St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-22
Flynn and Lee Will Make the
Fur Fly in the Country
Districts.
win Plenty Of Money, DEM
ocrats Could Win North
Dakota.
Gen. j. H. Baker Has His Eye
on Hon. John Lind and
Congress.
Latest Gossip in Which Poll
ticians Figure Most
Prominent.


A very animated contest is going on
in the Thirty-ninth legislative district
for the Republican nomination for state
senator. This is Senator Buckman's
old district, and is composed of the
counties of Benton, Grow Wing, Nor
rison, Todd and Mile Laos. The prin-
cipal entries in the race so far are
Banker w. E. Lee, of Long Prairie,
Todd county, and Hon. j. G. Flynn, the
Little Falls lumberman. Mr.. Flynn is
warm friend of Senator Buchanan,
and will have the hearty support OF the
latter in the contest. The Morrison
county statesman spent portion of
yesterday in st. Paul, and on being
questioned in regard to the senatorial
contest, laughingly said:
81 understand that Pm not in the
fight at all. Mr.. Lee has been every
where asserting that he was sure of the
nomination and election. OF course, if
this is true, Pm not in it at ALL"
but you are still a candidate Mr..
Flynn, are you not?" asked the GLOBE
man.
whats the use of being a candidate
if Lee has the thing fixed" was the
jocular reply. However" continued
Mr.. Flynn, Il propose to stay right with
Mr.. Lee in the convention until the
nomination has been made"
Budd Reeve, of North Dakota. Is
again in the city for few days. Budd
is one of the hustlers of the Red river
valley. and finds time to ruh an 500
acre farm aud write tariff reform arti-
cles that hit the BULBS eye every time
besides. 81 do not know what will be
the result of the North Dakota contest
this year." he said, in answer to queS-
ton of the reporter, ''but do know
that if we had any money we could give
the Republicans battle such as they
never had before. The Democrats OF
North Dakota are poor and cannot
afford to do as they would like to. Our
state convention will be Held on the
10th of next month and then one can
prophesy with some degree of assur
ance."
"Are the rival factions in the Repub-
lican party likely to unite this year?"
81 do not see how they cam"
answered Mr.. Reeve. 1.-THE alliance
and the Prohibltionists are both against
Alex Mckenzie, La Moure, and their
friends. The only union that can be
made would involve the utter downfall
of one side or the other, and, of course,
being sacrificed in this manner"
"The GLOBES announcement that
oxy al ha;
considered by the alliance in connect
ton with the Second district congress
SiOnal nomination has caused a series of
cold chills to chase up and down Gen.
Jim Bakers spinal cord" remarked a
prominent politician of Southwestern
Minnesota yesterday. seen. Baker,"
he continued, lis very anxious for that
nomination himself, and is said to have
the idea that the Democrats will indorSe
him On account of his low tariff procliv-
tiles. Well, the general would make
things decidedly interesting for John
Lind, and would probably make a
harder fight than old man Wakefield, al
though ne would not get nearly so many
votes"
F. P. Brown, of Faribault county, is
just more than dumping himself"
these days in his canvass for the Re-
publican nomination for secretary Of
state. He has already established him
self pretty firmly in the good graces of
the politicians of the entire southern
portion of the state, and it will be very
strange if he doesn't make things very
interesting for Col. Hans Mattson later
| on. Mr.. Brown is one of those fellows
who ''Speak right out in meetin'." The
Othnr ri 40 attnnHoh Of I,o
| Second district Republican congress
sional committee, and on being inter
| viewed expressed the opinion that Gov.
Merriam would have hard work to pull
through if nominated. Evidently Mr..
| Brown isn't making any coalitions with
his eXcellency.
Hon. John G.. Nelson, of Otter Tail,
rubbed up against Hon J. M. Diment,
of Owatonna, at the Merchants yester-
day. Mr. Nelson, while keeping very
quiet, is supposed to be doing some
considerable thinking. He never had
any time for the clique OF Republican
| politicians which has been accustomed
to run Otter Tail county from Fergus
Falls, and if John q. is not in the indie
pendent move there in dead earnest
very shortly. it will be more than pass
| ing strange.
John A. Matthews and n. B. Fulmer,
| of Winona, came up from their lively
little city and dined at the Merchants
| yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Kelsey, of Brook
ings, s. D., are at the Ryan.
DR.. A. S. Schmidt, of Mortified, is
| quartered at the Merchants.
w. P. Allen, of Cloquet, is at the
Windsor.
Gov. Merriam's party. while on re-
cent junket through the state, had a
| good many extraordinary happenings.