St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-01

given many man of moderate abilities
national reputation. FamOuSly among
this class Is Hon. William Springer, of
Illinois, who has held his seat for eigh-
teen wears in congress by the sheer
power he possesses of always keeping
his head. Such man, if in politics, is
universally success, and it is apparent
that Mr.. Lynn belongs to the school
where consideration precedes expression
and action.
BY profession he is lawyer, but his
career in business has been in dlrec-
tipn more remuneratiye than could be
found at the former, and as conse-
Quenee he has placed himself in finan-
cial position where he can afford to go
to congress. Mr.. Lynn is young man
III wears and young, too, In politics,
though ripe in appreciation of the con-
ditioTf of public affairs; and it may be
truthfully said of him that he has not
entered politics for the love of glory,
but is prompted by sense of patriot
ism, which eXciteS desire TO assist Ill
unloading the people from the burdens
which long system of abusive leglSla-
ton has wrought upon them. The pre-
diction that he is the coming man IS
not made without the consideration that
he is fully competent to I'LL the Othce
with credit in every sense. If chosen,
the district would present more than an
average man i'll congress, and one VINO
would be fully able to sustain the task
of looking we'll after the interests or his
constituency. In no sense is Mr.. Lynn
an aggressive candidate for that posi-
ton. He simply SuStains that attitude
where, if his party friends and the nom
mating convention see fit to select him
cto hnorOF for no
would enter the contest with determin-
alton to win, if such an END is possible.
He makes no claims to the position.
holding that the right to name candl-
dates belongs to the party under the be-
lief that MERIT will recommend Itself
without assertion.
]. w. Lawrence is the only other
gentleman named in connection with
the place of congressman who would
stand strongly in Mr.. Lynn's pathway,
should be consent to permit the use or
his name as candidate. So tar, Mr..
Lawrence has refused TO be considered
a congressional possibility. He is not
one of those who is always ready to
push himself into every opening which
circumstances may present, having faith
that in due time he will be recognized
anu luii1 lCMdlOCO ny ITO pdl ~
Yet, ii is not certain at present that he
will not conclude TO give his friends
a license to pull for his nomination. In
any event. the whole situation may be
rounded up by the conclusion that one
of these gentlemen will be the nominee
whom the Republican candidate Will
have to meet, and in either of them he
will have worthy foe.
Not much has been said upon the
municipal fight. Everybody now makes
the inquiry, "Who are We going to run
for mayOr?" 1t has been intimated that
Aid. j. G. Haynes is the choice of Mayor
Winston. but there is no likelihood that
Mayor Winston has so expressed him
self. Even if it were so, there is a less
likelihood of his being nominated. He
now represents Republican ward in
the council and his place in position is
worth too much to his party to be sur
rendered with the purpose of promoting
the alderman. Sheriff Swensen is more
likely than any one else to be selected
for the mayoralty.. He is not asking for
it, but the celebrated running quail
ties which he has so often devel-
Oped are almost certain to bring
the nomination upon him. In this fight
the party will endeavOr to make no mis-
takes. 1t will not select candidates as
figure heads, but every man will be
chosen with view OF strength and
qualification, and no argument could be
made which would place Mr.. Swensen
in stronger light than his own name
and character as a public officer has
given him. The nationality which he
so fittingly Americanizes has never
been represented in the mayors chair,
and it is Tot within the catalogue of
probabilities that any man in Mime
apolis could outrun him in race for
the chief magiStracy of the city.