The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-21
EYES ON MINNESOTA.
Democrats Believe They Can Elect
Three if Not Five Congressmen.
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1.-THE
Democratic congressional committee is
figuring on capturing three and possibly
| five districts in Minnesota. Ben Gable and
| the rest Of the committee have been go
ing over the entire situation, and they
are greatly encouraged by the prospects
| in the Northwest
The new Sixth district they expect to
| get without any particular effort This
is the one which they figure viii be repre-
scented by State Senator Buckman.
The Ninth, which is part of Eddy's old
district, they think will be pretty apt to
go Democratic. Eddy has always had to
make good strong fight, and it is agreed
| that few candidates would have the per-
| sonal following which Eddy command
| ed. There is grave doubt as to whether
| Eddy will be able to secure denomination
! after his foreign venture in colonization.
An element of uncertainty has been in
| jected into the Third district, by the lack
! of harmony between Heatwole and the
state administration. Heatwole talks one
minute as if he would not be candidate,
and the next he denies any intention 20
pull out. The fact is if HeatWOle decides
to be a candidate again the district will
not be uncertain; but if Van SAINT is nom
lated there is no telling what HeatWole
| might do If he quits, the Democrats feel
that they should have a first rate chance
to carry this district also.
1HcE0 is some Talk ABOUT SO4HS dII0I lAe
st. Paul district of Fired Stevens, but it
is based largely On the suppos:tion that
Van SAINT may be nominated and that the
St. Paul vote will be so strongly against
him that the congressional ticket will be
weakened.
The Democratic managers are also
watching events in the Fifth district.
Here also they think the Van SAINT cand-
idacy might demoralize things to such an
extent as to defeat Fletcher and let IN
some good strong Democrat.
The efforts of the Democratic managers
will be concentrated on the Middle West.
They expect to make enough gains in
| Ohio, Michigan, Indiana Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota ad Iowa to secure control
Of the house of representatives.
The Democratic managers have very
good hopes of Minnesota, based largely
on the situation brought about by Van
SAINTS campaign against the railways
Figuring that he will be just strong
enough to hold up his party for the
nomination, and just weak enough to be
defeated after he is nominated they think
he will carry down with him much of the
state, congressional and county tickets.
Van SAINT, the national leaders declare,
is sure to be a load to carry Members of
the Minnesota delegation in the house
feel this and are growing more discour-
aged about it every day. The Heatwole
| organization is strong enough so it has
the balance Of power in it's hands, and
it will play for the defeat Of Van SAINT at
any cost.
The information here-and it purports to
be inside information-is that John Lind
will consent to run in case his opponent
is Van SAINT. He probably will not take the
nomination under other conditions. But
he feels that with Van SAINT against him
the opportunity to become gov
ernor would be too good to be lightly
turned down, and he has given his prom
Use that he will make the race against
Van SAINT.
Representative Tawney says it is imma-
terial to him whether the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill dies in the senate or on the house
side Just so it dies. With the differential
amendment tackled to it, the senate Will
certainly kill the bill, as this feature would
make the bill unsatisfactory to the sugar
trust. Senators Nelson and Clapp, Spoon
er and Quarles and the senators from the
two Dakotas are now counted as OPP
ponents of the Cuban reciprocity measure.