St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12
DR.. CH|LTON'S GUESS
He Thinks 100000 Votes Will
Be Cast For Judge
Wilson,
And Is Willing to Back His
Estimate to the Tune of
80 Cents.
Several Interesting Letters
From the Globes Army Of
Political Guessers.
Full List Of the Prizes to be
Awarded Lucky Fig
upeS.-

How many guesses have you made
for the GLOBES great guessing con-
test?
If you have made none so far it is
high time to commence collecting
coupons if you expect to win any one
OF the dozen handsome prizes which the
GLOBE has secured for lucky guessers.
On the other hand, if you have sent in
dozen, fifty or even 100 guesses, do not
stop. The political situation in this
state is not the same to-day. yesterday
and always. What would have been q
prize-winning guess had the election
taken place last week may be awav
off on the day this great event really
takes place.
confidence is good thing in anypur
suit of life, and it is one of the qualities
possessed by every man, woman and
child who has sent in a guess to the
guessing editor thus far. But it was re-
served for DR.. E. Y. Chiffon, one of
Wright county's most popular officials,
TO make the offer to back his guess with
cash. Here is his letter:
HOWARD LAKE, Mimi, Oct 7.-Guessing
Res pectfully, e. Y. CHTIroN
With this DR.. Chiffon seut a coupon
properly filled out on which was the
prediction that Judge Wilson would
poll an even 100000 votes. Of course
the guessing editor can not meet the
doctors proposition for number of
reasons, but nevertheless there's moth
Ing equal to man with the ''nerve' to
stake everything from a guess to a state
ment OF fact with the cold. hard cash,
even If it isn't more than SO cents.
Some OF the competitors in this con-
test have strong political convictions.
which they. do not hesitate to express.
Here IS an interesting letter from Vern-
dale, Wadena county:
VERNDALE. Mimi, Oct. z, 1S9O.-Guessing
Editor, st. Paul. Minn.-Dear Sir: Since nv
guess guess OF Aug22 the nomination OF Thomas
wilson, the best man in the state, and the
bornlng OF the bastard called the Mckinley
bill: have changed matters politically slightly
IN the Northwest The Prohibit1onists are
cropping IN line with the Alliance and DEM
ocrats, especially on the tariff issue. SO nv
guess will now stand on governor: Demo
crat, 81 1872; Republican, $3.50: Alliance.
90, I'll; Prohibition. 1861. notice in
your estimate you give Merriam $40 votes in
our county. If he gets LOO 1t will be great
surprise to our people. Yours respectfully.
E. NJ. BUTTS
Here is another letter from a gentle
man who believes the political situation
has been changed greatly by the NOM
nation of Judge Thomas Wilson by the
Democrats:
North ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 7.-Guessing
Editor of the Globe, st. Paul, Mimi. Deaf
Sir: Since sending in my former guesses I
have somewhat changed my mind in regard
to the votes probably TO be polled for our
candidates Judging from the outlook here.
and believing the same will be found to exist
in great many other parts of the state.
have come to the conclusion that this state is
going to go Democratic by small majority.
Hence have concluded to make another
guess, which. OF course, is expected to be