St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
DEMOCRATS MAY WIN.
Brilliant Prospects for the Democracy to
Choose the Next Delegate From
Dakota.
Secretary Mccormack Being Groomed by
His Friends as Promising
Candidate.
A Prominent Democrat Expresses His
Objections to Mr.. Ziebach for
Governor.
Corporations Reported to be Using
Their influence in Framing the
Sioux Bill.
DEMOCRATS MAY WIN.
ADemocratic Opportunity.

Special TO the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Democratic
party is going to make strong fight for the
election OF delegate this year, said prom
inent Democrat, land their chances are not
so bad as many people suppose. There are
lots of Democrats in Dakota. The Repubh-
can majority of $4,000 is fictitious. 1t does
not represent the party vote OF the great en-
pire. There are lots of Democrats out there
who have not spoken out and made them
selves known. They were Democrats in the
states and are Democrats yet, but they have
never asserted themselves. 1t would have
been suicidal for them to do So"
That is putting it too strongly" quoth L.
mo it isn't putting it too strongly, either.
1t is simply telling the truth. There has
been a species of political terrorism in the
territory which would match anything that
has been told OF the South in the partisan Re
publican press. l am q Democrat and know
my political brethren better than they are
generally known. l am personally acquainted
with great many Democrats who have never
expressed nor voted their political conyic-
lions. Many of them are supposed to be Re
publicanS, but ! know BETTER.
What sort of terrorism do you refer TO
that is unknown to the public?"
THE KIND OF TERRORISM.
1.-The terrorism OF politics in business.
Democrats have been regarded and treated as
rebels worse than those with arms in their
hands Il few years ago. 1t has been conSid-
cred equal to rebellion almost for Il man in
the Northwest to be a Democrat. They have
been reminded of the suferings OF the boys
in blue. and have been told that to be DEM
ocrat was to be a sympathizer with rebellion,
and an indorser of the SutferingS OF Ander-
sonville and all that sort of rubbish. They
have been treated with neither respect nor
consideration of any description. The woods
are full of Republicans, and they have been
arbitrary and unreenting in expressing their
own opinions, and compelling concurrence III
their political views"
Then you think there are great number
of Democrats in Dakota who have never as
serted themselves"
THAT is Just what I think and know, and
the result of the next election will show that
l am right. Put it down in your hat, as the
saying is, and remember what L say when the
neZt ballots are counted for congressional
delegate
IN THE HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS.
HAS Mccormack formally entered the lists
as candidate for delegate? Is he in the
race openly?''
mo, he is not. His candidacy is cham
pioned by both factions of the Democracy of
the territory. He is a friend of Inman, as
well as of Day. They both like him, and he
has so many friends that he need
not announce himself as candi-
date. His interests Will be looked
after more closely by his admirers than by
himself He has no aspirations beyond the
excellent office which he hBs received, and
the place in congress would not pay him to
accept; but, if his party dominates him, and
he can make the race successfully, he would
give up the secretaryship."
Suppose that he should positively decline?'
He won't. But, il he should, then Maratta
will be renominated and he will accept. He
doesn't care for that nor any other office, but
he would respond to the call of his party. He
would make good run, too, for he is popu-
lar. But Mccormick will be chosen, in the
event Of a nomination of republican from
the South, and he will be elected"