St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-11
SABIN'S SUCCESSOR.
Shrewd Observers at the Ma
tional Capital Suggest
Knute Nelson.
The Seandinavian's Stock Is
Quoted There at Par and
Better.
General Interest in the Can
didacy Of Wilson, Rice and
Macdonald.
Senator's Pass the Bill for the
Relief Of the Chippewa
Indians.
Special 10 the Globe


WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Interest in
the talk of the presidential election is
growing more and more intense in this
city, where so many personal interests
TURN upon the result. Here, where the
political information is centered, the
utmost confidence is felt in the re-elec-
ton of President Cleveland. 1t is be-
Ileved to be as certain as any future
event can be that New York will cast
It's electoral vote for his reelection.
Even prominent and we'll posted Re-
puDllcans now cOncede this much. The
local divisions in the city of New York
are certain to bring out an unusually
large vote, and this will inevitably re-
suit in handsome gain to the Demo-
cratic candidates for president and
governor. In addition to this, it is now
well known that the Prohibition vote,
Which will be at the expense of the
Republican party, will be very
largely increased in the country
districts of the state. New Jer-
sey is conceded to the Democrats.
No one places it in the Republican col
umn. Very many prominent and we'll
posted Republicans who are in this city
do not hesitate to say that in their
opinion the electoral vote of Indiana
will be cast for Cleveland. Indiana is
naturally Democratic state by at least
5000 majority; and Harrison is notori-
ously unpopular in that state with both
the laboring classes and the old Green
back element. The real struggle now
going on between the two great parties
nj 20 1sr 70 nIA
Democrats will control the executive
branch of the government, and will
also hold the house. This much is reas-
onably certain. AS to the senate, the
Democrats fully expect to tie that body
at the worst. But they are not satisfied
with that, but will attempt to
GO ONE STEP FURTHER.
They are not without hope that they
may be able to pick up at least one sen
ator from some state which is now rec
ognized as Republican. l violate no
confidence in saying that the Democrats
are casting lustful eye upon more
than one such state, among which is
your own state of Minnesota. do not
think that the managers expect to be
able to elect majority of Democratic
members to your legislature, but they
are not without hope of finding Re
publican who will be willing to do their
bidding in return for their votes for this
position. What is the matter with
Knute Nelson? Is he not Democrat
on the main issue of tariff reform? Is
it not understood and believed that he
is, or soon will be, in the pay of your
great Manitoba railway system? and
what more likely than that that cor
poration should desire, like many other
powerful combinations of wealth,
to have representative upon the floor
of the United States senate? 1t is be-
lieved here that Mr.. Nelson's chances
for occupying seat in the upper
branch OF congress, by reason of his
conservative position on the tariff ques-
ton, and his intimate relations with
this great.corpOratiOn are excellent. He
stands better with the farmers than
DOnnelly and as we'll with the corpora
tiOnS as Washburn, and would seem to
be the connecting link between these
two interests. This is the way it looks
to the shrewd observers in the Capitol
City. Much interest is manifested here
in the congressional elections. Will
Rice, Wilson and Macdonald be re-
turned? They should be. There is not
stronger trio nor more influential
one in the house than the Democratic
representatives from Minnesota.