The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
NYE and ADAM BEDE
MINNESOTA WILL ENLIVEN THE
PAGES OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD IF POSSIBLE
PARTISAN LINES NOT DRAWN
Sixth District Republicans Propose
to Elect j. Adam Bede, While the
Seventh District Democrats and
POpuIists Are Figuring on the
Candidacy of a Brother of the
Late Edgar Wilson Nye.

minnesota politicians are backing a
movement which promises to result In
the enlivening Of the pages of the Con-
gresstonal Record to an extent which will
make the staid Eastern readers Of that
somewhat soporif1c periodical open their
eyes with wonder.
The scheme which is to startle this
ultima thule of literary conservatism is
shared In by both political parties and
contemplates the injection If the term
may be used, into the record of congress
of less tinplate and tariff debates and
more of the scintillating wit and peren-
NAL humOr of the hero Of the birch bark
pants, j. Adam Bede. To supplement
this the reform forces are to assist in the
reformation of the sedate publication of
the government printing Office by
eiecting to congress none other than a
brother or the late historian, Edgar w,
Nye, whose trenchant commentaries on
the royal foibles Of Henry VIII and
Richard of Gloster convinced a pleased
clientele at once of the historians de-
Hghtful style, and his comprehensive
grasp of the more serious problems that
have arisen in the development of mod
ern civilization.
Edgar Wilson Nye left two famous
brothers, or two who will be famous if
this movement goes on. Frank M Nye
attained considerable fame as public
prosecutor in an adjoining county, and
Charles A. Nye, of Moorhead, also an
attorney, is going to depart from the
custom of his brother, who was content
to write history, and hopes to have a
part in the making Of it so that coming
generations In the Red river valley may
further honor the family name In this
hope Mr.. Nye has the enthusiastic sup
port Of large portion of the population
of the Red river valley, where there is a
growing feeling that it is about time
to begin planning for the losing of the
Eddy in whirlpool Of popular Gissatis-
faction. Mr. Nye, as a member of the
state normal school board, has given
chance to show whether or not his grasp
OF public duties warrants his promo
ton to the congressional sphere, and
after the votes are counted next fall,
1T will not be a great surprise if it is
found that Charles A. Nye of Moor
head, has been chosen to succeed tho
present congressman from the Seventh.
Mr.. Nye, however is not the only cam
didate for the nomination Of the reform
forces to defeat Eddy. c. w Stanton,
editor of the Appleton Press has been
mentioned and might be induced to enter
the canvass, although it has been inti-
mated that there are other positions of
political nature to which Mr. Stanton
would rather aspire, being an attorney, as
we'll as an editor of prestige.
Senator M. J. Daily, of Perham. has
been suggested as a possible nominee al
though there is a disposition to crowd
those members of the reform forces who
hold seats in the state senate out of the
running for congress, on the fear that
their campaigns might hamper their
usefulness in the legislature Editor
Wheelock of Fergus Falls, and Lawson,
of Willmar, are other congressional pos
sibilities mentioned for the Seventh.
1t IS PRETTY generally conceded that
julius H. Block, of st. Peter will be
the Republican nominee for state treas.
urer. Among his possible opponents, T.
j. Meighen, at present a member of the
state board of equalization, is mentioned.
He made ar excellent record on the state
board and is a fighter
Maj. J. NJ Bowler is said to be a pros
pective nominee for railroad commission
er, when the first election for the choos-
ing Of the board in that way comes
around. R1ngdaI and Knox will pre-
sumably command nominations also.
First district Democrats are talking of
running Capt w. H Harries, Of Gale
dOnia, for congress again. The captain
has lost none Of his popularity with his
old constituents, and his friends figure
that he can beat Tawney this time. Sen
ator Fitzpatrick, of the state senate, has
also been mentioned, although the fact
that there is work for Fitz to do in the
state senate in behalf of the party is
advanced against his nomination.