St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-14
NO COLD WATER IN HIS
Spicy Communication From
Pacific Coast Reader Of
the Globe.
He Thinks the Prohibition
Vote Should Be Set Down
in Four Ciphers.
Have You Taken a Hand in
the Globes Great Guess
ing Contest?
Full List of the Globes Prizes
for Close Political
Figurers.

Who will be thesnext governor OF
Minnesota?
This is a question in which every
good citizen of the state is more or less
Interested. But it is by no means the
only question in connection with the
present political campaign that engages
the attention of the good citizen. There
are four candidates in the field for the
highest executive Office in the state
government. All cannot be successful;
and. indeed, not all of them expect to
win. Each stands for certain well-de-
fined principles of government.
Remember, however, that there's no
politics in the GLOBES contest. Prizes
of equal value are offered for the closest
guesseS sent in for the nominees of all
parties. Four parties have named their
Standard bearer for this state campaign,
and for the benefit of those who may
have forgotten their names they are
given below:
James P. Pinkham, of Minneapolis,
nominated by the Prohibitionists at st.
Paul June "a.
Sydney NJ. Owen, of Minneapolis,
nominated by the Farmers Alliance in
a convention held in ST., Paul July II.
w. r. Merriam, named by the Repub-
licans July "a, the convention being
held in St. Paul.
Judge Thomas Wilson, chosen as the
DemOcr attic nominee Sept. II.
Among the interesting communlca-
tions received by the guessing editor
during the past week is one from the
new state of Washington. This COM
munication is evidently the honest
opinion of the gentleman who penned
it, and is. therefore, printed. To under
stand the letter it is necessary to state
MIR. Dimmick's guess as to the size of
Mr.. Pinkham'S vote can be set down
with four ciphers-0000. The letter fol-
lows:
LEwIsvILLE, Clarke County, Wash. Sept.
B, 1S90.-Guessing Editor of the GLOBE: I
1nclose four of your coupons. l have not the
remotest idea OF gaining prize. My guess
on the Prohibition vote is not based on prob
more injustice to the cause of temperance
than all other organizations that exist. 1t is
just as impossible for them to reform one
drunkard by political or physical force as it
would be for my guess in the GLOBE contest
to win prize. ] have no scruples in regard
to their sincerity, but they might as well at
tempt to throw cat through rail fence by
her tail as to force morality into mans heart
with the sword or constable's club. Morality
never made a Christian, but it is the legiti-
mate friend OF Christianity. If the am
bassadors for Christ in their pulpits
preach to the world as did Paul to the
Corinthians, they would then be found
In their line of duty. No, they have dabbled
IN politics, and thereby made merchandise of
the gospel-to wit, that not many local
preachers to-day can be found, if they could
double their salary, that would not pull up
stakes and go for it. Respectfully yours,
L.. b. DIMICK.
Read the GLOBES prize list and then
commence clipping coupons" 1t fol-
lows:
The GLOBE will give s25 to the per-
son making the nearest guess of the
vote cast at the next state election,
Nov. 4, for the Democratic nominee for
governor of Minnesota; $25 for the
nearest guess of the vote for the Repub-
lican nominee for governor; S25 for the
nearest guess of the vote for the Alli-
ance nominee for governor; and S25 for
the nearest guess of the vote for the
Prohibition nominee for governor.
10 the lucky person who makes the
second nearest guess OF the vote OF
either the Democratic or Republican
candidate for governor of Minnesota:
"a gold stop watch, split second horse
timer"
Whoever can figure out the second
nearest guess of the vote of either
the Farmers Alliance or the Prohibi-
ton candidate for governor of Mime
sofa: "a lady's engraved gold filled
hunting case Elgin movement watch"
A $40 subscription to the DAILY and
SUNDAY GLOBE each for the third
nearest guess of the vote of either par
tvs candidate.
Every reader invited to make guess
or as many guesses as he may wish to
make for either or both parties can
dIdates, according to the following
plan: