St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-19
THE COUNTRY PRESS.

1Uefe are Qull0 Hul0U0C vi H0W CALI
didates aspiring to W. d. WaShburn's
seat in the United States senate, and
the chances are that WaShbuTn will
have a hard time to secure votes enough
to re-elect him. He is not the choice of
the people outside the cities, and they
are likely to insist upon representa-
tive in the United States senate that is
nearer to them. There are number
of persons named who would be better
representatives of the people than
Washburn, among the number being
Lind, McCleary, Heatwole, Tawney,and
many others.-Le Sueur News.
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The story is started that D. NJ. Sabin
will be actively engaged in the senator
ship contest, either as candidate or as
supporter of some anti -Washburn man.
Another story says the southern cOun-
ties will unite OIL senatorial candidate
from that section. and possibly Heat
WUie or McCleary may be the choice.
Anyhow, the senatorial contest will
start early, i'll fact, it is started now,
and there will be hot fight before that
six years job i'll Washington is parceled
Out.-Stillwater Gazette.
1t is already evident that Senator
Washburn will not have walkOver in
his contest for reelection. The names
of S. q. COmstOck, of MOorhead; 0. d.
Kinney, of Duluth; John Lind. of New
Ulm; j 4. A. Tawney, of WinOna, and d.
+. Morgan, of Minneapolis, are already
added to the list of prospective candi~
dates. Both senators are now from the
Twin Cities. 1t is in the power of the
country to capture one of the seats in
the senate. If the country members can
unite, WaShburn will be retired. The
question is, can they unite? The cOun-
try is entitled to senator, and by right
should have one. Will it assert its
rights or supinely submit to the d.cta>
tion of the cities, the corporations and
the plutocratS?
The scenes attending the last election
of Washburn were a disgrace to the
state. Bribery was rampant and money
carried the day. These facts are al
ready established by the report of the
legislative investigation committee. Let
us hope. for the honor Of the state, that
they will not be repeated. Repre-
sentative.
Comstock, Lind. Heatwole, Tawney,
Gov. Nelson and half a score of others
are said to be aspiring to the seat of
Senator Washburn. Let the best man
win.- Fertile, Polk County, Journal.
Now ex-senator Sabin is said to be a
candidate for election to United States
senate. 1t is hardly likely, with men
Heatwole and Congressman McCleary
reaching, hat the plum will go to
back number. Even Washburn has as
good a show for it as Sabin.-West Du~
luth Sun.
The senatorial situation promises to
be WaShburn against the field, with a
number of brainy and popular men in
the field. If the choice should center
OH a Southern Minnesota man John
Lind would probably be that one. Ives,
Tawney and McCleary are dark horses,
and any one of them might win.-Wa-
SEGA County North Star.
Messrs. Comstock, Kinney, Tawney,
Lind, Heatwole, Sabin and McCleary
are mentioned as asplrants for the office
now filled by Senator Washburn. Prob
ably many others would be willing to
take the office if they could get it. The
Republican Gazette would as soon see
Mr.. McCleary in that Office as any one
else. He is one of the brainiest men in
Minnesota Republican Ga
zette.
Washburn is not liable to have everyt
thing his own way this winter. Already
are many prominent Republicans men-
toned for United States senator to sue
ceed him. James A. Tawney, congress-
man-elect from this district, is being
prominently mentioned as WaShburn's
successor. Tawney would suit US to a
dot.-HOuston County Signal.
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The legisl ature Is so largely Repub-
lican there has been a corresponding
increase in candidates for United States
senator. A spirited campaign may be
expected. Little Falls Journal.
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That Senator Washburn, a lifelong
railroad man, thoroughly imbued with
the doctrine of corporation greed, ought
not to be re- elected. goes without say
ing. The people of the great state Of
Minnesota ought not to be represented
by two corporation attorneys from the
Twin Cities; and yet, as between Mr..
Washburn and MIR. Merriam, the former
is the better man. But the great masses
of the toilers of Minnesota ought to
have some such man as John Lind. of
Brown county, or Judge Stsarns, of
Duluth, to represent them III the sem
ate.-Waseca Herald.
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Isn't 1t about time for the country to
have a United States senator? The
large cities seem to have monopoly Of