The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
AHLNARD Is IN TIE LEAD
. 1VELY CANVASS FOR DEMOCRAT
&c NOMINATION IN SECOND
WISCONSIN DISTRICT
NOMINEE WILL BE A WINNER
Republicans Have No Hope of Elect
ing Their Man-Present Incum-
bent Is Decidedly I'm
popular.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 1.-(Special.) J.
The Democrats of this, the Second con-
gressional district of Wisconsin, are tax
ing a lively interest in the outcome Of the
congressional convention, which will be
held next Tuesday in the city of Water
town. This is the one district of the ten
In the state which is regarded as reliably
Democratic. At the present time Wis
consin has a solid Republican delegation
In congress, but the Second district was
close two years ago, and the result will
certainly be reversed this fall. The pres
ent representative, Herman B. Dahle, Is
the Republican candidate for reelection,
but he is confessedly weak in his own
party. He Is a Norwegian merchant of
Mt. Horeb, who was nominated two years
ago at the instance of Bob La Toilette,
because he was wealthy enough to sup
ply the wherewithal for a lively CAM
paign, and because it was a part of La
FoIette's plan to strengthen his own
position among the Scandinavians of the
state. Mr. DAZZLE is a good, honest man,
whose character is above reproach, but
he has made no record whatever in con-
gress. He was not expected to make
any; he would not, in fact, know how to
do it. Since he belongs to the La Fol
lette faction of the Republican party he
is being opposed by some of the partsans
of Gov. Scofield who refuse to support
La Toilette in his candidacy for the gov
ernorship. Besides, some of the managers
for Mr., Dahle two years ago complain
that he did not put up as much money as
had been expected from him, and they are
lukewarm in the cause. They argue that
there is no advantage in nominating q
man of means merely unless he is wiling
to spend something for the benefit of the
boys. 1t is a safe prophesy that Mr..
Dahle's congressional career will be cut
short by the election this fall of a Dem
ocrat
Who this Democrat will be is an open
question. The district is noted for the
long deadlocks in its Democratic conven-
tons. 1t embraces the counties of Dane,
Dodge, Jefferson and Columbia, and con
tains a large German population. The
district was what the Republicans called
hopelessly and the Democrats called in
corruptibly Democratic on the old issues.
But the Germans, almost to a man, repu-
dated the 16 to l plank of the Chicago
platform, and turned the tide against the
Bryan Democracy. Now it is generally
understood that a large percentage of
them have returned to the fold for the
time being at least, in order that they
may register their protest against ippe-
rialism and militarism.
1t is regarded as a possibility that the
representative from this district may be
the only Democratic member of the Wis
conSin delegation in the next congress-
and this adds Importance to the selection
of the candidate. The Democrats are
agreed that he must be man who is
able to hold up his corner and give a
good reason for his faith. Although the
district contains the state capitol and
university and has a large number of
capable men, it has for many years been
represented In congress by non-descript
pontlclans of less than mediocre ability.
VINO nave been nominated because OF fac
uonai nights betwee1prthe leaders OF high
er rank This year each of the four cum
ues In. the district has candidate for
the democratic nomination. The strong
est man at the present writing seems to
be j. A. Awkward, the city attorney of
Madison. His principal rival in this coun-
~ was Mayor M. j. -Ioven, of Madison.
The tight between the two in the county
convention was as bitter as it well could
De without disrupting the party. Mr..
AWKWARD won and was allowed to select
mis- delegates, but the wounds have not
been healed. The candidate of Columbia
county s Editor ]. E. JONES' of Portage,
who was the nominee two years ago. The
nght at the WATERFOWL convention will
be between him and Ahlward Either of
hem VIII have 1t in his power to nom
mate the other, but if they can not patch
up an agreement, it may that Mr.. Bech-
aud, of Jefferson, will secure the prize
Or a dark horse" may be able to come
IN FIRST. The most likely man would be
Col George w. Bird, of Madison, if it
were not for the fact that he is a sill
verite e the most pronounced kind. An
ether man, whose name has been urged
by the Madison Democrat, is Peter O.
Stromme. who was a candidate four
years ago, and was the nominee for sec
rotary Of state in '9S. But since that
time he has been spending his time out
side of the state, and is now regarded
as unavailable. The chances are that
there will be deadlock in the convention
1t Watertown next Tuesday, and it may
last many days