St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-19
DAKOTA COUNTY.
It's Candidates For Congress and the
Legislature.
Especial Correspondence Of the Globe ]

Special Correspondence of the Globe:
HASTINGS, Mimi, April 10, 1SS4.-Candi-
dates for Office are as thick, ''down here" as
rash on four months old baby. They swarm
in all parts of the county, each with his little
clique, who swear by him and declare that he
Is the winning man. They come up in unex-
pected places; each mornings sun rises on
some new aspirant, who, of course, submit
ting to the choice of the people,, would still,
prefer to have them choose him.
Dakota county is Democratic in its tenden-
cies, having given Biermann over four hun
dred majority, and being ready to swear till
the 4th of November, that Sammy j., is the
only man fit for PRECEDENT; but that does not
prevent few Republicans coming within its
bounds. There are few, none of them un-
alleged Republicans, but of the half-breed
stamp. In fact, to draw the line little
closer, it seems, that every man who has
failed to get an office, turns Republican, till
the time for election approaches, and then
he's a tariff or-revenue-To Jefferson, Dem
ocrat.
The Democracy Of Dakota county as yet
have made no choice of candidate for con-
u. L.
by some as suitable man but he explicitly
denies any intention of seeking that Office
unless-may l add-the ''dear peoples ask
him to. John is a good Democrat, and /
feel almost sure that he has the congressional
bee in his head or his pocket book, for it will
cost some money to secure an election in
this district this year This fact bars out
Hon. A. H. Knox and II. Gillitt, both Hast
ings men, from the field, though they desire
the Republican nomination for congress.
Knox is nervous, wiry gentleman, our
present state senator, and has some ability,
and enough strength to take an anti-Strait
delegation from here to Faribault He VIII
oppose Horace B. with possible disastrous
result to the MAJOR, but he can't get the
nomination, except by miracle, and Inger-
soil says so, they are impossible-andI doubt
If a miracle would be worked to do favor
for Republican. They became de-
barred and lost after Hayes election
Mr.. Truax is not working very hard for the
place, and do not think that his expecta-
tons of defeat are far from true. Mr.. Gill
lit is comparatively unknown in the district.
In Hastings, thongh he edits paper with a
sworn (?) circulation of one thousand. His
popularity is not sufficient to insure him any
support. He is Republican gone moon
struck, thinking The world will mourn if he
is not chosen to be one of the sons of Zion,
or congress-both synonymous in his ears
AT present the gentleman is out in the dis
trict among the ''rurals' looking for stray
votes. l am sure that he will find about as
many as Logan has for president. Both of
them are unsavory dead ducks in my opin-
ion, and l think Mother Grundy will agree
with me.
For the legislature we have two offices to
fill in the lower house. Among those men
toned for the positions are John Mcnamara,
''mixer'' in politics; Louis Nedere, of
New Trier, a good Democrat; VIM. Hodgson,
bright Hastings attorney; Harvey Gillitt,
who is up for anything and everything, from
mayor to president; j. B. Lambert, our
present mayor; R. G. Libby, another good
Democrat, and about eighteen others so in
conspicuous that it is not worth while giving
their names.
Put this county down for tariff for reve-
nue., with incidental protection; Tilden for
president, and as opposed to Strait for con-
gress now and forever. The only man that
advocates Strait here is Charley Baker, reve-
nue. collector, and as he wears the Republi-
can collar, duly stamped and registered his
action is consistent. Prophesying Mr..
Straits defeat at the polls, killed by disaffec-
ton in his own party, Tilden's election and
the reduction of the tariff, 1 am
Yours truly, MULDooN.