St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17
Party Loyalty Brings All of
the Old-Time Democrats
Into the Ranks.
The Ovation to Judge Wilson
One ofthe Grandest in Sew
eral Campaigns.
Merriam Has Nothing to Hope
for in the Situation in
Blue Earth.
Special to the Globe.


tain Republican directors of the cause
of monopoly who profess-with ulterior
motives-to believe that Thomas Will
son Is not in the fight this year. They
profess this, but of course they know
better. Their endeavor is as transpar-
ent as one of their double-fagged docu-
ments distributed over the state under
the frank of congressman. They fore
see that between Wilson on the one
hand and Owen OIL the other they are
liable to be crushed to powder this year,
Democratic votes from Wilson to Owen
10y circulating stories that such course
is being pursued by Democrats all over
the state. The endeavor is vain one.
The Wilson cause is gaining day
after day. 1t is gaining by drawing
straight Republican votes from Mer-
riam in every country in the state and
it is gaining by drawing back from the
Alliance these men who swerved in the
beginning of the campaign. And it is
still further gaining 10y the work of the
Alliance, which is making deeper and
more irreparable inroads into the Re-
publican vote every day.
The fight is between Wilson and Mer-
riam.
Wilson is steadily gaining ground,
and, if the situation remains unchanged
until Nova, will be triumphantly elected
governor.
Wilson accomplished much good in
this county by his meeting last night,
and it is but the truth to say that there
was abundant opportunity for good
work. In no county in the state has
there been such a generally torn-up
condition as In Blue Earth, though that
condition, from a Democratic stand
point, has been grossly exaggerated.
There were two causes at work. the
first of which was the failure
to nominate Daniel Buck for gov
ernOr. His friends, who are warm
partiSanS. resented this and sulked iu
their tents, but Buck himself is ster-
ling Democrat, and was the first to ex-
tend his hand to Wilson and pledge
every effort to his election. Buck is
power in Blue Earth, and his example
has had good effect. The second dis
turbing cause was the withdrawal. or
rather the manner of the withdrawal,
of Mort Wilkinson as candidate for COLI
gresS. There was prevalent feeling
that the state committee was directly
responsible for this procedure, and the
first protest was earnest and threaten
ing. Chairman Campbell and several
other members of the state committee
are not personally popular in Blue
Earth. and it was to this fact more than
the Withdrawal of Wilkinson that the
bad feeling may be charged. Such
Democrats as John c. Wise and Daniel
Buck regretted the withdrawal of Will
kinSOn more on account Of possible
damage that might be inflicted Oh the
state ticket, but now that the first raw
mist of resentment has rolled away,
their natural loyalty asserts itself. and
there Is nothing to fear from Blue Earth
county.
Last nights meeting was one of the
largest and most enthusiastic ever held
in the county. The opera house was
packed in every part, and the lObbies
and standing room so crowded that
many who came late were unable to Ob-
tain standing room. Every town in the
county was present in the persons of
prominent men. and from these repre-
sentative Democrats very fair idea of
the county situation was obtained. TAX
ing these, with the views of equally we'll
posted Republicans, and striking fair
average. the situation is about as fol-
lows:
In the first place, there is no county
publican apathy is more marked. There
are many Republicans who will cut
Merriam and divide their votes between
Wilson and Owen. who are not Alli-
ance men, and will otherwise vote the
Republican ticket. Other Republicans
will remain away entirely; while some
Democrats, who will not vote for Lind,
and cannot vote for Baker, will absent
themselves from the polls. These losses
will cut the total vote down to 5000.
as against 6,47l two years ago. The
Prohibition cause is waning, and
the Alliance will largely lie the
beneficiary. The average estimate gives
the Alliance 600 votes in the county
and the cold waterites 200, leaving $500
to be divided between Wilson and Mer-
rian. Merriam had 353 plurality two
years ago. and if the ordinary relation
of loss is sustained, that will be easily
wiped out this year. His warmest
friends do not claim over 200, even when
they trump the loudest of Democratic
diScOrd, while the Democrats are conf
dent of carrying the county for Wilson.
1t is admitted that Owen will draw few
or no votes from the Dem cratic stToug-
holds of the county, and that his votes
must needs come from the heavy Re-
publican districts of JudsOn, Lake Crys-
tai, Butternut Valley and Shelby. TAX
ing everything into consideration, Mer-
riam will do exceedingly we'll if he
comes out of Blue Earth on even terms.
as he certainly must expect loss over
the vote of 1888, when he ran over 2OO
behind the ticket.
The congressional situation is not so
clear. Gen. Baker will not poll the full
| strength of the Democracy and Alliance
combined. Ihe former will cut him in
cases. but it is certainly fair to presume
he will get the bulk of the Alliance
vote. Lind's tariff record will cost him
quite few Republican votes here and
| throughout the county, and this will
| very nearly it not fully requite his Dem
| ocratic losses. His own friends claim
| plurality of at least 6UO in Blue Earth,
| but this is subject to the usual Alliance
discount. 1t is only reasonable to give
him, however, at least 400 i'm the county,
| though that will depend largely upon
| the Democratic course in putting Ba-
| ker's name upon the regular ticket.
HELOT.
La Prairie Cannot Incorporate.
! Special to the Globe.
BRAINERD, Mtnn., Oct. 16.-Judge
Holland tonight decided against the