The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-31

two measures was correct.
George baltimore, who is a candi-
date for the legislature from the Third
ward. is about as likely to win as that
Bryan will carry New York. In the
first place baltimore has strong OPP
ponent in the person of w. A. Van
Slyke. a business man of many years
residence in the city and who has
held offices of honor and trust in the
city to the satisfaction of every citi-
zen. baltimore is a light weight in
the business world, and the Third
ward wants a business man to repre-
sent it. There is no reason in the world
why man in his particular business
shouldn't make a good legislator; but
there is every reason why practical
business man would make a better.
That's one reason why baltimore will
not be. elected. And there are others
the principal one of which is that he
will not get sufficient votes.
A. P. Hendrickson, Democratic can
didate for county superintendent OF
schools, will be elected, it is claimed.
if for no other reason than that he IS
the only eligible candidate in the field.
H. G. Blake, the Republican candidate.
is net qualified to hold the office for
the reason that he Is not a resident Of
the country district. He only re-
moved to North St. Paul from the
city, where he has been living, on the
day before the last day of registration.
1t is claimed he is not even qualltled 10
vote in North st. Paul, and his vote
will be challenged when presented.
The Democrats are determined to dls-
pute his eligibility.
John z. Hearn is making canvass
OF the Fourth ward that Is CAUSING
Henry Johns much uneaSlneSs, al
though Johns processes to believe that
he will carry the district. How he can
figure it out the wise ones of the Re
publican party will not say. 1t is not
likely that the Republicans Will carry
the ward, at least they are only claim
ing it by the small majority or lOU 10
200. and where Johns is going to get
500 more than his party vote Is some
thing that Hearn and his fr1enos are
quietly but earnestly investigating.
Hearn has been promised, and is re-
ceiving substantial support from some
Of the best business men in the ward
men who have money and influence
and whose wishes will be regarded
by a. large and influential BODY OF
voters. Besides, Johns made MT
with nobody but himself during the
last session of the legislature. ana
many voters of the Fourth ward VINO
somebody else this time.
Chairman John l.. Townley. OF the
Democratic county committee KNOWS
where there is a safe full OF money 10
bet on Lind if any Republican chooses
to back his Judgment. Even money
in any amount, Townley says. can De
had on the result as between LIND ana
Clough.
Two hundred men with rigs have
volunteered to help get out the Demo
cratic vote on Tuesday next. Chalr-
man Townley has had offers from all
sources. and has taken advantage or
the same to the extent Of placing at
least one carriage at every preclnct.
There will be no Democrats left at
home if the hustlers Of the party can
prevent.
G. III. McGill, Republican candidate
for the legislature from the twenty
eighth legislative district, will not
likely be successful for the reason tha1
that the country districts are deter
mined to have representative this
term Regardless of political aff1lia-
+ions. the country voters will vote Tor
John DIVINE, a resident of MOUNDS
View. and rising and prosperous
member Of that community. Inc com
hined vote Of the Tenth and Eleventh
wards will not elect McGiH.
DIR. Nelson and his campaign man
aeer, an ex-railroad man named
O'Hara. are preparing a roorback,
which they nope will defeat the can
vass that has been made by DR.. whit
comb. DIR. Nelson and his man, Frlday'
have been cutting the Republican tick-
ct wherever they could make a trace
for a Democratic vote. They each Car
nv tickets of the opposition party anu
have in various ways ana at various ,.
times shown their willingness to Doll
their party nominees for the sake OF
getting votes for the doctor at Coroner
Wbitcomb's expense. But this Schemc
they found did not work as well as
toped for. The friends of DR.. whit
comb refused to be influenced by sucn
disloyal schemes. Then DR.. Nelson and
O'Hara went to the LABOR RECORD ailO
sought to have certain untruthful state
ments printed about DR.. Wh1tcomb
the editor Of that publication declined
to give publication to the statements
unless the names of the persons max"
ing the charges were given to MIN
for publication. This Nelson ana
O'Hara could not, or dared not, do
probably dared not. for the reasoli
that the charges were groundless. Then
I
business, went among the railroad en-
ployes and tried to drum up votes FOL
his candidate He found the railroad
men were almost to a man united Tor
DR. Whitcomb, regardless of party. II
was evident that something must DC
done, and that. quickly. But precau-
lions were taken that the circulation OF
the roorback be so timed that it could
not be successfully contradicted before
election day. For that reason the dis
tributicn of a circular calculated to in
lure Dr. Whitcomb among the railroad
men was deferred until--reliable In
formation says-tOday. That circular
will charge Or. Whitccmb with enmity
to the A. r. q. and lack Of sympathy
with railroad employees 1t will charge
him with having expressed the hope
that the great strike of 1894 would
prove a failure. The converse of this
statement is known to be true. HiS
attitude toward the strikers was such
that for his sympathy he was made the
examining physician of several Local
lodges Of railroad men,. AS he is per-
sCnally known to almost every railroad
man in the city the publication OF
such a story would work but little
injury to his campaign, but it shows
the lengths to which DR.. Nelson and
his campaign manager are driven t.
procure votes. DR.. Nelson, who is the
Danish vice consul for this city, is
expecting to get numerous votes or
account of his nationality and position
as such foreign officer, but hts own PEG.
pie have expressed the opinion that he
will not get half the votes Of the Scan.
dinavian population Of the city. True
I blue Republicans among his country
men are especially incensed that he
should betray his party for the sake
of making votes fer himself and he
(7Nr11 lose oil n
that he listened to the advice of the
tricky manager who is looking after hi.