St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-22
The First District Member
Will Be Renominated and
Reelected.
Bossism Is Something the
Voters Of That Section
Will Not Stand.
How the District Has Voted
for Congressman in the
Past Six Years.
Editor Wise Exposes a Pro-
posed Constitutional
Amendment.

The Democrats of the First district
will meet ut Austin tomorrow to nomi-
nate candidate for congress under
the most favorable auspices. The party
throughout the district is firmly united,
and capable of making splendid fight
and a successful one. Unlike their adj
versaries, the First district Democrats
have been fighting for years a battle of
principle, and not conducting a bush
whacking skirmish for the offices and
the plumber in them.
The people of the district understand
this.
Two years ago Capt. W. H. Harries,
the gallant eX-sOldier, was elected by
the handsome majority OF 2.323 carry
ing all but one county in the district
His course in congress has been salts
factory to his constituents in every re-
spect. and his reelection will be one of
the certaintles of the campaign unless
the people of the First district desire a
return to the f1ice-brokerage and boss
ism of the old Dunnell regime.
In times past the Republican voters
Of the FIRST district were so loyal that
the leaders of the party machine in the
various counties came to the conclusion
that they owned them and the only
things necessary to look after were the
nominations. But over ten years ago a
revolt against the machine was started
III the district which has kept growing
IN strength i'll each campaign since
1t was thought by some that
the defeat OF Lovely in 1856 and
that of Dunnell i'll 1890 would learn
these leaders something. But that il
has not is evidenced by the recent dis
graceful attempt at the barter and sale
of the Republican judicial nomination
in the Tenth judicial district, the four
counties composing which are part of
the First congressional district.
This scheme was a far-reaching one,
and Senator G. K. Davis had finger in
the pie.
And the result of it all is that the
people of Houston, Freeborn, Fillmore
and Mower counties do not propose that
the bosses shall longer control them.
They are Disguised with the tactics of
the Republican leaders, and they are in
open revolt throughout the district.
!, Happily for the Democracy and for the
i district they will have splendid man
to vote for i'll the congressional contest,
a man who is clean and straightforward
who is not attached to any corporation,
| and who has been his own man in COLI
gresS during the past session, and who
i will be free and independent to the end
Of his career.
|, Can Capt. Harries be reelected is a
! question that has been asked by some
outside the First district. He can and
will be reelected. He has fuifilled'ev
pledge he made his people and they all
know that he has dOue SO. The First
congressional! district of Minnesota is
filled with Intelligent and well posted
voters. They are 10 mans men and
can not be led around by their noses.
1t is low tariff district and has been
for years. even before Hon. Milo White
cast his vote for the Morrison bill eight
|, years ago. In this connection the vote
Of the district for congressman two
years ago will prove interesting. l;
fOllOUS.