The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-22
MINNESOTA mi i POLITICS

MINNESOTA POLITICS ta
4 The bitter, fight that. is still on for the
nomination in the sixth congressional
district has caused some alarm in repub-
lican circles for the safety of the district.
While realizing the closeness of the sixth,
republican leaders have all along counted
on c. B. Buckmans fighting qualities
and his strength among democrats to
make him a sure winner. He fell so far
below expectations in his vote at the pri-
maries that some concern Is now felt for
the election. While he will get number
of democratic votes, especially in his own
county, the size Of the vote against him
leads to the fear that he will be cut by
republicans at the election. Every effort
Will be made to line up the party sOlidly
for; him If he proves to be the nominee,
for it is considered. dangerous to lose a
new district. It is a bad precedent for
future elections -. $751;.
Should A. F. Foster win the nomination
by contest proceedings he would incur the
enmity of the Buchanan people, and would
hardly poll the full party vote in Morri-
son and Grow Wing counties. Elsewhere
he would probably get the republican
vote. :
There are very few to spare. Until
1898 the counties that make up the new
sixth district were anti-republican. Since
even in 1900 their lead was a small one
for the state ticket outside of governor.
while Lind carried the counties. 3. u
| IIarking back twelve years, and fol-
| lowing these counties up to the present,
| their political complexion was as follows:
| In 1890, Combined democratic and popu-
! list plurality on congressman, 1888; on
governor, 1927. 't-.-
| In 1892, on congress, 5, 749 demo-popu-
list; on governor, 1868 demo populist.
In 1894, on congress, 1889 demo-popu-
list; on governor, 2,5o6 demo-populist. i"
| In 1896, when most of the counties were
in the old sixth and were in the first
| Towne- Morris contest, the district was
| 28O fusion on congress, and 3 ,044 for Lind
! In $685. when the Stearns county Ger
mans were weaned from Towne entirely
but stuck to Lind, the district was 738
republican on congress but 6,403 demo
! cratic on governor, and $50 democratic on
| lieutenant governor.
| In 1900 the twelve counties, still divid-
ed between Heatwole, Morris and Eddy,
gave a republican majority on congress-
man of 2,257. They gave Mckinley a
majority of S.601. but the state ticket
fell. far below, and it is on that basis
that comparison must be made. Block
! for state treasurer got only 1,166, and
| Smith for lieutenant governor 304, in the
district, while Lind carried it over Van
| SAINT by 1,769.
The sixth district IS evidently debata-
BILE ground for an off year campaign.
Moral From Streets Defeat.
The Brainerd Dispatch says: "W. F.
| Street, who ran for the senate nomination
| in the sixty-first district the merger
platform, was defeated, failing to carry
a single county in his district. The vot-
| ers took a correct view of the situation
| and nominated the anti-merger candi-
/ date"
On the same proposition the Little Falls
| Transcript says: 'It is only another in
I dication that the republican voters Of
i Minnesota are in earnest in their sup
port Of men who stand with public in
terests and rights as against corporate
wrongs and monopolies.'
BY an oversight the name Of P. G. Dem
ing was omitted Saturday from the list Of
house members renominated. Mi. Dem
4 ing served the thirty ninth district, com
j prising the second and ninth wards Of
| Minneapolis, in the legislatures of 1879:
4 and 1901. He made a clean record an(
! was renominated last Tuesday. His abili
ty and experience will make him one O.
the leading members Of the house mex
winter.
T. What would BECOME of A j. Volstead':
1856 plurality, if Bowling should succeed il
having THE whole vote of Grant county
thrown sout? Yolstead led Bowling III
that county by 242 votes. ~
George H. Spear, formerly with T h
Journal, and the efficient first as
sistant clerk Of the last house, is the re
: publican nominee for county attorney II
Itasca county. AT the primaries he de
feated County Attorney Pratt by 20
& votes, and will doubtless be elected, a
:, the county is strongly republican.
, Candidates All Invited.
Preparations are being made by the re
publican state committee for the open
ing of their speaking campaign, whic
will be about Oct. 1. Invitations hav
been sent to all the congressional nomi
, .nees, and to the unsuccessful candidates
y to join in the. state campaign and spea
r under the auspices of the commit
= tee: There will be a short but vigoreu
r fall campaign, and the chief efforts wi
2 be to get out the full republican vot
! through thorough organization.
$ Governor Cummins Of Iowa will delive
some addresses for the state ticket i
/ Minnesota, and the towns which secur
= him will be fortunate. Governor Va
4 SAINT will make some addresses in low
VI in return for Governor Curnmins wor
g here. Charles B. Cheney.
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