holding
crowd to contend with and the further fact
that they have free access to Sam Cooks
DOODLE
1t may be that I can visit Minnesota this
fall, in which event l would like confer
ence with our leaders representing every
section Of the state. Would it be possible
to secure such conference?.
Kindly let me hear from you at an early
date. Yours very sincerely,
]. A. PARKER.
Please address reply to Dallas, Texas.
To this we made the following
reply:
HASTINGS, July 81, 1899.
10 A. Parker, Esq, Recording Secretary
Nat. Press Assn, Dallas, Texas
My Dear Friend: l have received
your valued favor of the 9th inst, and
am glad to get such cheering news as to
the future of the Peoples party.
You ask me as to the position of Mr..
VIM. R. Dobbyn among the Populists of
this state, and as to his right to speak
for them. He is universally despised by
the real Populists of Minnesota, and has
no standing even with the fusionists.
He had a newspaper called the Pro-
gressive Age, which progressed into the
next world. l do not think he controls
a single vote in the United States except
his own, and even as to that there is
some question.
The Populists of Minnesota are nine
tenths of them opposed to fusion in the
interest of Mr.. Bryan or any one else.
Our anti-fusion ticket polled 1000 votes
and at least 10000 of our people stayed
at home or voted for the Republican
candidates. Mr.. Lind, the fusion candi-
date for governor, was elected by the
Scandinavians, he himself being
Swede, and personally a man with many
good qualities, but the Republican ma
jority was otherwise about $4,000.
Even those who supported fusion are
now generally opposed to it; they might
vote again for Mr.. Lind, but they are
opposed to any further combinations
with Democracy
hope you will be able to visit Min
nesota this fall If you do, we will have
conference of leaders to meet yOu and
also have you make some speeches in
Minneapolis, st. Paul, etc. Believe me
to be, with great respect, your friend,
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
p 81 would be glad to make some
speeches in Kentucky if 1 thought it
would do any good. AS the campaign
progresses, 1 can speak more definitely
as to time and place. I'D.