The Saint Paul globe., 1901-01-03
IGNATIUs DONNELLLY's DEATH
WAS A SHOCK TO PEOPLE
OF A STATE
RE HAD SERVED FORTY YEARS
SOMETIMES IN PUBLIC AND AT 9TH
ERS IN PRIVATE CAPACITIES,
BUT ALWAYS SERVING
FUNERAL WILL BE IN ST. PAUL
1t Will BE Held Saturday From
the Residence of His
Son, Stan j. Dom
nelly.

BY order of Gov. Lind the flag floats at
half mast over the capitol, to remain
there until after the funeral of the late
lgnatlus Donnelly, which will be held
from the home of his son, Stanislaus ].
Donnelly. S17 Portland avenue, Saturday
at 10 a. M
us second lieutenant governor, three
terms a congressman, eight years in the
state senate and two terms in the house.
would have commanded this tribute Of
respect on the part of the state, even had
not the governor personal tribute to
pay as well. He said:
He was IL man of commanding intel
lect, great scholar and a splendid
! speaker. L enjoyed a close acquaintance
with hlm for many years, and found
MN one of the most charming of men
in his social intercourse"
AS fully half of the present senate. and
large representation of the house of
representatives, served with Mr.. Donnellv
in those two bodies, it is probable that
large delegations from both houses will
attend the funeral Saturday
Relatives from Philadelphia and from
butte are expected to attend the funeral.
AS early as 1855, when he was but
twenty-four, Mr.. DonneIly, still resi-
dent of Pennsylvania, was rendered "a
nomination for the legislature but de-
party on the slavery question After
coming to this state, which was then
Democratic, he was twice defeated for
state senator before. being elected leuten-
ant governor. He was serving as lieu
tenant governor when the civil war broke
out and when Gov. Ramsey, who was
in Washington, made the first proffer of
troops to President Lincoln, he telegraph
ed to Lieutenant Governor DonneIly
who mobilized the troops with such dis
patch that the First Minnesota regiment
of volunteers ranks first in time of all
the volunteer regiments of the Union
army.
He was reelected lieutenant governor
In 1861, and the year afterward was nomi-
mated for congress. Within month the
Sioux Indian war broke out, and Mr..
Donnelly joined the volunteers and went
to the front He did not take his seat in
congress until 1853
Early in his political career in the
house of representatives Mr. DonneIly
made himself prominent by a letter, which
afterward became famous, protesting
against certain items which had been in
cluded in the budget required to carry
out the conditions of the Chippewa In
diana treaty. Mr.. Donnelly characterized
the item as direct swindle, and exposed
what he believed to be an attempt to rob
the government by powerful ring Be
mics. He always thought it was the
cause of the opposition to his renomina-
ton. However, he was renominated and
reelected to congress. He defeated Col
William Colville, who had commanded
the First Minnesota regiment with dis
tinguished gallantry. During this term
of office Mr. Donnelly engaged in a very
sharp controversy with Elihu Washburne,
and the manner in which he conducted
his side of the arguments and debates
added to his fame.
In 1869 he became a candidate for Unit
ed States senator, but Alexander Ram
sey was given the exalted position in
his stead. Mr. Donnelly took his defeat
bitterly, but continued to act with the
Republican party until 1870, when he ran
for congress on low tariff platform with
the endorsement of the Democrats. He
was asked to do this by $500 Republicans,
who signed a petition. Two years later
he supported Horace Greeley as a liberal
Republican.
His first wife died five years ago. There
were several children by this marriage.
Two sons survive, DR.. Ignatius Donnelly,
Jr., and Attorney Stan Donnelly, of ST.
Paul, and a daughter, Mrs. George Gil
Imam DIR. Donnelly is on his way to at
tend the funeral.
In 1897 Mr.. Donnelly married Miss Mary
Hanson, daughter of Martin Hanson, of
Minneapolis.
ALLIED FARMERS MOURN.
The following resolutions were adopted
last evening by the allied national ag-
ricultural associations:
Resolved, That we, the Allied National
agricultural associations of America in
supreme council assembled, learning
with profound sorrow that Almighty God
in his wisdom, has called to his eternal
rest our late beloved and much lamented
brother, the Hon. Ignatius Donnelly,
Resolved, That in the loss of sOur de-
ceased brother we recognize the attain
ments of his brilliant mind, the eloquence
of his tongue. the force of his vigorous
character, the purity of his life, his
strong personality, with a heart throb-
hing FOR humanity and beaming with
kindness and goodness, a life devoted to
the advancement of his fellow men,
Resolved, That We while bowling to
the will of the supreme being in calling
our late brother to his final resting place
express our most sincere sorrow and ex-
tend our heartfelt sympa thy to the rela-
tives of our deceased brother in this, the
hour of their sorrow and affliction
Thomas S. Russell
John c. Hanley.
M p Moran.
Signed, committee
The following gentlemen were named as
a committee to represent the National
Allied Agricultural associa tons at the
funeral of the late Hon. Ignatius Dom
nelly viz: James ]. Hill, Judge NJ P.
Moran, Gracevill, MINI; Col. H. A Will
cox, Nashville, Tenn; Hon. J. c. Han
ley, st. Paul; Prof. T. Russell, Hon.
II. V. Allen Meridian, Kan; William :,
Dunbar, Cylon, Wis; William s. Eaarl.
Las Vegas, New Mexico; NJ S. Blair.
Ogetta. S. D.; H. S. Greedy, Chicago.
WAS FAMOUS AMMAN.