St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-04
CHOOSING A SENATOR
North Dakota Republican
Leaders Doing Their Sehem-
ing at Distance.
Senator Casey's Successor
Giving the Boys a Great
Deal Of Trouble.
Jud La Moupe in Doubt as
to Where He Properly
Belongs.
He May Go Into Either eau
Gus, or None, as He
Chooses.

The history of North Dakota as a
member of the Union is not very long,
but all observers of the politics of the
new commonwealth will admit that it
has been sufficiently exciting from
political standpoint. Coming into the
Union with Republican majority
larger than the total vote of the oppos-
ing parties in less than four short years
it has changed sides. and after the first
of next month the ship of state will be
in the hands of the low tariff element.
A Democrat of Democrats will sit in
the governors chair, and. with the eX-
ception of the secretary of the common
wealth, all the other state officers will
be men who believe as he does on the
great issues of the time. North Da-
kota being a purely agricultural
state the drift was naturally against the
McKinleyites, and the change would
have come much sooner had it not been
for the fact that the politicians who
desired Office had all jumped into the
Republican band wagon, and were de-
termned to keep the state there that
they might continue to enjoy the loaves
and fishes.
Had all the men who came to North
Dakota Democrats remained true to
their training and principles" said
Grand Forks man at the Merchants
yesterday, 1.-The state would have been
S0lidly Democratic two years ago. In
early days the active politicians changed
their politics, if Democrats, when they
crossed the Minnesota line. They did
this to secure offices, and many of
them succeeded to the largest eX-
fnN 81,
a list of the Republican leaders in North
they came West. it would include over
half of the so-called leaders. The re-
volt of the people started two years ago.
however, bids fair to retire all of these
spOils hunters and statesmen for rev
enue, and will make the Democracy of
the state all the stronger. The fight
has been an uphill one, but it will be a
winner"
This feature of the case may account
for the peculiar things the Republican
leaders in North Dakota do. That their
Republieanism sits very lightly on their
shoulders has been evidenced
in many ways, but in none
more strikingly than in the
manner in which two of the three SEN
atorial elections have been carried on.
The election of Senator Hansbrough
two years ago was really consummated
i'll st. Paul. The formal vote was taken
in Bismarck, but everything was ar
ranged i'll this city. And it now looks
very much as though Senator CaSey's
successor will also be chosen in the
SANITY City. The leaders of the
Merchants hotel at frequent intervals
ever since election. Some of the con-
ferenceS bave been SHINY attended
while at other times nearly a dozen of
the inside leaders have been Oh Ii and.
AS usual, there are few members who
decline to bow to the will of the ring,
hence these conferences.
The legislature stands SO Repub-
licans, 81 Democrats, ID sIraight-out In
dependents. and 2 RepublicanInde
pendents, giving the Republicans ma
jority of Is. This is not large enough
to permit much fine work. Up to a
few days ago Alex Mckenzie was on
hand looking after things at this end,
but he has disappeared, and in his place
have come ex-senator Robinson, of
Trail county; Senator John E. Haggert,
of Fargo; John L. Bray, postmaster OF
Grand Forks, and occasionally one or
two of the new members. Of course,
tHCop CiiduCC W llCCI JlC l6ducIS Ill Illo
city purely by accident. Senator Hag-
CERT, usually one of the frankest and
most talkative of the leaders, was asked
i'll regard to the situation last evening.
"The senatorial contest has not really
commenced yet, and there are few cam
didates in the field" he said. mo one
has developed any particular strength
yet except Senator Casey"
"Are you cdndidate?"
mo, sir, L am not" was the reply. |
"The members of the legislature from |
my district, the eastern part of Cass |
county, are rather favorable to Senator
Casey, think. while those in the West
ern district are inclined toward Mr..
Smith, OF Casselton, large farmer in
that end of the county"
Twill Grand Forks have candidate?"
'Not unless John Bray enters the |
field" replied Senator Haggert, as he
nudged black-mOustacheG gentleman
by his side. who proved to be Postmaster
Bray himself.