St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-29
NORTH STAR BALLOTS
The Baltimore Sun Man Thinks
the State Will Be Very
Close.
He Found the Republican Com
mittee Irritable, Appre-
hensive, Gloomy.
The Outlook as Seen Through
the Eyes Of Leading
Democrats.
A Legislature Which viii
Surely Have a Fusion
Majority.
Special to Baltimore sun.


things will CO." This was the remark
made to me by one of the most active
and prominent of Minnesota Republi-
cans. 1t is another evidence of what is
apparent to mere superficial observation
of the radical change in political senti-
ment which is taking place in the great
central states of the Northwest My
Judgment is that the Republicans still
have it in their power to carry all the
states which have hitherto been their
exclusive property, and the veXed ques-
ton is, will they know how to do it?
There is the rub. The figures which
confront them are bewildering and ap-
paillng. 1t is certainly novel expert
ence when the devil has to fight for his
Own, and the Republican party, which
stands for the devil in this case. is at the
same time timid and desperate. This
is crisis when il can afford to make
few mistakes, and on the ratio of these
viii depend its measure of success.
Desperation and timidity are the Scylia
and CharybdiS of the party and it must
take heed lest it fall. The situation in
Minnesota may thus be gwen: If the
Democrats hold their own and the Pee
pies party poll 5000 more votes than in
1890. it will put the Republicans i'll the
minority. Or if the Peoples party vote
Democrats, Register Today.
RENAME as in 1890 and the Democrats
poll $500 more votes. the Republicans
will be in the minority. Rather small
margin to count upon is it not? You
see by this the only possible hope the
Republicans can feed upon is TO WIN
back from the Independents goodly
proportion of their own men. 1t is very
similar to the Nebraska situation. Let
me give you the estimate of the stu
alton as viewed at the different head
quarters.
At the Republican headquarters the
signs were abundant of earnest and
continuous work. Said one Of the
members of the committee: 1--WE are
making the hottest fight ever known
in the state. ana we will keep it up
right to the end. Heretofore our task
has been comparatively easy, and
campaign has been pretty mucn hoii-
day season. All we had TO do was to
lay back until election day came and
then cast our vote. But it is very diff
ferent now" Another member sur
prised me by the discouraging manner
of his speech, for l was not looking for
so much candor. He said had the
Democrats succeeded i'll having names
of the electors printed on the official
ballots in the style devised by them il
would inevitably have meant the choice
of the four Peoples party electors in
dOrsed by the Democrats. Even as it
was he was exceedingly fearful these
four men would be chosen.
Democrats. Register Today.
The hopes of this gentleman for the de-
feat of The four electors, he said. rested
upon the theory that many Democratic
voters would lefuSe to support the CON-
bine, and also upon rumorS, claimed to
be well founded, that the Peoples party
managers would repudiate it. But his
whole manner left the impression that
1t was kind OF hope which makes the
heart sick. He talked about Its being a
shameless surrender OF principles on
the part of the Democrats. and his deep
concern for such lack of political virtue
and honesty was most touching. He
confessed the legislature was also in
doubt. He believed Nelson, the Re
publican candidate for governor, would
be elected.
He said frankly Mr.. Nelson. a Nor
wegian by birth, had been nominated
for the express purpose of getting back
the Scandinavian vote | asked of him
what proof had they these people were
coming back. We'll" he assumed.
1--WE think So" but then he immedi-
ately added the third party people
would not come to the Republican
meetings, and there was the utmost diff
ficulty in getting at them. l inquired If
the results of the Southern state cleo
tons had any effect upon them. He
said there was no evidence it had: they
did not seem 10 know or care anything
about it.
Democrats. Register Today.
Admitting the candor and sympathiz-
Ing with the distress of this rare Speci-
men of 0lacF Republicanism. l bid him
farewell, carrying away with me as
parting gift a sample Republican ballot.
bearing at the top the false and mislead-
ing device: This ballot is vote for
honest money. protection to American
labor and American Industries. and for
the continuance of honest state govern
ment." In the fuIineSs of their hope of
bringing back" the foreign vote, The
Republican committee has printed on
the back of this ballot, which is a ward
or more i'll length, elaborate instruc-
tons to the voter i'll several different
languages.
AT the Democratic state headquarters
whatever work mas been in progress ap-
pears pldCOACdllN 10 Dt HlllSUeu. MI.
Baker, the chairman of the committee,
said it had done good service. and with
the expenditure OF very little money.
Not more than $1,000 in all mad been
spent, and it was very hard to get hold
OF even that much. Democratic cam
palgn funds did not miterialiZe much
IN Minnesota. MIR. Baker. VINO is the
proprietor of the St Paul GLOBE. got
up special weekly edition of his paper,
filed with campaign literature. and as
the committee had no funds to pay for
it he presented them with 100. 900 copies
He is quite elated over the prospect,
and stands firmly by bis telegram to the
national Democratic committee that
four anti-HarrisOn electors are certain
to be chosen, with a a probability OF i've
straight Democratic electors. He rea-
sons with reference TO e five straight
Democrats that the feeling OF reciproc-
lty may carry them through: that the
Peoples party. in return for the in
dorSement Of their four electors, NAV
turn i'll and vote for the five Democrats.
Democrats. Register To-day.
1t has been thirty-five years since
Minnesota had its first. ana uD to this
time. Only Democratic governor. The
Democrats think the signs all point to
putting LAWYER III the chair of Sibley.
He is Of the type of young men OF edu-
cation ana ability who in Minnesota. as
in all the other states of the Northwest.
are allying themselves with the Demo-
cratic party. The rich Republicans of
this section who have sent their sons to
Eastern colleges, are surprised ana
cilagrined when they return home to
find they are subscribers to the primer
pies of Democracy. Mr.. LAWYER is max
ing stirring canvass, and addressing
the people from two to three times
day. He and the brilliant and erratic
DOnnelly, the Alliance candidate, are
having the biggest and most frequent
meetings. Knute Nelson, the Repub-
lican candidate, neither draws the
crowds nor ELECTS the enthusi-
asm they do. 1t is alleged that
many natiye-born Republicans will
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