St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-19
BECKER

The splendid audiences that have
greeted Gen. Becker everywhere in the
southwestern counties and the Minne-
sofa valley have alarmed the Republican
managers. and at their meeting he'll at
tile state headquarters yesterday The
situation was canvasseh thoroughly, and
plans to head of the movement toward
the Democratic candidate were devised.
Up to the present time the Repu biican
state committee has tried to run as
economical campaign as possible, but
now the Doodle is to be released, and
during the next few days visits To the
SANITY City will be the order of the dat
among the party workers in all parts of
the state. The Old scheme worhrd for
the previous three campaigns. by the
terms of which the state committee
agreed to contribute as mach money 10
each county committee us was raj sed by
the committee aud candidates in such
county, is to be given I'D by force of
necessity. Local candidates in more
than one-half of the stale have 10 show
of election. and, naturally enough.
they are not willing to make any yerv
lavish contributions.
Workers TO BE Called
But the managers are desperate, and
the workers are to be called in, except
Ill counties having members of the COM
mlttee. Ill which cases the members will
be CHARGED with the pleasant task OF
disbursing the amounts prupuriionpd
Under these circumstances Democrat,
and Fopalists alike will now be a5Ic +,
account for any changes amnng tn,
workers who may desert them dur;nI
the remaining three weeks of the con,
test.
The detection of the Scandinavian
voters OF the state eliminates Gov. Mel
son. The fight is now between Gen
Becker and S. NJ. Owen, and if tin,
Democrats of the state give their gal
liant and faithful standardbearer IN,
support he deserves nothing can pra.
vent his election.
The people of Minnesota want n nau
deal, and unless there is a very rrea,
change i'll the tide there will be an old
fashioned housecleaning at the stat.
house about the first of the new vn,r
The state house ring' has Got to po
campaign, led many Republicans to be.
lieve that he would give them q new
deal in case he was successful. bat the
only changes he made were in the casps
OF men ike ex-senator Finseth. wbo.s
place as dairy commissioner was taken
by Berndt Anderson. the editor ot
Skatfaren, who knew nothing about the
duties of the position 10 which he WIS
appointed; and, for the first time sine,
the creation OF the Office. man who is
not a farmer and knows nothing -,
dairying is dairy commissioner.
Farmers Sinple-Hinled
1t is stated that in the course of
speech to the farmers of Southern Min
nesota Gov. Nelson assured them that
farmers are simple .m!nded." His an-
tons during the past two yeats sh,w
that this opinion is not a new o,n
formed during the present car,pairn
The unbluShing manuer in wbicn H.,
started and held up the decision, in tbe
SteenerSon rate case is all the evidences
needed to show this and 10 prove tuat
he Is demagogue of the order he is su
fond of abusing.
LII Will require vast amount OF Doodle
to procure reelection for MIR. Nelson.
as the boys" will plainly tell Chair
man Blxby during the next few DAYS.
ANA even in case the disbursements are
large they may fail to bring victory.
The people are ready TO scrape the
Oarnacies Off the bottom of the snip of
state, and if the election were tomorrow
they would do so.