St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-08
IT ENIBARRAssEs THEM.

There Will be dozen or more men,
bers of the next congress elected by the
farmers organizations in opposition to
both of the other parties, or in combl-
nation with the Democrats. More than
half the number have been chosen by
the new party alone. This is remark
atlc showing for the first attempt by the
iiatty III the political field. and especial
~ IN view of the fact that the Organi-
cation has been extended to but few
states. In South Carolina it captured
the Democratic party and carried the
state over the boilers and their Re-
publican allies. In Texas, Mississippi
and other Southern states, it influenced
the selections of the dominant party;
but only in the Dakotas, Minnesota,
Nebraska and Kansas has there been
much serious effort as Il political
party. In Kansas it has five
of the seven congressman, most
of those in Nebraska, and can
claim a good deal of stock in the new
delegation from this state, besides hav-
ing quite voice in several state legis
latures. and perhaps one or two gov
ernors. In view of such results, there
is likely to be disposition to keep on
for time, at least, in the political field,
as has been insisted is the intention.
There is hardly doubt that the ALI
ance will present presidential ticket
in the contest of 1892. Far less sur
prlSing than its recent show of power
would be its success in carrying the
states of Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota
and South Dakota. These are states
counted as among the most certain i'll
the Republican calculations. Without
them no computations or mathematical
efforts would light the Republican
prospects in the national COLI
test with a ray of hope. There
is a possibility that their twenty
five electoral votes hung On the Alli-
ance tree might prevent choice for
president by the people. In that case
1t would go to the house just elected,
with one vote for each state. The Dem-
ocratS would have considerable ma
Jority in that event, although the Re-
publicans have most of the small states.
This action of the Alliance people, as
preSaged, has an additional element of
embarrassment for the Republicans. 1t
is given out that among the measures to
be pushed through at the session of
congress next month is an apportion-
ment bill. and that the bill has already
been agreed upon by the Republican
managers. This provides for such an
increase of members that no state shall
lose one. That is, the present 332
is to be raised to $685. This al
lows for an increase of one in Ala
banla, Arkansas, Missouri. North Caro-
lima and New Jersey. and two in Texas;
that is, seven more Democrats. But the
Republicans are to gain one each in
California, Colorado, Kansas. MaSSachu-
sets, Michigan, Oregon, Washington
and Wisconsin; two each in PennSyl-
vania, Illinois and Minnesota, and three
in Nebraska-seyenteen in all, gain of
ten over the Democratic gains. Before
the late voting this calculation was
deemed entirely safe, and to utilize the
census advantage in the GeXt congress
it was proposed to provide by special
election in November. 1891, for the addi-
ton of the twenty-seven members. If
this programme is carried out. this
state will hold special cleo
ton year hence in order to
choose two members of congress by
general ticket. Whether the discour-
aging situation of the Republican forces
and the attitude of the Alliance will
break up the scheme, it is too soon to
anticipate. The Republicans will not
provide for the enlargement of the
chances of the farmers in the national
contest, and may be at a loss to find any
very reliable states in the list of grow
ing ones. Diff culties seem to beset
the g. o. p. on every side, and the eIab-
orately devised schemes to insure per-
petual control of the government and
operate it i'll the interest of favored
classes are being shattered in the popu-
lar gales,