St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-28


icans Standing in the Position
of "Barkis Is WilIin'" - ST.
Louis County the Storm Cen.
ter.
| Special to the Globe
ST. CLOUD, May 27.-Mai. Baldwin
may not be absolutely certain of re-
election to congress from this district,
but perhaps he is as much so as the un-
certalntIes of politics will permit thus
FAR IN advance of nominating conven-
tlons. The major has proven that he is
no stouch at either legislation or in
politics. and aside from two or three
good Democrats who would be pleased
to see the letters M c." after their
names, as coming from the st. Cloud
and Duluth district, he now has clear
| field for denomination.
Perhaps Hon. p. B. German, of this
place, is the only man in the district
who could muster up solid county
delegation in opposition. aud it is not
certain that he would consent to the use
of his name in that connection, although
he is ''solid" with the laboring mems
organizations. which now cut consid.
eraoie figure in every convention. Mr..
Gorman Is quiet. inoffensive- man
nered man, but "runs like deer" when
he comes before the people for their
suffrages. and is an interchangeable if not
tlreless worker when once he puts OIL
the coat of battle.
Maj. Baldwin has been pretty good TO
Stearns county-will perhaps be better
still in the near future, and it is hardly
probable that German, who is shrewd
calculator, will make a trial with him.
| On the Republican side, however, the
major will find an abundance of timber
anxious to contend with him. on the
theory that the late municipal election
IN Duluth means that any fairly able
Republican can wipe the grass-sward
with the present member. The district
is not ordinarily debatable one. but the
| lay OF the land this year fairly warrants
| the assertion that a Democrat who has
| made good record will stand an even,
show for an election. for unless st.
| Cloud can put up an exceptionally
| strong Candidate Stearns county can be
depended upon for her usual $500
Democratic majority. with Morrison and
| Benton another LOCO. And the outlook
| here is not promising for local leader.
Mayor Bruckart. who possesses most
or the available active elements of pop
ularlty among the laboring men, will be
| glad OF nomination to the local legis-
| lature. That is as much as he can rea-
sonably expect under present condi-
| tionS.
William Westerman. who is general
| agent for the Mccormick Harvesting
Machine company, and good fellow''
wherever he goes, hasn't the 'ssand''
necessary to contest Stearns County with
| Baldwin.
Judge Searie doesn't desire to make
the fight again, as he has six years
| term as judge of the district court ahead
| of him.
Ex-Gov. Alex. Barto, who expects
soon to drop out of his position as regis
ter OF the United States land office, will
probably drop into local office without
| many groans or tears of regret upon his
part.
Hon. W. E. Lee. of Todd county, last
| speaker of the house of representatives.
has decided hankering for a red-hot
hight for the Republican nomination,
but having accepted the place at
the head of the state reformatory re-
signed by D. E. Meyers, will hardly
feel privileged to enter the lists.
| G. B. Buckman, of Morrison. is a cam
| didate for the state senate. with j. C.
| Flynn and W. II. Fuller pushing him
| for dele gates.
| If ID. E. Meyers could be prevailed
upon to forego his journey for health to
! California, say some people, lie would
| be the most promisin g figure for the
Republicans of this part of the district
to unite upon. as he plays strong hand
| and has all effective way when on the
| stump. But it is understood that he
| Will not forego his contemplated plans.
| md cannot, therefore. be considered.
The hope of the Republicans of this
part of the district can thus be seen to
| be in some Duluth man, who, they
| think. can whip Baldwin on his own
dunghill, and they are having a nice
| time picking out the necessary BARN
| yard fowl. Towne. an attorney. and
| Ainney,an active politician and banker.
| OF Ely and Duluth. are the men most
talked about, with E. q. Swanstrom. an
eX-regIster of the Duluth land Office. in
the background.
Kinney is a rustIer, but has no special
strength aside from that and his cor.
/ poration associations. He has money,
however.
| Towne Is nice after-dinner speaker.
but hasn't the necessary means or ex-
| perlellce to make a successful cam
palgner.
SwanStrom has some elements of dam
ger in him. being Swede who associ-
ates with his people and who is a ma
nlpulator of conventions and city and
county elections OH quite hearty scale.
| 1t is not probable tnat either of these
men can beat the major in ST. Louis
county by more than 500 votes, and thew
would need three times that to defeat
| him.
Charles j. Johnson. who has served
as collector of the port of Duluth for
four years. has some of the proportions
| OF congressman, but is not half so
good hustler for himself as he is for
other people, and may be counted out of
the field.
Altogether, from this point of the
compass, it is pretty hard to see Just
where the Republicans are going to
come in this year in this district, and
they are plainly much more worried
about it than either Adam Bede or C. f.
| Mcdonald. -
The major has two or three more
cards up his sleeve in a political way.
and probably has horse sense enough to
use them to the best possible advantage.
Yellow Fever Decreasing.
RIO JANEIRo, May 27.-The yellow
fever. which has been epidemic here
during tine the past three mouths. is