St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-05
Greed, Intolerance and Malice
Breaking Up the Repub-
lican Party.
License and the Lottery Are
Also Getting in Their
Deadly Work.
Portions of South Dakota
Showing Decided Demo-
cratic Tendencies.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, n. D.. July Al is daily
becoming more apparent that the cam
paign of 1890 in North Dakota will be
one of the sharpest and closest ever
known. The Democratic star is in the
ascendant. The Republican party.
although claiming majority of 1000 to
10000, is totally demoraliZed. Its dis
Indignation is rapidly going forward.
The Democracy never was better organ
lied in Western state, and it goes into
the canvass with confidence and cour-
age. The live and active young men of
the party have come to the front. and.
having important issues to stimulate
their energies, they are hard at work in
the hope of capturing about one-half
the counties in the state. "Greed, in
tolerance, envy and malice have
broken up the Republican organ
ization in North Dakota" said
a prominent member of that
party to-day. The party is radically di-
vided on every vital issue, besides which
there are two powerful factions strug-
Cling for supremacy. Either prohibit
ton or the lottery would wreck the Re-
publican party, and both questions are
prominent in the campaign. The state
would go for license this fail if the peo-
pie were to vote on it, by majority of
5000. In some of the strongest counties,
where the Republicans have nearly al
ways won. there is such
ReVulsiOn of Feeling
that the Democrats are reasonably GER
tain of being able to elect most of their
candidates. Stutsman. Burleigh, Nor
ton, Stark. Cass, Ransom, Barnes, Rich
land, Dickey, Mcintosh. Emmons. LO-
gan and the thickly settled Red River
counties north of Cass are emphaticBlly
for license, and the Democrats
can carry them unless the Re-
publicans change their course. The
battle on this issue will not be so pro-
tracted as it has been in Iowa. Public
sentiment works more rapidly here, and
the crisis has already been reached.
There were only thirteen Democrats in
the last legislature, against eighty Re-
publicans. This condition is sure to be
changed next fall. The Democrats will
make substantial gains. and it would
not surprise the closest observers to see
them elect about One-half the legis-
lature.
The Republicans are in a terrible
dilemma to find safe candidate for
governor. The lack of policy or tact in
Gov. Miller has alienated hundreds who
were formerly his devoted friends. He
has given up the contest IN disgust, de-
claring positively that he will not be
candidate for denomination. So far not
man has been brought forward whom
the party dare pit against
Capt. Mccormack,
who is expected to receive the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. Nc
Cormack is popular with all classes.
He has been identified with the politics
and commercial interests of Grand
Forks and, in fact, of the whole state,
for many years. lie makes few mis-
takes and has fewer public enemies than
any other public man i'll North Dakota.
He is wealthy and a Shrewd successful
politician. If he does not accept the
nomination he will name the candidate
and back him in the most aggressive
campaign that the Democracy has ever
made in the DakOtas. Alexander Nc
KenZie and Gov. Miller are engaged in
war of determination. There can be
no compromise between them. Those
Republicans who are not committed to
either side look for the disruption and
defeat of the party III the campaign
which is now opening. The revenue
law passed last winter has displeased
Dine-tenths of the people, while the lot
terry and license questions have hope
lesSly divided the Republicans. The
machine has been smashed. In fact,
is no head to the party. The generals
are fighting among themselves, and the
rank and file are on the run.