The Saint Paul globe., 1896-10-05
BY AT LEAST $500.
GoOdhue Preparing to GO Strongly
for Mckinley.

for Mckinley.
Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Oct 1.-Goodhue coun-
ty at the November election in 1894,
gave to Gov. Knute Nelson plurality
of 3.0S1 votes. That was the largest
plurality which this county has ever
given to any candidate for district or
state office; larger by almost one-half
than any previous plurality. At the
November election in 1892, Gov. Nelson
received a plurality Of only 1,739 votes,
while that for the electoral ticket Of
President Harrison was 1859. In d
normal year the Republican plurality
of Goodhue county is probably about
twenty-four or twenty-five hundred
and the increase vote for Nelson two
years ago was due almost wholly to
the fact that a great many Democrats,
fearing the success of the PopuliSt
Owen, preferred to cast their ballots
for the Republican nominee rather than
see the state turned over to the con-
troll of the Populists.
In this year Of grace, 1895, the Dem
ocratic party Of Goodhue county finds
itself in much the same condition as
the party is everywhere else The ma
jority of the leading Democrats, those
who have always worked for the ticket
most heartily, devoting both their time
and money to forwarding the interests
of the party, are found arraigned either
on the side of Palmer and Buckner or
else open advocates of Gov. Mckinley.
The section which remains loyal to the
Chicago platform and It's nominees Is
in reality but little more than frag-
ment of what has heretofore been the
Democratic party of Goodhue county
The free silver Republicans are not
numerous here, and the Populists have
for some reason never been able to
or D.
position to the Republican electoral
ticket Is merely normal. Predictions
are freely made that the plurality Tor
the Mckinley electors in this county
will be at least $500, while some en-
thusiasts contend that 1t will reach
1000 above that figure. In no case does
1t seeem probable, or even possible, TO
a non-prejudiced observer, tnal II cdA
fall below 5000.
AS to the congressional campaign,
the situation is somewhat different.
CONGRESSMAN Heatwole had pluraiity
here two years ago Of 2,452, but his op-
ponent then was Hon. 0. M. Hall, VINO
resides here and who has always been
deservedly popular among the hspup-
ncans as well as Democrats. Judge
Peck. who Is Mr. Heatwoles opponent
this year is hardly known in this sec
ton, and his candidacy SO far has
evoked very little enthusiasm There
are some Democrats who will vote for
him who will not support the Bryan
ticket, but the number of these is not
large. and in all probability Mr.. Heat
woles plurality will fall but little short
of that Of the electoral ticket
As to the gubernatorial contest the
situation is somewhat different. This
county is John Linds old home. In
Vasa and Cannon Falls townships he
was brought up, and there he spent his
time until he removed to New Ulm.
Naturally he has host Of friends there
as well as in some neighboring towns
who will support his candidacy for per-
sonal reasons only Outside Of half u
dozen precincts, however, there appears
to be no special disaffection on ac-
count of the candidacy of Gov. Clough,
and while 1t Is admitted that his plu-
rality will probably not be as large as
that of either the congressional of
electoral ticket, there is every reason to
believe that he will carry Goodhue
county by at least its normal Repub-
lican D1uralitv.