St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-11

politics. huu III bchtidl OF TIC COHSEtS-
sional districts, ii not in the state. the
lines upon which the battles of this
year Will be fought are already well
outlined. The result OF the elections
two years ago in the five eongressiona /
districts were not exactly satisfactory TO
the Republican party, only one district
out OF the entire lot being saved. THIS,
the Second district, reelected Mr.. Lind
by a majority so small that he at once
made mp his mind not 20 make another
race. For some time after Mr. Lind
made this announcement nothing WAS
heard from the Second district, and
there seemed 10 be no Republicans
there anxious TO take MIR. Lind's place.
But this had all been changed, and
the livelIest kind of fight Is IN pros
peet. he district comprises within its
limit the southwestern corner OF the
state, where statesmen seem TO spring
up AS naturally as prairie grass. The
candidates are numerous already, and
the fun has only commenced. Among
those mentioned aud actively In the
field are Hon. q. Is. Turrell. OF Red
wood; Prof. j. Il. McCleary. Of Blue
Earth; Hon. &. X. Davis and Lieut..
Gov. Ives. OF Nicollet; Senator George
+. Bair, of Blue Earth, and II. J. Miller,
OF Rock, This is quite lengthy list,
but it by no means includes all the pos
sibilities, although Ii does In all proba-
b.lIty contain the name OF the man who
will be nominated by the Second dis
trict Republicans to make the race Tor
seat now filled by Hon. John Lind.
fIh. sxff IIrtttll az IAHUFHl. ind
for several months after he made the
announcement was not generally be-
lieved 10 be positive, and with one or
two exceptions the wouldbe congress
sional candidate kept quiet ard awaited
developments. One OF these exceptions
is man who may give the politicians a
surprise when .he convention Is held.
His name IS J. Il. McCieary. Of Man
kato, where he has for some years been
a professor In the state normal school.
Prof. McCleary, while not politician
i'm any sense OF the term, has always
taken great interest in political ques-
lions and issues, and Is a student OF
past as we'll as present problems OF
government. HIS duties during the past
few years have taken HIM TO all
parts Of the Second district. and
given hin the opportunity to make the
acquaintance OF almost every promi-
nent man, and especially the teachers
and educators OF the district. This
acquaintance Prof. McCleary was not
slow 10 turn TO account and as soon as
he made up his mind 10 enter the race,
he sat down and wrote TO at least one
man IN every precinct and township la
the district announcing his candidacy
and requesting the support OF the man
70 tsit lao had kVFnffa I'm lTu0lf GVTTE
case a letter secured supporter and
today the modest normal school pro-
fessor has representative almost.
everywhere throughout the district and
IL really looks as though the nomlna-
ton will be his.
1.-The school teachers are shouting for
McCleary all over the district" said
Daniel Shell, Of Worthington. one Of
the leading Republicans OF Mobiles
county, at the Merchants yesterday.
II beliye he will be the nominee, and
in that case his election is certain"
Prof. McCleary's chances will be
much better i'm case Of a hard fight be-
tween the politicians. He has no an
tagonisms, and all factions can come 10
him without feeling particularly sore.
While he has not expressed himself on
the tariff question, it is pretty we'll un-
derstood that Mr. McCleary is not as
ardent pr0tectionist as Mr.. Lind.
Although the election is many months
distant, the Republicans are already
looking after the senatorial seat left va
cant by the death of Hon. j. Grinnell,
OF Dodge county. Mr.. Grinnell was
popular man, and carried Dodge county
in 1890. when almost any other Republi-
can would have been defeated. In pre-
yious years the county was strongly
Republican. but il Is q purely agTlcult-
ural county, with few towns aud vii
lagos, and the Alliance movement took
strong root there. The result OF the
election two years ago follows:
W. H. Edison, Dem. and All. ..--...-. yb9
Grinnelps plurality ......... .-...... III
This is too close to be safe and Sena-
tor Davis friends are nervous. The
senate now has an opposition majority
of at least five, with probability OF
several other senators refusing 10 vote
for sIr. Davis. w. b. Parsons, the
Dodge Center banker and member OF
tine Republican state central committee,
has been placed in charge OF the work,
and no effort will be spared to eject a
Repubica In Mr.. GrinnelPs place.
Several times during the past two