The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-02
NUMBER Ill.

satisfaction Of any fair-minded
man, it is believed that the Repub-
lican farmers will largely return
to their fealty to the Republican
party. In the cities of ST. Paul
and Minneapolis there is absolutely
no general movement Of the labor
vote away from ancient party lines.
Those working men who work
with their hands who have here
tofore voted the Democratic ticket.
will most Of them continue to vote
the Democratic ticket, and Repub
licans the same. | cannot, there
fore, discover where the glittering
prospects of either the Alliance
Labor or the Democratic candi-
dates on the State ticket come in.
II the election were to occur to-
morrow | have little doubt that
Gov. Merriam and the entire State
Republican ticket would be elected
by handsome pluralities ranging
from 5000 to $4,000. In other
words there is not the slightest
cause for alarm or uneasiness
among Republicans, but there is
enough Of uncertainty to induce
them to spare neither labor nor
pains to get out every Republican
voter. Indeed, if there is any dan
ger at all to be apprehended it will
be In Republican voters remaining
at home, and allowing the election
to go by default.
/ In the congressional field the sit
uation may be set down as follows:
Dunnell, the Republican candidate
will certainly be elected in the first
district, and Lind in the second.
In the third the fight will be hotly
contested between Mr.. Darwin
Hall and Mr.. Hall of Red Wing.
just at this time the outcome may
be doubtful with the chances in fa-
vor Of the Republican Hall. In
the fourth district Capt. Snider,
Republican, will defeat Capt. Cas-
tie, Democrat, by at least 5000
majority. But in the Fifth we
city fellows are all at sea. Just
how deeply the free-trade feeling
has penetrated into the agricultural
element which makes up the big
Fifth nobody seems to know.
Still, there IS very general feeling
that Mr.. Comstock has made so
Iexcept ionally good a represents
tive, that the innate good sense Of
his constituents will in the end re-
turn HIM to the seat in congress
that he has honored.
&Fronsall over the State come re-
ports that: the farmers are making
a special effort to elect members Of
the legislature pledged to their in
terests. There also comes rumors
of war of the most deadly charac-
ter between different factions.
Hence there is no possibility of
even guessing at the complexion of
the legislature that is, as between
the Republicans and the Farmers
Alliance.
If [ were not afraid the item
would be crowded out of the
columns of the UNION because of
the well known modesty of the
editor of this paper / should be
tempted to interject some Of the
complimentary remarks made in
my hearing anent the nomination
Of Mr.. Dunn to represent Mile
Laos county in the next legislature.
But being somewhat modest my
self I know how to sympathize
with another afflicted with the
same complaint and therefore re-
frain.
1t my letters are matters of any
special or even minor interest to
readers of the UNION I will apollo
gize for missing them for the past
two weeks. The dereliction was a
misfortune not a fault, as / had
q weeks Wrestle with rheumatism,
and could do nothing but take
medicine and indulge in inward
profanity never swear out loud.