The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-05
whatever his opinions on that subject


Eddy has weakened himself notably,
and especially in the northern part of
his district. His recommendations for
appointment in several cases have been
bad. The CroOkston postmaster is un-
popular. and the people of Stephen also
have grievances. Mr.. Eddy's record,
indeed, is conspicuously vulnerable,
and Mr.. Ringdal is finding It's weak
points just as surely as water finds it's
level.
Reports from Tower are to the effect
that great inroads will be made into
the vote received by Page Morris in
that district. The people on the range
are about through with Page, and
good local committee there will prevent
any juggling with the ballot boxes,
such as is popularity supposed, and not
without some reason, to have contrib
uted to the success of Messrs. Morris
and Clough two years ago.
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Henry Feig, of Kandiyohi county,
who has just been renominated for
the house from his county, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Feig thinks that
Kandiyohi county, which gave Lind
250 plurality last election, may give
Eustis that much this year. Mr.. Feig
attributes this to the fact that voters
are getting tired of voting with the
losing party, and admits that, as far
as the relative merits Of the candidates
are concerned, there is no reason why
the county should be expected to de-
crease the vote it cast for the popular
New Ulm man two years ago.
One Of the Peoples party nominees
who is making a rafting canvass and
who is going to help Rngdal and Lind
in the lower end of the Seventh dis
trict, is Dan O'Neill, who is nominated
for the district comprising Big Stone
and Swift counties.
Reports, which have been heretofore
or the Seventh district, are beginnicg
to come in concerning the campaign
Of Knute Nelson. Nelson was out to
beat back the tide that was rushing
to Ringdal, and there has been no
small degree of interest, on both sides,
to know results. Reports indicate that
Senator Nelson's we'll known methods
have signally failed this trip. These
are to pound away at his hearers, es-
pecially those Of his own nationality,
browbeating them into acceptance of
his own views. In former campaigns
he was known to call his Norwegian
hearers fools and asses, because they
had indicated that they were going to
vote the opposite from what Nelson
would have them. The senator found
different condition Of affairs this
year. and the landslide Of the foreign
born vote to Lind caused him to take
the more cautious tack. He has done
less Of the pounding. Reports say that
his audiences have been very small
and uninteresting. At one place, in
Kittson county, he spoke the whole
evening to less than thirty persons. At
another place in the same county he
mustered about fifty men, women and
children. At this place he was inter-
rupted by a farmer, who asked him
about state issues, and Nelson told
him it was useless to discuss state
matters, as the Republican party
would take care of them, as it had
done in the past. The inquirer per-
sisted, ana wanted to know If the Re-
publicanS were going to make any i'm
provement in grain grading, or if the
party would fix up the binding tWine
matter, and Nelson got mad and told
this man that, if he had any sense, he
would take what he told the people
for granted. The G. O.. P. would at
tend to all such matters. At another
place the senator was annoyed by a
man who wanted to know whether it
was true that w. H. Eustis was a di-
rector in the Guaranty Loan company.
and Nelson, in a huff, replied that he
didn't know, and he didn't care. For"
he said, II don't think any of you had
any money in the Guaranty Loan"
Ali the reports indicate that the Nell
son effort has fallen fiat, and confirm
the certainty of RingdaPs election.
That Hon. Milo White is making
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