St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-09
Their Ticket, Too, Made Up Of
Clean Men Who Can Be
Trusted.
Candidates Who Can All Be
Depended on to Oppose
Lottery Legislation.
Republicans Adopt Prohibi-
ton Resolutions and Open
Original Packages.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND Forks, Aug. S.-Both parties
have held theil conventions here and
formed their platforms, put up full
tickets and equipped themselves for the
campaign. The Republicans had the
crowd and the noise, and consumed
most of the Original packages" 1t
was something of a surprise and shock
to the Winshlp- Miller element, as well
as good many of our observing
citizens, TO see the practical illustration
of the insincerity of the professions
of the prevailing elements of the Re-
publican gathering. Not even on the
visits of the Republican legislatures en-
gagged in formulating temperance legls-
lation has there been such wild revel
the place. At one time, for the good
name of the place, the original package
department was removed to the upper
floor of the hotel. 1t is hot presumed
that there was any sharp contest in this
case with the run of Republican con-
yentions. but in North Dakota the party
has its chief strength in the prohibit
ton vote. Without it the party would
go into the soup. But the prohibition
lists
Got the Platform.
At the Democratic convention the OPP
portunities were the same for the bibu-
lous, but Democrats are temper
ate as a rule, and do not re-
solve in favor of prohibition to gain
votes. In a discussion III the Demo
cratic convention reference was made to
the local condition as apparent to all, as
evidence that the Republicans have no
intention of enforcing the law they have
enacted. Their resolutions in favor OF
its enforcement have as little meaning
as nave their anti-lottery declarations.
Every place on the ticket but two that
could not be III the way in case OF an
emergency was filled with the favorites
of the lottery gang. This fact is mat
ter of boast by the successful faction
Here comes in the passage most note
worthy in the proceedings of the Dem
Ocrats in their convention. Itseemed to
them that the action of the Republicans
had made declarations on the lottery
question so nearly farcical that no plat
form in convention could be accepted
by the people except as it was Illus
mated. Therefore it was determined to
put forth no words, but make the
Candidates the Platform
as regards the lottery. This was the
more sagacious from the somewhat pre-
valent impression that the lottery gang
had a little lap into the Democratic
party. 1t was believed that this ele
ment gave various and effective assist
ance to the gang in their great fight lor
control of the Republican party. AS a
sequence of that result, there were SuS-
picionS that it was designed to give the
Democrats names that would not en-
danger the success of the men on the
Republican ticket needed to carry out
the purposes of the combination. 1t
tins idea is not a distempered imagin-
ing some confirmation may be found in
the-course of the parties concerned i'll
the campaign and the vote OF their To-
calites in the election. But if there
were such designs they were not those
of the majority of the convention. They
were determined to present as candl-
dates to lead the ticket men whose
names would voice as in trumpet tones
the feeling of the party. Hence they
chose for congressman Col. John ID.
Benton. He had faced the lion in
off with his scalp. 1t will be re-
membered that he run for sheriff of
Cass county against John E. Haggart,
the incumbent in all the historic period,
and believed to be invincible. Hag
CART had at his back 1900 Republican
majority, and yet Benton, after the
fiercest conflict ever known in the
county, defeated him by 600. Haggart
was one of the head men of the lottery
IN the last senate. There will be no oc-
casion to ask where Benton stood on the
lottery, or the platform of his party on
that question. 1t is believed he will be
supported by nearly all the anti-lottery
element, so far as it is intensely
more diStinctively protest against
the lottery gang than that of any other
man, although every man on the ticket
is believed to be ranged on the same
side of that question. Mr.. johnson was
counted in opposition until he fell into
the hands OF the gang. Hon. w. n.
Roach.
The Nominee for Governor
has always been a sturdy anti-lottery
man, and those who would have in the
governors clair a man who would put
his veto to any attempt of the octopus
to rise should give him their ballots.
The candidate for lieutenant governor,
George p. CARED. Of Wahpeton. is good
second to the candidate for governor.
So with Wilson, Brooke and all the
others. They are men of capacity and
popular address. and will work in good
heart The lady, Mrs. Eisenhutt. for SUI
perintendent of public education, has
superior qualifications for the position,
and the vote she receives will be an en-
enlargement to the ladies and indica-
tion of the good sense and gallantry of
the voters.
1t was the belief of the convention
that prohibition in North Dakota is a
farce. but as the only way to touch it is
by new vote on the constitution two
years hence, it was not deemed best to
do more than resolve in favor OF reSub-
mission.
The campaign will be made by the
Democrats Oh the national issues, and
in spite of the brutal majority last year
there is fighting chance for success
The people have been educated i'm,
menseiy the past year, and the farmers
all the intelligent ones at least, see that
the projection they have been voting
for all goes to the other fellows.
The Alliance
has a strong organization, and will be
likely to make itself felt in the election
Then there are several thousand Ger
mans in the state who will vote tht
Democratic ticket, many of them fol
the first time. this year. The main figh
will be on congress. Col. Plummer ba,
dubbed johnson 1.-THE wild ass of The
prairies." He is glib of tongue anC
boundless in self-appreciation. 1t i.
expected he will challenge Benton t.
the stump, when there will be music
He is more of a professional Norwegian
than actual, as he is understood to have
been born in this country. His goo(
fortune and capital are in massing {
nationality behind him. One of his adj
mirers compares him to Napoleon
marching at the head of his column int
the Republican convention and captur
ing the nomination as the price of hi.
continuance in the party. There is M
doubt that plans were made to marcel
out with ali that could be rallied will
his bugle had the gang been defeated
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