The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-23
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Van Dyke at Election

The nomination of G. b. Buchanan.
of Little Falls, by the Republicans for.
congress over Col A. F. Foster. of
Litchdeld, lis no indication of Buck
mans popularity, /" said a Sixth district
Republican, who was in st. Paul yes
terday, but rather confession of
the weakness of his opponents
Buchanan defeated Foster by approx
simately 2, 100s and his friends are using
the figures as a basis for claiming
Buchanan viii defeat Cleve W. Van
Dyke, the Democratic nominee. In the
Sixth district. -
The vote for Buchanan as against
Foster is by no means a true barometer
of conditions in the district, according
to men who have come to ST. Paul from
the district since the primaries were
held on Tuesday. The man quoted
above said further:
Foster Was Weak 5ssn,.
Foster was a weak proposition. and
his opponent was lucky in having him
to dispute the field instead of Col. G..
b. Ward, or G.. J. Gundersori, of Alex
andria; Senator r. B. Brewer, of st.
Cloud; August T. Koerner, of Litch-.
field; William e. Lee, of Long Prairie.
or John T. Frater, of Brainerd Any
W
feated Buchanan in spite Of the second
term argument advanced in his favor.
Foster was without an organization
in any county Of his district, and seem
ed to lack the ability or the enterprise
to organize anywhere. But what un-
doubtedly did him the most injury and
contributed to Bucknan's big vote was,
the story that was circulated in the.
district and was not successfully de-
MED that Foster had permitted Buck
man two years ago to pay his primary
election expenses.
..As everyone remembers, the con-
test for the nomination then was close.
The result was in doubt. Buchanan
claimed the nomination by thirty ma
jority, and Foster put in claim that
his majority was of about the same
size. Buchanan had the nomination on
the face of the returns, and Foster In
stituted contest. Pressing the con-
test meant to put the case into the
courts, and that the district would not
have Republican candidate on the.
official ballot when it was issued.
How It Was Patched Up
"Then the Republican state central.
committeeman got together in an eff
fort to patch up the trouble. Both the.
candidates were present and after con-.
siderable haggling Foster agreed to
withdraw, provided his expenses in
Cured in the primary election were
paid by Buchanan. Buchanan agreed
to the proposition. but the money was
borrowed from the state central COM
mittee. There was paid over to Foster
81, 1880 to assist him in defraying his
election expenses in the campaign of
1902. OK
Foster returned to his home only to
come out again this year and dispute
the Sixth district. But the Republic
ans of the district learned the situa
ton and refused to warm up to Foster,
in spite of their opposition to Buck
man. The congressman made few
speeches, but the story of two years
ago percolated through the district,
and it very effectually disposed of the
Litchfield mans candidacy.
The Funny Part of It
1.-THE funny thing about the whole
business" the speaker said, lis that
buchanan has not repaid to the state
central committee all of the money
that he borrowed to take care of Foster
when he was threatening him with a.
contest two years ago. He has paid a
part of it, butsup to short time ago
there was a balance of several hundred
dollars STILL remaining Aunpaid. A
number of sharp letters have been
written him, but he has stood Off the
state central committees importunf-
ties.
tits easy to see why Sixth district
Republicans did not enthuse over Fos-
ter. If they voted at all they must
vote for Buchanan. But this is not
saying that when it comes to the polls
they will vote that way. ~
"I look to see Cleve Van Dyke. Of
Alexandria, make a strong bid for con-
gress in the district. He is young,
clean and enthusiastic, and will re-
ceiye tremendous Republican vote
from the men who believe In clean pol-