St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-14
There Are Many Republicans
Who Will This Year Rebuke
Merriam.
A Curious Deal With the Alli-
anee Cuts Into Democrat
lie Ranks.
Judge Wilson Talks to Voters
Of Faribanlt and Convinees
Them.
Special to the Globe.

dience in the very well-flled hall of
Hill's opera house tonight was made up
of an equally mixed crowd of Democrats
and Republicans, who turned out in the
darkest. dreariest and rainest night of
the campaign to enroll themselves
among those who will this year rebuke
Merramism and further the cause of
Democracy by voting for Hon. Thomas
Wilson. These adiectives will be used
to describe the political situation in
Rice countv-dark and doubtful. The
Republicans realize this as well as the
Democrats, and there is hard three
cornered fight for plurality of the vote
to be cast next month. This is true,
however. only so far as the state ticket
is concerned. for it will be conceded
even by prominent Republicans that
Rice county will make somersault
and give her vote to Hon. o. NJ. Hall for
congress. Judge Wilson would have
received the same vote but for curious
deal with the Alliance, for Rice is one
of the few counties in which the Alli-
ance vote will cut into the Democrats
as much, if not more, than tine Repub-
iican strength. Even this is denied by
many Democrats, but it is certain. The
heavy Irish vote of Shieldsville, Erin
and other towns will suffer materially
when such men as Tim O'Grady, Ara
Barton and Joseph Skiffington go
over to the Alliance. 1t is quite
needless to say that they will
strong Irish following. This being so
the only question is.will the Republican
strength drawn by the Alliance and the
large detection from Merriam
Equal This Democratic Losse
W. w. Mcclure, who is a member of
0. M. Halls committee. thinks it will.
Editor John Lawson. of the Northfieid-
Independent, thinks it will more than
equal it. Fred Spand0rf, the Democratic
nominee for treasurer, has travelled all
over the county, and believes the Re-
publicans will suffer most. Ex-Repre-
tentative Keyes, who is a Republican to
his shoestrings, said the Alliance
would save the county to the Republi-
cans, and added. without that we are
loss beyond redemption But there
are many Democrats who believe the
Alliance movement here is detrimental
to Democracy. and they are very wroth
against those they call the boilers. A.
X. Barton held Democratic Office for
years, and failing this time went over
to the Alliance. O'Grady also wanted
Office from the Democrats. but failed.
and then took the Alliance nomination
for senator. Beyond this quite num-
Der of Democtats were smuggled into
the Alliance in the spring with the idea
of buying their maehiney and binding
twine cheaper, and it is only fair to
presume they will vote with the Alli-
CT
many Norwegian Republicans who
will go over to the Alliance, and
there is a great and widespread
detection from Merriam in every Sec
tion. There is still another bright spot
near the horizon which will be elabO-
rated later on. 1t is the Merriam
interference in local politics. 1t
is the fact that Merriam and
his heelers sent down here and de-
feated for denomination every Repub-
lican member of the senate and house.
Not one escaped, and it has produced
more feeling here than all else COM
bined, and will drive many voters from
Merriam to Wilson. Merriam dictated
the ticket, and then sent word that it
could not ride on his back.
They VIII Remember That.
This, then. was about the situation
= HHCu NlISOll U6TS
night. Nobody can predict what the
county will do. 1t gave Harrison about
SIS, and Merriam about 16l plurality TWO
years ago. This year 0. NJ. Hall will
carry it by 100, and it will be close
fight between Wilson and Merriam.
Crocker has bright prospect of sitting
in the next senate. and Joe Roach, OF
|. Mortified, will shine in the next
house. 1t took Judge Wilson but a
short time to size up the sltua-
ton, and his admirable speech was
addressed to that thoughtful, independ-
ent element by which all elections are
controlled. His tariff exposure was ad-
mirable, and was received with rounds
of applause. In non-partisan way,
and purely as good citizen, he dis
cussed the issues involved in the state
campaign, dwelling particularly upon
the question of unequal taxation, and
the failure of the Republican party to
seek out and punish the open, glaring
and notorious corruption of the legis-
iature. He was frequently and raptur-
ously applauded, and 1t was made evil
dent. as was expressed afterward by
prominent Republican: ..There is no
man in the state more honored and re-
specie d than Hon. Thomas Wilson, of
Winona." John L. Townley preceded
Judge Wilson in a half-hour argument
for Hon. o. NJ. Hall, which was a mas
terpiece of work.