The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20
~YsHse, Contest i'm the First District.
One View of the Questi0n..The
Candidate should be OF RePubE.
can AnlecedcHts.


can Anxecedcnts.
With view: to elicit that compaPl-
son Of views which is the beginnlng OF
wisdom. we give place to, the following
communication. We would. be glad to
have. the friends of the other candidates
present the. arguments in their behalf.
While. they cannot all be, of, one mind,
let. them discuss the issues calmly and
in a courteous spirit, and SO whoever Is
nominated will receive the cordial sup
port Of ALI the Opposition.-ED. ANTI
hONoPoAsT.
HAos1oN,+tAlg. s, 1874.
EDITOR ANTE -MeNoPoLsT:
AS the papers in the First District
are urging the nomination of various
candidates of Democratic antecedants,
and as you have offered your columns
for. a free and far discussion of men ard
principles, perhaps itamight be well to
suggest why it wound be impolitic at
this time to nominate an ALti-Monopo-
list of Democratic aEtecedeHtS to run
against Dunne!l.
list. They, the Democrats, are, not
united on aEy one nan. Buell. has
many friends and is good man, thengh
perhaps inferior III ability to either of
the others mentioned. Wilson is less
acceptable to the people than BsAell.
Cogswell has more ability than either Of
the two mentioned, Bat will haze
a weaker following. Judge Waite will
have the strongest delegation
eli any democrat in the convention, he
having gaade a most detesxained canvas
through his frienis, and Twill distance
all the rest on the informal ballot. Sc
many opposing forces will re irreconcll-
able to.such an eXten. as to render it
Impossible to harmonic them upon any
one formerly Democratic.
I'd. Ne Democrat can hoee to sue
coed exclusively through Democratic
votes. IL fact, the Democratic element
is less thar one-third of the total vote;
and really. the Republican vees must
elect the Gaminec, he is to be elected
at ali
Sd. The call having been based on
hte vote of last year, which only partial
ly represents the total opposition of to-
day, will give the control of the cenven-
ton TO the Democratic loeflities,
and if Democrat is nominated, be- will
be charged at conniving at the call,
running the convention, and trying to
make this reforua movement fly at the
tail Of the Democratic kite.
1t does seem, however, that with the
large Republican element that will at
tend and take part in the convention,
that reason will dictate the nomination
of a reform candidate of Republican su-
tecedents. That element appears to have
united on Governor Sherwood by CON-
mon consent as the most fit man to
make the fight against Dunnell. His
acknowledged ability as parliamenta-
rian. his vast statistical knowledge on
all political subjects; together with his
terrible earnestness in fighting for re-
form, point to him as the most fitting
Ean to nominate from the liberal side
of the convention. Having kept aloof
from making the canvas, it will be i'm
possible to bring the often effective
charge, THAT he set up the pins All
the Republicans who wish to vote
against Dunnell will feel perfectly safe
with him; and so far as he is concerned
the Monopolists will be unable to raise
their stereotyped cries about paying
the rebel war debt, &c. Nor will the
shout be raised that his election is
Democratic victory, pure and simple.
His railroad record will be strong
element in the canvass, when it is ex-
amined; and no one will dispute his de-
sire that the people shall rule instead Of
the railroads. As Republican, who
wishes to vote against Dunnell, | hope
Gov. Sherwood will be nominated.
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