Morris tribune., 1894-06-20
POLITICAL POINTS
There Is Great Activity Among
Minnesota Republican
Candidates.
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT NOMINATIONS
Politicians Have q New Place
For Headquarters in
st. Paul.
ESPECIAL ooRREsroNDENcE.l

The delightful uncertainty that al
ways. precedes the action of Republl-
can nominating convention is at its
most pleasing stage just now, anu the
candidates for office are as active as
bees in a clover field. The Office for
which the greatest contest IS be-
ing waged is that of State
Auditor, and the candidates for
this Office are making vigorous,
though apparently good natured' cam
paign. Two of the most prominent
candidates are successful newspaper
men, R. G. Dunn and L. P. Hunt, and
their respective followers are confident
of victory, while Messrs. Rich, IVerson,
Mcclure and the others are making
what they each consider a successful
'still-hunt." Ramsey County is the
first Of the larger Counties that hasheld
its convention, and but little Indication
has been given Of its choice for auditor,
as the delegation is for D. f. Reese for
Clerk of the Supreme Court, and the
action of the delegation on candidates
for other Offices will depend largely on
what the aforesaid other Counties can
and will do for MIR. Reese.
Now Political Headquarters.
Polite centers, like the centers Of
trade, shift around a good deal. For
instance, few years ago the business
center of st. Paul was Third Street, and
the 20 ii al center of the State was
the Merchants Hotel. Today the retail
trade has moved sup town" to Sixth,
+ ,tert, WaUasha and Seventh streets,
wLi,o politi -ians, especially OF the Re-
publican faith, now gather at the Wind
sor Hotel, which is most centrally located
at the corner Of Fifth and st. Peter
Streets. Whether this fact is due to
the personal popularity of Colonel Mon
fort, the genial proprietor, or to the fact
that the Windsor is in central loca ton
and near to the Capitol, it is difficult to
say, but that it is the new political
headquarters, there is no question. Dur
ing the last session Of the Legislature
the Windsor was the general head
quarters of the leading Repu blicans,
among them Governor Nelson, Gov
ernor Clough, Speaker Lee, Sergeant
alarms Bonn and most Of the promi-
nent Senators and Representatives
Among those who have engaged head.
quarters for the coming campaign are
L. P. Hunt, D. f. Reese, Mr.. Block,
Sam Iverson, A. T. Koerner, Albert
Berg and the Republican State Central
committee, the Ramey County delega-
ton and many other leading Re,
publicans of the State. This will
guarantee that the Windsor Hotel will
be the center Of political activity in
Minnesota for some time to come.
Chance to Bet on Minnesota congressman
The things that the Democratic Con-
gress has not done inspires the Repub'i-
cans Of the various Congressional Dis
| tricts with great confidence, and bets
are freely offered that there will not be
| q Democratic Congressman elected from
Minnesota this year. This looks like a
rank bluff, but Democratic enthusias is,
Of a speculative turn of mind. will find
plenty Of money around waiting to be
picked up on these terms. Some of the
Democratic papers seem to be wonder.
fully exercised over the selection of the
next United States Senator, but as the
next Legislature will be even more
largely Repu blican than the last one,
this universal interest seems a trife
overdrawn. Republicans themselves,
SO far as can be seen, seem to be wait
ing for the Legislature to be chosen be.
fore saying anything about the Senator
Republican State Convention.
No convention that has been held fol
years has attracted so much attention
or promised greater things than that Il
be held July II of this year. Wher
over thousand of the leading Repub
licans of the State got together it is t.
be expected that they will turn GU
some good work, and 10 fear is enter
tanned that the ticket nominated Oh
that occasion will be elected by the OLD
time Republican majority that was thu
rule before Prohibition, Populism and
other new political organizations began
to cut figure in State politics.
Republican Press Association,
It is generally conceded that the re
narkable successes of the Republican
party in Minnesota, when reverses were
running rife in other States, has beer
largely due to the perfect organization
of the party in this State, and the dis
semination of intelligent campaign ma
terial. This year the work of educating
the masses promises to be very mucl
simplifed by the energy of the R9publi
can Press Association, that was recent,
organized. It will be potent factor
in the contest of '94. All Republican ed.
itors of the State are eligible to mem
bership, and it is presumed that befort
the campaign is ended they will all b
enrolled as members. The Association
is differed by
G. G. Whitney, president, Marshall
Fred Barrett, vice president, Tower
J. S. Vandiver, secretary, st. Paul.
A. n. Dare, treasurer, Elk River.
One vice president from each Con
gressional District.
There is also an executive committe
of five, and it is expected that genera
meeting will be held some time neal
the date of the Republican state con
yention.
E2endsviile.
Rain! Rain! Rain!!! is the cry;
is needed badly. Wheat, oats, barlc
and flax are going backward; cor
stands it better,
There is very little being done in th