, 1876-09-11


ItnR preclude tho idea Of bis election, especial
Y o. tho Republican candtlnte for Congress fl |
HAT tist.ict Is also frotn st. Paul. Bradcs,
Slr, Ransey. It IN said, haaacquaintea sfe friends
himself to lc drawn into active political fifo sny
more, desiring quiet, ard being content 10
HEST UPON HIS LAuGELs..
Mr. Uunncll llas accepted : unanimous re.
!rtct, and lts friends arc rarortcsl to favor NJ.
Ninlom for tho Senate. ltts regarded aa high
" Improbable that Dunnell will permit tic ilso
of his name against Windonl for Tho Senate,
however nucls he might coyet the prize, a. tho
people, and in contest between the
two tho former would Inevitably 70 to
tha wall. 1sarnsey's retirement left Senator
Wtrsiom tho Natural leader Of tie Republican
sii'i'tes, h's long exper1enen IL public ill., fe, and nd
Ills political sagaclty, admirably qualified bin.
Mr. Window Is beyond doubt tho ableat pub
lie man In tho State and his long and honorable
service in congress has gtyen hin, ~ influence
Gin III ntforl TO bc deprived of. 1to
Is popular In all parts Of tho State, and Is the
most effective psl'ltc, apcaker 10 Minnesota.
Last year he canvakec1 tho State, and The nncx-
received was largely due to yir. Windom's e.
iorts- Ills splendid fight against the eIorts Ut
!. THE vAxDALs ~ T1K HOUSE
to cripple the Government by Procruttcan, anti
unreas1n!nE , reductions II the approprtstions
tec on Appropriations was dcvolvctl upou iitn
by Morrill's promotion tn tho Tfcasury
Portfolio, entities him to tho grateful
recognition of tue Whole country. Ills speech
tnorscess expose OF Sam llamlall's slam ccono-
my. which las already horne gnod fruits by clos
Ing the mouths Of tho Democrats and throwing
ther. 0n.tbe defensive on the question Of "re-
ttrenchtnent.n. Senator Window Is young man
bcnE now, We bcllcyc, il Ills forty-sevcnih or
furty-cighth ycar lie served live terms tn the
House, aud has now been xycars fu tue eeuatc.
MARX II. DusNHL1,
Of Owntouna, who is now serving hts third term
In the House, was renor,!nated by acc1amas!on
most uscfnl and cseditablo representatives the
State ever had In Congress. Two years ago
there was u furious clamur raised againtt hin,
and hls denomination wne strcnmously resisted,
It is alleged that the real insttgatoss Of the or-
position were tulercsted men who desired to
crush him. atr. Dunncll. ltowcrcr, did not1unt.
Ile took his election III his own hands. went hc-
interested friends, was elected l'y tho very sub.
stnntal majority 81 nearly coo. His opponent
this year Is Davld1. Buell., Of Houston County,
who wa8 the Democratic candidate for Governor
lust year. Buell. Inns not tic retnotest chance Of
tint lie would allow himself to he put up fur
Inevitable defeat Rgain. Last year Mr.. Buell.
took tl.e stump and he advanced some OF the
most remarkable and mysterious views IN rtlh.
ton to the il>lances,-yiGws which nobody could
understand, and did not appear to understand
himself. Ills primal declaration ut tho C0nycn-
tIot Which nominated hin was to the elect
that
"rNFLATI0N " woULn nUsT Us At1.H
But notwithstanding the s,hrious import Of tlis
learned and elegant maxim Of FINANCIAL PHI
losophy, he Immediately aftcrward wrote letter
In which lie distinctly announced hiipse1f Il,
favor Of that imitation the effects Of which
hc no laconieally described 1n bis
fssmp sar by nssT 1oo but ystfad yssnfsdco4y
explanations upon the financial problem, and
the impression got to prevail throughout tho
Slate thst hc was lcnsely Ignorant IN the sub
lect. Dusll will be buried under maturity not
It Is much, more probable that Mr. Dunnell's
minority VII exceed 1U,000 than fnll below.
Mr.. Dunttell ia, perhaps, next to Senator Win
dom, the t.'est effective public speaker In tlis
State, DOTH .of tElcao gentlemen arE expected
to takc part III the enmputgu IN Indiana.
In tho SeennH District
MAl. HORACE 0. bIKAITt"
Of shakopce, l!as Just been renoninnted. Mr.
Strait IL now serving his second tcr1l IN Con-
grcss, mid, although he Ia hot Il man Of very
conspicuous abilities, he Inns, nevertheless, given
@ siose attention to fS,siness: Mr. Thatc|ler, of
Goolhnc County, vas an as1tye nsntEant fos tls
bon''1a oa pre,ea a'hain hi, twa !e'' yesfs % pre s
stand asids this ti.nc., Tic latt.z, denied
tint he had over promised anything Ut tho kind,
and remained In tho field in spite of tic ugly
tak aoou' boltiuE INDUCED H. hy soms 1i 1
rcnotninatcs' The nomination, however, was
sclcd Ills friends to abItlc by ihe decision, and
support tic nomination With loyalty ana
.iI.ff $S.F I'll Az
Strait VII undoubtedly thc strongest candidate
the Republicans could nominate. ::
Tile Second district ID clo5s, ua some Of the
counties comprising 1t ,cont1tn very strong
Cahollc' element, and only tl!o most wncx-
it. Mr.. Strait l'as already twlcu demonstrated
Ills ability TO curry the dbtrirt, and II WAS only
matter Of Wisdom and prudence To- give him
the aellci9t of the doubt, as.d accord htm the
chance again. It Is not yet decided wtle is to 10
Straits competitor, but Indications noin. >
MIR. ioEM1.En, or sinlY COUNTY,
a8 tic probable Democratic n0minue. ra'a}1cr
IL merchant At Henderson. and Is sad to be
something of u politician, and ~ llayc 1nuct,
counties. Two years ago Nal: Strait was ap,,
E. Es 81. J',iicm Cox Sir. Strait Ind cisar ,a-
1ority Of sornu 2U0. but Cox patched up a cas,
al last wlntar pretending to be- pressing Ills
ciuin,B. This case Ind SO little merit t1at even
tllu cx-Confclc1ute llousu rejected It promptly
when 1t came up, or rather the Committee on
Eicotfons did. Whereupon E, st. Julien betook
htnscf llone, atd has It ts sud, t1sade virttl-
ons resolution " eacl,ew politics hereafter. Mr.
Htrnit lRs FUR prospects Of being. elected by
from ,00 to 2 tlO0 lnhiortty, possibly nlosc-
DIT. J. II. arRwAnT.
Of st. Paul, practicng physician Is tue Re.
rubl!can candidate for CnnErcss Ia tho Third
District Ills principal eo,nper1tor for the
nomination waS Or. !sutler, Of Minneapolis. MISC
u physician. Dr. Stewart has been Mayor and
postmastcr Of ST. Paul, md wus = pr1mil.cut
candidate for the uuberllat,ral nomination last
ytar. ife enjoys great personal popularity tu
llis own clty, aid tl.deed wherever Ge is known,
| aud Au IL rcgu.tcd ID very strung candidate
lilr n,ujorty viii be gil the way from S,ooo to
| l00o0 MsNair, OF. Minneapolis, u tl1e Dcno
cratic nominee, hut lIe line np moro chance 81
au election tl,an l3uell In tho Flrat District lii
! n,pY, re1rltance, rlMroach on the Republican
vote Iii Minneapolis, " there is something Of Z
local Jealousy and Rivalry betweet. that clty ad
ST. Paul; but the sunae causu will operate in
| fayor Of Mr.. 6tewuH In the latter ctty, 40 thai
| tho Eunerul rrsnft will nut be materially NJ
fevte.l. 4 newspaper concern IN Minneapolis
| t4tntell In onu Ut thu Scandinavian languages,
has been putting forth eoMo trashy nonsense
agulnst Stewart, hut tA6 sheet is generally nn
ucrstuul to have been subbrucd. .ulnl Its c1urec
| ts Ut no sort u consequence.
| Whllu tsM Republican organization ts strong
| rn1Icrpnt ulht harmonious, thE DGtntIErHEY