The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-09
LONG BACk IN THE Fold.
FORMER MID : ROAD LEADER
COMES OUT FOR THE FUSION
TICKET
ALBERT scHALLER WILL RUN
Democratic Congregational Nominee
in the Third District VIII
Make the Run This
Time.

Time.
L. c. Long, of Magnolia, two years go
the mid-road Populist candidate fer gov
ernor. has come out for the Democratic
tickets, state and national. Mr.. Long Is
an old time Democrat, but several years
ago he left the party to join the Mid GAL
Populists. His return TO the fold is con-
| sidered very significant as in the south
western part of the state his p3w,r has
long been recognized. His son, of tie
Willrnar Imitator, has taken the same
course. Last week he printed in his
paper an address by his a.her on the
subject of the imperialistic policies of the
| government, which was a scathing ar
raignment of the administration policy
This week he expects to take the stump
for the ticket. He is a sound speaker
Maj. Bowler chairman of the state CEN
trail committee of the Peoples party, is
In receipt of letter from him, announe-
ing his allegiance to the fusion forces.
The major states that Long had an ex-
cellent record during the rebellion as a
soldier and that it hurt his friends to
see him leave the party, knowing as they
did, that he was an able, strong man, but
they are pleased even more than they
were hurt at his reconsideration Of his
decision.
Peer Stromme. who has just given I'D
the editorship of the reform press bureau.
to go on the stump for the Democracy
in Wisconsin, where he will speak in sew
eral languages, is an accomplished In
gust and scholar. Mr.. Stromme has long
been active in Wisconsin politics. Born
in that state, at Winchester, of Mo-
wegian parents, in 1856, he was educated
at Luther college, DEBORAH, TO-, and Con-
cordia seminary, st. Louis, where he
graduated in 1879
From 1881 to 1886 he was superinter dent
of schools in Norman county, this state,
and In 1887 went to st. Olaf's college,
Mortified, as teacher of mathematics.
From 1888 to 1892 he was editor of Norden
In Chicago, and in 1898 bscame the editor
and publisher of Foster in West Superior.
He assumed the prfncipalShip of M5urt
Horeb academy, in 1898, and from 1884
to 1855 was editor Of Anerika, published
in Chicago and Madison, Wis.
He has always been a Democrat In poll
tics, and has been active on the stump
in every campaign since attaining his
majority. He was nominated for secre-
lcEy Ol SldI0 VI W1SCOiiSlu III 1880, 8IlQ
was defeated with the rest of the ticket
For about two years, up to taking
charge Of the reform press bureau, he
was connected with the Minneapolis
Times, latterly as editorial writer.
Mr.. Stromme has written a novel, in
Norwegian, 'Hvorledes Halvor Blew
Prest which is quite popular, as we'll
as other sketches in prose and verse.
From the secret service department of
the Republican campaign headquarters
has issued forth another one of those af-
fectionate appeals which the Quasi-politi-
cal Journalists of that Office have been
sending out to the editors of the country
Republican press of the state as their
guiding stars during the hopeless struggle
which the devotees of Van SAINT are about
to enter upon. This last effusion is said
to be from the fertile brain of Editor
Masterman, chairman of the state COM
mittee, although 1t bears the ear marks
of the only original 81. S. w
The appeal, which takes the form Of a
circular letter, is the result Of pains
taking effort on the part Of the dictators
of the country press to subserve the needs
of that functionary in the part it is to
take in the campaign. 1t is directly an
| answer to a volume of letters from coun-
| try editors asking for some material help
| in shaping their plans for the fight. The
writer's of this epistle regard it as the
real thing" and are satisfied that no
| further research for similar matter will
be necessary for some time to come.
| A perusaI Of the letter will disclose the
fact that the Republicans are enjoined to
restrain their natural impulses" which
! invariably control them during their pros
ecution of the campaign, and endeavor to
depart from their usual course of splitting
! out vituperatiVe articles in defense Of
! their candidates and their hopeless cam
! paign.
Here is the letter as it came from the
desk of w. c. M:
Republican Headquarters, ST. Paul,
| Sept. S.-My Dear Sir: Il take the lib
! erty of addressing you upon g. subject
| that has been pafnstakingly considered
| the committee IS anxious that the edi-
tors of the party should fully under
stand.
1.-THE Democrats, having practically the
! same managers who directed the cam
paign of 1896, will, it is fair to presume,
follow the same general tactics that We're
pursued in their campaign against Eus-
It's. namely, that Of personal abuse and
| villifcation and the circulation of letters
and pamphlets attacking the character
Of Republican candidates. The commit
tee hopes that Republican editors will
not permit their very natural impulses
and resentments to betray them into a
similar course, and that they will COM
mand their tempers and answer Demo-
cratic Islander only with the arguments
of reason and modera ton.
Capt Van SAINT is absolutely invulner-
able in his public and private character,
and every personal attack upon him will
react upon his assailants and make votes
for him, if met calmly and temperately
by his friends.
'tIt is not in any spirit of nagnanimity.
but the suggestion is made and urged
that no attacks of a personal character
be made upon Gov. Lind. His admins
traton is open to public criticism, and
| there is plenty in 1t upon which just
criticism can be made. He is no longer
merely an "ex-Republican'' or ''po-
litical orphan but is the manager and
| director of the Democratic party, and
has no right to ask or expect any Re
publican to vote for or support him.
These suggestions are made to you in
| the same spirit in which the committee
| invite you to make suggestions to it. and
in the belief that in making such a cam
paign as that indicated. the Republican
party CT Minnesota will achieve the
greatest victory in all it's history. Cor
w. G. Masterman
The attempts of the Republicans to es-
tablish the statement that S. M. Owen had
declined to accept the nomination for rail-
| road commissioner, rendered him by Dem
ocrats and Populists, has proven~quite as