The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-23
HAVE A SCORE OF COUNTIES.
AND CLAIM MAJORITIEs IN ENOUGH
MORE TO MAKE VICTORY FOR
-RYAN CERTAIN.
DIFFERENT ON THE STATE TICKET
Prospects That Nearly All RepubIi-
can Candidates VIII Be
Elected.
Special to the Globe.


breaking Of dawn on day of great
political struggle in North Dakota.
Never before in the history of the state.
has there been such drilling and teach
ing for the conflict Thousands upon
thousands of pounds of political liter
allure have been sent broadcast over
the state by the state central commit
tees of each party. The leading MEM
bers of each party are confident Of
victory for both the national and state
tickets on the coming election of Nov.
3. An estimate of the vote cannot be
given because the state has not been
polled, or at least if it has by the Re
publican party the leaders refuse to
give out any information. One indi-
vidual poll of the state gives Mckinley
a plurality of $500, and the entire state
ticket a plurality of $500. On the other
hand a poll of the state is said to have
been taken wherein Bryan is given
plurality of 1900 and the majority of
the fusion candidates $500
A prominent fusionist said the other
day that he felt confident that the
fusion ticket would carry the state by
from three to five thousand and that
Bryan would run thousand ahead of
the ticket. This is a fair estimate in
one sense for the reason that many
hitherto Republicans will vote for the
cause of silver, but their Republicanism
will hold them to the state ticket. Of
course there is the usual Topping over
on both Sides Sound money Democrats
will vote for Mckinley. and silver Re
publicans will vote for Bryan, but it
is thought that of the number who
have changed in this way. Bryan will
take the majority. The free silver
sentiment has grown in the state. and
fusion exists as it never existed be-
fore, but the fusion brothers will find
one difficulty in this state. The COM
bine is composed of a disorganized
class of people-by this it must not be
understood that there is any discord-
and it is not always as easy to control
them as it is to bring in marching line
the thousands of staunch Republicans
Trail county, which has always
been banner Republican state. win
not give Republican majority this
year Of over 500. This is positively
claimed by the fusionists. In Cass
county, the fusion state and county
tickets seem to be gaining a little, al
though in Fargo, among the business
interests, the sentiment is much more
pronounced in favor of gold than in the
rural districts.
The labor vote Of the state is very
conservative and hard to estimate. Re
turns in this particular are very salts
factory to the silver men, although the
sound money men have made a great
stroke for the cause in the organization
of railroad sound money clubs through
out the state. The fusionists look for
their majority in the northern part Of
the state, and especially is this true in
the case Of the election this year of con-
gresham. Hon. John Burke, of Rolla,
is one of the strongest men on the ticket
and he will give the Republican candi-
date, Congressman M. N. Johnson a
hard rub
Information at hand indicates that
the Scandinavian vote in the state this
year will be turned largely to the cause
of free silver, especially is this true
among the farming classes. The far
mers in general are much taken up
with the silver glitter and this is one
reason why the Republican party has
made a school house campaign of the
whole state this year
TIE BATTLE GROUND.
The counties Of Stutsman, Barnes,
Dickey, Sargent, Richland and Ran
sem are considered safe in the arms of
free silver The fight, as indications
now point, will be in the counties of
Walsh, Grand Forks and Nelson coun-
ties. The Republicans claim that they
can carry the counties of Billings, Ben
son, Burleigh. Cass, Emmons, Foster,
Kidder, La Moure, Logan, Mercer, Nc
Henry, Ramsey, Rollette, Stark, Trail,
Ward, Wells and Williams, and they
think they have good fighting ground in
Barnes Dickey, Nelson, Sargent and
Stutsman counties. A school house
campaign is being conducted in every
until the polls close. Several pron1-
nent speakers are on their way to the
state who have national regulations,
who will offset whatever effect Bryan's
appearance may have caused. One OF
the most prominent mentioned is SEN
ator T1lurston.
Whatever may be said there is one
thing that is perfectly true. The Demo-
cratic and Populistic parties were never
organized better in this state than
they are at present. and it will almost
be sure thing for Bryan unless fndi-
cations change. OF course it is different
with the state ticket The majority Of
the state Republican ticket~will I'M
doubtedly be elected, although the lead
ers of the fusionists have been keen
enough in this campaign to place on
the state ticket such men as will be
sure to prove vote getters.
Hon. Thomas Kleinogel, chairman of
the Democratic state central committee,
had the following to say in regard to
the situation: For the first time since
the organization of the state of North
Dakota,
PERFECT FUSION EXISTS
between the Democrats and Popuists,
on the national, congressional and
state tickets. Under normal conditions
this state of affairs will give the fus-
ion ticket a majority of 1000 votes, and
with the gains made among the people
of the state on the silver issue, the
state will surely give the whole entire
fusion ticket a good majority"
ct a good majority"
If the Republican state central COM
mittee of North Dakota has made a
poll Of the, state on the presidential
question they refuse to give it out
Chairman e. c. Cooper, of the commit
tee. declined to say more than that the
committee. felt assured Of the success
of the Republican ticket, both national
and state, and that the work of the
campaign was going on in the various
parts of the state to the entire salts
faction of the committee. There is
great activity about the Republican
Headquarters in this city, and an i'm
mense amount Of literature has been
sent out Bryan's appearance here has
caused somewhat Of furry, and what
its effect will be on the political situa-
ton is as yet somewhat problematic.
There has been a great deal Of dissen-
ton in the ranks Of the party until
few days ago, when a meeting of the
leaders and candidates on the state
ticket was held. Matters were talked
over, and the concessions made on all
sides finally resulted in bringing all the
factions together, and it is understood
from that time to the close Of the cam
paign the utmost harmony would pre-