The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-18
PARTY HARMONY.


their opponents, are showing great good
sense this year in their determination tc
lay aside personal differences in regard to
candidates for office, and in joining hands
in the selection of the very strongest men
to lead the coming campaign. Each day
brings fresh evidences of this fact, and the
tidal wave of party harmony will continue
to the end.
The widely published opposition to Con-
gresham Eddy of the Seventh, and Nor
ris. of the Sixth, failed to materialize when
the voters had chance to express them
selves in their respective county conven-
tions. 1t developes that both OF these
worthy members will be renominated by
reclamation, and their election will surely
follow.
CongressmanFletche of theFifth' will be
nominated by reclamation. Congressman
Stevens, of the Fourth, will be nominated
in a like manner next week as so also will
Congressman Heatwole, of the Third.
There has been a good deal of noise
down in the First district about Mr.. Taw-
ney. II has been claimed that the opposi-
ton there would have his scalp dangling at
their belts. What is the result? The Re.
publicans as whole had no sympathy with
the efforts to down him. They saw nc
good reason for such course, while they
did see good reasons for making him his
own successor. Mr.. Tawneys opponent
lives in Winona. The Republicans, in
their county conventions on Wednesday,
were all for Tawney's denomination, and
so overwhelming was his victory, that his
opponent Mr.. Anderson, came out in last
evenings Winona Republican with card
Withdrawing his name from further con-
sideration. And the convention for the
nomination of a congressman does not con-
vene until June 10th, but Mr. Anderson
very rightly read in the result of these con-
ventions that the Republicans were for
Mr.. Tawney, and he would not allow him
self to be used by few disgruntled office
seekers as disturbing element. With
Anderson still in the field, Tawney would
have been nominated by reclamation, and
Mr.. Anderson was long-headed enough to
see it. He therefore got out of the way
at an opportune time, and by so doing has
raised himself in the estimation of the Re-
publicans of his district.
The conditions in the Second district,
so far as candidates and sentiment are con-
cerned, are identical with those of the
First. The recent county conventions held
in this district are a unit for Mr..
McCleary. The June conventions
will be equally united for him,
and he will be chosen by reclamation to
succeed himself, whether Mr.. Funk re-
mains in the race to the end or not.
AS the situation now presents itself. the
Second district is the only one of the seven
where even semblance of contest is on
in opposition to the return of the entire
delegation to congress. And it can be
truthfully asserted that not one of the
seven members is more entitled to re
nomi nation without opposition than the
present Second district member. He will
be, without any sort of question. the most
valuable man on the delegation in the COM
ing campaign, and no mans denomination
among the Minnesota delegation is more
devoutly wished for by leading Republi-
cans of this and other states than that of
]. T. McCleary.
And, finally, this unanimity of senti-
ment extends to the governor. Capt. Van
SAINT is recognized by the leaders, as we'll
as the rank and file of the party as being
the most available candidate that can be
placed in nomination, and his selection to
head the state ticket is certain to be made
by reclamation.
Such splendid condition of Republican
politics is most gratifying to all who want
to see the party successful at the approach
ing election, and the victory that awaits
it will be decisive
GUBERNATORIAL
During the past few days there have