New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-03-04

with bringing out Somerville. McC Cleary
has been stronger because of it. But
there has been q aconservative opposition
to him, coming from sound money men,
and Somerville. as the candidate of these
men, becomes prominent. at once. The
chief point against McC Cleary is his part
icipation in the senatorial fight last win
ter. He entered the race notwithstand-
| ing the earnest protests of his Second
district friends, and stayed in long after
everybody save himself saw that he was
the laughing stock of the state. His at-
titude did not flatter the pride of the
Second district Republicans, who felt
from tn, first that he had no chance to
win. and they were offended when he
refused to listen to their words Of ADVICE.
They felt that as a candidate he repre-
sented not himself only, but the party in
the Second district, and, therefore.
should have done it the honor to consult
it. This is one point of opposition.
Another is the oft-repeated fact that Nc
Cleary is too much of a schoolmaster in
his methods to suit the average wide.
awake Republican,. His manner is re-.
served, and in no way is he zone of the
boys,'' or IN touch with the political life
around him. He Is theoretical rather
tnan practical in matters of detail, and
inclined to push his theories into promi-
nence over the heads of the more prac-
tlcal and farther-seeing politicians.
| While there has been this opposition to
him 1t has been quiet, and nobody would
have heard of it had there been any diff
ficulty in getting hold of the right sort
of man to run against him. The men
who are now taking a stand against Nc
Cleary have no serious fault to find with
him as a congressman. They would
stand by lin forever rather thar sec the
nomination go to to free silver man.
But they want a man who is in closer
touch with the live people of the district
than McCleary, and who will not be like
ly to repeat Nc cCIeary's political mistakes.
1t would be difficult at this time to saw
what Mr. Somervllle's strength will be,
but that he will be a formidable opponent
to McCleary is quite generally admitted.
While Blue Earth county will be for Nc
Cleary, it's understood on good auth
ority that Somerville's candidacy is
regarded with favor in high places there,
A dispatch to The Journal from Manka-
to has scme very significant comment
upon the can lidacy of Somerville. It
says that although he is for sound
money, he will have the support of such
silver men as John Lind and Frank Dav,
as against a man who has made himself
as obnoxious to the silver men as Nc
Cleary has. The Mankato special says:
"The announcement of Somerville's can
didacy for congress in the Second dis
trict created some little surprise in Man
kato. Svmerville is little known here,
except among members Of the bar. He
is ranked as first class lawyer, an en-
tertaining speaker, and is popular with
all who know him. He is understood to
be thoroughly sound on the money ques-
ton; and, while his views do not accord
| with ex-Congressman Lind on silver, yet
it is we'll known that Lind will give
every possible support to Somerville's
candidacy. 1t IS also believed here that
Senator Frank Day will support the new
candidate, McCleary's friends feel con-
fdent that they can succeed in capturing
the district, but those who know Somer-
Vile best recognize in him formi-
dable opponent ... s...s
| Mankato Free Press: While the Free
Press, in common with large circle of
earnest Republicans, had hoped that Mr..
McCleary's clean and satisfactory con-.
gressional acts would lead to his re-nom-
ination without opposition, there is a
gratifying aspect to Mr.. Somerville's
candidacy, now that he has determined
to come into the field, and that is that
he is thorough Republican,. There is no
t1ncture of free trade nor free silver a.
bout him. He has always :5een Repub-
lican of the stalwart kind, and while we
believe that Congressman; ;McC Cleary will
succeed himself, it is fortunate that he
has a gentleman SO clean and SO worthy
to contest the nominations sas..is Mr.. Som
erviIle. With two such worthy cham
Ipions of Republican principles, the ques-
tionZof selection is more one Of personal
friendship than Of party expediency, and
whoever succeeds, the district is. sure Of.
maintaining the high..standard it has al
ways enjoyed in the congress of the Uni.