St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-29
Democrats Believe They Will
Get a Full Share Of the
Increased Vote.
If They Can Hold Milwaukee,
There Is Promise They May
Carry the State.
How the Fight Is Looking in
the Congressional Dis
trictS.

all appearances the two old parties are
coming down the home stretch of the
campaign neck and neck. TO complete
the racing simile, both are using whip
and spur mercilessly. Though this has
been campaign almost without evil
dence of any outward enthusiasm, it
has been one of the sharpeSt-fought that
has been carried on in the state since
1876, when the Republican plurality was
less than 1000. The Republicans assert
that they will have an increased plural
ity, but all the same they are working
like coal beavers, and the Democrats
are not bit behind. 1t is safe to say
that voters will be gotten out this year
that have almost forgotten how ballot
box lOok-so long is it since they saw
one. Though less is said by the leaders
than month ago. there is more con-
fident tone among Democrats than there
was six weeks ago. They have fine
organization and are putting it to the
best use possible. So far as state Organi-
zation goes, the Democrats have the
long end of the lever. The reports re-
ceived are, in the main, more reliable
from being the result of
A HoUsE-To-HoUsE CANVASS.
These reports show marked increase
in the vote of the state. While tile vote
of 1884 was about $4,000. 1t is believed
this year that the vote will reach $780,
600 at least. Where this increase will
go is an extremely interesting question.
So far it has not been discovered that
any great amount has gone to the Re-
publican side of the political ledger.
This vote of itself is enough of itself to
flop the state squarely around into the
Democratic column by slarge plural
ity as that given the Republican national
ticket four years ago. OF this vote one
half is young men who have come of
age since the presidential election. 1t
is q vote for which the fishers on both
sides have put out their most tempting
flies. In this city the Republicans have
taken very liberal share of it-fully
SO per cent, if not more. 1t might have
been different had the Milwaukee Demo-
Gratis been so active as their country
brethren. In the country this new vote
W biiC DOhOSl0bAS OAtiOs
Equal in interest is
THE NEW VOTE
of the state which has come in from out
side sources within the past four years.
The most of this is located in the Eighth
and Ninth districts, and it is there that
the Democrats are making their hottest
and most aggressive campaign. The
Ninth district probably contains two
thirds of the new vote of the state.
This is an OvergrOwn district that
covers over one-third of the map, and
resembles profile view of teakettle
with Sawyer and Chippewa counties tor
the handle and Door county separated
from the remainder of the district by
Green Bay-the snout. In 1885 it had a
population of 207, ,206, and in 1856 cast
vote of 40,349, giving Stephenson for
congress plurality of 4.753. This year
it is asserted that the district will cast
1000 votes. This new vote, therefore,
is enough almost of itself to overthrow
Republican supremacy in the state.
Though slow in beginning, the Demo-
Gratis are making fine campaign in the
district, and stand chance of redeem
ing
THE BOAST OF COL. KNIGHT
in the Democratic state convention
that of the 10000 votes, the Democrats
would get $4,000. If they do they
double their vote of two years ago. The
Eighth district, which bears striking
resemblance to Profile Notch, in the
White mountains, in the contour of its
western border, is another section with
liberal sprinkling of new voters.
With a population of 21l, ,536 it cast but
So. IA at the congressional election in
1886. and of that William S. Price re-
ceived plurality of f2,0O7. This vote
was largely under the voting strength
of the district. The stay-at-home vote
was mainly Democratic, as this class
were aware there was no chance of de-
feating Price, VINO had the entire Pro-
hibition vote in addition to the Repub-
lican. 4 year later n. p. Haugen only
received plurality of 1853, but the
total vote was only 1852. OF these
2.62O were Prohibition votes. This year
there will be over 10000 votes cast in
the district. The Prohibitionists have
made very active canvass in all the
counties of the district, and claim vote
of 1000, which nearly equals the entire
PROHIBITION VOTE
i'm the state in 1884. Prominent Repub-
licans admit that the cOld-water men
will get 1900. If the Democrats do
nothing more than hold their own with
the new voters the increase in the pro-
shibition vote will reduce the Republi-
can majority materially. But they will
do more than this. DR.. Johnson, the
Democratic nominee, is very popular,
especially in st. CroiX county and
along the different lines of railroads
radiating from Hudson, His position
as railroad physician has given him an
extended acquaintance, which his jovial
good-fellowship has transferred into
troops of friends. Neither DR.. John
son nor. his friends expect that he can
be elected, but they do expect, and indi-
cations seem to bear them out, that he
will be able to materially reduce that
plurality. In the two Democratic dis
tricts, Second and Fifth, there is prom
ise of largely increased vote. Well
posted men from the Fifth say that dis
triet will give Cleveland plurality of
,7.OoO. Four years ago the district cast
&C. .029 votes and gave Joe Rankin 6,241
majority. The Second, which gave
1000 plurality in 1884, promises to in
erf.ae this to 6.00O this wear. There