The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-01

voters in Eustis' own town thought the
present governor a good. man to tie %.
AS the presidential campaign is being
fought this year largely on the same
lines as In 1886, and Van SAINT certainly
cannot be more popular in Minneapolis
than the genial Dave Clough, the factor
which Tams must rely on to change
Lind's 5000 plurality into deficit of 1900
must be the 7,20O votes that were attach
ed to Doc Ames petition for the Repub-
ncan nomination for mayor. Ames is TO
save Van SAINT in Hennepin, If Mckinley
will carry him through the rest of the
state.
WHERE SAM IS NOT KNOWN.
The Sixth district is farther from
Mr.. Van SAINTS home than any of the
districts previously discussed, and conse-
quently not liable to the local causes
which might cause the near neiehbors
of Mr.. Van SAINT to falter in their 1000
normal majority, and give him only
300. So when he strikes the Sixth Mr..
Bixby becomes more hopeful Mckinley
carried the Sixth by 6,510, yet Lind had
a plurality over Clough In 1885, Morris
was elected by a small plurality, but
Lind had 4,5OO to spare. Mr. Bixby
thinks this 4,5l0 for Lind will be / 975
for Van SAINT this year, a Republican
gain, to be as precise as Mr.. Van SAINT,
of CATS votes. Two years ago Towne
was Morris opponent In Stearns coun-
ty, which, gave Bryan nearly 1900, Towne
got only 1,200. Truelsen will get nearly.
II not as great, a plurality as Bryan
did. Lind carried it by $500 in 1885, by
100 in 1883. 1t is known that the Ger
man population is not more inimical to
the national ticket this year than in
1886; it is certain that Lind will not be
weakened in that district by the con-
gressonal nominee; so if the Sixth dis
trict comes within 20 or 80 votes of Mr..
BiXby's figures the public will have to
conclude that the campaign managers
figured out how many they would need
and then packed the ballot boxes on
the iron range to meet the exigencies
of the occasion.
COMEDIES ONE LONE DISTRICT. q
In order that Gov Lind might sleep,
peacefully, Mr.. BiXby conceded him one
district, the Seventh, by a plurality of
o,Ool The governor would hardly have
esteemed it d compliment to carry it
by paltry 5000. But when Mr. Bixby,
In the depths of his generosity, spon-
taneouSly tenders so more votes, there
can be naught but admira ton for the
resplendent genius of this political mas
ter. 1t is true that this IS 1874 less than
Lind got in 1898 against Eustis and
1862 less than he got against Clough
in 1886, but Mr.. BiXby is convinced that
the farmers of the Red River valley
hold Gov. Lind personally responsible for
the Increase in the price of nails and
barb wire for fencing, for the closing
of the Philippine ports. raising the price
of twine and for the Tawney lumber
tariff which compels them to pay more
for their lumber.
Mr. Bixby also feels that the farmers
of the Red River valley are determined
to wreak a terrible vengeance on Gov.
Lind for his cleaning out of the Mime
apolis wheat ring, and he has heard that
there is a veritable spasm, of feeling
against the governor or failing to reap
point Judge Ira B. Mills of Moorhead,
on the state normal board, but both
these gentlemen were largely indigenous
to Clay county, and that they could
really swing, personally, $500 votes Mr.
BiXby even can hardly believe when he
is figuring it out for himself
OF course his salary as chief of the
Cherokees and Choctaws and Osages and
such will go on even if Van SAINT is
beaten, SO he might as well keep
stiff upper lip.