St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-29
No Apparent Check Upon the
Leaks by Which the Money
Goes.
The Account Between the Tax
payers and the Republican
Party.
Ignatius Donnelly Will Run
For Still Another Office
This Fall.

| IO-udy CLOSES JIl0 september CAM
| paign in Minnesota. Enough promi-
nent politicians were in st. Paul yes
terday for the GLOBE to CLEAN from
them fairly accurate view of the situa-
| ton on both sides of the fence. In
being first in the field the Democrats
have the lead, although being the MI
nority party it is confessed that they
have not the best organization. Their
| speakers have already been out for two
weeks and find large and interested
audiences awaiting them. The CAM
paign has been conducted on the edu-
cational plan, and so far without any
large amount of money. Advices re-
ceived by the state central committee
Indicate a steady gain in Will
sons vote; while in the con-
gressional fields the report
is: First district, Wilson losing no
ground, but the fight very fierce; Sec
ond, Wilkinson safe to cut down Lind's
majority 5000 at least; Third, MacDon-
aid elected; Fourth. Rice stronger than
ever; Fifth, Canning's election claimed.
w. T. Bonniwell sums it up: evil
son will be elected governor; three
congressman certainly, and good
chances for fourth. We have moth
ing to fear in October but the use of
money by the Republicans"
A, r. Pfau adds: "The German vote
is nnitedly with us.''
E. G. Stringer says: "Our two win
ming issues are the tariff and legislative
extravaganza"
The Republican feeling is hard to as
certain, for the reason that it is so di-
verse. Beyond carrying on a poll of
the state and arranging for speak
ers, their central committee has
done nothing. Sanford Newell
is mum; Senator Buckman will
nOtl be satisfied with less than 16, 900
majority for Merriam; Tams Bixby at
first claiming only 10000 majority for
Harrison and Morton, has now raised
the figures to $4,000. Major Strait de-
clined a wager that Merriam, if elected.
would not have over 5000 majority, but
said that that would do. The Scheffer
and McGill men consider Merriam to be
beaten. Ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Dayton,
of the senate, made two wagers yester-
day, one that d. S. Hall would be
elected and the other that Merriam
would have over 5000 majority. The
most sanguine of the Republicans claim
in the congressional elections the sue
cess of Dunnell, Lind and Comstock
and figure their majorities at:
Dunnen' n'''......... ............... 1,S0O
Llnu. -; ......''.'....'..-..... 12,OO0
,n, SCus.oSA -; ..:.'' ''.'.,'.: o,OVO
0The supply of money for their cam
paign is apparently unlimited. AS
noted in yesterdays GLOBE, their head
speakers receive $500 each for their Oc-
tober work.. this on the statement of
one of them, and their national orators
from $50 to 500 night. 1t seems also
that the new idea has been adopted of
assigning to leaders in each doubtful
county, so much money (from $500 to
$4,000 it is given OUT for use at the crit
cal time. There is no question among
the unprejudiced observers of both
parties that Merriam has an uphill
fight, and that in any event he is bound
to run behind his ticket-proportionate-
ly greater, considering the year, than
McGill did. If he is elected, they say
it can only be through the combination
of two circumstances-pres year
and liberal use of money where money
is most needed.
Both parties turn loose a horde of
speakers on Monday, and from now
until Nov. the voice of the stump
speaker will be heard in the land. Mr..
Dunnell and Mr.. Wilson will jointly de-
bate. but Mr.. Merriam will not accept
any challenge for debate that may be
issued. So say his friends.