The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-02
FOURTH IS FOR GQI. LIND
REPUBLICANS IN TIE EASTERN
DISTRICT Do NOT AGREE
WITH .BTXBY
CAN CARRY BUT TWO COUNTIES
One of These Is Washington, and
Democrats VIII Not Concede
Thts-Estimates From
the State.
rom q Staff Corresnondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
CAMBRIDGE. Nov 1.-(Special )-That
part of Tams Bixby's recent estimates
which apply to the Fourth congressional
district has caused a great deal of amuse.
ment TO those who are in position to
tell Tams something of the actual state
of affairs. Even Repub leans smile ION
the quiet" when the faithful TamS pO-
itical extravaganza comes within their
vision. Tams figures that Van SAINT will
carry the Fourth by 1870 How he arrives
at this promising result is not apparent
to the voters in this end Of the district.
They figure something like this: Isanu
county is conceded by the Republicans by
about 200; the Democrats, however, claim
it for Lind by from 40 to COO Chisago
county will probably go for Van SAINT by
small majority, but in order to afford
the astute BiXby a place in the contest,
allow the margin of 1000 claimed by Re-
publicans. Kanabec will give Gov. Lind
at the very least 800 majority, and doubt
less more. Washington county, they give
to Van SAINT by, say, 1000, to be gener-
Gus; 1t will not however, be more than
an even break. Then there is only KAN
Sey county left Anybody knows that the
Lind vote will not drop there, but, on the
contrary, will increase, but even if his
majority should not exceed 2GUO the peo-
pie of Isanti and Chisago counties figure
both Tams and Van out of the race in
the Fourth. These are the lowest posi-
bic figures they could be expected to
give, and they are concurred in by not
few Republicans. BY this process,
even, Van SAINT would have carried but
two counties, with a majroity of 2200
against at the lowest figuring 2,501 or 2e00
for Gov Lind. A careful investigation
of the vote in the district justil1es a much
larger majority for Gov. Lind, but the
foregoing will suffice to show how posi-
lively absurd Tams' estimate is.
In arriving at their estimates the vari-
Gus voters of Isanti and other country
districts of the Fourth are not guided by
q consciousness of the fact that they are
Of necessity, by reason of any political
obligations, obliged to furnish a schedule
favorable to their side; they are not
guessing, either; their estimates can be
relied upon as fair and conservative and
much more reliable than anything sent
out from the fountain head of the Re-
publican party in this state. When the
Republicans of the eastern end of the
Fourth district figure that Lind will
carry the district they take into consid-
GRAFTON the fact that he carried it two
years ago with a plurality of 2.G55, carry
ing every county except Chisago; Tams
ignores this very important fact When
these voters figure defeat in the Fourth
for Van SAINT they recognize the fact that
Gov Lind is by far a stronger and more
popular man than he was in 1885, a tried
and true, reliable and able official His
record is in his favor and has made him
many vote. Two years ago he had no
record as a governor, and was a practi-
cal stranger in many parts of the dis
trict.
Cambridge promises a liberal increase
in its Lind vote this year, and so 10
Wyoming, Lindstrom and North
Branch, although the latter is strongly
Republican. Gov. Linds meetings at
all of these places under the most In-
favorable weather conditions were phe-
nomenal indications that the people are
eager. to hear him. and this is always a
good omen. Besides it is not the least
significant among. the many noticeable
signs of success to see leaders, old-time
leaders of the Republican party, falling
in line for Gov Lind Among those who