St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-06
RIPPED WIDE OPEN,
This Refers to the Republican
Party in North Da-
kota.
1t Can't Agree on Prohibition
and the Division Of
Spells.
The Influence Which the Mis-
souri, Slope Has on Party
Conventions.
Morton County to Have a
Candidate for United
States Senator.
Special to the Globe

BISMARCK, n. D.. Feb. Sit is an
undoubted fact that in past years, both
in conventions and in the legislature,
the Missouri slope has exercised greater
power than its voting population war
ranted. The slope. at Republican con-
yentions especially, has always been
eyed very carefully, for the reason that
1t could generally be counted upon to
90 as a unit. Its strength has come
solely as result of its unity. While of
course Morton and Stark counties have
always Dragged good deal Of their in
dividuality, they have nevertheless, at
Republican conventions, done just
about as the moguls of this county
have demanded. But the Republican
moguls aforesaid are hoping sim
cerely that this year the other
counties on the slope will not follow in
the footsteps of Burleigh. There never
was greater Republican disunion in any
county than there is here today. The
old Pierce and anti-Pierce fight is being
fought out every day. The party is
ripped wide open in the efforts of the
anti-Pierce men to keep Anderson
Healy out of office, and war to the knife
is the watchword. There are some
times in off years. in various communi-
ties, little fights over postofTices or
other minor offices, which are all quiet
ed and laid at rest by the time presi-
dental year comes around, but there is
no likelihood of any such thing happen
ing in this county. The Democrats will
have it pretty well their own way here
this year if they take advantage of their
opportunities.
The Legislature.
There is to be state senator elected
here and two members of the house of
representatives. 1t has been generally
supposed that Col. G.. 3. Little, who has
been senator for two terms, had the
thing about his own way. He has,
wisely for himself. kept clear of the
Healy fight. He was fairly loyal to
Pierce i'll the legislature last winter,
and by the display of All unusual
amount of Sagacity, he has been able to
keep fairly friendly with both factions
of the Republican party. Today he
stands better chance than any'Other
man of being elected to the state senate,
but nobody knows what will come up
between now and election time. 1t is
certain, beyond all question. that the
Democrats can easily elect one member
and perhaps two. The county is UNI
doubtedly Republican, but that does
not matter One Democrat goes, if the
party displays only an ordinary amount
of political sense.
In Morton County.
Over in Morton county there is a large
German population that dislikes the
Republican party for what it has done
in the direction of prohibition. They
naturally belong in with the Democrats,
because of that party's opposition to
the passage of sumptuary laws. Last
year one Democrat was elected to the
legislature from Morton county, but he
was counted out. He did not have grit
enough to stand up for his rights, and
the members of his party who should
have given him moral and other sup
port did not care enough about it to do
1t. There will be no state senator
elected from that county this year, as
Joseph Miller holds over. If Demo
crat is elected to the lower house from
Morton county this year it will doubt
less be James E. Campbell. He is
brother of the eX-United States
marshal of Minnesota and lawyer
of promise and experience. He is a
good talker, good parliamentarian,
and would be leader in his party'S
councils if sent to the legislature. He
has the confidence of the Democrats of
the county, and would not allow himself
to be counted out if elected. Last year
Morton is a thoroughly Republican
county, he was within one vote of being
elected. If at the next election he gets
as many votes in Morton county he will
be elected, for Oliver county. which is
good for sixty Democratic votes out of a
total voting population of seventy-fve,
would stand by him.
Wants Casey's Shoes.
The state may not know it, but it is a
fact that we have candidate for CaSey'S.
shoes on the slope. George w. Harmon,
one of our railroad commissioners from
Morton county, is i'll the hands of his
friends. Considering that Mr.. Harmon
has been largely instrumental in getting
the coal rates raised. so that Dickinson
coal costs the consumer 25 cents ton
more than it did prior to last May, he is
not in very good odOr among coal con-
sumers. AS the papers have stated, the
rates were raised by the Northern Pa
citic at the dictation of our railroad COM
miSsoners-after the people had been
passing resolutions and thereby de-
handing cheaper coal. This move
was made at the request of
Mr.. Harmon for the purpose
of protecting the Sims mines, which are
located in Morton county. 1t is safe to
say that the consumers of coal in the
next legislature will remember this
fact, and allow Mr.. Harmon to stay at
home. There is another thing-he was
one of the most persistent lottery advo-
Gates when he was in the state senate
in 1890, when the infamous Sandager
bill was passed by the upper branch of
the legislature. Of course, Mr. Harmon
states that he is not candidate for any
office; but then. it is customary for
men to talk that way who have their
caps set for the best plums that are to
be plucked.
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