St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-31
Both Parties Closing Ranks in
Iowa and Democrats in the
Saddle.
The Popular Governor Certain
to Again Lead a Victorious
Ticket.
Campbell and Mckinley Ready
to Close--A Glance at the
Situation.
Massachusetts Is Ablaze With
Oratory and Wild With En-
thusiasm.

DIES MONIES, To-, Oct. 30.-The politi-
cal campaign drawing to a close has
been holly contested by both parties.
During no previous state campaign has
an equal amount of interest been taken
in an election. Seldom has more inter
est been aroused in even national con-
tests. Issues are not regarded as merely
local by either Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. Prohibition has been discussed
by nearly all the speakers, but it is gen
orally conceded by leaders that it will
not be the deciding question. The
question of redistricting the state con-
occasionally has become a prominent
one. pushed as it is by the Republicans.
The Democrats claim they will held
most OF the anti-prohibitlon Republican
vote which two years ago was cast for
Boies, the Democratic candidate. The
Republicans believe a majority of these
voters will return to the party on ac-
count OF rediStricting and other issues.
An address to the anti-prohibtiOn Re-
publlcanS by leading mem ers of the fac
ton in the larger cities has created
quite favorable feeling for Republican
success. Democrats claim that, while
many leaders of the antl-prOhiDition
Republicans will return to the party,
the masses will not.
Estimates on the Result.
Chairman Mack, of the Republican
state committee, stated tonight that es-
Inmates based on reports from seventy
four counties gave Wheeler (Repubii-
cam probable plurality of $4,000. All
the campaign speakers will be kept on
the stump till the eve of the election.
Chairman Fuller. of the Democratic
committee, placed the probable Demo-
cratic plurality at from 1l,000 to $1,000,
based on reports considered conserva-
tive. BoleS, it is estimated. will run
from 1000 to 6.000 ahead of his ticket.
Both committees are hopeful and are
completing plans for getting out all the
vote, which. it is believed, will be the
largest ever cast In the state at either
state Or national election.
The Peoples or Farmers Alliance
party, 1t Is estimated, will not receive
more than $4,000 votes ali told, and
largely drawn from the Greenback and
Union Labor elements. The Prohibit
tionists have ticket in the field, but
apparently will not poll a large vote.
most of them, 1t is predicted, going with
the Republicans. This vote amounted
to 1900 two years ago. bur, it is said,
will not exceed LOCO this year.
WATERLOO, To-, Oct. 30.-The Repub-
llcans of this, the Third congressional
district of Iowa, closed their campaign
here to-day with grand mass meeting,
with large audience at both afternoon
and evening meetings. Senator Allison
was the principal speaker at the after
noon meeting. His address of nearly
two hours duration was devoted largely
to prohibition, and to consideration of
the tariff question.
Gov. Boies spoke at Dubuque tonight.
Reports state it was one of the largest
meetings of the year. The governor
has been continuously on the stump for
over two months and has been in forty
eight counties. Reports from different
parts of the state received in Des Moines
show politics at fever heat.