The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-11
MORRIS VS.. T0WNE
POLITICAL SITUATION AS 1T Is
VIEWED IN THE ZENITH
CITY.
T0WNE is LOSING GROUND.
is NOT NOW so STRONG AS
HE WAS TWO MONTHS
AGO.
FIGHT WILL BE TO A FINISH.
Both Sides Determined to Win In
the District and VIII Spare
No Effort.
FIGHT WILL BE TO A FINIsH
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 1O.-A stran-
ger coming into Duluth in these days
might imagine the town had been
transformed into bureau of statistics
or a summer school of oratory On
every street corner and about the en-
frances of all the down town buildings,
at all hours of the day, little knots of
men congregate and the conversation
runs very largely to scattered frag-
ments very much after this fashion.
Now if the United States were to trv
1t alone" 1.-THE production of silver
bullion in the last ten years." IF we
had million in gold" 1.-THE tariff is
the real Duluth is politics mad.
Every man is loaded with facts and
ngures and the one who cannot prove
10 you that sticking to the present
henest money standard is the only
salvation of the nation wilt show to
you that free silver is the only remedy
Tor the evils of the nation.
mere is some excuse for all the no1i-
Tacal excitement. The campaign in
the Sixth district will be fought ONT
with more bitterness and more intan-
slty that will be the case in any other
uistfict IN the country. The silver
men are determined to elect Towne.
II effort can do it, and the Republican
campaign managers are determined
that the young congressman who has
lest his party, shall be retired to n,iv-
ate life. The national committee will
take direct hand in the district cam
palgn. The form it's efforts will taka
mas not yet been definitely deternined
out there is no question that the ROW
orator OF Lake Superior will be given
run for his money.
On the ether hand Tou,na boz.
substantial backing. The silver 49,,
look upon him as their star orator. not
second even to Bryan himself. The,
Iuliior is that the silver propa ganda
proposes to spend 100000 in Minnesota
ana that Mr.. Towne is to be 1ishursir,e q
agent. The may or may not he trIe
W. II is an undoubted fact that tho
ne, net oack OF the Towne campaign are
~ w Iyihg about money matters.
ti1dl IL they nave not crematorv fo.
the disposition of surplus funds if is
because they expect to put their silvar
dollars to better use =
"A peculiar feature of the camnaiorn
up TO this time is that Towne is ~
actually In the field. He is an avowed
canuloate and has already opened his
SaiIpaish by speeches made in various
parts OF the district but he is NOT Iyot
actually in nomination. His frie1ds
say ne VIII run regardless of any sucb
Icr1naAty, but they are NOT u,orr1i,,cr
IoWne will be the nominee of The
democratic party and will be indorsad
oy the Populists, SO the issue in the
~ lS - VIII De clearly drawn. 1t is
~ oe Ioiiest money against free silver
ana apparently every man in tba- die
tr1ct, if Duluth is to be taken =,
outcome III Inc
II is very difficult to size up the situ-
atlon IN any accurate way. About oil
thaT can be done is to listen to +ba
statements of both sides, present Them
lalily ana then allow every prophet to
make up his own mind. The si1ve,.
men are very confident that Tn,,y,7a
VIII be elected. One of the Towne
leaders said: o"iio
than no% WI VIII De elected by larger majority
c cnan ne was two years ago. The Republi,
olstrlct outside of Duluth. They do nor
expect TO beat him in this city or countv
D Dui tney nope the rest of the district will
are mistaken. Towne will poll a larger vote
IN the district than Morris will. We have leto
tiers from every part of it showing this They
taken an active part in politics. but wbo
wish to see Towne win, and they write and
tel us So and tell us they know their neigh
bors think the same way. am NOT raady 70
give any definite figures but we know the
district is with US. Morris has a serious hon
olcap In this city. The solid labor vote is
against him, and that is big element On
the ranges We believe 1t is the same wav
That is hard thing to estimate. but we are
connaent TONNES majority in St Louis
when he showed Maj. Baldwin under.
The Morris men do not look at things in
the same light This is what a prominent
politician says:
We will beat Towne in Duluth. in the
county and in the district. Towne is under
estimating the strength against him The
men and the influences against him this year
are the very ones that helped him out when
ne ran before. The very man who gave
doWne the money necessary to go on with his
FORMER campaign when he was at the end
OF MS resources, Is against shin this wear
me Towne sentiment Is not growing bit IS
weakening. Towne has ceased to he q mar
tyr. People see that he is doing what he
tnlnKs Is the best thing for Towne and the
interest which the campaign has aroused has
led to general study of the money oues-
ton: All that is necessary to defeat Towne
is that people should understand the position
he has assumed, and they are beginning To
understand. His speeches of two years ago
are the most effective argument against him.
now says he was wrong. People suspect that
II he then made so serious an error. perhaps
he may be mistaken now
Another Republican said:
The real sentiment of Duluth is against
free silver. The men who cast great part
OF the votes are the men employed in the
business houses-clerks and Office men They
are not for silver. A list for a Mckinley and
Morris club was circulated In one business
rouse In this city employing a large number
of men, and only two declined to sign it.
That shows how the sentiment is with them
The silver men admit there is some
thing in this view of the case but saw
men are forced to sign the lists. They
sign, 1T is said, but will vote for Towne.
Illustrating this story is told of a
man in one Of the elevators who. to
show his good feeling, signed a Morris
club list not only for himself but for
his small son and his dog.
On the other hand the Republicans
have a story of their own. A prominent
Duluth lawyer, who is a free silver
advocate, returning from a trip down
the north shore Of Lake Superior. found
himself one of sixteen men on the
steamer. The money question came I'M
and after some discussion the LAWYER
offered to bet that three fourths of the
men were silver men. He took a poll
and found he was the only one on board
not in favor of the present standard
and yet, until the vote was actually
taken, to judge from the talk and noise.
silver was in the majority.
With such conflicting evidence. the
difficulty of estimating the strength of
the two candidates Is apparent The
truth is of course between the two esti-
mates. 1t is probable that had the
- H. - -