St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-22
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James Middleton, of the Second ward,
who was named by the citizens COM
mittee for the lower house of the state
legislature from the Second ward of
this city. has declined. to make the run
for the Office. MIR. Middleton, as is
well-known, has been lifelong Dem
ocrat, and is heartily opposed to the
Mckinney tariff act. For these reasons
he declines to make any move that
will in any wise imperil Democratic
success in his ward. The following
letter received from MIR. Middleton ex-
plains his position very cleary:
ST. PSUL, Mimi. Oct. 90 1890.
To My Fellow Citizens and Voters of the
Second Ward, Irrespective of Party.-Having
been nominated as a candidate for the leHs-
lature by the committee of one hundred in
dorsed by the taxpayers union; also nomi-
mated for the same position by the Alliance
party of Ramsey county, without any solicit
alton by me TO either of them, have been
urged by friends to accept and am daily in
tervlewed as to whether am in the field as
candidate at the coming election. have
said privately, and now say publicly, am
not and for several reasons. One is. am a
lifelong Democrat, and believe in the prin-
ciples and doctrines of the Democratic party
as now proclaimed in opposition to the Nc
K1nley bill, but reserving the right to vote for
the best men for local offices, for the best
interest OF the taxpayers of the city.
The Democratic convention did not
see proper to indorse the nomination
OF the committee of one hundred. And in
my ward the 4th day of November win show
how wisely they acted for the interest of the
party. l did not seek the nomination from
ing they had determined before hand to Sc
lect another name than mine. / have not the
time to spare to go into thorough canvass
OF the ward, and will let the old parties fight
it out for the best interest of the taxpayers
1 thank my friends who took 50 much inter-
est In me. believing they thought they were
working for their own interest and the inter
est OF the taxpayers. JAMES MIDDLETON.
L. Hanson, a prominent Democratic
merchant and banker of Minneota.
Lyon county. spent yesterday in st.
Paul purchasing a Diebold safe and
other material for bank outfit, which
he will place in his brand new building
at Minneota. Mr.. Hanson was origi-
inally about the only Democrat in his
town, but he now rejoiceS in the fact
that the majority of his neighbors vote
the Democratic ticket. thus making the
town Democratic. Mr. Hanson takes a
very hopeful view of the situation in
his county and expresses it as his opin-
ion that Judge Wilson, Bierman and the
whole Democratic ticket will poll the
heaviest vote ever given the candidates
of the party in the history of the county.
81 Think" said Mr.. Hanson. that the
Republican and Democratic tickets will
come out of the county about even, and
the Alliance will have fewer votes than
either OF the other two parties"
Chairman Fuller, of the Democratic
county committee, was interviewed last
evening respecting the charges leveled
against him by the evening Republican
organ. MIR. Fuller freely replied to the
questions put to him, as is here set
forth:
HAS the Democratic committee le. eu
assessments for campaign purposes
against the keepers Of saloons, bagnios,
etc, as charged in local evening
sheet?"
mot a dollar has been assessed
against or collected from any person or
persons such as are mentioned above;
the ScurrilouS charge is absolutely with
out the slightest foundation"
at is also sharged in the same sheet
that you have been working the Pro.
hibitionists. What about thiS?''
Another fabrication, of course. The
insinuation that | or any one else could
work the Prohibitionists, is utterly
ridiculous and gross Insult to the
members OF that party, whose motives
are at any rate sincere, and whose in
tellIgence is certainly fully up to the
average. Our committee has not at
tempted to interfere with their plans
in the least. 1t considers that they are
perfectly able to take care of their own
affairs, and do not require any assist
ance whatever from other political
parties, although much anxious solicit
tude seems to be manifested for their
welfare in certain Republican quarters.
Our committee is carrying on an honor
able campaign, and proposes to do so
to the end; and it does not propose 10
stoOp to the low and corrupt practices
with which certain of the opposition
seem so decidedly familiar. We stand
ready to meet the issue sauareiy on its
merits"
Yesterdays registration was very
much lighter than was anticipated. and
it will now require very considerable
rush Oh Tuesday next to bring the total
up to the figures of last spring. 1t APP
pears, however, that the judges i'm sew
eral precincts have not yet copied
from the registration books the
names of those who voted last
spring. The law makes this the duty of
the first day. and it should have been
done by this time. On the contrary. the
persons who voted last spring should
not take it for granted that their names
have been copied, but should see per-
sonally and compel the Judges to make
the transcript.
A Proposed Change of Base.