St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-06
The Fourth and Fifth Dis
trictS to Be Hot Cen
tepS.
Thomas Wilson's Cause Is
Marching On Most
Bpaveiy.
Eugene Wilson Denies a
Slandep Sent Out Yes
terday.

teal politician has retired to his own
service only the ward heeler and manip-
Hlator of votes. They, too, shalt pass
from sight in few short hours, and the
campaign of 1888 be closed. 1t has
been well-fought battle-a crusade in
fact by Truth and Progress against
Error and Superstition. If the Demo
cratic party cannot win to-day upon the
issue it has offered. then indeed may.
sober men ask, ITO what have we
Gomez"
The GLOBES estimates of the result
in Minnesota published yesterday need
little changing. Harrison and Morton
will carry the state. In the congressional
districts Congressman Wilson's cleo
ton is practically assured, as the
telegrams to the GLOBE published
below indicate. Congressman Lind will
have at the least 5000 plurality. Con-
gresham MacDonald's district is close,
as is also that of Congressman Rice.
Unless Duluth and the Range poll
very strong vote for .Comstock. Canning
has fighting chance to defeat him.
THE STATE TICKET.
THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF
EUGENE WILSON DEPENDS UPON RAM
sEY COUNTY. In the minds of any
rational student of the situation there is
no doubt as to this. If the Democracy
of Ramsey county does its whole duty,
Mr.. Wilson will be elected. That this
may be apparent to all it is only neces-
sary to note few simple facts. Mr..
Merriam's heaviest plurality south of
st. Paul and Minneapolis will be in the
Second district, where Democratic
organization has always been below
par. The GLOBE conceded him 1000
plurality there yesterday, which is
giving him a great deal. Hubbard in
1888 carried the Second by only LOO:
McGill did but little better in 1856, and
in 1888 to allow Merriam 1850 there is
1 all that his most Sanguine friends could
claim. He will get it, if it comes at all,
not because of himself, but owing to
presidential year. Hubbard lost the
First district IN 1888; McGill carried it
by 700 in 1856, and the GLOBE gives
Merriam 1000 plurality there now. In
the Third Hubbard carried the district
by 1.70O in 1888; Ames carried it by 900
i'm 1886, and the GLOBE gives Merriam
1,5GO there in 1883. The GLOBE is gem
erous. 1t gives Mr.. Merriam all that he
can honestly claim, and more, too, while
to the Democrats it shows just how
much they may have to face when his
vote comes up to Ramsey county.
THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD DIS
TRI CTS WILL NOT GIVE MERRIAM OVER
5000 PLURALITY; THE INDICATIONS
ARE THAT 1T WILL BE LESS.
Mr.. Wilson then to win must carry
the thirty counties of the Fifth district
and Minneapolis and st. Paul. His
closest advisers assured the GLOBE yes
terday that he would reach Minneapo-
lis from the Fifth district with 1900 plu.
rality. To overcome, then, the highest
plurality that Merriam can come to st.
Paul with from the South, Wilson
must receive in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis combined plurality of 5000. Con-
eeding that Hennepin county is natu-
rally Republican, although the Demo-
erats claim it by 1000, it is apparent
at once that the winning vote
MUST COME FROM RAMSEY, THE LEAD
ING DEMOCRATIC COUNTY OF THE
STATE. Ames carried Ramsey by
4,S0O plurality. There is no valid rea-
son why Eugene Wilson should not.
The charge that he is a Minneapolis
man might have applied just as well in
1856 to Aines. There is no loophole of
escape for any Democrat to slip through
and thereby not vote for Wilson. The
outside portion of the state appreciates
this. 1t is known only too well in the
rural counties that by treachery III 1883
Ramsey county was given to Hubbard.
ALI Democrats know what dissension
that brought upon the party. For it to
occur this year will be worse than sui
eide. In truth, it is critical situation
for the Ramsey county Democracy. 1t
is felt and known that it can elect or de-
feat Wilson. The assurances from all
other sections of the state are good.
This is the one doubtful point. 1t be-
hooves every Democrat to be at the
polls to-day and to closely watch the
vote. The slightest attempt to
sell out the state ticket should
be'denounced. The slightest attempt
to cut Edmund Rice should be made
Eugene Wilson, depends the fortune or
shame of the Democracy of Ramsey.
Let the official returns show tonight
that Ramsey county has cut both, and
there will go up from the 10000 Demo-
cratic votes outside of st. Paul such
cry of denunciation as will lend and
disrupt the party for years. 1t is the
temper of the hour that all over the
state tonight the question will be ssHow
has Ramsey gOne?' The county will
doEits duty without fear; the crisis is
here. Let Mr.. Merriam poll in st. Paul
more than his mere party vote and it
means for the Democracy in 1890 a
repitition of the dissenslons of this; it