St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-23
TWOCONTESTS.

The congressional contests in all the
states this year will excite more than
ordinary interest, as they will index the
popular disposition toward the admins
tration and the legislation the dominant
party in congress has effected. But this
will be largely restricted to the districts
that are contested, and not be defined
by state lines. Hardly any of the states
whose contests excite leading interest
have governors or important state Off
GERS to elect this year. The two that
will attract most outside interest are
Illinois and Indiana. In each the inter-
est will center upon the legislature.
There are only minor state officials to
elect in either. Both will have senators
to be chosen by the next legislature,
IlllnOissin place of FARwELL, and Indi
ana over the return of VOORHEES,.
Illinois has been in the habit
of electing only Republicans to
the senate. Judge DAVIS was the last
senator from that state elected by the
opposition. 1t is learned recently from
that state that it is the purpose of the
Democrats to adhere to the programme
proposed after the canvass in 1888, to
formally nominate their choice for sena-
tor in the state convention held before
the election of the legislature. They
will name Gen. PALMER. His wonder
fully energetic and enthusiastic can
vass for governor In 1883 was only shorn
of complete success by the oyershadow-
ing national contest. The Democrats
are united. and very sanguine that under
his brilliant lead they will sweep the
state. 1t is not at all pro bable that the
Republicans will name any man to
make the canvass. but the diver
gence between the president and the
senators will add somew what to the
piQuancy of the situation. That state
will be apt to go the same way in 1892
as this year, and decisive majority for
the Democrats in Illinois and Indiana
next November will aid materially in
persuading the public mind that the
Democrats will come IN with a rush in
the presidential election. In Indiana
there should be very little doubt that
Democrats will have good majority in
the legislature. VooRbEEs will be a
SCNSIdl
other able Democrats will be actively
hopeful that the lightning may strike
them. Still, the senatorial seat is by no
means the only incentive to the great
struggle in that state. The Republicans
have no urgent need to gain the sena-
tor, but it is the home state of the adj
miniStration, and the Republicans will
be hardly less anxious to carry
it than they were in 1888. If
the president regarded it as of
the Importance alleged in his cleo
ton, it is as much matter of pride
with him to now retain it. Its decision
will be looked to as the verdict of his
neighbors and those who best know
him upon his success as president.
All the forces of the administration
will be put forth to yindcate it in the
Indiana review. The Republicans are
already inaugurating the contest. They
are organizing under the lead of l.. T.
MIcHINER, who is pronounced 1.-THE
most alert, deXtrous and resourceful
partisan manager whom the common
wealth has known since the death of
OLIVER 2. MORTON" He is probably
combination of QUAY. DUDLEY,
WANAMAKER and the other resource
fuP' people who manage campaigns in
the interest of fattening monopolies.
1t gave HARRISON ,S4S more votes than
CLEVELAND in 1888, but it is pretty
safe to count it for the Democrats this
wear.