St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-27
REPORTS OF GAIN.
Democratic Hopes Very
Bright in the Fifth and
Sixth Districts.
Capt. Snidep Has Some Rea-
son to Fear His Own
Friends.
Mr.. Comstoek Will Not Have
a Walk-Over in the
Fifth.
A Table Of Estimated Gains
That Will Cheer the
Faithful.

Two hepuOllcdn cdnUludIeS LOT COLI
gress were at the Merchants yesterday
Capt. Snider, of the Fourth, and Mr..
Comstock, Of the Fifth. The return of
Mr.. Merriam from New York city,
where he is said to have been in con-
sultatiOn with the finance end of the
national committee, may have had some
thing to do with their presence. Capt.
legislative days. He said very frankly
yesterday:
Il have big fight on my hands, and
took the nomination knowing that l
had"
DO you not fear treachery on the
part of the Republicans more than the
Democratic Opposition?"
at is hardly to be expected that
would"
1t is true, nevertheless, that in poll ii
cal circles the common talk is that
Snider was nominated only for the pur-
pose of being ''knifed," and that, 20,
by two different Republican factions,
each working for the same object. Pain
full memories still linger in the minds
of certain Republicans as to how Loren
Fletcher in Hennepin and the Ramsey
county Republican committee haltered
by Stanford Newell made Mr.. Gilfillan'S
canvass in 1856 a silly mOckery. Even
without this treachery, Gilfillan could
not have defeated Rice, bat rich stories
were and are afiOat as to how the 5000
he is re ported to have sent to Ramsey
county was used for certain candidate
for county office, and how IN Henne-
pin Fletcher sat still and displayed
no offensive partisanship." Now
in 1883 the sudden withdrawn of
Fletcher for the congress ional
nomination, the equally precipitous
declination of ClOugh; the mysterious
cessation of the Rea boom. and the al
most unanimous nomination of Snider.
indicate to the acute mind that Repub-
lican treachery is at play, and that if
Snlder could be elected, it would not be
permitted. Remarks that Fletcher has
let drop during the canvass. indicate
that, on his part, he intends to be the
successor of Edmund Rice in 1890. and
that If he cannot be, he viii vet have
the naming OF that fortunate gentle
man. Snider. having been always more
or less of thorn in his side, Fletcher
proposes to kill him. in all senses, DO
litically, this year. He is not only to
be stretched on the rack, but guillOtined.
what are Stanford Newel'S intentions?
The Minnesota club, as has often been
asserted, does not compass the ambi-
| tions of Mr.. Newell. Something higher
than fine menu or a lengthy wine list
is said to palpltate his heart. Congress
| beckOnS to him with imperiouS hand,
| Edmund Rice retiring in 1890, Snider
| defeated in 1888, means Newell, Repub-
| llcan candidate for congress two years
| hence. This comes from Republican
authority and may serve to explain why
! Snider will run behind his party vote in
Ramsey and Hennepin counties. Also.
why he smiles just now through mist
! of tears.
COMsTOCK.
Mr.. ComstOck does not bubble over
admitting that he has a fighting cam
! paign on, and Mr.. Canning with the
! farmers is making determined head
way. He has commenced his cam
! paign and will speak at Ada the latter
part of this week. He has no doubts as
to his election, but some question as to
what his majority will be. A number
of the Canning men were in st. Paul
! yesterday, and the Fifth district cam
| paign committee met the state eXecu-
tive committee at Minneapolis. They
( represent the Fifth district as being
| politically chaotic, but that wherever
order is restored, Canning and Wilson
gains appear. One OF them gave the
GLOBE a curious table as to the esti-
mated gains and losses in the district
this fall. The figures represent per
| cent.