Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-16
TheRepublican Local Cam
paign One Of the Best
Carried on in. the d
l.s /. State. r.
The Solid Republican Vote
of the County Practic. y
ally Doubled in Two
.,..5 s:s..' ~ =. Years. %."


Republican principles pushed with
greater energy and ability, and the
grand results We're IL proper effect of
an honest and earnest campaign,
and were also a pleasant compli-
ment to the men most active in the
campaign work. - ~ 49,.
The increase in the Republican
vote OF the state was less than 33h
per cent over two years ago, taking
the vote for governor as the basis;
while in Morrison" county the in
crease was nearly 10o per cent-in
1892 Nelson received 94 votes and in
1894 he received 1916 votes. No
other county OF this size in Mime
sofa shows so large an increase in
per cent. Here it was not simply a
large vote for Nelson, MS some claim
by reason of Democratic votes that
feared Owens election, but other
Republican state officers received
larger. votes. Clough had 1875, Berg
1870, Dunn 1873. Koerner 1908, Childs
1892, Reese 1919, Start 1927. The
vote ON the state ticket had doubled
for the Republicans over the vote of
but two years before. The total
vote had increased from little over
5000 to over $500 on the highest
officers. Towne had 1876 more votes
than Baldwin, who two years ago
carried the county by over 500. The
entire Republican legislative ticket
received handsome majorities.
Every Republican candidate for
county office was elected-with two
exceptions, and Il change OF dozen
votes would elected them. Two
years ago every Democratic candi-
date7w elected. most Of them by
magnificent majorities.
Ofcourse. with an ordinary cam
paign, the increase in the Republi-
can vote would have been consider
able, but it, could not have been
doubled without the hard work that
was done. .~
The county committee was A. P.
Blanchard, r. H. Muncy, j. Neissuis,
A. p. McRae and VIM. RasicOt, and
the local campaign committee was
A. P. Blanchard, A. D. Davidson, S.
A. Siverts, L. j. Gaudet and F. F.
Turner. This committee had the
entire confidence Of the various can
didates. and the campaign was
placed in their hands, it being
deemed best to make a combined
fight for the ticket, rather than a
dozen .single-handed efforts. The
committee had at their command for
work (besides the candidates) host
of able men, and among those
who addressed public meetings for
the ticket were NJ. NJ. Williams.
C. B. Buchanan. c. A. Lindbergh, I.
E. Staples. R. s. Clarke, F. A. Lind
bergh, Geo. LaFond. j. Simmons,
Henr, Rasicot, D. D. Odds, W. H.
Workman, I. W. Bouck, J. w. Day,
e. Sheldon, Leon Houde, and a num-
Der of others. Nearly 100 meetings
were held in the county. A number
of outside speakers, supplied by the
state committee, aided in the work.
While the public speaking was an
important feature of the campaign,
the personal workers in all the
towns probably did more to infiu-
ence voters than any other agency.
The leading Republicans OF the city
and country towns enthusiastically
entered into the work of making the
county Republican,, The candidates
all labored hard for the success OF
the ticket, and there was no division
or lack Of harmony.
The defeat Of the two candidates
who are behind according to the Of
fetal count is greatly regretted by
all. The greatest influence that re-
duced Mr.. LaFond's vote was tho
location of his name on the ticket.
He being an independent candidate
before receiving the Republican nom
ination, gave him second place on
the ticket. and by reason Of that he
lost many Republican votes. Had
the Republican county ticket re-
ceived the expected vote in Bellevue
town, all would been elected.
The campaign was a wonderfully
successful one, ana all connected
with it are entitled to congratula-
ton. The party is in better shape
than ever for future contests, and
will enter the next fight will, that
confidence which is SO. encouraging
in g. political campaign. The COM
m1tteemen and candidates do not
need special mention-as the results
speak for themselves. One worker,
who occupied a position different
from any other. was H. A. T'retz.
He had been closely connected with
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