St. Paul daily globe., 1886-10-30
WILSON'S MAJORITY
will Be at H.east 1000 and May
Reach 5000.


Reach 5000.
Special to the Globe.
WINoNA, Oct. 29.-The campaign, which
has been waged in this district with such
fierceness and vigor, is fast drawing to a
close, and little more will be done in the
way of making votes or changing opinions
already formed But two more days re-
main for h-making-to-morrow and
Monday-and the dates will. of course, be
filled. but it is doubtful if much or any good
can be accomplished by either side. Judge
Wilson speaks at Albert Lea Saturday
evening and Rushford Monday evening.
Lovely speaks at Albert Lea and Window
at Winona Monday evening. Unless the
most reliable and the best posted politicians
in the district are badly off in their calcula-
tiOns Judge Wilson is absolutely certain of
election. There are SO many uncertain ele.
ments. however, that it is difficult to make
anything like correct estimate of his ma
jority. 1t certainly will not be less than
1000. and yet it is likely to go as high as
5000. The number of Republicans who
have given personal assurances of support
to Judge Wilson would astonsh Mr.. Lovely
and his managers if they were coghizant of
it. There has not been point visited by
the judge without meeting numbers of Re-
publicans who pledged their votes to him.
He has received
SCORES OF LETTERS
from Republicans in different parts of the
district to the Same effect. At every town
farmers who come into the meetings report
revolution against Lovely in their neigh
borhoods, Republicans going over to Will
son in large numbers. This would tend to
confirm the belief that the disaffection is
very widespread, and the strength of it is
really not half apparent. Lovely is liable
to be buried under perfect avalanche of
ballets-far beyond anything now deemed
possible by the most sanguine. Reports
from the Scandinavian settlements are very
favorable to Wilson. Lovely has been
claiming the solid Scandinavian VOTE 1t is
pretty evident now that he will be sorely
disappointed. The same thing my be said
of the Knights of Labor vote here and
throughout the district. j. A. Tawney has
promised Lovely the solid Knights of Labor
vote Of Winona, and upon this Lovely has
built his hopes. Is the gentle reader ac-
quainted with Mr.. Tawney? If SO it is not
necessary to say more. There is not par
ticle of doubt that Wilson will get The bulk
of this vote, and not Lovely. This is con-
ceded now by everybody who knows any,
thing at all about the situation. Wilson
will also draw considerable strength from
the Republican prohibihonists.
LOVELY IS CONSTANTLY LOSING GROUND,
while Wilson is receiving new accessions to
his ranks. Wilson will get from $500 to
2, 500 majority in Winona and Wabasha
counties. Conceding Lovely's claim of
500 majority in Freeborn and 600 in Fill.
more Though it is asserted that his majori-
ty in the two counties will be less than 500
If he has any at alD, and giving him 500
in Dodge and 800 in Mower-which he
won't get-he would still fall short of an
election by from 800 to 500. Olmsted.
Steele and Houston are considered stand
off, Wilson's chances for small majority
being as good as Lovely's. But, giving
Lovely 800 in Freeborn and Fillmore
which is believed to be the highest figure he
can possibly reach-this would leave him
from 900 to 1, 100 votes behind, cenceding
him 800 majority in Dodge and Mower
counties. Steele, Houston and Olmsted
could be accorded to him by small MAORI
ties and still Wilson would win. If Fill
more and Freeborn cut Lovely as it is ex-
pected they will, the defeat of the man
from Albert Lea will be overwhelming.
At the present writing everything is in
favor of Wilson. The Judge himself is
confident, ana reports of the disaffection
from Lovely grow in volume day by day.
Windom's speech here on Monday night is
relied upon to make good many votes for
Wilson, G. ID. T..