New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-11-12
MINNESOTA STILL REPUBLICAN.
In SPITE Of the Large Alliance Vote,
Merriam Pulls Through.
His Plurality Small, but, Circumstances
Considered, as Good as a Million.
Lind Also Max IS Great Race But Wins
by only few Hundred.

1t is settled atlast. The Alliance has
played a great racket in Minnesota and
the Repu blicans find themselves the
winners by only small plurality.
Three congressman, Harries in the First
Hall in the Third and Castle in the
Fourth, all go to the Democrats, and in
the Fifth Comstock gives way to Hal
vorsen, the candidate of the Alliance.
Lind alone emerges. from the smoke
and ruin and holds his head, Us he did
four years ago, above the wreck. the
successful apostle of protective Repub-
lican principles. On platform that
did not trifle with the issues at stake,
bit came out squarely in favor of pro-
lection to American industries, Lind,
the object of St. Paul Globe abuse, comes
out of the race, again grand winner,
even though his majority may be given
in three figures. In the other districts the
platforms of the Republicans were weak
and timid. They lacked the force Of prin-
that has usually characterized Republic.
can enunclations, and us q result the
candidates Of those platforms have met
with defeat In the second district,
however, there was no attempt at COM
promise. The platform was outspoken
Lind made no apologies and wherever
he had an opportunity to explain the
work of the last congress the vote shows
in his favor. He can we'll feel proud Of
the result
In the state at large the contest was
close one. The Alliance polled
larger vote than was expected, present
figures giving Owen $4,000. Merriam's
vote according to the Pioneer Press
will be something like 1925 and
Wilson's S5,34O. The Tribune of Sat-
urday gave Merriam a plurality of
1872, but it is quite likely that this will
be reduced. The official count will
give the election to Merriam by little
over 1000.
Democrats of course will claim that
this is is n big victory for them, but
what do the figures show? Two years
ago Merriam received 1874. 355 and E.
M. Wilson 11O,250 votes. The vote of
this year therefore indicates falling off
from Merriam of $4,000 and from Will
of $4,000 on account of the Alliance In
other words the Alliance took about
two votes from the Republicans to one
from the Democrats, so that if there has
been no independent movement Merri.
am would have been elected by a splen-
did majority. In all the smaller cities
Merriam made gains on his vote of two
years ago. The result in the various
congressional districts except the 4th
can be accounted for in the same way.
The effect for the Alliance is simply
this. 1t has succeeded in getting but
mighty little for itself and has given the
Democrats a good deal Like Bob
Evans in his speech in New Ulm said,
they have carried the Democrats to the
gates of success, and then were hitched
on the outside while the Democrats
were allowed to enter into all the joys
and wear the wings. Perhaps they may
be able to see this in a still stronger
light later on.
The legislature IS divided. The Re-
publicans in the senate have rs, the
Democrats is, and Alliance -. In the
House the Republicans have IS, the AL
lance 81, and the Democrats Sc. On
joint ballot the Republicans number 60,
the Democrats ~ and the Alliance SO,
This is the first time in thirty years that
the complexion Of the legislature has
not been Republican. and it remains to
be seen now what the Democratic and
Alliance folks will do.
~ Al I e r