The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-01

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day at Minneapolis. Only two districts,
the Fourth and Ninth, are thus far I'M
represented.
H. C. Nelson, Of Hayward, Freeborn
county, filed for the First district, and
will have the support of strong con-
gressional district committee named at
Minneapolis. Mr.. Nelson is a leading
farmer and-is expected to make a good
canvass of the district. He is a former
state senator and has much to COM
mend himself to the farmers of his
district, which is almost purely agri-
cultural in character His committee
consists of ]. F. D. Meighen, Freeborn;
S. M. Wilder, Fillmore: J. A. David
son, Mower; c. Van Camper, Olmsted;
A. H. Bedding, Houston, w. Kenney,
Wabasha; H. Beard, Dodge; H L.
Buck, Winona, and T. E. eastman,
Steele
George Phones, of Jackson. filed in
the Second, and his friends and adj
mirers in the district have every hope
that ne will be elected. Mr.. Jones is a
splendid campaigner.5 Second district
democrats say, and will make a thor
ough canvass of his district.
y. W.. Cravens ia the Third
Joseph w. Cravens, of Norwood. has
hled in the Third Mr.. Cravens is a
well known Democratic editor of the
state, and has long been prominent in
Democratic counsels. He is a trenchant
writer and vigorous speaker and is
counted un to makesa fine showing
against e. r. Davis, of st. Peter.
Appearances indicate that Congress-
man r. g. Stevens will have no regu-
larly nominated Democratic candidate
against him in the Fourth district, but
II is expected that his opponent will
go on the ticket by petition
In the Minneapolis district there are
three candidates for the Democratic
nomination. w. II. Williams, DR.. e. C.
kohler and George r. Robinson have
MED. There are five Republicans in
the held for the nomination.
In the Sixth district the Democrats
Will nominate Cleve w. Van Dyke. of
Alexandria, a bright man who stands
an excellent chance of being elected at
the polls in November. Mr. Van Dyke
has been In the Twin Cities for several
days, and has made an excellent inn
preston. AS county superintendent of
schools OF his county he established
many reforms, and though yet a Young
man attained a prominent place in
educational circles. He has assurances
OF the support many Republicans in
MS district who are by no means salts
fed with the congressional timber
promised them in the event of the nomi
nation of the primaries of either Buck
man or Foster. The chances indicate
the nomination of Mr.. Buckman and
Van Dyke is confidently expected to
defeat him at the general election in
November -
Dr:scolI Files in Seventh
John II. Driscoll, of Madison. Lac oui
Parle county. filed yesterday for the
nomination in the Seventh district, and
Will be the Democratic nominee Dris-
coll is we'll known lawyer of his
town, and his friends predict that he
will be an important factor in the con-
gressional election of his district.
Martin Hughes, of Hibbing. will car
ry the Democratic banner in the Eighth
and will go on the hastings with T.
Adam Bede in the district. Hughes
made fine impression before the state
convention when he spoke for St. Louis
county in nominating John A. johnson
for governor.
Halvor STEVENSON will have no reg
ular nominated Democratic opposition
in the Ninth, though an independent
candidate is being spoken of as ready
to take the field against him when the
primary election is disposed of late in
the month