St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-05
Democrats and Republican
Alike Proclaim Them
selves Hopeful.
Their Reports Are Generalized
and Take in the Whole
Situation.
But 1t Is Admitted That Cam
didate Babb Will Run
Behind.


yesterday, but it was all done very
quietly and was in the nature of organ
ization, closing up the lines for the
battle tomorrow. Precinct committees
were at work, and the distribution OF
tickets, assignment of workers, and az
rangement of carriages occupied their
time. The work is now practically
over. 1t is fair to presume that nearly
every voter has read his own mind and
knows Just how he will vote. 1t is too
late for the festive roorbach to get in
its work, and all that remains is to get
out the voters, get in the ballots and
secure fair count. Chairmen of COM
mittees have made up their estimates
and arc ready to give out majorities, as
they imagine them. The estimate of
j. w. Lawrence, chairman of the state
central committee, predicts 10000 ma
iority for E. NJ. Wilson. c. M. Foote.
chairman of the Democratic city COM
mittee, said yesterday:
CHAIRMAN FOOTE CONFIDENT.
81 look for a sweeping Democratic
victory in Minneapolis Tuesday. Phil
Winston will not only carry the city,
but will sweep it. and we will elect a
majority Of the next council. we have
| the labor vote with US, and that means
victory. Capt. Babb's record as black
| lister of WOrkingmen has been made
! known. and he will run behind in every
! labor community, while the same honest
Republican vote that repudiated the
city hall steal will repudiate the city ice
contract. | look for not merely ma
! jority, but cyclone majority ground
| swell for the entire ticket. We stand
Oh the platform of the shOrtday and
| day-labOr systems and the Republicans
| oppose us. On that we will win, and
on that we will elect the next council"
THE COUNTY ALL RIGHT.
William McArdle, acting chairman of
the Democratic county committee, was
equally confident. Said he:
I'VE have natural majority in the
country district, which will be increased
this year to add to the majority in the
city. | believe the Democracy will vote
straight tickets and that this will be a
bad year for Independent candidates.
Our city and county tickets will run
we'll together in the city, and both will
be elected. Our organization is the best
we ever had, though We have contended
against more money than usual. For
the first time in our history we are going
to sweep the county offices and carry OIL
the legislative delegations"
The judicial contest seems, at this
point of view, to be decidedly Jug
handled. Judge Lochren is on both
tickets and has walk-over. c. M.
Pond seems to be having pretty clear
field, though the Hicks contingent is
employing every device known to polit-
icaI chicanery. A member of the
Democratic. judicial committee states
that there seems to be no possible
chance to defeat c. M. Pond. He will
have the unbroken support of the
Democratic vote, besides hundreds OF
Republicans who are against Hicks.
Both Mr.. Pond and Judge LOchren have
been placed upon the Prohibition ticket.
though it is, of course. we'll known
neither of them is in accord with the
doctrines of that party, but are simply
Endorsed by reason of their superior
qualifications for the bench.
TIE PROIrBITIONISTS HAPPY.
''The Prohibi tionistS are not feeling
at all discouraged over the prospect of
this coming election" remarked w. w.
Satterlee Yesterday afternoon as he
stood in Prohibition headquarters and
watched force of clerks wrapping up
tickets and placing them in envelopes.
"Of course we do not claim everything,
but we feel certain that Hugh Harri-
son, our candidate for governor, will
poll from $4,000 to $4,000 votes. Our
state ticket and the national ticket will
get about $4,000 or 10000 votes, while
the city and county ticket will not re-
ceive over 5000 votes at the outside.
These figures are not the result OF mere
guesswork, but are based on news /
have received from different parts Of
the state"
REPUBLICAN COUNTY ESTIMATE.
A. J. Boardman, chairman OF the Re-
publican county committee, said yester-
day: 1--WE would have elected the en-
tire county and city ticket without any
trouble if .Blethen had been nominated
for mayor, but even with Babb OH
the ticket / think VS. will pull
through, even admitting that Babb
may possibly run behind Moulton, the
candidate for city treasurer, some 5000
votes. i think that Capt. Snider will
go out of this county with about. 6,200
Rice will not carry Ramsey county by
over $500 majority, and that ,Snider,
will be elected by large ma jority
The county ticket is rather weak ilI one
or two places, but. with the possible ex-
ception of one candidate, | think it will
be elected. | want to call your atten-
ton, however. to one thing. This cam
paign is being run by the young men,
and l feel certain that the result of the
coming election, whatever it may be,
will compare favorable with the result
of the election two years ago, when
the old crowd had charge and the
vote for governor was $4,000 less
than the Blaine vote two years before.
and this congressional district, which is
Republican by 5000 majority, went
Democratic by 5000 majority. When
we took charge of this campaign we
found both the city council and the
board of county commissioners in the
hands of the Democrats, and we have
been compelled to run this campaign
without any help from tie old war
horses, and if we win victory, the
credit for it should go where it belongs,
to the young men of the Republican
party.
THE CITY REPUBLICANS.
George w. Marchant, the chairman of
the Republican city committee, on
being asked what he thought wonld be
the result of the city election, said: II
have made no estimates yet, but l think
our ticket is all right" On being asked
what he thought of Babb's chances, he
said: "If the ScandinavianS vote the
Republican ticket at the coming
election, the same as they have in past
elections, we will elect Babb by 1000 to
$500 majority, and we will secure the
election of twenty-seyen Republican
aldermen" Aid. Tom Downs, who was
standing, by. said: George, l think
you are figuring on more than we can
expect" but Marchant made no reply
to Downs remark.