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district furnish enough republican votes to
make the district safely republican.
Fifth District.

district furnish enough republican votes 70
make the district safely republican.
Fifth District.
Very much the same condition OF Affairs
exists In the fifth or Minneapolis district
The city il large enough to constitute a dis
trict by itself. Loren Fletcher, the present
congressman, was given q denomination
without trouble. and expects a reelection
without much more trouble He IN famil-
larry known among the workers as Uncle
Loren. and. while not much Of a speaker,
manages to make himself felt at the right
time and In the right place His pluraiiry
In 1892 was over . 500 II win be al least
that much this time.
Oiiver L. Erickson. a young man, whose
noooy 10 the single tax. Is his democratic ODD
ponent Erickson has always posed as a Il.
boring mans friend. and Il was at nrvt
supposed that he would secure populist In
oorsement But hopes In this direction
proved fallacious.
The populist party In this district IN
young and very much middle-of-the-road in
us Ideas. The growth Of the party In the
minneapolis district has been very large
WITHIN the past year. principally because
OF the strikes. Before that the railroad
men and other classes Of working men had
largely voted the democratic ticket. Now
tney are believed to have gone over bodily
70 Ine populists The urban vote OF the
party Is expected TO show large gains this
year, for now. for the first time. are the
urban and rural radicals united In one
party. This was the dream of Ienattus
Donneny long ago. and many overtures
We're made in the Old days by the Farmerg'
Alliance to the Knights Of Labor for the
FORMATION OF such a party. They never
succeeded, and II has taken the furnace
neat OF The great strike to fuse the two ele-
ments. Political seers hereabout expect 10
see more growth. therefore. In the urban
populist vote than In the rural populist vota
stu. the republican managers believe that
TINS VIII be the loss of democracy rather
than OF the republican party.
The Minneapolis populists have named Dr.
Z. +. Clark. dentist. who evidently had Q
pull with them. IL Is probable that he win
poll more votes than young Oliver Erick-
forever queered him with his populistic adj
mirers. But Fletcher Is not likely to suffer
by this shifting Of the opposition vote.
Sixth District.
The sixth Ia the Duluth district and e
NJ. r. Baldwin, q Duluth democrat carried
II two years ago. the democratic managers
ere putting much hope In the ability OF the
same man to carry IL again. The situation.
however. 10 quite different Duluth had
long wanted q Congressman. and had
wanted In vain. When the nominating con-
ventions Of 1872 were over IL was found
that the democrats had named Q Duluth
man. Major Baldwin. but that the republ-
cans had passed the aspiring zenith city
candidate Up. sad had nominated q man
from St Cloud The result was that Duluth
swallowed party principle for the sake OF
getting the coveted Congressman. st.
Louis county. of which Duluth Is the seat
gave Gov. knute Nelson a majority Of about
A,vVv votes. but this was wnltIied down ON
Congressman to less than 30. As Major
Baldwin carried the district by only $40
plurality. IL Ia easy to see that local pride
elected him.
This year the republicans have put up
Charles A. TOwna n
Duluth lawyer. who will fight for ST. Louis
county a bit himself. Towne has united
the party. and is making a remarkable cam
vass. He has a soaring eloQuence and q
clarion voice, both Of which are being heard
IN every piney cross roads OF his district
MAJ. Baldwin's vote for free iron ore gave
great offense to a large part OF his cOn-
sutuents who are interested In the Nesaba
and Nermillion ranges. and this displeasurs
Is expected TO cut quite a figure In the cam
paign.
picturesque element is lent TO the sit
uation by the candidacy OF kittel Halvorsen,
who sat for the old nth district in lS.U az
a populist kittel was an accident In poll
ties. There was big fight on between the
republican and democratic candidates, and
the latter. who was a wealthy young Du-
luthian, thought IL would be q good idea TO
furnish HalNorsen with money TO carry on
his campaign. so as to draw strength from
his republican opponent. Imagine the Du-
luthians dismay when the votes were
counted to find that Halvorsen had actually
secured enough votes to elect him over both
of his old party opponents. So Il happened
that k1ttel went down to Washington
amid a guffaw OF laughter. This year,
to the surprise even OF the populists
themselves. he walked or with the peoples
party nomination. One thing 10 certain,
and that II that Major Baldwin viii not
follow the precedent and contribute TO his
campaign fund IL IL believed that young
Towne will win In the sixth without much
doubt.
Seventh District.
The seventh district IL the largest In ex-
tent of territory In the state. and the small
est in the size of its vote. II 10 the strong.
hold OF populism. and the sitting member 10
Haldor E. Boon. the father OF a number OF
Pefferian bills Boon carried the district IN
1892 by the narrow margin of eighty-nvs
votes over his republican opponent. The
democrat was a bad third In the race
This year the contest bids fair to be quito
as close. although the republicans have
been fortunate enough TO select q moro
popular man for candidate than they had
two years ago. He is Frank NJ. Eddy, now
young man, and is In the midst of an active
campaign. II will be nip and tuck between
him and Boon until election day. and mors
or less OF a toss up as TO which wins.
The democrats refused all offers Of fusion
In behalf OF Boon. and nominated Dr. T. N.
Mclean. mayor Of Fergus Falls. as their
candidate. He. too. 10 making q strong can
vsss. but. OF course. has no chance Of win
Eing.
This, then. is the situation COMPRESSION
ally in Minnesota The republicans are
practically certain TO elect i've Congress-
nen. They may make q clean sweep ana
take the seven. In one district the demo-
Gratis have a fighting chance and IN one
district the populists may win
CUT BOLTS AND OARS.
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