The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18

CANT claims and the Mckinley people
are giving out figures that do not seem
to be warranted by any calculations
that are based on the opinions of dis
interested persons. Leaving out all
consideration of the claims of either
committee the G o b finds about. as
follows:
1t is conceded that the biggest vote
in the history of the city Will be
polled. The registration indicates that
and the county committeeman and can
dldates will see to it the stay at homes
this fall are reduced to the minimum
More than $4,000 names will be on the
registration books before the day of
election. Thirty thousand voters will
exercise their right on Nov g. The
Republicans cast 5000 votes more than
the Democrats at the last city cleo
ton, when 23,5e0 persons went to the
polls. VIII the Republicans or will the
Democrats profit most by the Increased
vote that will be cast in November?
The First ward has been considered
Republican stronghold in all previous
elections. The voting population is
estimated at 1900, of which more than
one-half is Scandinavian In 1894 Mel
son received 1900 of the 1900 ballots
cast. If this vote can be held in line
for the Republicans, the ward will
give at least as many votes for Nc
Kinley this year, especially IN view Of
the increased registration. But Lind
will attract many of the Scandinavian
votes and free. silver has attracted
others There are several Bryan and
Lind clubs in the ward and meetings
are held almost nightly Free silver
orators have been sent into the ward
to talk to the Scandinavians and they
douDtiess- nave made some converts
The Republicans acknowledge a heavy.
loss among them, but express the
opinion that 1t is Lind and not Bryan
that Is the cause Of the detection. If
Mckinley has 700 majority in the First
ward, he will get all the best posted
observers allow him.
Nelson polled forty per cent of the
Second ward vote two years ago. The
Democrats have lost by removal and
olnefW1se many of their strongest ad-
herents since that time. People who
watch the drift. of affairs In the ward.
say the Republicans have made a gain
because the sound money Democrats
number at least twenty per cent of the
estimated fusion strength If this be
true, Mckinley will carry the ward by
2OO. The ward has always been close.
Even SO popular a man as p H. Kelly
was elected to the legislature two years
ago with only 145 votes to spare. Ger
mans, who are numerous in the ward.
Scand1nav1ans are also to be reckoned
WITH The Irish vote, which may go
to Bryan. Is not so strong as it once
was. There are lacking this year the
leaders that once polled the full
strength of the ward, and the result
may be put down for Mckinley by
small majority.
IF Mckinley carries the Third ward
1t will surprise the Republicans. The
issue is SO clearly defined that it will
be a contest of gold and silver alone.
There are no local conditions to in
fiuence the vote. The Germans have
county candidate in the person of E.
G. Krahmer, but these same Germans
have also a free silver candidate for
sheriff, who will run ahead Of his ticket
in the ward. 1t is likely that the Ger
man vote will go to Mckinley almost
sOlidly; If SO, as surface Indications
now show, the Republican electors will
have a majority of 200.
The Fourth ward is liable to he
against the Democratic candidate In
this ward lie the business and COM
mercial interests Of the city and these
influences are potent in Determining
the, vote of the district. There is less
free silver sentiment relatively in the
ward almost than in any other The
Republican vote is about one-half the
voting population and the gold Demo-
Gratis have dominating influence The
Republicans stand to carry the ward
by a small majority
The Fifth ward is worse than a
chinese puzzle. In fact. all the wards
where there is organized labor to
reckon upon, are doubtful quantities.
There are 5000 voters who will be
heard from in November. Sixty-five
per cent Of these are workingmen.
Normally these votes belong to the