New Ulm review., 1898-10-05
The Election of Lieut.. Lind.

t. The Election Of Lieut.. Lind.
The tone of the state press Of Repub-
lican political predilection warrants the
presumption that John Lind will be the
next governor of the state. Some scores
OF papers of unquestioned republicanism
refer to the candidacy of Lieut.. Lind in
such terms as leave no doubt in the mind
of the reader that the editor who is re-
sponsible for the utterance feels sure that
he Is speaking of the coming governor.
The papers that are most earnest and
ardent in the support of Dunn, Reese,
Berg and some of the other nominees on
the Republican state ticket do not hest
tate to eulogize the candidate of the op-
position for governor. The country edi-
tor is generally very closely in touch
with the political feeling in his locality,
and he is not IN the habit of giving any
sort of consideration to the candidates
of the party which he opposes, unless he
is convinced of the popularity of that
candidate among his readers. The Min
nesota country editor is convinced that
Lind will be the next governor. When
he gives evidence in bis paper that he is
not so convinced, it will generally be
found that the editor himself is candi-
date for Office on the Republican ticket.
And it requires no great amount of
political foresight to read the signs that
point to the election of Lieut.. Lind.
! There IS no reason that~can be advanced
to show that man who voted for Lind
two years ago will not vote for him now.
The candidate ought to have all of the
country support that he had two years
ago, and, given that, Ramsey county
will elect him.
In this city it is possible to go out on
the street, say in the business district,
and find dozens of men who did not
vote for Lind two years ago who will
declare an intention of voting for him
this year. This city was organized
against Lieut.. Lind two years ago. Hun
dreds of men in business life were IN
duced to cast their vote for Clough be-
cause Of the existing conditions. Of all
these, it is hardly possible to find one
who will vote against the fusion can
didate this fall,
Conservative Republicans who know
the political conditions coneede that
Eustis will lose this county by at least
as many votes as Clough carried it, say
$500. This fall there will be no busi-
ness mems combination against the can
didate, and it cannot be denied that the
appeal made by an organization of the
business men two years age gave the
county to Clough. The Democracy is
absolutely united on Lind. He should
receive identlcally the same vote, out
side of the Democratic organization, that
was given him two years ago.
Minneapolitans admit that Eustis will
not make 80 good showing in Henne-
pin county as Clough did two years ago.
The Republican candidate this year lacks
the tremendous weight of the state Or
ganization his party boasted in 1885, ,and
this alone will defeat him. The strength
of Lind is not to be gauged by the
Mckinley strength in the state. 1t is to
be judged by the record made by Lind
two years ago. The country may be
safely assumed not to have changed in
its regard for Lieut.. Lind. As there can
be no contention over this fact, the 9TH
er fact that the cities will cast a vote
that will elect Lind is plain upon the
the face of the returns St. Paul Globe.
-. Refined Wit. -,-
1t is fact that John Lind cannot be