St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-17
IN STATE POLITICS.
A Look Over the State and Brief Chances
at the Republican Can
didates.
The Woods Full of Buds That Want
to Blossom Out Into Con-
gressmen.
Republicans Liable to Get Into n Cal
and Dog Fight in the Fourth
District.
-Four Anxious Aspirants Reaching
Out for the Gubernatorial
Plum.
Politics md Politicians.


The Republican state committee in de-
Gliding to hold late convention has moi
pleased all the congressional candidates by
a large majority. This means long foul
months canvass, and when the field i'll each
district is so stuffed with candidates as it is
at present, canvass of this length has a
terribly enervating effect on the candidates.
1t is thought probable that this decision
will have the effect of crOwding some ct the
possibilities" to the wall and placing them
on the shelf, yet there will be large num-
Der who will go into the race on
their nerve. The contest in the Fifth is
easily sized up by the politicians. Knute
Nelson has his fences in state of good re-
pair, and the bitter fight of four years ago
will not be repeated. Knute it is under
stood, will be in tire field again, and so far
as can be learned his party will unite in his
support, which will render the June con-
ventiou about as uninteresting as lawn
festival. just at present it is hard to tell
who the Democrats will place in the field
in this district. In regard to Knute Nelson,
Lieut.. Gov. Gilman said recently:
HE will undoubtedly be renominated, and
if he is he will probably receive the indorse-
ment of his party. He is probably the strong
est man the Republicans could nominate in
that district and no fear is felt that he would
be defeated"
R. l.. Frazee of Frazee City has been
mentioned as strong candidate. He is q
well-known politician and popular among
the country people. His popularity among
the farmers would place him in the field on
good fighting basis.
There will be fight in the Third district
and hard one. There is chance for the
Democrats to win there. In 1884 they cut
down the Republican majority of 1882 more
than 5000. Strait, the Republican representa-
tive from that district, has been in congress
thirteen years. and has announced his in
tentiOn of drawing out of the race
There is feeling among the Third district
Republicans that he has had the office
LONG ENOUGH
and they will not work for him with the
same degree of order that they have in the
past. Some say that Strait is the strongest
man that the Republicans could put in the
field. Among the half-dozen candidates
who have declared their anxiety to draw
the lucky number are A. Fl. Reed and
Liberty Hall of Glencoe. 1t is the general
impression that one of these men will be
given the honor of nomination, providing
Strait reverses his decision that he will
withdraw.
Reed is Republican politician whose
particular qualification to recommend him
to the favors of his party is that he is a
''good" man on general principles. There
is good Democratic timber in this district.
Senator Thomas Wilson of Winona, it is
thought would make strong man. A man
of
NDIsPUTABLE ABILITY.
possessing character that is irreproachable
and being widely known and very
popular, ne would make a strong
candidate. Senator o. M. Hall of
Red Wing is another aspirant.
Senator FL. J. Peck of Shakopee has also
been named. He is we'll known and very
popular, especially among the farmers,
whose interests are his, and he has the
credit of being sharp politician and
thoroughly reliable at all times.
Lieut.. Gov. Gilman of st. Cloud has his
eye on the governors char. and will make
a strong pull for the nomination. He has
declared himself in the arena with all four
feet and hopes to win;. He is now at work
among the farmers, and is stringing his
wires so that he will have through circuit
when the hour of battle is on. He stands
pretty hard with the Farmers alliances,
more solid with them. Mr.. Gilman is a
shrewd campaign manager and is giving
the matter his personal attention. He said
recently: Il am looking after my own in
terests and not depending on my friends at
all, and when the time comes will make
the fight purely on my merits"
Mr.. Gilman wears wide-brim white hat
and spring-bottom pants, which will tell
against him in the canvass.
There are others who want to be gov
ernor. John l.. Gibbs is an anxious can
didate and is already sharply looking after
his fences. In the First district. as well as
in the Third, he is considered strong man
and his allies are quietly helping him on.
Then there is A. r. McGill, insurance COM
missioner. He wants the executive chair.
There is an insinuation in the air that Sen
ator Window would like to fill the gov
ernor's chair, but 10 declaration to that
effect has yet been made by that gentleman.