Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-16
New York Herald Dec. 10.l

New York Herald Dec. 10]
The election of United States Senator
by the approaching session of the Min
nesota legislature is a topic of interested
discussion among active politicians, al
though the matter commands much less
than the usual amount of attention at the
hands of the press of the State. Mime
sofa is overwhelmingly and increasingly
Republican,. AT the late election she
gave majority of 10000 for Garfield
against $4,000 for Hayes in
1876, and elected her three
Republican candidates for Congress
by unprecedented majorities - otwith-
standing the fact that in the First district
Hon. Mark III. Dunnell was obliged to
contend against formidable bolt headed
by W. G. Ward, which drew off 1000
votes; in the Second district Hon. H. B.
Strait was confronted by his successful
Democratic competitor of two years ago,
Hon. Henry Poehler, the sitting member,
and in the Third district Hon. w. d.
Washburn, hampered by his yet unde-
cided contest in the House with the noto-
rious Ignatius Donnelly, found arrayed
against him Gen I'll. III. Sibley, the pioneer
settler and first citizen of Minnesota, who
would have been invited to the cabinet had
Hancock been elected President The
political opinions of our people are cor
rectly represented in the legislature elect,
which opens its session in st. Paul early
in January. On joint ballot the two
houses will stand: Republicans, Us;
Democrats, 30; Greenbackers, 3-Repub-
lican majority on joint ballot S5 The
opposition element is thus so insignificant
that it could scarcely make an imposing
figure, even in the improbable contingency
of break in the Republican ranks when
the Senatorship comes to be contested,
Cole Gordon E.-Gordon E. Cole,
OF Farlbault, who ranks, with
Governor Davis, among the
foremost men at the bar of the northwest
has spoken of as one who would
adorn the senatorship and one in whose ia
vor very respectable following could be
easily secured. But Mr.. Cole, whose only
public service has been in the profession
al line OF attorney general of the State,
has shown little inclination for politi-
cal career and will scarcely figure as
leading candidate, except possibly at the
Cornell, F. r. E.-Judge Cornell, of
bench of the State, is quietly mentioned as
the in evitable minneapolis canddate'' in
the coming struggle Judge Cornell, be-
fore his election as associate Justice six
years ago, was a leading lawyer, an active
politician and an effective public speaker.
A seat in the Senate would unQuestiOn-
ably be more to his taste than the present
position, but he is prevented by the Ell
quette OF the judiciary from making any
efforts in his own behalf, and the same
reason will operate against any open and
active eXertions on the part of his numer-
Gus friends
Davis, Cushman K.-Ex-Gov. Davis, of
st. Paul, heads the list of candidates for
Senator in the point of conceded and pre-
| eminent intellectual qualifications for the
position. At the age of about 40 years he
stands at the head of the bar of the State
and of the Northwest; he is an orator of
rare polish and magnetic power; he is
close student and a profound original
thinker. In addition to this splen-
did mental equipment he enjoys the
| advantage of being the representative of
the young, energetic, progressive element
of the party, and of exceptional personal
popularity. What he lacks is the back
ing of the machine" which has usually
been potent in the councils of Min
nesota Republicanism, and some of
those subtler powers of management and
manipulation which go to make up the
successful politician. In 1873 Mr. Davis
was nominated for governor by the young
Republicans against the combined force
OF the ring politicians of the State In
1874 he was candidate before the legis-
nature for Senator, with so much positive
strength that his supporters, although
unable to elect him, dictated the result.
He now re-enters the field under some
what similar auspices, but with maturer
experiences and standing, as stated, at
the head of the list of candidates in ac-
knowledged fitness, is probably second in
positive strength at the present writing
His numerous friends throughout the
State are actively at work and have the
sympathy and encouragement of many
who feel that Minnesota would honor
herself by hOnOring her most gifted son.
Dunnell, Mark H.-Geographically the
residence of the Senator to be chosen in
January next should be located in the
Northern portion of the State. The other
Senator, William Window, whose mas
querade as a Presidential candidate at
Chicago gave him a national reputation
such as it is, lives at Winona, and it has
been supposed that no one from that sec
ton would be proposed at the coming con-
test But Hon. Mark III. Dunnell, who
lives in the same latitude and who has
served for ten years as a member of the
House from the First district, has Just
emerged from splendidly successful con-
test for reelection with a prestige which
makes him henceforth an imposing figure
i'll State politics and formidable pros
pective competitor for Senator
WINDOWS seat two years hence
There are many politicians in the
State opposed to both Mcmillan and Win
dom, who think they see in Mr. Dunnell
a probable instrument for accomplishing
the defeat of the two present incumbents
In case of a prolonged and uncertain con-
test next winter, it is thought that the
opposition to Mcmillan may be united on
Dunnell and secure his election. This
would remove both Mcmillan and Win
dom from hecOntest two years hence and
cave the prize to be contended for by
the present candidates from the st. Paul
and Minneapolis region, besides smashing
all the rings and breaking most of the
States. 1t is contingency not to be over
looked in forecasting the probabilities,
which, however, fairness to your readers
obliges your correspondent to say at this
writing point rather to the victory of