Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-28
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
4 Chance for the Redemption Of Minnesota
this FaLI.
Red Wing Argus-Dem.
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A Ray OF HOPE.

Red Wing Argus-Dem.
RAY OF HOPE.
For the first time in the histary Of the
state of Minnesota the Democrats have
possible chance of eIectiDg a governor
next November. If Gov. Hubbards friends
imagine that he is TO have walk over IN
the coming race they greatly deceive
themselves or are being greatly deceived
by the machine managers who have OBJ
tanned control of the state committee.
But the Democrats, unaided, cannot elect
Mr.. Bierman nor come within $4,000 votes
of SO doing. t. -1cceed he must draw
5000 Republican yotes 10 him. Ordinari-
~ no Democratic candidate could hope to
do thls. But this year circumstances are
UNEXPECTEDLY favorable to Mr.. Bierman.
In the first place it cannot be doubted
shat the fact that Mr.. Bierman is among
the best educated and ablest Scandinavians
in the northwest, that his personal popu-
larity among his countrymen is great and
that lie is not without experience in politics
will draw to him some considerable part
of that foreign vote without which the
Republican party Is in hopeless minori-
ty in this state.
There are many things in the existing
condlion of politics in this state which
wsrrant the belief that Mr.. Bierman may
be elected. His letter of acceptance, open,
manly and positive III its tone, has GER
tainly won for him the respect and ad-
miration of all Democrats. In uaequiv-
ocally endorsing each separate plank in
the platform, IN IL aesitatingly pronouno-
ing for the denomination of Mr.. Tilden
for the presidency and boldly declaring
the present contest to beEa preliminary
skirmish TO the greater battle of 1884, he
has placed himself IN q position to COM
mand the solid and enthusiastic support
of the Minneso,a Democrats.
But far more III ortant than any break
which he can maL9 in the Scandinavian
vote is the silent, deliberate, surreptitious
support which he will receive from that
faction of the Republican party composed
Of the defeated bosses and machine politi-
Glars who were 50 thoroughly routsd in the
last state convention and senatorial con-
test These "WiDd0m men," as they are
familiarly known, are determined to &C
complish at The polls that which they FAIL
ed to 90 in the convention. The same
methods which they resorted to in their at
tempt to control That convention, a pre-
concerted movement of hostility con-
cealed under pledges of support and
agreements of CON PROMISE, will be again
resorted to upon election day. Hub
bard, Gilman and Klttleson are to be de-
iberately but covertly stabbed in the back.
The foundation for thIs was laid in the pre-
sentation of the anti-bolting resolution
which the convection so boisterously laid
upon the table. Old Russell Blakely
perched upon one end of a settee and
NcLaren on the ether, exclaimed in bases
and treble that the convention by its action
had justified boiling and absolved every
Republican from any obligation to sup
port the ticket there nominated. This
was the keynote for the Window men, and
its echoes will be felt if not heard on cleo
tion day. There will be no boiling, for
boltiDg requires honesty as we'll as courage,
no open fight, no apparent opposition
will be made. But all that apathy
can do, assisted hy yhe secret ballots of the
postmasters, route agents, revenue officers,
and their army of reliable subordinates, to
defeat Governor Hubbard will be done by
the professional politicians who upon the
street corners thank God they are not bolt
ers as others are.
That this disgruntled faction has the
disposition to defeat Governor Hubbard is
evident from the fact that it is for their
interest so to do. In two successive con-
ventions and III two senatorial contests
they have bsen badly whipped by the
young Republicans. Their political saliva
ton depends upon their ability to exter-
inmate their opponents at the polls, not
by an open revolt, but by means so secret
and well concealed that after the election
they can attribute the result to popular
dissatisfaction" We are well
satisfied that such is the
deliberate purpose Of the old ringmasters,
and that orders have already been issued
to the ''reliables'' TO scratch Hubbard and
Gilman vigorously but noiselessly.
Mr.. Biermann, of course. has no reason
to be proud of this kind Of support; but
it will nevertheless be just as effective as
though it came from honest men actuated
by honorable motives.
If to The vote ef these two elements of
the Republican party can be added full
Democratic vote than Mr.. Biermann will
be the next governor OF Minnesota.
With Minnesota among the doubtful
states not even Joe Bradley can defeat the
reelection of Samuel j. Tllden as pres