St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-27
RECKON And GUESS.
The Deluge Of Guesses Still
Continues at the Globe
Office.
.Early and Often" Seems to
be the Motto Of Those
Competing.
One Hundred Dollars offered
In Six Different
Prizes.
Valuable Gold Watches Will
be Given as Second
Prizes.
WHY don't you guess?

In sections of this country people
make frequent use of the word ''guess."
II their opinion is asked in regard 10
anything, they invariably respond that
thew "guess' such and such to be the
state of things. In other sections the
common word used in exactly similar
cases is "reckon;" so that, while the
words guess and reckon are totally un-
like in their meaning. they are used to
express the same idea in different por-
tons of this vast country OF ours.
Now the GLOBE has inaugurated a
guessing contest, i'll which every one is
invited to take hand, regardless Oh
residence, party, religion, or anything
else, and if it may be permitted to make
a suggestion, it would advise that each
one thinking of entering the contest
first secure a number of copies OF the
GLOBE containing the coupon given be-
low, then, after clipping out the coupon,
carefully ''reckon" the increase OF vote
likely to be witnessed in the coming
election, and after this make guess
that will stand some show OF winning.
Here is all eXcellant chance to both
reckon" and "guess."
During the week past guesses have
flooded the GLOBE office from all por-
tiops of the country. The DakOtas,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa of
course lead, but Michigan, Montana,
Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, the Virginlas ana
many others are represented.
Of course this only helps TO demon
strate two facts first. that great deal OF
interest is being taken in this state
election by the people of the nation gen
orally, and, second, that the GLOBE is
the Northwestern paper most largely
read in all sections of the country.
The guesses of last week took wide
range, running from 1926 down to
$1,000 for the Republican nominee for
governor. The larger figure was sent
in from st. Paul, and is eXuberant
pnoughs for the most enthusiastic party
man in the country. Three votes were
sent in estimating the vote of the wv.
K. Merriam party" at from 245 to 131, 9l5.
While no such party has as yet formally
entered the field, it may be. from
the ease with which Mr.. Merriam Sc
cured a denomination last Thurdsay,
that it is now his party. The Farmers
Alliance vote is estimated all the way
from $1,000 up to 114.000, the larger
figures invariably coming from the
Alliance districts. The ProhlDltlonlSt
vote is set down at various figures, one
ST. Paulite putting it at $500, and an
other as high as 19,20S. The Democratic
nominees vote is set down at l6o,413 by
gentleman who resides in Augusta,
Wis. and from this it runs down to
$4,000 in the predictions of a North Da-
kOta prophet.
Guess early and as often as you please.
Clip out the coupon below, fill it out,
mail it to the GLOBE, and you may win
the prizes offered by the GLOBE. Don't
forget to look over the votes OF the diff
ferent parties in former years and make
your guess, carefully following instruc-
tons on the coupon.
The GLOBE will give $25 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 oflthe vote for the Repub-
lican nominee for governor; S25 for the
nearest guess of the vote for the ALI
ance nominee for governor; and S25 for
the nearest guess Of the vote for the
Prohibition nominee for governor.
To the lucky person VINO makes Tile
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 OF the Prohibl-
ton candidate for governor of Mime
sofa: IA lady's engraved gold filled
hunting case Elgin movement watch.''
A $40 subscription to the DAILY and
SUNDAY GLOBE each for the thlrd
nearest guess of the vote of either par
ty's candidate.
Every reader invited to make guess
OF as many gueSSeS as he may wish to
make for either or both parties can
didates, according to the following
plan: