St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-06
The First District Going to
Give Judge Wilson an I'M
mense Majority,
And Present Indications Are
That Banker Merriam Will
Be Showed Under.
cmalley, Mcneil and Milo
White Three Of the Prom
inent Boilers.
Dunnell Hits Taylor a Whaek
That Will Return to
Plague Him.
SDecial TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PRESTON, Mimi, Oct. 5.-FillmOre
county gave Congressman Thomas Will
son reception tonight, such as no
public official ever before received in
the First district. There was torch
light procession with 700 citizens and
voters of Preston. st. Charles, Plain
view, Spring Valley, LaneSbOrO and
Caledonia in line, three bands, and in
the court house an audience that filled
every aisle, seat and window, and an
overflow that extended to the
court yard. The enthusiasm was
so great that Judge ii. r. Wells,
one of the oldest reside ntS
of the county, declared that for the &C.
casion he had never seen it paralleled
in the state. Most significant of all
was Hon. p. o. Stromme, the editor of
the Chicago NOrden, the leading Sean
dinavian paper in the Northwest, and
who is in Minnesota to talk tariff re-
form to his eOuntrymen. DR.. Love in
trOduced Mr.. StrOmme to the audience,
who carried it with him when he de-
clared that it was first appearance as
Democrat. He came to that party as an
independent voter prepared to vote
according to his convictions. Among
the reading and thinking classes of
the Norwegian, he SAID, the one eX-
preston is: Il have been a Republic
can, but l will vote the Democratic
ticket this fall" Cheers. As TO Judge
Wilson. | have enough confidence i'll
the intelligence and honesty of the
district to believe that they will return
him TO congress. | shall not speak Of
Mr.. Dunnell, for it is not our funeral"
ICheerS.l Following Mr.. StrOmme came
Judge Wilson. The broadcast kind OF
a grin spread over his audience when
he told of DunnellS refusal to meet
him in debate. For that matter the
whole
DISTRICT Is LAUGHING
at DunnelPs back-Out. Nate Kingsley, a
Republican of Austin, commenting
upon it to-day, said: IF l had been
Mr.. Dunnell l would have come one
way or the other honestly" There is
but little doubt that Dunnell'S action,
whatever the reason for it has been,
cost him votes. Judge Wilson's address
was on the one theme, advocacy of low
taxes. During his speech Editor Nc
Neil, of the Chatfield Democrat, got in
front of him. Mr.. Mcneil and his paper,
preaching Cleveland, Wilson and low
taxes. This belief in tariff reform caused
Mr.. Mcneil to leave the Republican
party and follow in the wake of 2. j.
Smalley. While this has been an
nounced, and it is known that Milo
White is following Mr.. Mcneil as far as
Dunnell is concerned, it is not known
that it marks revolt from Merriam
and Dunnell that has begun in every
Republican town in Mower, Dodge and
Fillmore counties. In the tour Judge
Wilson completes tomorrow, from Man
torville to Caledonia via Austin and
Preston. there has been no hesitancy on
the part of the independent Republicans
in coming forward and pledging to
him their support. OF the situation
Judge Wells says: 1.-The Wilson senti-
ment is gaining every day, and by the
middle of the month it will be tremend-
Gus. That part of the Republican party
supporting Merriam and Dunnell is pre-
pared to spend any amount of money,
and to go to any length: but l believe
that Judge Wilson will succeed and by
a handsome majority. Fillmore county
is splendidly organized, and his vote of
1856 will be increased" Judge Wilson
speaks at Spring Grove Monday night,
and Harmony Tuesday night. II. 1. G.