St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-08
Particularly After Judge Wilson's Enthu-
siastic Reception by the Citizens
of Albert Lea.
The Democratic standard Bearer
Made a Ringing speech Yes
terday Afternoon,
And Received Assurances of support
From Many OF the Leading
Republicans.
II erbert Explains Why He BoIted the
Republican Party and His LACK
OF an Army Record.
Winona Republicans Set Their q III
cial Ten PinS--NO Resolutions
IndOrSing Lovely.
Wilson At. Albert Lea.

been another great day for Judge Wilson
md his onward march TO victory is I'M
checked. He has literally bearded the lion
n his den and planted his standard on the
-amparts of the enemy. And here in
Lovelv's own home he has seen such DEM
gnstrations of approval and received such
assurances of support from Republican, as
We'll as Democratic sources, that there Is
40 doubt left that he Will be elected, and
DIV a handsome majority at that. The de-
lection from LoveIy'S ranks grows steadily
acre. and those Republican managers and
newspapers in st. Paul who affect . :leve
that no such revolt has taken place here
should, if they honestly desire TO know
the truth. come down here and spend few
days talking with the people. MI. Lovely
will be slaughtered numerically III Free
porn county. There are number OF we'll
posted and conservative men here VINO ac-
:ually claim and believe that Wilson will
receive majority in this county. But that
is rather too much TO expect. Lovely claims
that he viii receive from 1000 to 1,SO0
majority in Freeborn. This claim, how
ever, is looked upon
SIMPLY AS A BLUFF
TO counterfeit the feeling that has gone
ADIOdll llttl ILONNAS 10 q" wy
man at home. Iii. Lovely knows he will
not receive any such majority. In fact, he
knows il he GETS any majority at all 1t Will
be very small. AS far as can be gathered
from men who have taken pains to ascer-
tain pretty thoroughly the feeling through
out the county, it is not believed that the
majority will be very large either way,
should it 90 for Wilson or Lovely. The
latter cannot. it is claimed here, in any
contingency get over 800 majority, and II
he cannot do better than this here he will
be defeated. But the Democratic local
managers will not cOncede that Lovely Will
get 800 majority. They agree, however,
that in the event that he does he will fall
lar short OF All election. The best and
heretofore StancheSt Republicans in Albert
Lea are going to vote for Judge Wilson.
He has received personal assurances from
scores of them, and the Democrats here
know of scores in addition. L nave the
names of a good many of them, but they
cannot be printed for reasons which L have
heretofore stated.
JUDGE WILSON
came in from Austin at noon and made his
Headquarters al the Hall house. The par
lors where he received his callers were
filled with steady stream of people, among
whom were several well known and in
fuential Republicans, who were not afraid
to show their hands. The farmers also
called in large numbers, and gave aSsur-
ances of a hearty support for Judge " liSon
all over the county, irrespective OF politics.
In fact. one cannot Tun around here with
out meeting a bolter OF man who has a
singing word for Lovely. Judge Wilson was
kent busy receiving callers and shaking
oh irffa for dinner
until near , O'Clock. The Maj. White drum
and fife corps. of the local q. A. II. post,
composed in the main of small boys, then
marched by the hotel and played some
lively old army tunes. They repaired to
the skating rink. which was already nearly
flied with people. Before Judge Wilson
began every seat was taken on the floor and
in the galleries. and large number of peO-
pie were compelled to stand.
THE NUMBER OF FARMERS PRESENT
was particularly noticeable. Despite the
fact that this is busy season with them
they turned out in force and were the
closest listeners to the judges remarks.
They were the better and more substantial
class of farmers too; men Of influence i'll
their neighbOrhOOds intelligent, thoughtful
sturdy. honest men. The number of old
gray-beardS was something unheard of be-
fore in Freedom county political cOnven-
tiOnS. They were scattered thickly
throughout the crowd, denOting the interest
felt by the farmers in the canvass, and that
they were thoroughly awake and active to
the issues presented. 1t was a solid, in
telligent body of men all through. Such
a body as any public speaker would feel it
an honor to address. If Mr.. Lovely or his
friends entertain the belief that the people
of Freedom county. irrespective of poll
ties. are not after his scalp as they claim,
they should have been here at the meeting
to-day All doubt would have been dis
PEELED. There was warmth of enthusiasm
too which gave evidence of theWilsOn spirit
that permeated everybody and everything.
It seemed that the people of Albert Lea
were especially DESTROYS and glad Of the OPP
pertunity to demonstrate their
INTENSE FEELING OF DISLIKE
for their fellow townSman. and their
pleasure at being able to support a man
for congress who was able and pure and
competent to represent the district with
credit and honor. Judge Stacey, the vet
cram Democratic war horse and chairman of
the county central committee, introduced
Judge Wilson to the crowd. He said he
eould not introduce him as the Demo
cratic candidate alone, because he was
the candidate Of the people. The Demo
cratic party and the best elements of the
Republican party had united upon him and
made him their candidate. Judge Wilson
began by saying that he never was a strict
party man. although he was now a pretty
good Democrat. He qualified it in that
way He did not believe there was much
in the name by which man designated his
political standing. There was now but
little if any difference between the parties.
He saw before him number of old farm
ers who could remember that number of
years ago there was some reason for di-
vision of parties But this reason has al
most disappeared, and they are now very
close together. There was time when
the designations for political meetings OF
conventions meant something. In
THE DAYS OF THE WINGS
and the Democrats it did. One meant a
high protective tariff, the other the con-
trary But that time had passed away.
Then came the Republican party and he
helped to organize it. but when the issues
OF the war, principally slavery, were SET
tied the principles of the Republican party
were extinct and he had since acted to a
great extent with the Democrats. By way
of illustrating how the two parties had
nearly come together. the judge related an
incident of the campaign when H. NJ. Rice,
Gov. Marshall and David Olmsted were
candidates for congress. The main issue
was the tariff, but Gen. Levi Nutting, of
Faribault. insisted that there should be two
issues. the other one being opposition to the
liquor traffic. Gen. Nutting had since
become more liberal on the latter question,
and there was little left of the other. The
Judge contended that there were no import