The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-13


eral solicitor of the Duluth & winni-
peg and assistant collector OF the ST.
Paul & Duluth. Finally he entered
the practice Of law on his own hook.
and within year or two has formed
q partnership with Judge John L. Mac
corald, one Of the veterans Of the
Minnesota bar.
Mr.. Kane has always been a Demo
crat and always active more or less
in the campaigns. After the campaign
OF 1896 he was especially solicitous
about the reunion of the then warning
factions. and in the city campaign of
last spring his voice was heard early
and often for harmony.
Since the convention Of last June he
has been very busy man and an
enormous amount OF work has been
dcne at his quarters in the Merchants
hotel. The first thing the committee
did was to get from each county chair
man the name of twenty Democrats
in his county, and the COMMITTEES, then
engaged each of these men in CORE
spordeEce as TO the local situation.
II is estimated that the correspon-
dence Of the campaign involved the an
swering Of about 1900 letters.
Another important adjunct of the
campaign work was what Is known
as the reform press bureau, handed
ES vi )oAAAiEA1s u
THE PRESS BUREAU.
George S. Garfield conducted the
press bureau Of the campaign, which
was his original suggestion. is Lntiye
of the Hamburg cheese" country. Erie
county, n. Y, where he was born in
1s49. Seven days after he was twelve
years old. he enlisted in the Twenty
first Ohio infantry, for the Civil war.
as drummer boy, and served nearly
rthree years, His father Wis his cap
tain in the same service; his grand
father a soldier Of the war of 1872, and
the latter's father was one Of the sew
en- brothers who served in the War Of
the Revolution.
Following the war, Mr.. Garfield be-
came prominent in the G. A. r., in
which he It's held nearly every posi-
ton from post adjutant TO Junior vice
department commander, the latter in
The department of Minnesota. He was
adjutant general of Ohio. in the ad-
ministration Of Department Command
er John s. Kountz.
Leaving college, he be,rme a jour
nalist, commencing on the Toledo, o.,
Commercial. Purchased and published
the Journal Of that city from 1875 to
1882, when he removed 10 Minnesota.
Published the Brainerd Tribune, which
western Tribune. and conducted the
Penny Press, and giater the Evening
Press. Of Minneaspelis. the former
through the camIetgIf Of Bryan's first
battle. Republican, in politics until
the reputation of the Republican
pledge to reform the tariff in Presl-
dent Arthur's admin stration, though
he had been a GreehIiteker previously
and aided in the formation OF the ma
uonal Iorty. Removed to Minneapolis
In 1892 from Northern Minnesota Has
numerous times bern an official re-
porter Of the state in sessions of the
legislature. Never been candidate for
any political office. except that in the
recent election, he was on the fusion
ticket for the Legislature. Fortleth dis
trict, TO I'LL vacancy, and without re-
quest or consent.
BUREAU IDEA APPROVED.
The press feature of the campaign
was adopted by the state central com
mittee, on the recommendation of
Chairman Rosing, on the idea that this
was not so much a year for speech
making as a time for thinking and
attention 10 home matters. and chiefly
consideration of the records of the re-
spective heads Of the tickets. Mr. Can
field. OF Minneapolis. was invited to
GONuuCI the WORK on account OF MS
work in the campaign OF 1896. as the
head of the Minneapolis Penny Press.
Given fun charge Of the bureau, Mr..
Garfield laid out its work in accord
ance with his theory that the country
press iSa the very best medium for
reaching the masses of the people.
There are in Minnesota $40 daily and
weekly papers, twenty of which are
totally disconnected with politics. leav-
ing $50 divided as follows: Republican,
297: Democratic. ninety four; Populist
seventy Independent, eighty three, and
twelve of the trade and social papers
taking more or less interest in politics.
OF the Republican papers less than
fifty We're found making any vigorous
fight, for the head OF the Republican
ticket at least while about a score
opened fire I'm the party's rear. notably
the Anoka Union.
OF the Democratic papers fifteen gave
the Lind ticket no support. and of the
seventy Popuist. six were Mid Road,
while from the Independents. Prohibit
tiCa. trade etc. the union ticket re-
ceived support of a few more, making
the total of the papers with the union
ticket, in the fight for all they could
do, 146
HAD EIGHT DAILIES.
OF these eight were dailies. as fol-