St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-21
Foribault FederaI Offices.

FAR1BAULT. March 17.-Who is to be the
successor of E. n. Leavens, our present post
MASTER is a matter attracting much atten-
ton. Mr. Leavens has made a good officer
and apart from his politics is popular. 1t will
need our best Democratic timber to fill his
place, aud doubt whether any timber can
be found TO take the place Of his genial, ac-
cOmmodating, pleasant-faced assistant. John
Bemis; and whether John remains or goes
he will always be remembered with the kind
est feelings in Faribault. We are not with
out applicants for this Office. John r. Par
shall was first in the field and it will require a
fast nag to take his lead away. John is an
old hand at the wires, and when he pulled
them heretofore generally came in ahead
against big odds in this stronghold Of Repub-
licansm. Although a lifelong Democrat,
he has a large Republican following, and
most Of his supporters come from that source
William Nee was also early in the field and
seems TO be the choice of our leading Demo-
Gratis. His petition is signed by
about eighty, and contains the names
of the Democratic county officers, Mayor
Lowell, G. w Batchelder, II. NJ. Matteson,
as well as Republicans like A. D. Keyes, F.
a q. l..
was thought Parshall and Nee were the only
contestants, but it seems in this race it re-
quires two to start and three to fill. Jere-
miah Healey, brother of our present county
treasurer, is also a candidate.
There is not county in the state wherein
the Democrats have contested every inch of
ground with better effect and against greater
odds than in Rice county. Your corresponds
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Democrat was to be ridiculed and insulted
Yes, at times the lives of those protesting
this political creed were in danger. Even
then such men as Batchelder Noble, Mat
teson, Barton, Lockerby, Shields and
Martinson kept up the organization,
attended conventions, spent their money
hopelessly for the love of principle and
party, when some Of them were urged re-
peatedly to join the Republican ranks and
accept office. When Hon. Ii. VI. Rice ran
for governor In 1865 against Gov. Marshall,
Rice county had full delegation In the
Democratic state convention at St. Paul,
when Democratic Ramsey county had to pick
up few substitutes George W. Batchelder
led the fOrloru hope for congress in this dis
trict against Wilkinson In 1868, and, of
course, was defeated. He hung out his sign
in 1885 here, when Faribault could only
muster three Democrats TO celebrate Blu
chanan's election. ! often pause and ad-
mire the pluck 1t required for Democrat to
begin a profession with such surroundings,
yet Mr.. Batchelder has since been elected
state senator by the largest majority ever
given candidate in this Republican strong
hold.
Politics on the Democratic side did not
pay then. and those who are said to have the
whip hand to-day were attending strictly to
business when Chatfield, German, Becker,
Busbin and others were trying to keep the
life IN what seemed the dying JetTersonian
Democracy of Minnesota.
Can 1t be possible that the men who are
left from that band are TO be gnorcdi
think not The wishes of the old standard
bearers OF Democracy should be needed for
the good they have done in the past, even in
Minnesota, hopelessly Republican as It is. II
civil service reform means disregard of the
old leaders and their wishes, there will he
much disappointment Not that the Demo
Gratis OF Rice county are an otlice-seeking
class, vet most of them feel that they are
entitled to at least respectful consideration
rs regards their very few local Federal Offices.
AN OLD TINE DEMOCRAT.