The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-15
AVAN EASTMAN and ALL
REPUBLICANS IN sTEARNs COUNTY
ADMIT THEY ARE OUT
OF 1T
DETECTION on JAIL SIDES
Moral Eject of Feeling In Stearus
Is Helping to Demeralize Re-
pHblieans in sAdjoin-
Ing CouDfies.

Steadns county is SO hopelessly Demo-
cratic that the Republicans do not even
name regular ticket 9Their plan is to
! place a lot of Republicans in the field
under the nom de plume of Independent
| candidates. The ticket is naminally in
| dependent, but it is seltdiy Republican
/ Ia faet-just as solid as the officers elect
ed are selidly Democratic.
This year viii see a repetition of the
| cid trick in Stearns, but it will avail
| hethlng more than it has In the past,
| says prominent man from that county.
The defeat of the party this fail will as
/ Editor Hen@ryx, of Sank Center, ind
| rectly stated the other day, be the most
overwhelming that they have experienced
4 for many years. Hendrix is a strong
Republican and is running the strongest
| Republican paper in western StearRs,
but his acquaintance with the facts as
| they exist ''at home" will not permit
him to hold to any other view than that
| the Democrats will poll "a bigger vote
| there this year than they have for nra11y
years" With such an admission by one
! of the party's leaders Stearns county
Republicans certainly can not claim even
their usual minimum of votes this year
and That they realize the TACT Is eyidene-
ed by their manifest lack of interest at
present.
This landslide is bound to affect cleo
tiens outside of the county, ia wh.ch
the voters of Stearns have a vote and
it is believed that the result will show
MANY ballots east this year for Henry
Ffuelson which, two years ago, went for
Page Morris. The numbers of Demo-
fS hn fli tIo3Vs afii-
date for congress two years ago are now
back III line, and are Jealous in their
tight against Morris. Beside many Re-
puhlieans wild support TrpelSon. Not
alone are they anxious for the election
OF Truelson, whom they believe will make
them a good and able representative in
the lower house of congress, but they
entertain the most bitter. feeling for Nor
fis, whose career during the past couple
of years has been, In their estimet ton, a
complete failure and Reputation of his
pledges to his constituents.
While there was never any doubt about
Stearns county in either; county or con-
gressional elections the fact that it is
going to be more ene-sided this wear is
alarming the Sixth district Republicans
generally. They will need every vote
/ there for Morris that they can get, and
the Joss of every one will have its effect
just as though it were lost in a county
much less Democratic.
From reports that are constantly COM
ing into the Capital City from Democrats
OF the Sixth, who are very confident in
the belief that Morris will be defeated,
and from Republicans who are notice ably
uneasy over the strength which TSuelSea
is developing, il would appear to a spec
tator before the political arena, that
there will not be Page in congress
from the Sixth Minnesota district after
this fail.
SUE
Judge Theodore Bruener. of ST Cloud,
who was nominated by the Democrats
of Stearns county for probate judge, has
been compelled, on account of sickness,
to resign the nomination. The party has
induced him to reconsider his action for
ten days, however, in the hope that in
the meantime his condition will warrant
his acceptance of the nomination.
In the event of Bruener's inability to
run, Attorney 3D. L. Calhoun, of st.
Cloud, may be asked to accept the place.
The name of F. ]. Meisser, Of Melrose,
is also mentioned in connection with the
office.
CAMBRIDGE, Mimi, Sept 1.-(Spe-
eiaL)-The first gun of the campaign
here was a Bryau-Lind address, deliv-
cred by Scott Mcdonald last night. He
held the attention of a large audience
for two hours and poured shot and shell
into the ranks of the opposition. Mr.. Nc
Donald left a good impression here, and
all we need to make a successful cam
paign is more speakers like him.
Sank Center will probably furnish both
the Democratic and Republican eandi-
dates for the Legislature In that district
this fall Frank Minnette, of that town,
seems to be in line fer the Democratic
nomination, and his tewnsman, w T..
| Townsend, is making favorable strides
in his race for the Republican honor. 1t
| is generally conceded that Mr. Mlnnette
would make a strong candidate, and it is
| believed that, with the aid of the Repub-
! iean machine Townsend might make a
! good showing 1t would not be Gi4fficufe
| for him to adapt himself to the opera
/ tons of the machine, as he is machine
mamie sells binders and harvesters.
| The Republican convention to name a
| candidate for the lower house of the
| legislature will be held in the Forty
| seventh district at Sank Rapids BENTON
/ county, Oct 8. 1t is the custom CT the
! Republicans in Stearns county, who con
| troll the election of senator and assem-
! blyman in that part of the state, to al
| as Stearns usually sees to it that she
| gets the senator. Brewer, of st. Cloud,
holds that position at present.
| James r. Bennett Jr., of St. Cloud.
| chairman of the late Democratic county
| convention of Stearns, was in the city
| yesterday Mr.. Bennett is one of the
| new members of the Democracy in this
| state, having formerly been Repubti-
| can. Since his Identification with the
| Democratic party, However, he has been
| one of the most active workers in his
| part of the state. He is thoroughly in
| earnest this fall in his efforts to aid the
| entire state and county tickets and the
| election of Henry TruelSon in the Sixth
district
Like many other Democrats in the
Sixth Mr.. Bennett feels that Truelson's
chances for the office which Page Morris
has held for the past two years are daily