The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-21
SIXTH DISTRICT SOLONS
THEY WE'RE HERE YESTERDAY,
PREPARING TO MEET AT ST.
CLOUD TODAY
NOT PLEASED WITH sEARLE
Anti-Morris Republicans Take His
Honors as a Direct Slap in the
Face at Pages
Hand.

Hand.
A party Of prominent Republicans OF
the state were in ST. Paul last night Tor
a short time on their way from Duluth
and vincinity to ST. Cloud, where the
congressional committee of the Sixth dis
| trict meets for permanent organization
today. Among the party were Frank f.
Searle, of Duluth, chairman Of the COM
mittee; L. M. Willcuts, collector of GUS
toms; Senator c. C. Mccarthy, of Grand
Rapids, and host of other state politi-
| clans. N. II. IngersoI, of the Brainerd
Dispatch, was with the party, having
met them here. The train on which the
delegation left for st. Cloud departed at
about $3.50 last night
Congressman Morris will also be at the
meeting. 1t will be a very large gather
| ing, as there are twenty members of the
committee beside the chairman, and the
magnitude of Importance involved in the
| assembly will be none the less important
| to the interests of the Republicans in the
Sixth. Much will depend upon the man
ner in which this meeting is managed,
and it is understood that Judge Morris
friends were not willing that he should
be absent from the meeting.
The fact that Frank E. Searle was
chosen chairman of this committee
makes 1t necessary for everything pos
sible to be done to preserve peace and
harmony in the ranks, for it will be re-
membered that his selection met the
most pronounced opposition by certain
leading Republicans of the district. The
opposition TO his appointment was of
course manifested by the faction that
opposed Morris denomination, and it
was given out at the time that this ap-
pointment was in very bad grace, as
Mr.. Searle Is utterly distasteful to those
| who do not worship at the Morris shrine.
While in the city last night some of
! the delegation became rather talkative
| regarding the situation in the Sixth but
| 1t was evident that their willing CONVEX
| sation was proffered chiefly for the pur-
| post of imparting the impression that all
was tranquil in the camp, and that the
! talg to the contrary was "bosh Notw tn
! standing this, however, it leaked out
| through one of the party who was talk
| ing with a Republican friend in the city
| that there were serious apprehensions
for Morris, and that the bitter taste
! which the selection of Scare, as cha rmaa
of the committee, left in the mouths of
/ the anti-Morris faction, is largely to
blame for this feeling, since 1t only
served to aggravate the already mani
fest objection to Page.
Asked whom he believed would be the
! Democrats nominee against Morris, one
| of the most prominent men of the dele
cation replied, Baldwin, Of course. -
And this seemed to be the consensus of
| opinion of the party Baldwin is gener-
ally regarded as a very strong man for
the Democrats to place in the race, if the
statements Of the Duluth people count.
The race for the nomination for con-
! gresham in the Sixth is beginning to
assume quite an active interest in the
entire district, and even attracts atten-
/ ton outside that domain. The contest
] has practically settled down between
Truelson, Duluth's ex-mayor, and Bald
win The latter Is generally considered
the stronger of the two, though his most
ardent friends and supporters admit that
| Truelson would make a unique figure in
| the national house, and would poll a big
vote if nominated. Stearns county would
probably be his strong hold on account of
its overwhelming German population.
Baldwin, on the other hand it is be-
HeYed, would show remarkable strength
for the power he could command from
ToWne and indirectly from Brayn. He is
| a warm friend of the latter, having been
| a schoolmate of Mrs. Brayn in Illinois,
and a personal friend of the family ever
since.
Speaking of the alleged disruption
among the Republicans of the Sixth. and
particularly at Duluth L. M WiIlc11ts
stated that he gave the statement little
credence, He believed there was a time
not many weeks ago when such a story
could have been circulated with some de-
gree of reliability, but the factions had
come together and hPalA6 NM he
! comparison to this peace story from the
| collector of customs comes the statement
| In very vigorous terms from a gentleman
! who is quite as much in touch with the
| situation that the very reverse is the
case, and that the situation will be-
come manifest in the campaign If not be-
! fore.
! political wind from St Cloud yes
terday carried to the capitol some per-
! tinent tales from the Stearns county cap
| itol. One of these stories was that J. D.
Sullivan, county attorney, who recently
| made his declaration not to enter the
convention as a candidate for the office.
| again is figuring on a place On the state
! ticket. There is nothing to confirm this
| report.
In speaking of Stearns county, it is ru-
mored about that James A. Martin will
| which Mr.. Sullivan has held for several
! years, and now says he does not seek it
again. Martin is a unique and familiar
| figure in Sixth district politics and has
had hand in state affairs. He has MANY
friends, and If nominated would doubtless
make good race, but hopes of his cleo
ton in Stearns would be vain. Martin ia
well known In this city, having served the
last legislature as clerk of the senate
jUdicit ry committee.
1t is limited that the Sixth district Pom
ulists will nominate e. H. Austin for con-
gress when they meet Sept A. The Der
ocrats meet Sept. 8, and there is every
prospect of hot contest between ex-
Mayor Truelsen and Senator c. O. Bald
win.
Rev. Henry S. Bigelow, of Cincinnati
spoke to a large audience in the First
Unitarian church, Minneapolis, last night
The title given in the advance notices
was THE Paramount Issue' It was
noticeable that the speaker never once
mentioned the name of William ]. BRYAN
although the name of the present presi.
dent was echoiDg throughout the church
all the time. On the other hand the
name of Aguinaldo was on the speakers
tongue most frequently, and the in
surgent leader received the hand beats of
the audience as often as the name f1oated /,
over the heads of the audience.
The lecturer announced that no would
take ms hearers through a course Of
psychological research, the purpose of
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