St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

made the last presidential campaign sue
cesSion of torch light professions, but even
the less Obtrusive enthusiasm of an Off year
is nearly imperceptible. There are several
facts which account in large degree for
this state of things. In the first place
Judge Whiting was by no means the unani-
nous choice of Democrats for governor,
neither is he person exactly calculated to
inspire enthusiasm. Then, too, the plat
form does not exactly suit the saloon
keepers in the river cities, where
$3.50, the lowest license proposed, is much
higher than they were called upon to pay
under the old regime, and consequently
they are not taking very active part III
support of the ticket. To this class may be
added another, consisting of those who have
reached the conclusion that prohibition In
Iowa is a failure. 1t is claimed, and with
great apparent truth, that the annual munlc-
ipal loss to the cities in state, which for
merly collected saloon licenses, is between
5000, 900 and $700, 600, and that the addi-
tional expense to the state from abortive at
tempts to enforce the law is fully $500, 600
per year. The facts, together with the
transfer of causes under the prohlbltorY
law from the state to the United States
courts, have made many who were at one
time favorable to the measure.
that any beneficial results can come from it.
This. then, leaves the two opposing forces
fighting alf-hearted battle. The Demo
Gratis are undertaking to make the campaign
strictly on local issues, as far as possible,
without reference to national affairs, and
while the attempt to elect Whiting is con-
sidered forlorn hope, yet it is claimed If
he gets the Greenback vote and draws
part of the anti-prohbition Republican
vote, he may, through personal popu-
larity in the northwestern part of
the state, be able to pull
through. The principal fight, however,
will be made by the Democrats to gain con-
troll of the lower house of the state legiSla-
ture, which will convene this winter. In
the last general assembly the Democrats
and Greenbackers had forty-eight members
and the Republicans ffty-two, which was
an opposition gain over the Republicans
Of nineteen since the previous general as
semblY. To hold what they have already
got and secure enough others to give them
majority is their chief care. Both parties,
in view of this, have selected their most
! available men in nearly every instance as
candidates for representatives. and in two
noteworthy cases the Republicans have
Nominated men for this position who have
BEEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
| and they have accepted the nomination.
The gentlemen referred to are Sapp OF Pot
taWottamie county and Thompson OF Linn
county. The indications, however, point
to loss of some Republican members in
the northern part of the state. Brown
county will probably send Democratic rep
reSentative on account of feeling Of dis
gust among the Republicans over the work
| ingS of the prohibition law. Floyd county
| is also likely to go Democratic. The best
| posted OF the Democratic leaders claim that
they will have from fifty-five to sixty MEM
| bers of the lower house. and from a
careful review of the field it looks as
though the smaller OF these estimates
might not be far from correct. This will
| give them a majority of ten. In the senate
of the twentieth general assembly the Re
publicans had thirty-nine members and the
| Democrats and GreenbackerS eleven, an op-
| position gain of six over the nineteenth
general assembly. Of those who hold over
nineteen are Republicans and ten Demo-
Gratis, while the senators to be elected this
fall will fill the places of twenty Republi-
cans and one Democrat. Not very large
opposition gain in senators may be expected
this fall. In few
CLOSE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
the outlook points to Democratic success.
In the Forty-fourth district composed of
the counties of Chckasaw and Floyd. there
are four candidates, Republican, Demo
crat, Greenbacker and Peoples, the latter
being disaf1ected Republican. This dis
trict in 1884 showed the Republicans in a
minority Of fourteen votes, and if the at
tempt now being made to get the Green
hackers candidate to withdraw is success
full the Democratic candidate will be elected.
On the other hand, in the Dubuque district,
the Republicans claim that with j. K.
Graves as their candidate they can make q
successful fight against the large Demo-
cratic minority, as Mr.. Graves has hitherto
carried the county when nominated for the
senate.