St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-11
The st. Cloud Jurist Expects
the Congressional Nomi-
nation.
Hubbard County the Last to
Dec s@e for Him in Con-
vention.
His Friends Now Claim He
Will Have a Majority of
Twenty.
Nelson Gets the Gubernatorial
Delegates From Stearns
and Blue Earth.

Special to the Globe.
ST. Clio I'D, July 1O.-The. Republi-
cans of st. Cloud are now engaged in
the hottest fight that has ever been
made on behalf of any political favor
lite OF that party in this city. The
much-cOveted plum they are after is to
secure the nomination of the Sixth con-
gressional district convention for Judge
ID. b. Searle. 1t is not a secret to say
that the fighting qualities which "Zeke"
Kendall, the. Duluth candidate, has dis
played has surprised them. Within the
past week they have suddenly awoke to
a realization that they must be up and
doing. The contesting delegations from
Mile Laos and Beltraml- counties
showed Kendall's hand, and will be the
neucleus of mostdesperate fight which
will be made in the organization of the
convention. 1t is conceded, however,
that whichever side gets the organiza-
ton will get the nomination. and the
Searle supporters claim it by a
Majority Of Twenty
votes and upwards. Today they are
more confident than ever. 1t has been
asserted all along that should the st.
Cloud man secure the Hubbard county
delegates he would have clear sailing.
A list of the delegates elected there has
been received, and it is known that they
are personal friends of the st. Cloud
jurist. His managers here say that this
will insure his nomination. Apparently
Judge Searle himself is the least con-
cerned, but this affable gentleman is a
shrewd politician. To the GLOBE cor
respondent, who asked what he thought
of the prospects, he said: Really, it
is hard for me to tell. If l get the
l am not making personal
canvass. My friends are putting forth
soma efforts for me and they seem very
confident OF my success. l have re-
ceived several invitations to be present
at conventions, but have declined them
ALL" Prominent st. Cloud politicians
have been out over the district during
the past week making an active can
vass, and they all make encouraging re-
ports. In the meantime, Judge Searle
attends to his duties and makes his reg
ular visits to his Pleasant lake farm to
enjoy the cool breezes.
Mayor H5ruckart's Canvass.
Another St. Cloud politician who is
making himself heard these days is
Mayor ID. w. Bruckart. The announce
ment of his candidacy for attorney gen.
general before the Republican state con-
ventiOn has awakened a responsive
chord III more than one quarter. He has
already entered upon an active canvass.
The Republican county convention was
held here yesterday, and it is known
that he personally selected the delegates
to the. state convention. OF course they
are all Nelson men, too, for the little
Norwegian is the unanimous choice of
the StearnS county Republicans. what
there is of them. Bruckart's candidacy
has nOt.yet. however. awakened the in
terest that the Searle fight has. The
tactics of Kendall has made the con-
gressional contest bitter. Republicans
here openly assert that if he should get
the nomination they would never vote
for him.
In the meantime the Democrats are
not asleep. But if there is ever an in
activity among the Democrats here 1T is
because the Republicans are only
''dignified minority" in the county. A
Democratic Cleveland-Steyenson club
was organized Saturday night, and the
Republicans expect to follow the ex-
ample tomorrow with campaign club,
which is to have the especial object of
furthering the interests of the local
candidates. Taken altogether, the po-
litical atmosphere will soon be as hot in
st. Cloud as the weather is just at pres
ent.