St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-29
NELSON IMPOSSIBLE,
And There Are Thousands of
Republicans Who Will
Not GrieVe.
RAN BEHIND BEN HARRISON.
Cuteheon Rebukes the Un-
American Influence Back
ing ToWne.
HE WOULD BE A MARKED MAN
Mobiles County Democrats Are
Real Democrats--Polit-
ical Gossip.
RAN BEHIND BEN HARRISON.
HE WOULD BE A MARKED MAN

ne Minnesota Democracy COM
mences the last week of the campaign
with a decided advantage. The fight
has been simplitied 10y the elimination
of the Republican candidate for gov
ernOr.
Nelson is no longer possibility.
This is good news, and there will be
many Republicans who now think that
they prefer Nelson, who, after the
smoke has cleared away, will be glad of
the relegation of the Douglass county
man 10 the shades of private life.
Honest and straightforward Repub-
licans have never taken kindly to Mr.
Nelson since he deserted his party in
congress and then did not have courage
enough to change his party name.
His trade in 1856. when his friends
did their best in various ways to defeat
Gov. McGill, left bad taste in the
mouths of the best Republicans, and
only after Gov. Merriam had declared
that necessity demanded Nelson and
the state house ring and the matchless
personal machine of the ex-governor
had been kept at work constantly for
more than year was the nomination
OF knute brought about in 1892.
Although his nomination was hailed
by the state house ring as the one thing
needful to insure new lease of life for
the ring. and all sorts of wild predic-
tiOnS were made as to the phenomenal
vote he was to poll, yet when the votes
had been counted after Nelson and the
Republican machine bad made ter
rife expensive campaign he was only
$4,000 votes ahead of Dan W. Lawler,
and in minority of nearly 10000 votes
In the state.
But more than this. Although Pres
ident Harrison was unpopular among
the Republican Of this state, the greater
part OF whom were for Blaine at Mime
apolis. and who also resented the fail
are of a portion of the delegation to
cast their votes for Blaine, yet Nelson
ran nearly 1900 votes behind Harri-
son.
This means that there were 1900
Republicans VINO voted for Harrison
who could not be induced to vote for
Knute Nelson; in other words, one-
eighth of the Republican voters OF Min
nesota refused to vote for Nelson two
years ago.
Republicans Dislike Knute.
This great detection, which would
nave been suftl clent in any off-year since
1854 to have defeated Nelson, goes far
toward explaining the great revolt
against the governor in all parts of the
state. Nelson's record as governor has
taken away at least an additional two
sighths of the regular party vote, and
shows just why Chairman Bixby's best
figures on his poll of the state places
Nelson's vote at $1,000. This is too
high. As matter of fact. unless the
republican managers can turn the tide,
Nelson will not have over 7O,000 Repub-
lcan votes. A few Democrats who are
IN the tolls may be found to help this
Vote up few thousands, but no one
seems to know where they are to be
found.
Nelson is beaten, and the GLoBR
takes great pleasure i'll inviting those
members of the Republican party who
don't want Mr.. Owen for governor to
east their votes for Gen. Becker.
If they are the high minded patriots
they have advertised themselves to be
tlieS Will HOt hesitate moment III max
Ing I'D their minds to do So This action
will increase Gen. Becker's lead, for he
is going to he elected by Democratic
votes alone.
And now, just to show how the Demo-
srats are standing by their gallant
standard bearer, the GLOBE takes pleas
pre in printing one of the many letters
That have come to it during the past
lew days. showing that Democrats are
kolng to be Democrats in the cities and
towns and OH the prairies this year the
iame as ever. This particular letter
comes from WorthingtOu, and is the ex-
preston of the David B. Hill Campaign
club. an organization with members in
ever township and precinct in Mobiles
county. 1t follows:
Mobiles County All Right.
70 the Editor of the Globe.
WoRTEINGToN. Mlnu.. Oct. 25. Dear Sir
We, the Democrats of MOBILES COUNTY, admire
the way you have of working up campaign
matter. The Democrats of Southwestern
Minnesota are Democrats See Mobiles
county motto on letter head. Every Dem
pcrat vote cast here will be for Gen. Becker
md the entire state ticket A good many
Republicans will support Gen. Becker on
account of opposition to Nelson.
The above is not single case. While
the lack of funds has prevented the
Democracy of Minnesota making as
much noise as usual, it has not had the
effect of stopping the quiet and vigorous
work that counts.
All Southwestern Minnesota will give
Gen. Becker the full Democratic vote,
gain over the Wilson vote OF 1890 of at
least 5000.