Evening star., 1898-08-18
IN M'CLEARYS STATE
Republicanism Will Surely Prevail in
Minnesota.
TICKET REGARDED as A STRONG ONE
Democrats VIII Not Discuss Ma
tionaI Issues.
AISE FOR 'KINLEY
Ticket REGARDED as A STRONG ONE
AISE FOR 'KINLEY

Representative McCleary of Minnesota in
charge OF the literary department of the re-
publican congressional committee, is keep
ing in close touch with the progress of af-
fairs in his own state. He is constantly
receiving letters from prominent republi-
cans there who know exactly how the po-
litical situation stands today, and these
letters indicate that the trend of the cam
paign, SO far as 1T has been commenced, is
in line with what Mr. McCleary has an
ticipated, and that the republicans will have
as large a majority, If not larger one,
than in 1896.
You ask me to speak of Minnesota and
the outlook there" said Mr.. McCleary to a
Star reporter today. 1T is hard for u re-
publican of Minnesota to speak Of his state
without becoming somewhat enthusiastic.
Take your atlas, find the map of North
America. locate the parallel of 4o degrees
which marks the distance midway between
the equator and the pole. Find the middle
point of that line in it's course across the
North American continent. Put your finger
down on that point. 1t will rest the
state of Minnesota the hub of the North
American continent.
1T is known to every one that the head
waters of the mighty Mississippi are in
Minnesota. Not many people recall the
fact that the waters which flow through
the great lakes. through the st. Lawrence
system have their head also in Minnesota,
and fewer still will be able to recall Off
iand that the water which flows north
ward down into the Hudson bay has it's
origin in the state of Minnesota
THAT is, the three great water systems
of the Mississippi the ST. Lawrence and
the Red River of the North. running re-
spectively to the Gulf OF Mexico and to the
Atlantic and northWard toward Hudson
bay, all have their origin within a few
miles of each other within the state of
Minnesota. From this fact it is easy to be
n hierh
land. 1t is the high land of the great CEN
trail valley of the North American conti.
nent. fit dwelling place of people Of high
character and intelligence.
Minnesota Always Republican.
''1f republican We're called upon to give
one item by way of evidence of this high
character and intelligence he would un-
hesitatingly refer to the fact that through
out all history Minnesota has never yet
failed to go republican. She Is the only
state except Vermont that can make this
claim. She has never seated In her guber-
Material chair since before the war man
who was not a republican. She has never
thrown her senatorial toga around the
shoulders of a man who was not of that
party. and she has never yet failed to give
every one of her presidential electoral votes
to the nominee of republican conventions"
1T has frequently been asserted that
Minnesota is a doubtful state" the re-
porter suggested.
In 1896 there We're those who classed
Minnesota as a doubtful state said Mr..
McCleary, but when the votes were count
ed. by a majority of almost "a 900, her
electoral vote was given to the nominee of
the republican party. Now, again, there
are those who think that Minnesota is one
OF the doubtful states. but when the votes
snail be counted next November it will
again be found. as always in the past, that
she is reliably republican.
Our state ticket is a very strong one,
composed of men of high character ard
abAity. Never within my recollection have
SO many of the nominees been men who aIe
ahle to 60 upon the stump and state clearly
and effectively the issues before the col,n-
try, and the republican position on these
issues We have now a solid republican
delegation in the House of Representatives
six of our seven representatives have been
renominatad, and the seventh, Mr.. Heat
wole, will be repominatad on the 9th of
September.
THE hardest contest will be in the sixth
district, represented by Judge Norris and
| in the seventh district, represented by Mr..
Eddy Judge Morris has as his opponent
ex-Representative Charles A. Towne 1t is,
expected that a special effort will be put
forth by the opponents of the republican
party to elect Mr.. Towne, but in my judg-
| Irent Judge Morris will have larger ma
| Jority than he had in 1896. He is very
fine campaigner, and the conditions in his,
district have substantiated his claims of
| two years ago and overthrown those of
| Mr. Towne.
Mr.. Eddy's district is in the northwest
| ern part of the state, the part which has
had the largest number of populsts The
| man nominated against him, State Senator
| Ringdal, is both honest and able. He is a
| good campaigner. But Mr.. Eddy has the
| advantage of his fine official record He
stands very high in the confidence of his
| people and will without doubt be re-elect-
| ed
Mckinley the Hero of the War.
How does the administration stand in
| the estimation of the people In your state?'
I'm the judgment of the people of Min
nesota Mr.. Mckinley is the hero of the
war. There were good many who thought
before the Har that he was too slow in be-
ginning 1t, bIt they now realize that de-
| laying matters until preparation could be
made was a wise way in which to proceed
Then, agan, some were in favor of making
| q direct attack on Havana, but all can see
now II is better to have so managed that
| Havana should fall without that direct at
tack. That is, the method pursued was the
| one which was least disastrous to the lives
OF American soldiers.
| Mr. McKinley's wisdom having been
! vindicated on every large question thus far
| the people are now ready to trust that wis
| dom in dealing with measures that remain
| to be disposed Of
| What issues are proving of greatest in
| terest to the people of Minnesota" Mr.
4 McCleary was asked.
| THE questions which most people are