St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-15


The Chances Of the DEM
ocrats Are Considered Excel
lent.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, July 14.-W ashingtou
is the political center of the United
States, and for that reason the people of
the country are in the habit of attach
ing more weight to tee opinions of the
politicians who congregate here than
would attach to the opinions of the same
men at their homes. There is d great
deal OF plotting and Scheming carried on
at Washington, as, indeed, there slways
has been from the beginning; but vast
amount of 1t does not count Tie peo-
pie OF the various states have never
taken kindly to the attempts that have
been made to run state governments
from one or both ends of the capitol.
ana this feeling is growing stronger.
But there is such an air of
oTnclalism in Washington that it is
the poorest possible place to get a cor
rect idea of the political situation in auv
OF the various states. Everything here
Is favorable to the men who are III Of
ice. For an example of this. take the
dispatch that was sent from Washing
ton to several Republican papers:a few
days ago to the effect that strong eff
fort will be made by the opponents of
anticipation to bring about the defeat Of
Senator Washburn next year. To the
people of Minnesota this telegram will
be regarded as good joke, as it will be
by those who are charged to be behind
the so-called conspiracy. For some time
past In fact, ever since the subject has
been up for discussion, there has
Never Been Any Doubt
IN the minds of the people of all parties
III Minnesota that new man will he
chosen to succeed the Minneapolis man
In the senate: and certainly the men
who are charged with desire to bring
about the retirement of the junior sena-
tor are not likely to raise money to secure
this wnen it will not be needed. The
fact that such an improbable report
originated in Washington emphasizes,
however, the condition of sentiment at
the national copital. The friends of the
men who are i'll congress are the manu-
facturers of public sentiment for their
patrons, and, naturally enough, no out
slider has any show. When the con-
tests come before the people of the
various states the real power acts,
and the politicians and schemers at
Washington seldom count very strongly
in the scale. During the coming session
of congress it is quite likely that a very
active newspaper campaign will be
waged in behalf of Senator Washburn.
Some people, even in Minnesota, NAV
be deluded into the belief that it means
something, but the party leaders in Min
neSota, like Gov. Nelson and the long
headed gentleman whOresurrected him,
eX-GOv. Merriam, will be able to post
the boys from the outside districts that
1t Is merely harmless gulf and will not
count. If the friends of Senator WASH
burn are really in earnest in their belief
that he can be reelected, it would be
we'll for them to
Ia Inquire What Is Meant =
by such moves as the Stating of Repre-
sentative jacobson. of Lac Qui Parle,
for the Republican senatorial nominal
ton i'll his district; the stating of Repre-
sentative A. G.. Johnson for the senate
in the DOuglas-Pope district, as well
as in the move to re-elect Senator
Canestorp in the Grant, Big Stone,
Traverse and Stevens district None Of
these men will be for Senator Wash
burn under any circumstances. They
would not have voted for Senator Davis
at the recent election had they been
convinced that his defeat would result
in the election of Gov. Nelson. In this
it is significant, to say the
least, that Gov. Nelson should devote
such large portion of his time to de-
livering addresses iii VarOus parts of
the state, aud particularly among his
Alliance countrymen at Fosstom and
other places in Polk and the adjoining
counties.
All Knute's Friends.
Those things are quite serious enough
to demand the attention of the friends
of Senator Washburn, and to convince
them that the real danger is located at
homo and not in Chicago. OF course,
the opposition of the sozcalled wheat
gamblers will do as a bugab0o, but no
one will be deceived by it. There is
now DO doubt that Senator WaShburn
has decided TO adopt the tactics so sue
cessfully employed by Senator Davis
last year. He will have resolutions in
troduced IN enough district conventions
to give him control of the Republican
caucus i'll case the Republicans carry
the legislature, and will trust to the
ancient and approved usageS to hold
the others in line. Although Senator
Davis ought to feel kindly toward his
onl lnaUII for tho lnttAT3S rAfnSal TN
in the fight against him last year, 1t is
an open secret that Mr.. Davis believes
that his interests will be best served by
the election of man from outside the
two cities. Were Gov. Nelson not so
Close to Ex-Gov. Merriam
he would be satisfactory to the senior
senator, but as things now stand a
Southern Minnesota man will have the
TaWney, to whom more
than any other man Senator Davis feels
that he owes his reelection.
While the Republicans are wrestling
with the subject of candidates the
chances are more than even that the
Democrats will wade in and capture the
The selection of a candi
date will not trouble them SO much
there is no dearth of popular leaders in
the Democratic ranks of Minnesota al
the present time, and the statesmen OF
the 'dry-rot" stamp which so afflici
the opposition are absent from their
The national leaders of the
party are looking
Hopefully Toward Minnesota
and are expecting great results in the
near future. The failure of the Repub.
Leans to start furious, tactional fight
IN the Democracy of Minnesota is es
peciaily pleasing to the president and
his official family, all of whom keep
closer track of the situation in the var
ous states than is generally known.
AS soon as the president returns to
Washington and gets settled again
there will be a large number of Mime
sofa offices changed; indeed, the dates
If the changes in many local Offices
argely depend upon the Democrats OF
The localities. If they will get together
and unite upon good men the admins
'tration will do its part whether the
lttice be forty dollaI month postof-
ice or fve-thousand year plum.