The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
YOUNG. IS 4 WINNER
Congressman Frank Eddy Predicts
as to His Successor. a..
HIS OWN. CLAIMS. OVERLOOKED
Reiterates His Position ON Cuban
Reciprocity and Says Roose-
velt's Will Fail.
Snscial to The Journal.

special Tku9 JOUFual.
Hancock, Mimi, July 26.-Congress-
man Frank Eddy. In discussing the
seventh district situation, says that In
Grant county Volstead will get a fair ma
1ority with Young a good second. Pope
county will be close, obabay tor
volstea6. but with Young SO close the re-
suit will be very doubtful and possibly in
Young's favor Stevens, Big Stone, Swift
and Traverse will be solid for Young and
Kandiyohi and Lac qui Parle will also
give him big unatorities. Volstead will
have fair majority in Lincoln and yell
low Medicine with a probable small ma
tority in Lyon, while Bowling will nave
a big majority in Renvi4le and small
majority In Chippewa. Redwood will be
close, but in favor Of Young.
The young forces overestimate Vol
stead's strength and underestimate Dowl-
ing's. Volstead's strength lies in the
country, but in that fact is also his weak
ness in that 1t will take energetic work
to get the farmers to the primaries at the
busy time OF the year. --
Mr.> Eddy says. "I'her is one thing
more to take into consideration. From
5000 to 1000 populists voted for McKin-
ley and myself. In fact, for our straight
ticket only that they voted for John
Lind. These men, If they vote at the
titled to do so, will support Volstead.
Ordinarily the open support Of populist
papers would work harm to a republican
candidate, but it may prove strength to
Volstead With a straight populist ticket
in the field this vote may not help him,
however. AS far hs I can see, and my
information Is to be relied upon and Is
thorough, giving Volstead even the doubt
ful counties of Pope and Grant, Young
should and undoubtedly will win out by
q good big margin. He will carry seven
counties without a doubt, and come close
in sevral others. Volstead will carry,
three, possibly Ave, while Dowling will
carry two"
Mr. Eddy said the old seventh district
, stood, without parallel in, the United
States. He and his friends held 1t when
1T had a majority Of some 1000 the wrong
way and had by constantly increasing ma
jorities placed 1T solidly in e. o. p:
ranks. with this fact in view," he said,
cit seems as If by all the ethics Of the
political code I, should have been given
the nomination without opposition in the
republican ranks, but on making a care-
full canvas I found the situation such
that, I felt indtsposed to ask my friends
nomination. With a possibility Of Young
and myself dividing the strength Of the
northern counties and Dowling winning
out in the southern half" =,
Mr.. Eddy also expressed himself very
forcibly regarding the so-called 'in-
surgents." calling attention to the fact
that Dalzell and Grosvenor, in fact, all
the leaders in the house, had opposed the
irrigation question in the west and the
admission Of Arizona and New Mexico to
statehood, two things explicitly expressed
in the republican PLATFORM and recon-
mended by President Roosevelt. On the
other hand, Mr. Eddy and his colleagues
refused to lend support toward enabling
the sugar trust to put $6000,0Q0 in its
pockets a year ,~on the so-called Cuban
reciprocity question, a question not men
toned in the platform and never specif-
cally recommended by the president, a
position which was an honest difference OF
opinion as between themselves and the
executive. The cry of boxer" and Gin
surgent" was then immed lately raised by
leaders who have without exception con-
sistently opposed every measure advo-
Gated by the executive Mr. Eddy pre-
diets that by next year, when congress
meets, the people will see the question
In it's various aspects and that Cuban
reciprocity will not pass. -..
The question Is just this" says he:
with the tariff off it would mean a saw
ing of. $1,000, 900 somewhere. But where
would this sum go? Who is the pur.
: chaser of raw European sugar-the sugar
trust. Therefore, the tariff affects it.
Abolishing the tariff would enable 1t te
pay Cuban planters that much more OF
reduce the price to the American people
the buyers of refined sugar Does any
one for one minute think the trustwoul6
reduce, would voluntarily donate $6,000,-
900 to the planters or the American peo.
pie? Not in thousand years. The idea
even, Is absurd. I do not care to argue
& with man who holds it. If the people
expect me to vote to give the sugar trust
that sum of money, they have kept me II
congress eight years too long" -# -,..