, 1876-09-11
THE CAMPAIGN. /.
The Situation in Minnesota-..
The State Good for
$4,000 Republican
Majority.
Brief Sketches Of the Aspirants
Tor Congressional Honors
in the State.
Senator Conover'B Dog-in-tho-Man-
ger Policy in Florida--A
Democratic In
trigue.
The Baltimore Confederates at
Work-.-Plug-ugIies Break
/. Up a Republican
Meeting.
Tflden'n Trickery at the Saratoga Con.
ventlon--- Why Seymour Declined
tho Nomination.
Bob" Mgarsoll in Maine-+-His Great
: Speech at Augusta.
Republican Canp-Fires Burning
Brightly Throughout the
Country.
Republican Carap-Fires Burning
Brightly Throughout the
Country.


MINNESOTA,
rqk PARTIES AND CANDIDATES.
sptetat Correspondence of Ths Trt6tsn&
Sr. PAut, M!nn., Sept. 8.-Thc campaign Ia
this State lss not yet fairly opened, but whcn
onco lnauEuratcd 1t will be prosecuted With en-
Grey and vlgor. The Republicans Of Minnesota
are wont to make their campaigns short and
Sharp. TAcy make suitable preparations, con-
centrate their RESOURCES, get everything ready,
and then pveclpftate themselves upon the enemy
and rout him with brief and decisive effort.
Tho 1nolo and tho results ot tlcir political eun-
tests are like thoso Of tho Prussian campaign Of
eolowa,-vtgoro1s, irresistible, triumphant.
Last year the rcal work Of the canvass was COIL
tincl to about a mouth. Gov. Pi1lsbury Vas
then elected by about 1900 majority vote
that exceeded tho most sanguine expectations.
Senator Window, who n1ado the most llb-
eral estimate, prophcsied soma three weeks
before the election that Mr. Pllsbury would
have about II, coo majority over Ills competitor,
Buell.. In 1871 Gov. Davis had 4 majority Of
only something over 5000, and the Increase last
year WAS 60 marked aud decisive, ind Getokeua
so active and earnest sentiment among the
Republicans, that we may falrly expect
4 MAJORITY or TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
this fall. Fonr years ago Grant's majority was
nearly $4,000, and, considering the increase III
population since then, tile above cstirna!e Is
very moderate. The "oH years" are In this
State always characterized by relatively small
1nstosittos. The Republicans are 80 confident OF
success that tn many Of them It appears like
eupcrcrogatiou to 60 to tte polls aud yoto, anu
1t is only the excitement and Stimulus Of Pres
idcntIal election that can bring them out tn full
force. About election ttme tue farmers aru
also busy with their p1owing and otl,cr fall
work, and, in tho country, where tue prcclucts
arc large and the distance to tue yoting-nlaecs
considerable, 1t Is quite a sacrifice Of valuable
tilno 10 60 to tho polls. THIS IS an important
consideration, rs 1t is tho nlral districts,
gentry wh6 establish themselves in tic out
skirts Of cities. live in shantes, keep pig to tho
family, aud I1atr0nlxe saloons, arc as INSTINCT
lively Democrats here as elsewhere, md wllerey-
er this elass Of natriots hold the balance Of
The Democrats, thcrefoTe, poll heavy vote In
many Of tho cities Of thcsStatc, aud control somo
Of them, like
ST. rAuL AND w1soxA.
On tho other hand, the agricultural communt-
terpristng men who ltave subducd tho wilderness
and built up the State, are strongly aud une-
qulvocally Republican.
This State, Of coursc, contains very few yote1s
"Ao wy uaLso sao utAu ~, ~! tst - -. ., ~.
pfaeal I'll Y ,ay p s1 tma tia, 1ng ~ %Sots
tive Americans hare alMnst MI como from the
Northern statcs, very many frow Now England,
and among theha ItspnoHcan sentMients pfepnn-
dcrats aes.s'ye!Y. @ y! tia 1osea,gn.nofh a Gopuia-
tson t!e IasEest poIHoA ,,.! y uctsI!sA'. AhapuE
ical sentiments and opinions: Those who
arc from North 0crInanY-thc land Of Luther,
nsu siocthe' ano oa1omaIEk-'nc"llo Iiat at1taiy 70
the ncpunliea'i ssaei tnoso i7oni re tattl1ne
eouth 1efnau olhscs' na4"tia1 aun tilo austrian
commons att1M H., @4esesfGe is u'stmsusey ~
the Democracy, fhn iorcsn e!eaens H. tnss e1Mes
next IN mu1hcIieal lmp1Etanee Is tIo scaTuit'a'
yian. Incso afe osefWlleI!ns1lgly NepnDtt,eahs'
Itley unite Win tho parry q psossess aAa !lpeF-
w!Sh W.. instructive afoor anu eh'aos'as'a' eoaa'
Lies hao -
which contain large seanilnaS!fi' population,
roll up immense nepnoIleah t1alor3ues. In
frontier townships that arc setled almost ox-
clusively by cInlgrants from tho scandinavian
Countries there VII! sometimes not W poiled Y
DeMocrasie vote. The sean'llnasa,ls taLa nat-
among. thu most yaiuaoln an'l Thrifty, c!tt:
zens Of the State. The Irish, WHO staril noxt
in number, ART, ot course, nearly I'LL Detnoefats
They supply Most OF the parasites Of The e!t!et4
Or tie ot'cr foreign elemGtts tro,s uFGat trls
lisica affiliations arr varied, aud difficult to d.
The party IN this. State Is today more ilr1r
ant! united than It has been Tor many year.
back. There 10 not a casllling Or dissatisfied
faction within its rnnks, Tho Stats Conyen
tiol,, held eary tn thu summer, healed tho
breach that arose out Of Ramsoy's defeat tol
9. K. Davis, Who w.. then Governor, .as liam
sey's eompetitor for tle nomination. and wig.
shc atte5 peat mn ~ n 1o e.