St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-16
ON THE WING.
People who Are at the Hotels and
Their Views.
absence.


Ex-CongresSman Henry Poehler of Hen
derson was at the Merchants yesterday
He is leading Democrat of the southern
portion of the state and before the present
apportionment of congressional districts
represented the old Second district in con-
greSs, defeating II. B. Strait, the Republi-
can nominee. vino subsequently defeated
him and has remained in congress ever
since. Mr.. Poehler is a member of the COM
mission appointed by Gov. Hubbard to To-
cate the second prison. His presence in
st. Paul at this time Is TO attend meeting
of that convention.
Referring to political affairs he said that
there was little or no interest manifested in
congressional matters in the Second dis
trict, now represented by Wakefield In
asmuch as the district contained nineteen
counties, with two of them Democratic and
seventeen. giving Republican maiorities,
he said that the Democrats were not car
ried away with the prospects OF success.
He believed that if the Democrats wished
to carry the state, which was not as hope
less. they would have to dwell together in
harmony. He admitted that there might
be little differences, but the disagreeing
members should adjust their differences in
the convention, and not outside of it, and
after settlement was effected they should
all pull together for the good of the party.
Ex-senator McCrea of Otter Tail county
was among Yesterdays arrivals. He rep
resented the Northern district many times
in each branch of the state legislature, and
is political power up that way at the
present time. He said that the chances
were that the Republicans could
not count On their old-time ma
jority in this state at the coming election.
as the Democratic voters had increased. and
the election bids fair to be holly contested
This fact. he said, was good thing for
each Of the political organizations, as it
would impel them to put their best possible
men in nomination for Office. He thought
there was no doubt about the denomination
and reelection of Knute Nelson as his own
successor in congress. The Farmers alli-
ance, he said, was very strong In Otter Tail
county. The organization was repre-
sented as being of a nOn-political character.
1t was his impression that it would figure
quite largely in the election of mem
bers of the legislature, as the farmers
could not understand why it took as much
money to ship grain from the Red River
valley to Duluth as from the latter port to
New York, OF the seaboard, although the
latter distance was many times greater
than between the tirst-named points. The
scandinavian farmers. he said. were unable
to comprehend such inequalities, and en-
tertained the belief that some legislation
was necessary to reduce the charges of the
short haul.
Ex-Marshal Denny is candidate for
congress in the Third district. He refuses
to affirm or deny his candidacy, but takes
good care to leave the impression in the
minds of his auditors that he and II. b.
Strait the present congressman, who has
refused to enter the race for a renomipa-
ton, are the best of friends, and the dis
trict would not be misrepresented by send
ing the ex-United States marshal to Wash
ington, He was about the hotels conyers-
ing with Republicans
B. B. Herbert, editor of the Red Wing