, 1881-09-16
The Minnesota Republican Con.
vention Called to Meet
Sept. 20.
A G1lnnco Mt tho Situntion, ~ Seen
from tho Insilo nj the City Of
*. l'nul.
The Anti.Hubbard Mon Have a Pop
ular Candidate IN Gov. Pills.
bury.

III 81, Paul Sept. ~. The latelrSs Df tic dAte
II recognition Of the fnct TINT the contest III
Minnesota comes before liistcnd Nf nfter tho
nominating conventions. T1l0 Republican
s;ntu ticket Is elected Wien 1t Is nominated.
That II understood. 1he situation IL rccoE-
ntxcd by ttc Democrats, who do mt waste
any strength or money to accomplish tlnptbs-
sibIltlrs; and BY tile Republicans, who Ito
not waste my strength or fnD!ey to Insure
ccrtnintius. After tho Republican Conycn-
tim Is held Il tteasl ctlnl will reign In Altllnc-
sofa politics until November, wllen 81 sllany
OF the voters rs find II convenient will cAst
their ha!lots, nltt the Republican cai'tifA!D
Will bo elected by minority III front 1o,oootn
10000, according tn the weNtitcr. III tho
meantime we &re having our excitement H.
forU tho convention. There nro only cXpct-
tive oflicurs 10 bu elected, and thu whole Ill
terrst Is concentrated til,ol tho Governor
sllip. Uu.wurdIy # isnnly aaliesttolt Df 1npn,
but sone very Important nml far-reaelsillE
pnblIc issues liz just below tho suriuca OF the
contest.
The tn0st prominent and earliest candidate
for tho nomination by tho Republican Con-
yeltti0n Is
GEN. l.. r. 1fu1trtAast,, OF NEn WfSn.
Iie Is Il Illi,1l of nbD,t middle nge, viii.
eood record rs soldier atit s0n,p experience
In minor civil positions. Ills cnldidacy was
announced carlyln III tho spring, and he ''1s
Ills canvass III very good slApe. Most Of tl.e
elements tllut politicians think are Important
10 command are enlisted Iii lis favor. All
tho ntlnbcrs Of Congress arc actively or pas-
slyely favorable to lin. rhis amounts TO
'Ittla except In the casa IF Mr.: Dunnell, WHO
l,ls Il very eilicient inachfno In Ills district
u, In
sofa, md can probnby command some colll,-
tits for Hubbard. 1t fs considered that Dun
ncIl's support of Hubbard llts s1llu yuation
relative to Ills own aspiration, to succeed Gcl.
Edgert9n NJ ssnat9r. Esigerton was ai-
Mvhieh vti sxplres m IS n year from nsSt S"rel,. N"t,
wittlstnlltng tliLs, EdEArl0n himself, wlIU
1us littso fiope of being Ills gym successor, II
friendly to Hubbard. WaslibuftI a1lu Strait,
tho otllor GonaresslIlel', Will not luke Of their
other candidates III their respective districts,
but II Inns long hccll understood their passive
eu7leratlon !lns been srct,rtsl. The utllcr
Selntor MSAlii1I' does I,a, 1ot count fSr ur'
pit forward ..s the candidate Of Southern
Minnesota, which has not hal Il t:OyerHDr
for several terms and Is clau!ortHg fur
recognition. Altogether, Hubbard l,as what
the politicians cull Il strong combination.
What Is more, he hus not Ind Until within
the last week formidable OpptInent. Tl!DrD
Is a strong clenlunt IN tho State opposed ln
llubbNrtl'a nomination, but It llas been slow
,Mi, ~ w; nnmns MI, s;rCt - cnn.trntc =. @ t
n%aS' nmpI, '"' 'ppos'''9' "o"sA' ~ s'1''"'AAso
4. Il. M'G11r, or ST. rETEfs
| present Insurance Commissioner. .McGlll Is
III excellent young ,nais, whit, llsts shown Hd-
m!'istsl,te daign. my HH!taTu Ju9!EnShs ~, u.
nre CONVINCED ho would make II capital
| Governor: but the trouble Is, too few know
hlnl; IL Is suGporHn py tnc StatE-ltM,ase
o!sa'S 1e o.: aan E"sr , ocsottrs, ~ y .,;,,
t ttoix 's .,9, ;,, x p5 i H. ~ .,;
a ot pEun .psihGno"s ftn"1m ~ alpmse s
lhnt pnpu!ar eM,n!,stSl,i WnlGn iiso3aItl cali
~ Mar otl w!Gt' ~ ,.ts s''o 1a",. as %Ito"t
rs thar e,!ne !. s'a ~ III rV u,;k nf seo sronyy
mMl cohl4'tEo,tL IT, @ enht!uMtfs: tHrK 4l., "
lllotlllsnil, oi tie u!! ooutiiuFli Mil!,aesoin1
always "ili in'G ono I y Iwn county VIE
gatHnS; L'cnt:.'sov; Mil,a'i y e!Irohtl
cnyly ,Wlll1lg; nrhatof Glelheht w,,i hnyt
the t!ee toslllty tleltentlnn III nus
pocket 5or use or bArtcf, af" tnore aro othGl '!,
pusxllnillles. B'lt tlie teAl contestants VIII
u" .,, t1uH ~ n s.s ,r,,o ti,s ,,,.,tu,tor
party W IIayc take,, ut tho ouportsnity @ Of the cni
In i.a,i to s,,,idnmiv nrrcinil;,to ~
,.n,, n,,, Sunny
GOV. rlla:snuHf .,,
| INV lAG Mtut Ha tMsnbuhte in ~ !"utt
terl'. TINS Is u t'Oltl slef, Ann ~ tne 9hlHe
becNus9 IT. u taken without P1llsoury's OK
pressed authority. lie Is the bust atHl MOS
popular GoYernnr ulG state lIus ever l!Ntl
but hts election IN Third term Wiss nttaGket
It's q new preCelcsft, uni tIlo Xery Thought o
II fourth lilalics u colt ellill run down tn
bucks Ut the latllticinns III tho rotary. school
Ills personal attitude upun tho ullestt0tl Is IL
exnsUer1ttng to Ills anxious fIftnts As IL til
other s!tle. Those WHO know him best III.
lie IL very anxious To- rcllra from thu G0v
crlturshp nInl dcynsn himself to Ills lnrg
private Interests II! Ali,HeapnlIs; that alc In
been sincerely tlesirnltS 10 see Mclill! nom
iIatetl, and Will only uecGpt iln'nln1tlo
himself to snye the State from Wllnt jlG fear
III Il Cnlninlty. Tllusu who Ae9 him Il littl
further utf anu perhaps u ltttlp ,n0ro clearly
credit lin Will so,ne little human ynnll
| md ambition, alHl believe that lIG would b
Immensely ticnlrtl by ai unsolicited nointn.
tlDn for q tOltrtll turn. Only this iillc
Is corta!n; tllat while his friends cann0t gt
from lliml suecitic authority to tlse Ills nnnlt
the other side ca,nut got from him u rufus,
i 10 By Il caiuildate. lta knows better wl,at
9Uutl for him thMn his friends. lle Decuptt
/, strullE ind tIgniltd pt,sItlon, whether |
is nominated Or int. Tllt upsll0t Of 1t nll /
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