The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-08

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Predicts Senator RfngdaPs Elec-
ton to Congress - Big Field of
Democrats After the County At
tOrneyship.
There will be a meeting Of the execu-
tive committee Of the Democratic state
central committee at headquarters,
room II, at the Merchants today.
1t is likely that the meeting will be
attended, not only by the members Of
the committee, but by the candidates
on the ticket, with the exception of
Lieut.. Lind. The meeting will perfect
the plan Of campaign so far as it can
De completed in the absence of the gu
bernatOrial candidate There is a gen.
eral disposition to await the return of
the candidate before making any fixed
arrangements. In the meantime the
committee will attend to the details Of
the campaign
Chairman Rosing is already being de-
luged with mail, and from this time on
the clerical forces of the committee
wall be constantly at work.
Yesterday there were many callers at
headquarters. Alex McKinnon. of
CrookstCn, who is going to make the
run for the state treasurenship, came
In yesterday morning. Mr.. McKinnOn
came down primarily to see 10 the en-
trance of his boys at the state univer
sity, and will remain over to the meet
ing Of today. He thinks very we'll of
the prospects for a successful cam
paign.
If the rest Of the state does as well
by the ticket as we will do in the Sew
enth district there need be no question
of the outcome" said Mr.. McKinnon."
The district Is pretty we'll organized,
and there is no doubt of the earnest
ness of the people. They are out to
elect a set of state officers who will ad-
minister the laws, and there will be
little necessity for campaign work or
course there Will be a routine cam
paign, but the district Is safe enough.
We are fortunate" continued Mr..
McK1nnon, lin having a candidate for
Congress who cannot we'll be defeated.
1t is absolutely certain that Mr.. Ring
dal will be elected. His personal popu-
lar1ty in the district would result in his
election even if he did not represent
the principles that he does. There is
no possibility of a doubt with regard
to his election and the rest Of the ticket
Will run pretty we'll along with him.
Mr.. Ringdal is meeting Eddy on his
own ground. There is no question Of
pubic moment upon which Mr.. Ring
dal is rot as sound as Eddy, and he has
a great advantage over the Republican
candidate in a personality that is win
ming" Mr.. McKinnon qualities this last
statement by saying that he was not at
all referring to the personal and pro-
nOunced pulchritude of the Republican
member.
Mr.. McKinnon talked Of the probable
results in the senatorial fight in Polk
county. He said that the Republicans
had nominated a strong man, who
could do a great deal of work on the
stump, in J. ]. Ryder. He hoped that
be misled by the arguments that would
be put forth by Ryder on the stump,
but said that Mr. Gunderson would
undoubtedly have a fight on his hands.
Ryder will be remembered as q st.
Paul newspaper man who left the
ranks of the Democracy in the cam
paign of 1896 and who was at once
taken up by the Republicans. He is
an eloquent speaker and has consid-
cradle influence with the labor and
Popullst vote throughout the state.
Mr.. Gunderson was formerly the sher-
if of Polk county and has a large per-
sonal following. The fight is going
to be an interesting one.
incidentally, it has been given out
that Mr.. Ryder will give some time
to the exploitation of the magnificent
results Of Republican government in
this section. He has been in St Paul
for couple Of days, and the Repub-
Ican committee is starring him as one
Of the speakers for the coming cam
paign.
Capt. Harries, whose reputation as
lawyer and man of repute in the
Democratic party is by no means de-
pendent on the fact that he was the
collector Of internal revenue in this
district for four years, will be the Dem
ocratic candidate for judge of the dis
trtct court in the Tenth judicial dis
trict. Capt. Harries is not Of a mind
to make the run. but he is the choice
of the bar of the district and will be
nominated. He said last night at the
Merchants that he did not desire the
nomination, but did not say that he
would not accept it. The district in
cludes F'reeborn, Fillmore, Mower and
Houston counties, and the Republica1
majority ordinarily is such that it viii
take a strong man to overcome il. The
man has been found in Capt Harries.
and he will be nominated, according
to the prognostication Of Chairman
Rosng.
There is among the Democrats OF
st. Paul an evident disposition to cap
ture the office of the county attorney.
The administration of the Office for the
past two years has taught the public
that it must be reposed in competent
hands. The difficulty has been to have
man of attainments in the law In
take the place. but it Is now evident
that from among the Democratic tim
Der at hand the next county attorney
Will be made. 1t is now quite evident
that either the present incumbent or
Horace BigeloE will be nominated by
the Republicans.
Among the Democratic attorneys,
and most Of the lawyers IN the CI-y
are Democrats, there are several Who
would be willing to take the no'nira-
ton, even at some personal sacrifice
d. f. PEBBLES is an avowed candidate
for the place, and Herman Oppenheim
has not been refusing any Offers CT
support for several weeks past. Now
that it is clear that the Republicans
have but small choice in rotten apples
other lawyers of repute have acknowl-
edged their willingness to accept the
nomination.
Thomas r. Kane, the present secre-
tary Of the state central committee,
is being doomed for the nomination.
Mr.. Kane is undoubtedly strong with
the party, and will make a fight for
the nomination that ought to win, If
he wants it. 1t is not yet clear that he
wants the place, and Mr.. Kane refuses
to commit himself.
J. j. McCafferty may become n can
didate, and his claim on the cOrsldera-
ton of the party must be listened to,
for he has attachments that would re
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