The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-15
MAKES SOME BIG CLAIMS.
SAYS MINNESOTA WILL GIVE HIM
$4,000 MAJORITY AND LIND
10000.
DoRAN LAUGHS AT PREDICTIONS.
Thinks 1t Impossible to Carry Any-
thing but the Ramsey County
Ticket.

LIND Will have 10000 more votes than
Clough. We will elect seven congress-
men, and nothing can stop the victory
that is already assured
This statement was made yesterday
by l.. A. Rosing, chairman of the DEM
ocratic state central committee 1t Ia
the first statement made by the cam
pafgn managers for publication. Here
tofore Mr.. Rosing has refused to back
up the claims Of the party with fig
ures, and even now he does not specify
by districts where the big Democratic
vote is coming from. But he makes
the claim boldly that Bryan and Lind
will carry the state, and by such fig
ures that the rest of the fusion state
ticket will be swept into office on the
tidal wave.
During the past week. said Mr..
Rosing, Il have had personal commu-
nication with the leaders Of the party
in every district. The reports that
were made to the central committed
were carefully sifted, and after maxi
ing due allowance for some Of the re-
ports that were considered too ros-r to
be absolutely reliable, we have como
to the conclusion that our work in the
state is practically done. We have
learned where the weak points in the
enemy's armor lie, and at the same
time we have ascertained where our
own fences need patching. Acting on
this information, we shall be more ag-
gressive than ever and will increase
the figures I have given to you.
THUS far we have made our cam
paign one Of secrecy. We have not
boasted nor attempted to refute the
reports that he knew were false and
that were circulated, in some instances
at least, to draw from this committee
some statement that would disclose our
estimates. We have made a school
house campaign, have seen every farm+
er, have had access to every class OF
labor, have circulated literature by tho
ton and wasted none of it, and now
that the roundup is made, and making
all due allowance for errors and the
over-eonfidence Of some of our inform
ants, we have reached this conclu-
sion: Minnesota will cast $4,000 more
votes for Bryan than for Mckinley,
and Lind will have 10000 more votes
than Clough. This is safe, conserv-
ative estimate; if there is any change
between now and election day it will
be in favor Of the Democratic candi-
dates
I'VE will elect seven congressman in
Minnesota this year. In two of the
districts. will admit, the fight will be
close, but the victory will be ours new
Chairman Rosing and Committee
man T. D. O'Brien returned from Du-
lUth yesterday morning after giving
Candidate Bryan a start on his Michi-
gan tour Bryan made hundreds Of
votes in ST. Paul. said Mr.. Rosing,
and the statement was corroborated by
was not so enthusiastic it was none
the less sincere and hearty. Mr..
Bryan was deeply touched by his re-
ception, both here and in Minneapolis
The newspaper men who were in the
party said that the Minneapolis re-
ception was equal to anything they
had seen since the demonstration on
of estimating the number of converts
Mr.. Bryan made, but that there were
hundreds who have cast their lot in
favor of free coinage since hearing his
speeches we have no doubt"
At the same hour the free silver es-
Inmates were being given out yester-
day Michael Doran sat in his Office
and laughed at a visitor who ventured
the remark that Clough would be beat
en- if Mckinley did not carry the state
by at least 10000. mckinley will
carry Minnesota by 40 ,00O maybe more
than that" said Mr. Doran. "The
young men who are running Bryan's
in Minnesota are nice fell
lows but they don't know anything
about practical politics. They will be
buried with their candidates. I don't
see how Clough can be beaten, and 1t
is impossible for Bryan to get enough
a iC oh
for the fusionists in the congressional
contests. / wouldn't be much sur
prised IL Fletcher was beaten in the
Fifth, but the First. Second. Third.
Sixth and Seventh districts are certain
tc go strongly Republican. There is
no good reason why the Democrats
should not carry this district, as 1t
IS normally Democratic by good fig
ures, and if the local candidates will
get up and hustle they can win out
Eli help 'em, too. on the local ticket"
Col. Ayme will wave his shaggy
name and j. M. Hawthorne will mop
his overheated bald place tonight in
their respective efforts to prove the.
danger and necessity of free coinage
The oratorical gladiaters will meet at
Market hall in rounds of forty-five and
fifteen minutes each. Local celebrities
will sit in judgment on their efforts
break down the ropes that will be.
erected between the contestants. Both
are out for blood. Ayme has had the
Of long residence in Mex
leo and is quick-witted orator, nimble.
to take advantage of his adversary and
to cover up his own discontinue In
witty repartee. Hawthorne has been
in Mexico as the representative Of the
Bimetallic league, and went for the
purpose Of gathering information rela-
tive to free coinage. He found what
he was sent for, and probably did not
get below the surface Of affairs in re-
lation to free coinage. But Mr.. Haw-
thorne Is no mean antagonist He is.
loaded with information that pertains
to his side of the subject, and the con-
test will be well worth listening to-
The form Of question to be debated is
as follows: Resolved, That under
existing conditions, to wit: With gold
at the present premium, silver being
the unit, Mexico Is more prosperous
than at any time in her history; that
such prosperity is very largely due to.
the free coinage of silver in that coun-
try at the ratio of 161s to /, and that
a similar set Of conditions in this coun-
try would produce similar results, and
is, therefore, desirable; Mr. Hawthorne
specifically stipulating that he does not
admit that the free coinage of gold in
this country would cause gold to go to
a premium
The First Presidential ,ojers Free
Silver club has been organized with
fiftv members and G. r. Cole aq Drasx