Evening star., 1898-11-07
MINNESOTA REVIEW
Prospect Of Return Of Solid Repub-
licau Delegation.
STATE TICKET MORE IN DOUBT
Free Silver Still Factor in North
Of State.
FIGHT IN TWO DISTRICTS

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. November f. 1895
1t seems highly probable that Minnesota
will this year send back to Washington all
of her seven republican congressman. They
have all been renominated and while the
result on the state ticket may be considered
doubtful, especially on the head of the
ticket, close political observers agree that
the conditions favor the return of a solid
congressional delegation.
The northern half of the state however,
is the uncertain factor in the problem, and
the two districts into which it is divided,
the sixth and the seventh, are in the throes
Of hot struggle, whose issue is by no
means certain. The north has been the
hotbed of popuism since that type of po-
ltical belief first became prominent, and
there is no question that the seventh and
probably the sixth as well are abnormally
anti-republcan when there are no distract
ing issues, and when the personal factor is
eliminated. Five of the republican con-
gIessmen are absolutely certain of success.
The other two have sharp fight on hand.
Here is a brief review of the situation in
each district:
The first or Winona district has been rep
resented by James A. Tawney for three
terms, and is reliably republican. 1t is a
farming district, and is in a prosperous
condition. There is little encoura cement in
it for the fusion forces Mr.. TaWney's op
ponent is Milo White who years ago rep
res nted the district as a republican, but
who is q silver republican His cam
paign is merely perfunctory. and no
expects him to win. In 1896 Tawney's plu-
rality 10,101 and this year it is eX-
pected to be 1900. OF course, the total vote
will be much smaller but allowing for the
stay -at-home vote, and weighing the other
factors carefully, it is not believed that he
will fall much short of that figure.
The Mankato District.
The second, or Mankato, district is an
other heavily republican district in the
southern part of the state. 1t has few
cities, but the farmers unlike those in the
north, are diversified farmers" and very
prosperous. They are mostly American
born, and are little given to populsm.
James T McCleary has represented the dis
trict for three terms. His plurality two
years ago was S,343 and it seems likely
that it will be at least 10000 this year
His opponent is d. H. Evans of Tracy,
populiSt, and the campaign is slow that
all the republican managers find to worry
about is that the apathy resultant from the
foregone conclusion feeling will affect the
state ticket unfavorably.
The once reliably democratic third dis
trct can now be safely placed in the
publican column, largely through the ef
forts of Representative Heatwole. Three
times has Mr.. Heatwole run for Congress.
The first time he lost by narrow margin,
but the second he won by clear majority
of only go, and In 1896 he won again by
round 5000 plurality. He is an organizer
and a worker. By exhibiting willingness
to retire from Congress and permit some
one else to make the run this year, he re-
lieved himself of the charge of office seek
ing.
His opponent, Charles G. Kinds of Shako-
pee, two years ago was a good democrat
and voted for Mckinley and for Heatwole.
Now by sudden change in the scene he is
running a 16 to l Bryan platform.
Moreover, fusion, which was easily and
naturally accomplished in all the other dis
tricts of the state, failed in the third dis
| trict, and there is md-road populist can
| didate for Congress, J. r. Lowe of Fari-
bauit, to draw strength from Kinds. New
ertheiess, Mr.. Heatwoie has no walkover
| and is not resting his oars. He has a
| large democratic following, secured by an
| impartial handling of the affairs of his
| district at Washington and by his loyalty
| to sound money. There many German
| democrats in the district, and they are
very friendly to Heatwole. In view of all
| these things, and allowing for the apathy
| of the 'Of year it seems reasonable to
accord Mr. Heatwole plurality of at
| least $500.