Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
EXPECT TO MAKE GAIN
Republicans of Minnesota
Working for congressman.
FOR SOLID DELEGATION
DEMOCRATIC HOPES LIMITED TO
ONLY A FEW DISTRICTS.
Dunn Having Hard Fight for Cover
nor-Buckman's Canvass in New
District Affected by Suit.
FOR SOLID DELEGATION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, October o. 1904. :
Minnesota has eight republicans and one
democrat in the lower House of the pres
ent Congress. The delegation in the next
Congress will be solidly republican The
congressional campaign is counting with
certainty on gain of one member from
this state.
The democratic member is John Lind of
Minneapolis, the man with a spectacular
political career, who moved into the city
in 1902 and in 1903 was elected to Congress
over Loren Fletcher by the aid of some
5000 republican votes. If Lind were run
ming this year it might be different
story. but he positively refused to become
candidate. and without him the demo-
Gratis have no hope of carrying the dis
trict. His refusal was for business reasons,
and he states positively that he will nei-
Their seek nor accept office In the future.
Fletcher's Chances Sure.
Three democrats were candidates at the
primary election, none of them strong ma
terlal. The successful one, DR.. c. H. Koh-
Ter, Is a young practitioner of some means.
but OF very little acquaintance, and not
mucn OF campaigner. There Is no chance
Of his election. Loren Fletcher is once
more the republican nominee, winning out
In field of five candidates at the pri-
maries. He will hold practically the party
strength this fall. and will be elected by
from 5000 to 10000 He states that il
elected 1t will be his last participation In
politics.
The democrats are manifestine soma
hopes of success in the sixth district. a
new one carved out of the center of the
state two years ago. Representative Buck
man Is a candidate for reelection Two
years ago he won by 1000 after a bitter
nght at the primaries and the general cleo
ton The contest is warm again this year
buckman was triumphant at the primaries,
yc
to cut him at the polls The suit recently
filed against Buchanan by the attorney
general will feed the feeling of opposition
The democrats are making use of this case
to arouse opposition among republicans
The representative is old logging oper-
ator, and in 1899 was assessed 81 600 by the
state auditor, r. G. Dunn, for trespass on
state timber land. The reports of Public
Examiner Johnson have brought out the
fact that the timber taken was worth con-
siderably more, and Attorney General Dom
ahower has brought suit for $45 900 against
the representative. The suit will not come
to trial until after election, but 1t is being
used with effect. especially among repub-
licans who are opposed to Dunn for gov
ernor. The fact that Buchanan was a
strong supporter of Dunn for the nominal
ton antagOniZed them, and the trespass
action gives color to the story that their
business and political relations were in
terwoven
The democratic candidate, Cleve w. Van
and a shrewd campaigner He is working
among republicans, and the district is
naturally one of the closest in the state he
has some hope of winning However, Buck
man has some democratic friends, and by
the skillful use Of patronage he has enlist
ed the services of some leading republicans
who are against Dunn. With the Roosevelt
enthusiasm that pervades the district
buchanan seems certain to win.
Davis District Close.
The third district, represented by Charles
R.. Davis of ST. Peter, is naturally rather
close politically. 1t is in peculiar shape
this year, owing to the feeling over the
state campaign. Representative Davis
predecessor, Joel P. Heatwoe, after help
ing to nominate Dunn for governor has
been thrown overheard, and while he is
outwardly friendly to the ticket his friends
in the old third district organization are
going to do some knitting. Heatwole and
Davis are friendly, and they are both in
touch with the organization. Davis Is doing
nothing for Dunn, and to avoid complica-
tons is making no speaking campaign. In
this way he seems likely to hold the party
vote, for there are few enthusiastic Dunn
men left in the district ]. W. Craven, the
democratic nominee, is country news
paper man and former state senator. He Is
affiliated with the Bryan wing Of democ-
racy and will not run strong among the
German gold democrats, who are numerous
In the district. He has no serious hopes of
electlOn, anu Is IIldhlUB Quict CdHpdISl.
The situation ,s more simple in the other
six districts of TIE state. where the present
-cpI esentatives are all sure of reelection.
McCleary's Hard Fight.
Representative McCleary had hard fight
at the primary election, and has aroused
Some antagonistic sentiment among repub-
licans In his district by his bold stand
against Canadian reciprocity and tariff re-
VISION His revision upward speech which
went even farther than the stand pat adj
vocates, created a sensation in Minnesota,
and the revision sentiment of the district
poiled over 1000 votes at the primaries for
H. ]. Miller. Mr.. McCleery won with over
10000 votes.
His democratic opponent George P. Jones,
Is young man just out of law school, with
considerable oratorical ability, and he is
making active campaign On the tariff
issue. He will get some republican votes
which have been alienated from McCleary.
The vote cast against McCleary by repub-
licans will not be with any intention of de-
feating him, but to reduce his majority and
administer a rebuke. He is apparently safe
by 1000
district is making no campaign and none is
necessary for his district is more than two
to one republican. His democratic opponent
WAS merely put on to fill the ticket, and
Nostead's majority is likely to reach 1900.
J. Adam Bede feels so safe about his dis
trict that he has been travelling over the
country as ,eam mate to Uncle Joe"
Cannon. The democrats have nominated a
young lawyer, Martin Hughes of Hibbing.
up on the iron range. He has made few
speeches, but the district is heavily repub-
,ican, and the feeling against Bede is some
sections of the district will not materially
affect tho vote.
No Contest in Stevens District.
In two of the districts it will be unani-
nous Representative F. c. Stevens Of ST.
Paul deplores the fact that his district
which was once considered close will have
no contest this year. He would have pre-
ferred an opponent In order to keep up the
district organization and help get out the
vote, but no democrat had the temerity to
file as a candidate.
Representative Stevenson of the ninth
had a hard enough fight two years ago to
get his first term and welcomes the rest he
Is enjoying this year. In 1862 he won by
a close vote out of a field of five repub-
iican candidates, and then had democrat
and a populist to contend with at the
polls. He got handsome majority over
all. and this year will have the distinction
of unanimous nomination and election.
While the republican committee Is maxi
ing strong claims for Dunn, they concede
that he will lose heavily in the republican
strongholds of the state. Privately members
of the committee are free to say that the
outcome is doubtful but from now till