St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-21
lFLETCHER'S HELL-oF-A-FIX.
Democrats Nominated the
> Man He Most Feared in
% His District.
TAWNEY'S BOX oFSPEECnEs.
The First District Congress.
man Prepares to Deluge
r His Constituency.
Special TO the Globe.

Special TO the Globe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Repub-
Ncan members and senators received
the news of the nomination of Eddy in
tie Seventh district with surprise and
disgust. Senator Davis was VAIN
supporter of SteenerSon for the Office of
United States attorney when Eugene
Hay was appointed, five years ago, and
has remained his friend ever since. Sen-
ator Washburn, who was against Hal
vor, ''the great defeated" then, WAS
also in favor of his nomination this year,
hoping by it to win back great many
votes in the Red river valley. One of
the members Of the lower house, when
he heard of the nomination, said:
''That means that Boen is to have a
waIk-over. Why did they not have sense
enough to nominate Steenerson? What
if lie was sore in 1890? He got over his
soreness in 1892 and supported the
ticket. lie even supported Feig, who
bolted either two or four years before
he ran for congress"
One secret of the anxiety of the Re-
publican leaders for the nomination of
STEVENSON is the fear that the manner
in which Nils P. Haugen was turned
down in Wisconsin will have its effect
in Minnesota as we'll as in the Badger
state. Unless all signs fail, the only
Scandinavian in the next congress,
aside from Boen, will be johnson, from
North Dakota. That is, the Republicans
will give but one member to a national
itxrf hot ftrp niyIn orlyy nj nf
the party vote in three or four great
states.
Erickson Feared by Fletcher.
The Hennepin lcounty Democrats APP
pear to have done just the thing that
CONGRESSMAN Fletcher most feared. As
has been frequently noticed in many
papers. Uncle Loren" has taken most
decided liking 10 congressional life, and
proposes to remain III it as long as he
can. 1t has restored his health and
made him young again. He laughed
at John Day Smiths attempt to rob him
Of a denomination. and rather enjoyed
the opportunity 1t afforded him totake
a whirl at tha waiting ambition of he
statesman from Maine But Mr..
Fletcher has all along been afraid the
Democrats would not give him what he
terms ian easy victim" In discussing
his prospects short time since, he
said:
II shall have no trouble unless the
Democrats nominate some young and
active man with some labor or other at.
tachmentS, in which case | shall have TO
fight"
How closely Mr.. Erickson fills the de-
ScriptiOn of the man that MIR. Fletcher
had made up his mind that he would be
fro ~ TO oil T.,
/ Democratic nominee In the big and
Dustling Fifth district.
Tawney's Load of Literature.
Congressman Tawney has been spend
ing a whole week packing up his boxes
and preparing for his convention on the
29th He has one box filled with copies
of his pension speeches, and if there
are any voters In the First district that
have not received copies of his speeches
OIL that subject he will be ready to sup
ply them when he reaches Winona. He
Will also ship a massive roll of maui
script, which is. supposed to contain the
speech he will deliver when his admir-
ing constituents surprise him by the
announcement thai he has been renOm-
mated. The evidences of the revival
i'll all lines Of business are fast render
ing useless many of his remarks, and at
LIE present. Idle Tile DIdlIOTiu lie mas 1ur-
nslled Gen. Jim Diment will have TO.
be entirely changed, or, at least. greatly
revised.
Senator Mills Resolution
The Democracy of Minnesota have a
very great admirationfor Senator Roger
O. Mills, of Texas. and they will hearth
| ly inGorSe resolution which he offered
in the senate a few days ago. He voted
| for the Wilson bill With the senate
amendments because, while il is not all
that he wanted, it is a long step in the
! right direction, and, as he felt, the best
that could be secured at this session.
| His resolution shows that with him the
| fight is still on. 1t follows:
| Resolved, That in the revision of the
| existing system of national taxation the
following principles should be OBJ
served:
First-'Ihat all taxes are burdens
upon the taxpayers, and can only be
/ rightfuliy imposed TO raise revenue to
support the government.
Second-When taxes are imposed on
! imported goods the rates should be so
| low as not materially 10 restrict the i'm
! portation OF the articles upon which the
| taxes are imposed.
Third-In selecting the articles to be
taxed, only those ready for consumption
| should be chosen, and all articles i'm
| ported for manufacture CT remanutaci-
| ure should be exempt from duty.