The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-02
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS LIKELY TO
INDULGE IN FINISH
FIGHT
HANsBRoUGH IS IN DANGER
Judge Lauder Looking for ScaIps
With Keen-EdGed Snickersnee
-DissensiOns Begin Early and
Promise to Last Long.
Special to The Globe.


nothing to offer, but the naming of the
postmaster at Bismarck for the next term
of four years, all sides agree, promises
one of the liveliest rows in the Republic
can camp which the state has seen.
The Republican party on the Missouri
slope is in the worst condition for years.
EX-ALayor Patterson, of this city, who
is bitterly opposed by Secretary Jewell
and State Senator c. B.. Little, has
been perfecting his personal organization
in all of the western counties. Two
newspapers have already been established
by him on the slope and he is reported to
have another in view for Dickinson.
The primaries in Burleigh county viii
see a bitter fight, and the intense hatred
of the two factions is spreading through
all of the Missouri slope counties. Alex
ander Mckenzie is endeavoring to patch
up peace. but, for the first time in
his political career, he finds a fractional
fight on the slope that has gotten beyond
him. Patterson will insist upon the re-
appointment of his wife as postmaster,
and Senator Hansbrough will be brought
into the row. 1t is believed that when
the showdown comes, and peace between
the factions is regarded impossible, Hans
brough will be against Patterson. Jew
ell, Little, Hansbrough and Mckenzie
have always trained together. Hans
broughs action on the Bismarck post
office will be regarded as an index as to
his future utilization with Republican fac
tons on the slope. 1t has been reported
that he may endeavor to stave off this
appointment until after the next senato-
rial election, but it is not believed that
the Jewell-Little faction will consent.
Preparing for Campaign.
The Republican committee is getting in
shape for the next campaign. Secretary
Jewell and Chairman Bulge are giving
the details of the organization early at
tention. There are SO many fractional
fights in the party and there are bound
to be so many sore spots no matter what
happens, that every effort is to be made
to head off any element of the party
from engaging in an independent move
ment.
Throughout the last campaign there
was mucn fear on the part of Republican
managers that the Democratic commit
tee would spring the financial record of
the Fancher administration upon the pub
lie for its consideration. Republican
legislatures i'll this state have a remark
able record for extravaganza in eXpendi-
lures. The session held in the early
part of the Fancher administration, to-
gether with the weak policy of the gov
ernor and other officials on expenditures,
produced some sensational results in the
financial condition Of the state. This
record was so exceedingly bad that one
of the prominent Republican leaders said
Immediately after the campaign that if
the Democrats had been well provided
with money they could have SHOWN up
the awful failure of the Fancher admin.
istratiOn in a way to have placed the
result of the election in doubt from the
start. Since the Populist administration
of '93 and "a, which was forced to as
sumo the burden of an extrayagant Re
publican legislature, and the mistakes of
the Burke administration preceding, the
Republican campaign committee has al
ways pointed to the awful results of al
lowing the reins of government to be
placed in the hands of the Democratic OPP
position. 1t is conceded that the Fan
cher administration made a showing on
its own accord that would astonish even
the critics of the Shortridge administra-
ton. With several factional fights on
its hands and the danger of having this
record held up to the people, the Repub-
lcan committee finds it necessary to be-
stir itself early.
Open Revolt Feared.
The Republican majority at the last
election was so large that Republican
leaders fear it will become top heavy
and result in open revolt by an elem mt
of the party if the present programme
of the gang is put through at the state
convention. While the influence of
George b. Winship, of Grand Forks, ex-
Gov. Allin, Congressman Johnson and
others who compose the anti-g gang ele-
ment is much decried, the fear that these
men will not stand for a part of the
programme already being formulated by
the gang leaders is causing some objec-
ton from certain elements that go to
make up the machine There is no doubt
that the straight Democratic organiza
ton to be effected in this campaign will
be more Of menace to Republican sue
cess than has been the fusion organiza-
ton. Able men will be nominated and a
more thorough campaign made than has
been the case for years. If the Repub-
lican machine puts a ticket in nominal
ton that is obnoxious to the anti-ma-
chine crowd, an Independent movement
may result, and this in an off year will
put the result in doubt instead Of being
sure cinch for the Republican commit
tee, as that organization hopes for.
Another move which has no tendency
toward Republican harmony is the quiet
effort now being made to have President
Roosevelt call down" some of the fed
eral officeholders who are actively at
work in behalf of the Republican machine.
These comprise postmasters in some of
the larger towns, land office officials and
officials of the United States courts Much
of the preliminary work for the COM
ing campaign is being performed by fed
eral officers. This is much objected to bv
the opposing faction Of the Republican
party, and the statement is made that
this condition is to be called to the at
tention of the president, who is known
to be opposed to such practices.
Republicans Are Worrying.
The various fights now in progress in
the judicial districts are causing the Re
publican managers much concern Judoe
Lauder. in the fourth district, is out in
the open looking for scalps Of his fellow
Republicans. He will make much trouble
for Senator McCumber in the southern
part of the state The fight against Judge
Glaspell in the Fifth district is lust as
fierce as ever, with Glaspeu pretty wen
I'm the lead. In the Second district Judge
Cowan's friends have declared war on
Senator Hansbrough, and the judge may
come out as candidate for the senate
In the Sixth district Judge Winchester
is taking an active part in the political
fracas going on between eX-Mayor Pat
terson and others. These are disturbing.
elements in the general situation, and
will have ar effect upon the general re-
suits.
T. f. Marshall, the present congress-
man, has a hard fight on his hands for
denominations BThere is a disposition on
the part of some of the big leaders in
the machine TO esidetrack him. The anti
machine crowd have in part declared
against him. He has a good friend in
Judge Cewan, sand some of the minor
leaders on the slope are for him If he
can secure the Fourth district, he may
be able TO force a situation that will win
for him At the present time the ten
dency is to form combination with La