The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28
LEAVING OTHERS TO DO THE
SAME.
LIMBS STRENGTH IN THE SEVENTH.
Andrew Eil<en Says CIOuEh VIII
Carry the District-GeneraI PO-
HticaI News.


fearful that those meetings would de-
prive us of many votes. But there
was less interest manifested. in the
Lincoln demonstration than we ex-
pected. We did not lose a vote fer his
efforts. The sound money parade
Saturday night was big thing, and
one that any citizen might be proud
of. But if we had the means to spend
on parade we could turn out more
men-and all voters too. Money is a
good thing to help out a torchlight
procession. The Palmer-B uckner meet
ing did not deprive us of a voter. 1t
is owing to this fact that %our sup
porters are encouraged and are strong
er and more confident today than they
We're week ago.>Then Lind's visit to
st. Paul has been worth hundreds of
votes to us. We are stronger with the
Scandinavians than we We're at this
| time last week.
'"The county ticket lis at least five
Fer cent stronger than the national
ticket, and we are sure OF winning
Most of the gold Democrats who bolt
the Bryan end Of our ticket will be
with us on the county candidates Be
sides. there is harmony and-hard work
in our ranks. We know that the con-
trary is true in the Republican camp.
There has been discord among the can
didates ever since Chapel cut loose
| from the rest'<of the ticket in order
that he might make a. canvass to save
his own neck. Even S. A. Anderson.
their candidate for county attorney,
is complaining that he. is neglected by
ChapePs friends, and every one knows
that the tive" men were nominated by
the same influences and4that the COM
| b1ned strength of each was necessary
to bring about the result in the con-
Vention DR.. Nelson, their candidate
Tor coroner, is also telling his friends
that he is not getting the help from
the county committee that was assured
MN when he was nominated. Nelson
Will be beaten by Dr. Whitcomb with
out the slightest difficulty. The whole
secret OF our. Strength is the fact that
we nave not lost a vote since this head
quarters was opened and every day
we know that new names are being
entered on our lists that will stand by
the county ticket. We know this by
reason OF the fact that the candidates
are making a thorough canvass and
they know where their Individual
strength or weakness lies Every man
On the ticket is working for every
other man. Well win for that rea-
son If for no other, There's nothing
like cooperation. We will have all
the Democratic and all of the Popu-
list vote. The only hope for the Re-
publ1cans lies in our county disorgan-
iZatien. There's no danger Of any
such disaster at this late day.
eve figure that the increased regis
tration is Is per cent Democratic I
don't mean by this that we are claim
ing rs per cent of the increased vote
of the Seventh ward; but I mean that
of the seven thousand and odd new
names that appear on the registration
lists, nearly 5000 of them are the names
of Democrats who will be with us next
Tuesday. There will be a hot sun on
that day that will melt all that big Re-
publican majority of last spring and
leave only a wet spot to show where
the Republican candidates were in it,
Some of our candidates are criti-
cised for not making a vigorous cam
paign. That's where the critics are
mistaken. Because we have been short
of funds the Democrats have been I'M
able to make brass band canvass.
Instead of spending money for parades
and torchHght professions we have
used our meager resources in the en-
ployment Of means that put us in per-
sonal contact with nearly every voter
in the city. There never has been a
time when the Democratic voters of st.
Paul were so vigorously sought out
and their backbones stiffened and en-
couraged by the personal efforts of the
candidates. There has been no time
in the campaign when the Democrats
were as determined as now to retrieve
/ = 1Os,a
that they do not own the country or the
city. And that the Democrats will do
next Tuesday,
The Republicans are said to be sink
ing national issues in the local cam
paign. Every effort is being made to
| influence voters to scratch the county
ticket in favor of Republican canGi-
dates. Especially is this true of the
legislative candidates The RepubIi-
cans are striving desperately to control
the legislative delegation from the
county, and are not hesitating to trade
and break party ties to obtain this
end. The Democrats, on the contrary.
are standing together and all the can
| didates are working together There is
no trading in the campaign. John
WAGNER is making thorough canvass
and will prove a help to every man on
the county ticket Wagner is working
votes for thenll 1850 PIX
gis5igts rssls $50 E&
The sound money Democrats are
working in the southern part of the
state, where the free silver element is
strongest. In and about Shakopee it
has been said that there are no gold
| voters at all, but the speeches made
| at that village Monday night by Gus
tave Donald, of Davenport To-. and
Louis Belts, of st. Paul. were so well
| received and attracted such large audi
enceS that both speakers are satisfied
| there is no truth in the reports Last
night these gentlemen were at Jordan
another hotbed Of free coinage, and
| they hope to report equally satisfactory
results from that city.
John Lind cannot carry the Seventh
| district, no : matter what he or his
| friends say said Andrew Eiken, secre-
| tary Of the Polk county Republican
committee to reporter for the G i b e
| yesterday. "Afl we have needed to
| have convinced Lind and Lommen that
| they stood no chance of election was
money. We have been desperately Door
and without the means to make a thor
ough canvass of the county. But. as it
is, | am certain that Eddy and Clough
will have good majorities over their
opponents in Polk county as we'll as In
every other county in the district Our
| farmers are extremely fearful of Lind
and his doctrines. They are borrowers.
| and they know that if Populist gov
ernor is chosen they cannot procure
| means to carry on their business. They
are working all over the district to Sc
cure the return of Gov. Cloughs And
every vote that is cast for Clough will
| also be cast f5r. Eddy. He has made a
splendid canpafgn, and will defeat
Lommen by p large napority.