The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-11-30
RosING,s GAME.


It is not probable that the last move
of Lind Rosing bluff will be swallowed
by the Republicans. That is the
proposition embodied in the letter from
Chairman Rosing. of the Democratic
state committee, to c. G. Whitney,
secretary of the Republican state com
mittee, that eight counties to be select
ed by the two committees be counted,
and that if in the recount of these
counties Gov. Lind does not gain 500
votes, the matter be dropped.
Now, in the first place, what have
the Republican state committee to do
with this so-called recount anyway
The properly constituted authorities of
the state for election purposes, have
made their returns properly certified
to according to law, copies of these
sent to the secretary of state by postal
card, show that Capt. Van SAINT is
elected governor of Minnesota by over
2, 800 plurality, and it is not probable
that the official count next month will
change these figures to any appreciable
extent. Some of Gov Lind's office
holders profess to believe that there are
glaring mistakes which will change
the result and give Mr. Lind another
term, SO that they can still hold on to
their places
If Gov. Lind wishes to contest
Capt. Van SAINTS right to the Office of
governor, let him do SO in regular
way as the law provides and Republi-
cans will make no objection That is
right which belongs to him, and
which he can exercise if he sees fit,
and has sufficient evidence to make a
case But the bluff which Mr.. Rosing
puts up settles nothing. Admitting
for the nonce that Irregularities exist to
a considerable extent, which we do not
believe, in the count on governor in
the late election, they are as liable to
exist in other counties as in the eight
that might be named, SO that Mr..
Rosing's plan would settle nothing.
If a recount is had it should cover the
whole state.
The fact of the matter is the Lind
Rosing syndicate does not have an
idea that a recount would change the
result in the least. They know that it
is just as likely to increase Capt. Van
SAINTS plurality as to cut it down.
There has been great deal said about
the votes marked for Lind and Lucas
the latter the Social Democrat, and
there seems to be a feeling among
some that somehow or other Gov. Lind
would benefit by these ballots SO
marked But this hope is futile, for
no such ballots would be counted for
either Gov. Lind or Mr. Lucas. We're
it not for these ballots there would be
no talk of a recount, and they will not
change the result in the last.
The fusionists talk about these bal
lots running into the thousands. They
may and they may not. No one knows
as to that and will not until the Off
ciai vote is tabulated.
1t is suspected that the object of
Rosing's bluff is simply to get basis
to estimate as to what these double
marked ballots may amount to, but
nothing definite would come from
that, as there seems to be several in
some precincts and none in others,
and they probably run very irregular
through the state.
Mr.. Rosing's little game should be
treated with the contempt it deserves.
If Gov. Lind wishes to make con-
test let him come out like man and
do so according to the law. If there is
to be a recount, let it cover the entire
state, as it should But the Repub-
lican state committee, nor any other
body has no right to hold up Capt.
Van SAINTS right to the Office of COVER
nor stake in Rosing's proposed
game of dice, and we do not believe
thew will attemnt if