St. Paul daily globe., 1886-07-21
POLITICS AT EAU CLAIRE.
The Struggle for the Offices to b
Spirited This Fall.

AS tElS OEEECeS Id DE
Spirited This Fall.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, July 20.-Early as it is for
campaign work. political maneuvering has
already actively commenced in anticipation
of the fall campaign. The Republican con-
gressional convention for this district has
been called to meet in this city aug. 49,
The Republican senatorial district and
county conventions will probably be called
for the 23d prox. The Democratic conven-
ton in this county and the congressional
and senatorial districts will probably be
held from the 25th to the 28th prox 1t
now seems to be absolutely certain that
Hon. William T. Price will receive the
unanimous nomination of the Republicans
for congress. That at least one other
name will be presented to the con-
vention, however, is not at all
improbable. The Democrats of the district
talk of no other man for congress than
Judge l.. r. Larson of this city and he de-
clareS he will not run on any consider
aton For member of assembly the Re-
publicans have not yet picked out their
candidate, but there is general desire in
the party to have Thomas E. Williams, the
present assembyman, go to the legislature
again. Whoever
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
may be, he is likely to have hard time of
it this fall if, as now seems very probable,
the laboring mems element in the county
controls the Democratic convention and
nominates eX-Assemblyman Carmichael.
There is an ''aristocratic" element in the
Democratic party which is inclined to
frown upon the aspirations of Mr. Car
michael, but he is very strong with the
masses and is more than likely
to scoop the primaries and get the
nomination. The probability that there
will be a necessity for legislation next win
ter for the regulation and protection of the
numbering interests of the Chippewa valley,
and of Eau Claire especially. will have
much effect upon the choice of an assembly
man from this district next fall. An act to
enable the Dells Improvement company to
hold logs here for the purpose of asserting
them and giving each mill its own logs is
the kind of legislation which is demanded
on this subject, and it is believed that next
winter will be the proper time to strike fol
it. The log-pool arrangement, which was
made to last five years, will expire some
time this fall. By this arrangement most
of the mills here have for the past years
been getting their logs each saving season
from the common pool stock, which system
in a great measure Obviated
THE NECESSITY OF SORTING
the logs, each mill getting its quota and
paying its proportions If the pool az
rangement is not renewed, as it may not
be. it will be more than ever necessary to
enable the Deils Improvement company tC
hold and assert logs. The pool arrange
ment has always been advantageous to the
dOwn-river lumbermen. because it subStan-
TALLY obvlated the necessity of delaying
logs destined for down-river for logs to be
assorted for mills here. Hence the home
and the Mississippi interests, which are COM
bined in the Chippewa Logging company
will be somewhat in conflict with each
other, and the home interests will be anx-
iouS to to see it that they get legislation
which will fully protect them in this i'm
portant matter. -Four years ago bill with
this end in view passed the assembly. but.
as the home lumbermen dared not raise
their voices in favor of it, owing to the
domination exercised by Bismarck Viewer
haenser and the other leading representa-
lives of the Mississippi river interest. the
bill was killed in the senate. But when
the pool dissolves such an act will become
an absolute necessity. AS far as
THE STATE TICKETS
are concerned, all the Republicans of this
district seem to be for Rusk for governor
and the Democracy seems TO want Hon.
Gabe Bouck. The Prohibitionists of
this county and congressional dis