St. Paul daily globe., 1894-10-26
NELSON IS DEFEATED,
And the Fight Is Between Gen.
Becker and S. M.
Owen.
MANAGERS BADLY RATIFIED,
But Skaffapen and It's Pub
fishers Are Still in
Line.
MANAGERS BADLY RATIFIED,
SPEAK FOR MANY VOTERS.
Democrats Take Fresh Cour-
age--HeatWole Tries the
Sympathy Racket.

Lie Contest lOT pONeFHOT Is HOW Ut-
tween Gen. Becker and S. NJ. Owen.
and the Republican state central COM
mttee will have chance to decide
between the two, for Knute Nelson is
no longer in the fight.
One term of Nelson is all that the
people can stand, and when the Re-
publican managers sprung their scheme
to scare the Democrats into voting for
Nelson they found that it would not
work. That was only three days ago,
and yesterday the few Democrats who
were led into the deal by Clough and
Brown in Minneapolis were all back in
line and working like tigers for Gen.
Becker. To show how the Democrats
spurn this puerile attempt to lead them
astray an interview between one Of the
prominent business men of the city and
an old line Democrat who has been in
business in st. Paul for thirty years
only need be given:
"Of COURSE" said the Republican,.
''you are going to vote for Nelson this
year."
Indeed, am not" was the response.
"My vote is going to be cast for Gen.
Becker, man ] have known and ad-
mired for thirty years, and as near as
can ascertain, the best man before the
people. In all the time have known
George L. Becker have never heard Of
him doing mean or dishonorable act,
and he has
Always Been a Loyal Democrat.
For the latter reason, if for no other,
he will get my vote and the votes OF as
many of my Republican friends as am
able to persuade to vote for one of the
noblest men have ever had the pleas
ure of knowing. Gen. Becker, by rea-.
son of his high character. long services
and devotion to the Democratic party is
entitled 10 the votes of every Democrat
in the state, and l shall not be one OF
the deserters, if there are any, which l
do not credit
The reports received at Democratic
headquarters during the past two days.
since the reports began to be circulated
to the effect that the Republican mana
gers were about to commence moves
ment to stampede Democratic business
men, have been of the most favorable
character, and show conclusively that
this move OF the Republican machine
has done more to s0lidifv the Democrats
than anything else that has been done.
The Democrats of Minnesota, without
means and with the solid and organized
opposition of the corporations aud
wealth of the state. are making the best
battle possible, and it is the height of
l,sr ityf ha
to look to true Democrats for Nelson
votes.
Nelson Too Heavy Load.
One term of Nelson has almost, if not
quite, ruined the Republican party in
this state, in year, too. when the
prospects of that party might have been
the best in its history. and the Demo.
Gratis of Minnesota have no intention of
saddIing portion of the burden. The
Democrats of Minnesota are opposed to
Nelson:
Because of his open and notorious
connection with the corporations of the
state.
Because in mis- intermeddling with the
work of the last legislature he was
largely instrumental in securing the
enactment of some Of the worst legisla-
tiOn placed on the statute books of the
state in years.
Because lie signed bill. introduced
''by his reqnest," restoring the vicious
fee system to the county Offices in Ram
sey county.
Because the Democrats of Minnesota
do not believe that in the case of the
Minneapolis & st. Cloud railway land
grant that railroad should be given the
privilege of selecting the best lands.
when the laws and the supreme court of
the state direct that the state shall do
the selecting.
Because he Is the most unscrupulous
and unprinclpled politician in the state,
and for this statement they are always
ready to produce the proof from the
beginning of his career down to the
present.
Beckerss Election Assured.
The Democrats know all of these
things, and their information prevents
the consummatiOn of the Nelson Bixby-
Clough-Brown trading sympathy racket.
The GLOBE for these reasons believes
that the fight is now between Gen.
Becker and S. NJ Owen, and if every
Democrat who is Democrat does his
duty Gen. Becker's election Is assured.
The best evidence that Nelson is al
ready defeated was furnished by a
leaky member of the Republican state
committee the other day when he ad-
| mitted that the last poll Of the state
showed Nelson 10000 votes behind.
The Minneapolis journal yesterday
furnished whole page of evidence ON
the same subject. One-half of the page
was devoted to interviews with business
men, with one or two exceptions kepub-
licans and bankers. each one telling
how PoDulist victory would be sure to
ruin Minnesota and all the people in the
state.
The other half of the page was devot-
| ed to proving by interviews with Scan
dinavians, dubbed ''leading Norsemen"
| by the Journal, to the effect that all the
| Scandinavian.Americ are going to
vote the Republican ticket. The inter-
views collected in st. Paul are fair sam
| Piles of the others. and the GLOBE will
analyze the list. Exactly eight men
were asked 10 speak for the Scandina.
vians of ST. Pa4l. They were: 80
SkafFaren is In Line.
Berndt Anderson, dairy commission
er and editor of Skaffaren.
Andrew P. Croonquist, president
Skaffaren Publishing company.
Gustave Bodin, secretary Skaffaren
Publishing company.
Andrew P. J. Colberg, manager Skaf-
faren.