St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-02
POLITICAL POINTS.

Wandering in the history of the affairs
of state belongs to the statesmen who
represented Ramsey county in the last
legislature-the Republican contingent
thereof. To them belongs the honor of
the cunning features of the reapportion-
ment bill-Or so much of it as relates to
this county. The Ramsey county dele
cation was composed of two Democrats
and seven Republicans. So it can be
seen that the Democrats cut no
figure in the queer manipulation. The
object in view when the boundary
lines of the Twenty-ffIh. Twenty
sixth, Twenty-seventh and Twenty.
eighth senatorial districts were defined
was to distort them until the majority
shall be pronouneedIy Republican.
Notwithstanding the fact that under
ordinary conditions the county is DEM
cratic, the delegation that did yeoman's
service for their party III defining the
districts fancy that they were wonder
fully successful. In the Twenty-fifth
district they expect to elect the senator
and two out of the three representa-
tives this fall. 1t is composed of the
First, Second and Third wards, and
each ward is entitled to one repre-
sentative. The Twenty-sixth district is
composed of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
wards, Here, again, it was the expec-
tation that the Fourth and Fifth wards
will overcome the reliably Democratic
majority of the Sixth. But alas for the
fate of misplaced confidence! The re-
cent municipal election taught the les
son that each ward can be carried DEM
ocratic, and the seed of hope planted in
Legislative halls may never grow up and
blOSSOml The Twenty-SeVenth district
comprises the Seventh and Eighth
wards; and here again the Republican
manipulatorS placed an abiding faith,
only to be dispelled with a painful
shock by an uprising of intelligent
voters at the recent election. The
Twenty eighth district includes the
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh wards, the
village of White Bear, and the
towns of White Bear. New Canada.
Mounds View, Rose and the village OF
North ST. Paul. The Ramsey county
delegation feels pardonable confidence
in the election of a senator and two rep
resentatives here. But, summing UP
the situation from sanguine Demo
cratic standpoint, these possibilities are
paraded IN panoramic display: Three
Democratic senators, Democratic repre-
sentatives from tine Second, Third,
L kOlAtiiy 4Nihbii
with lighting show for at least one
more.
The law makes no provision for asso-
ciate judges of the municipal court.
Consequently, when Judges Cory AND
Twohey take their seats tomorrow they
do so with the knowledge that il
means one constant and contln-
ual grind, at least until the
legislature shall have met and passed a
charter amendment creating the office
of associates. They will find a calen-
dar burdened with more cases than, can
be heard and adjusted in the term, and
the result Will be that litigation must
go over the term. to the disappointment
alike. Should one of the judges be at
tackled by sickness, then the court must
stop until he shall have recovered.
There is no doubt, however, that the
legislature will provide for two associ-
ateS. thereby remedying the trouble.
There will be a merry fight for su.
premacy among the young Republican
political aspirants of the Thirty -first
legislative district the coming cam
paign. A prominent Minneapolis poll
tician gave very interesting review OF
the situation at the Merchants hotel the
other day.
s'The redistricting act" said he, ''was
the one great political coup of the last
legislature. The district lines were
shrewdIy drawn. and several formerly
doubtful legislative districts are now
reliably Republican under ordinary
circumstance. The Thirty-first is one
of the number. 1t is composed
city of Minneapolis, the villages OF
CRYSTAL and Osseo, and the towns of
Crystal Lake, Brooklyn, Champlin,
Dayton and Hassan. Well, the fruit of
the district is four plums-one senator
and three representatives. And what a
scrambling there will be for these
plumsI In the canvass for the sena-
iorial nomination will be found Free
man P. Lane. Al Boardman, Will E.
Steele and w. H. Eustis. These have
all begun their campaigns already.
Lane is posing as the anti-inonOpoliSt
candidate, basing his claim upon his
career in the last legislature, where he
opposed the famous inspection on the
hoof bill, the Duluth & Winnipeg for
felture bill, and other measures Of SIM
liar import.
-t'Boardman claims prestige over his
competitors because of the sagacity he
displayed in the last legislature" con-
tinued the speaker glibly. "Al spent
considerable time and exerted vast
amount of gray matter in securing the
Minnehaha park amendment to the city
charter. Therefore he fancies lie is a
public benefactor, and he will look for
his reward in the state senate.
"Then comes Will Steele Well, /
am somewhat at a loss to know just
what reason he will spring why the po-
plenty of good hard cash, and he appre-
ciates the potency of money IN politics,
may make that the basis of the fight,
pure and simple. This is a speculation,
however. But William Henry Eustls
will figure as the fOrever-and-eyer
Blaine satellite. On the presentation
of this phase of the complex. issue he
will probably rest his case. Yet, with
all this formidable array of cOgent rea-
sons, favorable to the candidacy of the
gentlemen l have named, have sort
of lingering suspicion that there will
be a Wellington i'll the field, just
at the opportune moment, who
will lay all the others out cold.
| have in mind r. B. LangdOn. You
will observe that he isn't saying word,
but he is industriously saving wood. Ii
R. B. wants it he'll be mighty certain to
get it,"
The gentleman from the Mill city had
no predictions to offer concerning lower
no use probabilities in his district. He
observed, however. that 1.-THE woods are
full of candidates."
The Crusaoers' T. A. society will give the
last of its series OF free literary and musical
entertainments for the season in Cretin hall,
this evening. An inviting programme has