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! wna held Counting tho temperance votes
among tho Opposition, Gov; Davis had but 8.D5l
majority, willie. tho previous yoar, Grant la,
1sqS 49, s 9ofa 9fFty yd 16 o s q le7a
Opposition, md 70 II VIVA but, whom it oornea
to 10 CRITICALLY examined, II will DO aoeu that thc
gnin waB owing to tho fact that Republicans rn
r1asnoa nt homo, rathor than because the Libor.
Als @ OF Opposition obtained any largo acquistionH
In 1872 tho llopnhlicans In Minnosota cast 90 88g
votea; Last yonr they pnlled hut 40, TO-, ,-noarly
$4,000 loss. In 1879 95,2o1 votes woroo Gust fo1
1roooy, nnd last year but 9B 851 rotoe woro capt
TOR tho 0Pposltion. 30 TINT, while tho Repub-
!tcan candidate for Governor had Il, 900 Ions ma
position waB but $50 yoteH
Ihefe aro hoveral reasons why therc was Hucll
reRuit. First. tho nomination Of Davis for
novornor ;sn1rr was regarded by tho Ramsey mon aa
hayo escaped detection, thoy' would havo glntlly
detontod him Gt the polls. Tho Opposition Sc
lectea candidato, not expecting that lie would
be o!cctcd,-..ono who was not sufficiently COM
potent 70 discharge tho duties II cloctod. II
thero had boom tho same feeling Of competency,
aud bcliof that thoro could bo IN election, as
thore waa relativo to the State Treasurer tho Gu
tlro Republican State ticket would hayo boon do.
featod laat fall: With tho disaffoction Of oflce-
holders and politicians, tho Republicans fairly
Opposition. boaton 10 long aud 80 terribly, took
no heart until It HaB too lato.
Aftor all, tho vote Of last fall affords but littlo
criterion to estimate roHultH ths fall, when en-
troIy different surroundings exist.
IN THE FIRST D1BTnIGr.
Tho Hon. u. II. Dullnoll, the present member,
and Gen. Edgerton, ono Of tho State Railroad
Commissioners, arc tho moro prominent Nopnb-
lioan candidntosi while Con. James T. Dakor,
Wakefield, at proaent Land Oiiioor, Ill up tho
background. Mr.. Dunnells record on tho
Balary-grab mnttor, whorein ho played tho part
Of q friend Of tho Balary-grab, but wont on
record !; againa;tt II 1 has made him moro un;
square grabbor. And stil no has worked up
his District 30 well TINT ilis nom
inatlon Is not improbable, auat,,f nominated, his
SUCCESS bcforo tho pcople is qulta possible. Tho
Opposition, however, are worry confident ot sue-
"Faruaor's picnic" which arc social and politi-
cal gatherings combined. Tho most prominent
candidates for tho Opposition nomination aro
the Hon. D. T.. Duell. Of Houston County, who
i. one Of tho eblost Democrats in tho State; the
Hon. Amos Coggswell, Of Steele County; tho
Hon. /. IL. Westfall, of Olnstel[; and ex-I.ieut
Gov. Sherwood, Of Fillmore. It is possible that
Mr.. Dunneil might be dofcated by at
lenst two Of tue Opposition named above,
bo defeated by any Of them. Tho Republican
Convention las been called to meet at Owatopna
on tho 1ith Of July. This early Convention is
III Dunnolls interest; and upon tho action Of
TINT Convention largely depends tho question Of
tho Opposition's ability. to overcome tho 2,C24
Republican majority Of last year.
SECOND DISTRICT.
This district naturally belongs to tho Opposi-
ton. When the State was rediBtrictod after tho
CENSUS Of 1870, tho Republican Legislature
Congressman by throwing tho heaviest Democratic
counties iu tho State into tho Second District.
The fact that A1a1. II. D. Strait (lsepublicau)
Nns elected to Congress from this district ii
as any one. Thoy surrendered il advance, and
nominated mare stick, supposng hia defoat
certain. Tint ho waB not defeated, was owing
to tue 5oalously among the Opposition. This
district has several mon who aspiro to lead 1t,
hands Of the Repnb1icans. Lust year tho
Jealousy was allayed, and Arn Darton, tho
Opposition candidate for Governor, received
J, ,, II majority in tho counties composing, this
sufficiently to preyont tlore boing much Of a
scramble for the nomination, and if tho lion,
II. D. Strait, tho present Incumbent. desires it,
ho VII hayo no trouble in walking away with tho
for recollection, though no authorized announce
mont has boon mado to that ohFcct. II he
o"n5t Fao@la dsens lee l. T. Brown; of sSott
viii probably be the Republican standards
late for Governor Inst fail) E. st, Julian Cox,
u Nicollot; L. L. Baxter Of Carver County
ND ]: L. Macdonald, Of Scott, have been named.
Senate last wintor. Meaurs. Baxter and Macdon-
I'D tsnve published disclaimers Of their candi- |
lacy. though somo assumo TINT TINT was strato- |
- muroly. However that may be, on tho sur-
nee harton @ and Coz arc tho only Opposition
Burton will make tho strongest run OF the two |
1artios named, but Cox Inns aet the pins so |
thoroughly TINT tho chances seem to favor him,
Whoever is nominated BY the Opposition is euro
rails do not flaye jealous quarrolB among them-
'oves. This proviso is tho key to the result In
lie Second District.
THIRD DISTRICT.
In the Third and last District, things are mixed
IN both HideH relntire to the nominations, Tic !
act TINT QoavIng out tho Temperance votc) tho |
sopublicans lad 5,l27 majority ii, tl1is district |
ast fall. encourages thom to believe that they |
IAN again carry tho district this fall. In this |
,stmate they are doubtless correct; for, in
,racod IN this district there are ESPECIALLY largo
Hottlomonts. whore tho Ropubli- |
an ticket is voted at all times and under oil cir
It Is, therefore, pretty Bafo to set
hia district down as Republican. whoever tho
lominoo may bo. The lion. John T. Avorill, tho
present incu,abont, is q candidate for renomina-
ion. He favored tho aalary-grab openly and |
quareIy. He wrote an elaborate letter
favor OF IT, 1nd WAS one OF the
ourteeu who voted against tho ropaal.
10 took tho ground that tho pay
i Congressman is too small, and stuck to it,
'ooplo commend hia boltlneBs, aud believe ho
Fas consciensiotts, though in torribly-ms-
'uidel direction; but the political managers aro
fraid to go before tho people with such for
nal Endorsements of tho salary grub as his nomi~
'asion would bo. Tho funny thing about tho
flair Is. that Gen. Avorili'a most formidable
ompetitor is William g. king, OF minneapolis
evoral torms az Postmaster OF the House
+ hepresentatiyes, aaa mud who made
ho S129,0U0 blooded stock ealo ut
|hicago q 1ow days ago. His roputa-
lou ab lobbyist Ia NATIONAL, and does not mood
ny exposition here. 6trango as 1t may seem,
ho mon who oppose Ayoriu on account Of tho
alary-grab favor Bill King aud at this writing,
Aing's Ghancoa for the nomination are decidedly
right. 9. Il. Graves, Of Duluth is trifto men,
oned; but tho contost is in roality botwoon
.yerill and King, King is understood to be al
ed with 1'amsey.-a fact which, il satisfactorily
royeu, might dofcat his nomination. For tho
Opposition nomination, hayor Eugene Wiaon, Of
linneapolIs is n.ost prominently mentioned,
nd seemB likely to bear Off the Aouor Tic
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