The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02

There's plenty of things to fix up all
along the line"
And there is, too.
There is no doubt of Lind's carrying
the First ward The only Republican
who ever carried it went through on a
nationality issue, and that Eustis will
run behind Clough in that section is
conceded, as Clough had the large lum,
Der vote in that quarter practically
solid. Webster has no show to cut into
Gray there that seems reasonable, and
if the First ward does not return a
Democratic plurality of from 700 to
LOCO, the surface indications Of the
campaign are no criterion.
80 FOR FLETCTIER'S PLACE.
The Second ward has always been a
Republican stronghold. It is yet Th4
only trouble is to keep the Republi,
cans lined UP for Eustis and Webster.
There are three congressional bees buz-
Zirg in this ward Gov. Clough wanta
to go to Washington, two years hence.
Fred B. Snyder wants to go, too. He
Is, or was, the son-in-law of Former
Gov. John S. Pillsbury and he lives in
the same ward. He has been president
Of the council and a member of the
state legislature and now he, too, wants
to go down to Washington and decidd
whether the American papers shall bG
read in the Philippines or not Tha
third candidate from this ward is Rob.
ert Jamison, chairman Of the local COM
mittee. He is perhaps the oiliest poll.
tician of the three, and indeed, he has
been almost as lucky in reaping in the
harvest as has been that less unctuous
manager of Rthe house Of David Now
these three are pretty busy looking af.
ter their own ambitions. They don't
want the Second ward to go Demo-
cratic, but they don't care to pile up
any enormous majorities for Eustis, Aa-
cause if he can be slipped in by a
scare" vote, SO that he will have to
set in a cold sweat until the Sunday
after election to find out whether he is
it or not, 1t will give an excuse for
turning him down two years hence, and
that would give one of the triumvirate
a chance to whet his teeth on the
gubernatorial plum-pit.
GRAY AND LIND.
Gray is a university man and the
Second ward had a good deal of uni
versity in it. He will run ahead Of his
ticket there, and perhaps ahead even
Of Lind. 1t may not be safe to count
upon the ward as cock-sure for the
Democrats, but certain it is that the
Republicans can't scrape more than
200 plurality in that corner
The Third ward is an element that is
puzzling them all. Both party organ
iZations are split somewhat and there
is considerable difficulty in weighing
the strength of the various elements.
Local issues will probably be the best
lines Of demarcation in this immense
ward, and the chances are that the
gubernatoria and mayoralty can
dates will break pretty near even The
ward has been uncertain for several
years, see-sawing back and forth be-
tween the old parties. The nationality
of Mr.. Lind will not cost him anything
in this section of the city.
The Fourth ward has been Republic
can, but the light registration makes
1T something of problem. 1t has been
good for enormous Republican majori-
ties in the past, but if 1t goes over
500 for the city or state ticket this fall,
many will be surprised.
The Fifth ward shows q seriously
depleted registration, too. 1t is prob
able that the normal Republican plur-
atty here will ebe cut down to some
extent, if indeed, the Democrats do not
carry it.
BIG LIND VOTE.
The Sixth ward has been reliably