St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05
THREE IN The RACE,
Quite a Pretty Contest Be-
tween the Democrats Of
the Seventh District.
Dunlava, Kelso and Spicer In
a Sort Of Neek-and-Neck
Contest.
Otter Tail County Will Cast a
Complimentary Vote fer
Baxter.
Leading Democrats Going to
Crookston to Address
the People.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal TO the Globe.
CRoOKsTON, Sept. 4.-The Democrats
of this city are making extensive prep
arations for the reception of the candi.
dates on the state ticket, who are ex-
pected to be here Tuesday, at which
time the Democrats will hold their con-
gressional convention. 1t is known that
Hon. ID. w. Lawler, Judge Nethaway
and Lewis Baker will be in attendance,
and the Queen City band has been en-
gagged for the occasion, and number
OF speeches will be delivered at McKin-
mons hall, where the convention will.
take place. There is great deal of
guesswork being indulged in as to who
will be the nominee of the party for the
congressional race. So far but three
candidates have SHE'D their castors
into the political arena. They are
L. A. Dunlava, of Fisher; W.
f. Kelso, of Hallock, and Hon.
John NJ. Spicer, of Willmar. Their
relative strength is not sufficiently de-
veloped to attempt conjecture as to
who will be the choice of tile conven.
ton. Dunlava has the Endorsement of
the Polk county delegates, and will also
develop considerable following through
the center of the district, but it is inti-
mated that he will not remain in the
field. The Polk county delegates were
Instructed for Dunlava
without that gentleman's knowledge,
and as compliment to his services for
the party in the past. During the most
OF the past few months he has been ah-
mt in x,,l,n l,A IL IL, .:r.
early In the summer, who is an invalid,
and he has in no manner sought the
nomination, but he has a host of friends
who wish to see him accorded
the honor. Mr.. Kelso is strong Op-
ponent, and one who Will show up we'll
in the counties in the north of the Sew
enth district. For the past two years lie
has been prominent III the Alliance
councils. and this will give him consid-
cradle prestige in the convention. He
is one of the bonanza farmers of KittsOn
county, and has a reputation that is far
reaching, having been member of the
Democratic electoral ticket at the last
presidential election. He has many.
friends in all parts of the district. who
will give him warm support. and he is
looked upon as very promising man.
Mr.. Spicer is a man of extensive
finances, who lives at Willmar, and
made his money by buying up lands at
the time that the grasshOppers raided
this country in the '70's, and has since
realized handsomely upon his invest
ment. He has already eighteen dele
gates promised to support him, and it is
quite likely that the southern part Of
the district can be relied upon to give
him
A Big Boost
towards capturing the convention. In
case Dunlava pulls out of the fray il
may not do Spicer any good, as it is
thought that in that event the votes
that would be given to Dunlava will
then be swung to Kelso. and thereby
assure his nomination. Otter Tail
county, which casts a good vote in the
convention, has delegation instructed
for G. ii. Baxter, of Perham, but that
gentleman has given it out point BLANK
that he is too busy with his law practices
to attend to politics this year, and it i,
supposed that the strength that was to
go to him will be given man from this
end of the district, as the voters in this
section want the candidate to come
from the northern part Of the territory,
and, as the vote they cast is large, they
will see the thing go through, unless
some split is made in their ranks which
is not now visible. If Dunlava does NOT
withdraw it will be pretty fight, and
may result in the nomination of Spicers