The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
IN MOWER COUNTY.
John Fur1Ong the Only Democra
Sure of Election.

Special Staff Correspondence.
AUSTIN, Mimi, Oct. An Rose
Creek town, in this county, there is a
man who has an idea that Bryan will
carry the county. They do say that
this same Individual once was pos
sessed of a moderate fortune, and that
he went broke" trying to beat the
slot machine. It is related Of him that
he spent $1,000 in an effort to get all
the chewing gum out of a penny in
slot game. I did not hear Of any one
else who thought Bryan had the ghost
Of show, and it would not be entirely
justifiable to back the opinion of the
slot f1end. In fact, it is probable that
Mckinley and Tawney will carry Now
er county by between 1000 and !, 400
Tawney's plurality over Moonam two
years ago being 1,700 and there being
an absolute assurance Of an increase
in the Republican majority. The COM
bined vote of the Democrats and Pop
ulists on congressman in 1894 was
1903. Tawney got ninety votes more
than Nelson last election and he was
running against stronger man than
he is now AS for the gubernatorial
vote, it will run quite up with the
head of the ticket, for they do not
know Lind here, and there is no par
ticular disaffection to Clough. 1t was
on the cards that there should be some
has the Republican vote of Mower
county in his inside pocket and he
was rather badly used in the state
convention. He had received the most
solemn assurances that If Clough were
nominated, he would get the nomina-
tion for attorney general, and then he
was turned down. He had every req
son to be sore, but he is not, and he
is keeping his friends in line--in fact.
he Is going out of his way to strength
en- Clough, and Lind will do no better
here than Bryan. There is one riff
In the clouds in this county, though.
john F'urlong, who was distinguished
as the sole Democrat from this
part or the commonwealth in the last
house, will be returned again bevond
any question. He lives in the south
dlstr1ct or Mower county and is far and
wide the most popular man in the conn
ty He will have to go on the ballot
by petition, though he was nominated
py TWO conVenuonS-a mass convention
and the regular Democratic-as there
was some irregularity in calling tha
conventions, Furlong will be opnosed
by Col West. member of the gov
ernors stan and courtesy colonel
who has the Republican nomination
and a Populist named Bunker. The
Populist will cut no figure at all. and
the Republican will not have anvthinc
ike his party strength. At least fifty
Republicans told me that Furlon .,
would be elected, and here in Austin he
will get the solid railroad vote of 250N
225 of which will be cast for MCKINLEY
and Clough. That is an Indication Of
the way Furlong stands in the citv
and he is quite as strong in the conn.
try. He has beautiful farm three
miles from town and is the leader in ali
movements among the farmers. IT is
quite certain that Furlong will be the
only Democrat elected in the First con-
gressional district outside of Wabasha
and Winona counties-and in the Iasr
named county there, will not be more
than one Democratic legislator elected
Tor the other three on the ticket are