St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-22
The IOWA IAMP4lGN.

The political situation in Iowa is
really becoming interesting. Hereto
fore the capture of Holland by the
Dutch would have been as stale news
as a Republican victory in Iowa. and
Democratic campaigns were inaugu-
rated more for the purpose of preserv-
ing the form of party organization than
with the expectation of success. But
the situation presents different aspect
this year. The Republican leaders no
longer seek to disguise their apprehen-
sion that their state ticket will be
beaten. and they have been compelled
to DO what they have never felt the
necessity of doing betOre-Of calling on
the administration and the national
committee for help. The revolt in the
Republican ranks against HUTCHINSON,
the Republican candidate for governor,
has grown to alarming proportions.
The Farmers Alliance, which is
strong organization in Iowa. has
not only formally declared against
HUTCHINSON, but has issued circular
in which his Legislative record is pub
lished. and which shows him to have
always been the active and consistent
champion Of the railroad interests in
the many memorable battles between
the farmers and the railroads in that
state. The Republican state committee
decided not to attempt a refutatiOn of
the charges against HUTCHINSON. be-
cause the legislative journal sustained
them and denial was useless. Where
upon the Cedar Rapids Gazette, one of
the most influential Republican papers
in the state, Immediately demanded the
withdrawal of HUTCHINSON from the
ticket and the substitution of LARA
BEE or some other man who was known
to be in sympathy with the farm
ers. This demand for HUTCHIN-
sON's withdrawal was Joined in
by influential Republicans from
committee refuses to act in the matter,
preferring to risk defeat with HUTCH-
INsoN than to assure victory for the
party with any man who is opposed to
the mOnopOlies. The Democratic can
didate for governor is an old-line Re-
publican who quit the party few years
ago because of its radical course OH the
liquor question. He is in accord with
the farmers on the matter Of railroad
legislation. and being an able, honest
man, it will not require very great
stretch of conscience or a strain on con-
victiOns for a Republican farmer to vote
for him. That the Democratic state
ticket will poll an unusually large vote
this year is admitted by all. That it
will be elected Is confidently claimed by
the Democrats and conceded by a num-
Der of the most aStute Republican poll
ticians. The situation is so serious for
the Republicans that Senator ALLISON
has found 1t necessary to take personal
supervision of the canvass, and is said
to be working might and main to save
the legislature from the general wreck
that is expected at the November cleo
ton. 1t is even being limited by HUTCH
INSON'S friends that ALLISON is playing
false to the state ticket in his anxiety to
save the legislature. There are those
who assert that it would he to ALI
SONS interest to have Iowa placed in
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he can secure his reelection to the SEN
ate, his chances for the presidency will
be promoted 10y allowing the Democrats
to elect their state ticket. ALIIsON'S
great obstacle to the presidential
nomination last year was the ar
gument that a candidate must be
taken from doubtful state, and hence
HARRISON was chosen, when ALLISON
would have been preferred if he had
only hailed from state where the ma
jority was not always on one side. If
it is once understood that Iowa is de-
batable ground, the effect will be to
boost ALLISON as future presidential
possibility. In view of all these facts,
Democratic victory in the state of corn
palaces comes within the range of prob
abilities. Unless tine revolving faction
can be whipped back into line, which
doesn't seem to be probable, the Demo
Gratis have more to count on in Iowa
than In Ohio.