The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-06
OPINION OF
CANDIDATES

u u Il IL NJ
Condensed, as Gathered from
Expressions Heard From Var
iOus People.
For Auditor is claimed Mr.. Tripp
has the strongest opposition in the
person of Mr.. Kennedy who will
bring to his strength sympathizing
votes, on account of having two sons
IN the war and being an Old soldier
himself, yet he has held county Of
hce for number of terms while the
present officer has served only one
term and is entitled to another.
A. G: Lindgren for Register Of
Deeds is the next man who has the
most formidable opponent, G. w.
Schultz who will draw the German
Republican vote and as the Germans
have not been represented among
the county officers they will stand
by their countryman regardless of
politics, yet it is said he will not Get
any OF the temperance votes.
Gilbert Anderson's election to the
office of sheriff is almost a forgone
conclusion, because there is probably
not a man in the county that pulls as
many strings as Gilbert does, and he
does not miss an opportunity to pull
them "such as as Scandinavians must
stand together brother must
stand by another''-''If l can only
get the Office one more term will be
all right there are others that
might be mentioned, as some cay,
I'VE have built a house for Gilbert
and are going to keep him in it,"
while Mr.. Bryan is temperate man,
the same can be said of Gilbert now.
In Bryan's old home there is a feel
ing that he has had the office long
enough and the vote will probably
go to Bryaq, but as an illustration Of
the warm feeling toward Gilbert irres-
pective of nationality, one of the del
egates to the convention of Irish des-
cent said, "the other man is of our
nationality but Gilbert is the man
for sheriff above all Others" and thus
it goes; he has a firm friendship
among the people that brings him
in the votes, and having conducted
the office beyond criticism, they de-
cline to vote the party ticket straight
when it comes to sheriff and the re-,
publican votes elect him.
For Treasurer it is conceded that
Johnny Peterson has the snap and
his majority will roll up as large if
not larger than ever.
Frank Stevens, for Clerk of Court,
running independent will cut into
Mr.. Humiston's big vote and as Frank
has lots of friends left, if there wasn't
many in the convention, be will make
a good run with equal chances OF
winning out.
John Flynn for Probate Judge is
now out making a personal canvass
of the entire county, but being a
young man and very little known
will probably not obtain very large
vote excepting his own locality
which is the part of the county from
which Judge Cory rolls up his ma
jority but it is generally conceded
that Judge will be re- elected.
The race for County Attorney is
expected to be adorned with SONS
excitement. but the people rather
become embittered against party
that endeavors to carry their cam
pain on mud singing. Mr.. Gran
dali is unable to take an active part
on account of the coming term of
court for which he must prepare his
cases, while Parsons is canvassing
the county, and he may be able to
create such a favorable impression
as to creep in.
For County Supt. of Schools, the
republicans are charged with put
ting up fusion ticket, this is about
the worst thing they have done in
years. the expression, owe do not
like to vote for democrat" is fam
iliar one, and voters are undecided
what to do, perhaps if they knew
there were teachers endeavoring to
instruct scholars on permit, on &C.
count of their inability to pass an ex-
animation they would know what to
do.
The democrats just think they
have almost an all around snap this
year and that they can elect every
officer, in fact it is admitted that they
have the strongest ticket named in
years and will put forth every effort
to carry the election. These opin-
ions may change ere the time of vot-
ing arrives, but on the whole they
will probably carry out as they en-
brace those of men of both parties
who have watched the political
for some time.
One candidate we have nearly
overlooked, on account of his having
such an easy victory, and nearly
everyone says, Dan Shell will be
elected with so little trouble, that he
will hardly know there was a cam
paign if it was not for the struggling
around him AMI the Mobiles County
Democrat to remind him that this is
the fall of election.