, 1880-07-06
MINNESOTA.
The Republican Congressional Canvass.
Sr<cht Dhput<h to 7As Chle1oo Tribune.

The Republican Congregational Canvass.
Sreetdt Dhpat<h to 7hs ChLe1oo 1rtIuhe.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 5.-Alt the lscpub-
1ican Congressional Conventions III Mime
sofa come OF this week: IN the First District,
at Wnscca, OIL Wednesday,: III thu Third, ut
Minneapolis, on tho same dNy; and in tho
Second, nt Pennington, OIL Thursday. In
tho First md Second Districts, very pretty
fights for the nomination have been going on,
tho progress Of which has been skctched
from time to time for THE TRIBUNE.
In tho First District, tho combination
against Dunncll, the sitting member, which
Mt one time seemed likely to fail through Lis
superior powers of organization nlld lls hold
upon tho machinery OF the purity, now Inns
fair ctance Of success, 60 fur as beating Dult-
nell Is concerned. The combination, which
includes the Counties ot Blue Earth, Dodge,
Faribnult, Fillmore, Frceborn, Houston, a1ld
III for Dunnel], In tho Naseca Convection.
The opposition have plan to lncreusc tllis
nlajor'ty by borrowing dodge of your own
Counties that fnye chosen Dunnell Delegates,
aud exclude them from the Convention until
Its organization IS III their hands. II tho up-
position wero uiilted upon a ca1ldtdatc. Dun
tho desperate one ot capturing sone Of ,their
howsser. il liz division of he
enemy: Almost every ,,,t county ,,lu.s l,ss
H. noe gRasas e saass Gsae,ou ndSs II Sedae n9s'qt.
Lovely III Fregborll. and othor3. Ex.Ileut:-
Gov. Wakefield, who Is tho hope Of tho a,ltl-
Dunnoll men, has two counties bcsides ILLS
own, aud nlusters e yotes. L he Gun ,i !lraw
Meinbqr; otherwise .Dunnell will probably
tire out thu seatt.rW ,opposttton, and slip N.
IN tho Second District, tue contest will be
still closor, unless ono Ut the tl!ree can4i-
Strait, who WIS beaten by Pouhfor two years
ngu, after q lung but not distinguished serylee,
las. worked Ills old machine 10 Industrious
" tint. he has apparently 50 votes. or two
cIaims thnt h6 has reconciled tho dIsa'tectlon
TINT beat hlul, aud believes tint i.o can trust
himself befnro tho peoplo i, q 1'residel,tla!
ycur. Gnrtlen L. C0lc, the Haribnult lawyer.
wllo DOESN'T know " ,ilueh about politics A.
nlont everything else, llas ouly' thirty-six
delegates, In spite of tho enthusiasm Ills
llalnO created when 1t WAS announced lle
would 10 candidate. lle is o'le ot tho nble h
s,naller men, yct moro industrious workers.
some dozen votes. II nil Struts votes stand
aG G q T Ss scsss sst e S E r n9sed o%a 1 u ts e.
SECOND c,uteU ot luany. Of Ills inon IL Cole,
and it i; believed TINT. many Of uioni
prefer Cole for their first cholee,. aud
Strut. This beng 80, they will naturally
take caro- ua. tltciv COMPLIMENTARY yetu do4i
INT nominate i,lln, ulll tile nomination nlay
finally co1nu to Cole after several frultcsg
would bo elected, oven without the Md Of tho
Presidential vote.
Thuro Is no contest in the Third District.
All tho delegates Ctccted 10 FIR nrn for Wash.
burn, the sitting member, who 1s conceded
q denomination, not only In accordance with
custom, but ns a rewnrd OF merit for his
bol.!nrss md his .sutFerlugs IN lis contest
with uum!elly forh lily scat. The Convention
| at Minneapolis oil "Wednesday will probably
| llominntu S(r, WaAhbur1 without Oppusltlon