The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28

large number will vote for Mckinley
and the Republican state ticket.
Both parties have organized very
strongly. The Populists have kept Ut
their precinct organization very well
and the precinct clubs are now working
IN conjunction with the Bryan and
Rogers clubs formed in every county
1t Is claimed that the Bryan club a.
Wal1a Walle. numbers over half the
voters in the county. On the other
hand, Spokane, the center of the sill
yer agitation. has one Of the largest
Mckinley clubs in the state At Ta-
coma the Young Mems Mckinley club
has a membership of over 1900, and
the Doohttle club membership Of 700.
Many Mckinley and Sullivan clubs
have been organized. In all the impor-
tant precincts throughout the state
Mckinley clubs have been formed, for
the state committee began the work of
organization long before the state con-
vention met. poll Of nearly all the
counties has been completed by both
parties.
EDUCATIONAL
1t has been pre- -eminently an educa-
t1onal campaign. Up to date 1900, 900
pieces of literature have been distrib-
uted by the Republican committee
through precinct clubs and by sending
directly to large numbers of voters.
Up to week ago practically all the
literature sent out was upon the money
question. Now tariff literature, as
we'll; Is being distributed Much of the
literature has been in the German,
scandinavian, Danish and Italian lam
guages. Speeches by McCreary, John
son., of North Dakota: Reed, Blaine,
Apsley, Dingley and Mckinley have
comprised the largest part of the lit
erature. Chairman Swetland says
enough more will be distributed to
make g total Of 1000, 900 pieces. Con-
gressmen Apsley and Mccall visited
the state in September, making ad-
dresses at Tacoma and Spokane Con-
gresham Ben Butterworth accompa-
nied by Mr.. Schoonmaker, will spend
q week In the state. commencing oct.
10. The state committee has been in
formed that three other national speak
ers will visit Washington.
The fusion state committee has cir
oulated about 100000 pieces of litera-
ture, comprising chiefly speeches by
Towne, Faulkner, Daniels, Teller. Sow
ereign, Bryan's silver speech Of 1893,
his speech on the income tax and that
delivered at Madison Square Garden.
The Republicans have between forty
and fifty speakers on the road, includ-
Ing many of the most prominent Re-
Tublicans in the state. The fusionists
have list Of sixty speakers to call
on and are keeping twenty-five to
tbirtv speakers out. Among these are
ex-Mayor Ronald. of Seattle, Charles
s. voorhees,, of Spokane, son of Sena
tor Veerhees, Judge George Turner Of
Spokane, the millionaire mine owner.
and A. ]. Blethen, Of Seattle, formerly
editor of the Minneapolis Tribune.
Demonstrations in the way of parades
ana torch light professions are more
numerous than ever before.
That the election will be very close
is shown by the fact that the fusionists
claim Pierce county by only $50 ma
sority, nndy King by 1000 and Spokane by
2,0O0. In these counties are situated
Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane The Re
rublicans claim Pierce and King coun-
ties by at least / 1000 votes each and
that they will carry Spokane city.
They concede that Bryan will carry
Spokane county by 500.
JOINED THE BOLTERS.
Congressman Doolittle, Of Tacoma.
and Hyde, of Spokane, both Republi-
cans. are candidates for reelection.
Their opponents are Col. James Ham
1lton Lewis, Of Seattle, a Democrat.
and w. c. Jones, Of Spokane. the
present attorney general Of the state.
whom the Republicans have kept in
office for over twelve years as prose-
cutting attorney of Spokane and attor-
ney general, to which latter position
ne was elected seven years ago and
reelected in 1892 He Joined the sill
yer bolters with many other prominent
Spokaneites just after the st. Louis
convention. Both Lewis and Jones are
fine speakers, and 1t will not be sur
prising IL one or both Of them should
be elected
Both sides claim to be confident of
carrying the Legislature The senate
Is certain to be Republican, because
there are seventeen hold-overs, of
which twelve are Republican. The
complexion Of the house will probably
be the same as that of the state officers.
The legislature will elect a successor
to Senator Watson C. Squire. a silver
Republican. The Republican candi-
dates are Gov. McGraw and Hon. John
3. McMillin, with chances decidedly in
the formers 8 favor. The fusionists have
divided the legislative nominations be-
tween them, the number of Populists
nominated about equaling the number
or Democrats and silver Republicans
combined. They have several possible
Or probable candidates for United
States senator, including Judge Turner
and Senator Squire. silver Republicans:
Judge Winsor. of Seattle; Mayor Belt.
OF Spokane, and Chairman Baker. of
Tacoma, Popu1ists; Charles s. Voor-
hees ard c. H. Warner, Democrats.
The believers in silver are in the ma
jority in Eastern Washington, where
mining and farming are the chief in
dustries. In Western Washington.
where coal mining, numbering. manu-
featuring and commerce are the great
the sentiment In favor of
Mckinley and the gold standard seems
easily to predominant, and It certainly
does among the business men.