The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-31

He is getting before the voters of his
own district. personally, besides assisting
in the county. campaign. by some excel
lent addresses on local issues outside of
his own bailiwick 1.-THE Duke of MARI
borough's' Republican friends are max
ing bitter fight on Hickey, knowing
their desperate situation, but Hickey'S
election seems acforegone conclusion.
Walter Nelson ssrecord In the legisla-
ture two years ago was: not, such as to
justify the workingmen and organized
labor of the north portion of the Eighth
and Ninth wards to take him away from
his three drug stores during the winter
months when the demand for cough
medicine is at its height. His Democratic
opponent, James S. Rockford, is almost
as sure of election as though the votes
had already been counted; being an old
resident, a property owner, and highly
respected.
Horace Bigelow's campaign has not yet
struck the Seventh ward, although he
had gotten as far -as the Sixth with it.
Capt SRVan SAINT will speak in St. Paul
Thursday and Friday evenings. In Min
neapolis Saturday evening.
Senator Nelson will speak in Minneapo-
Monday evening.
]. O. Cederberg'si canvass for the legis-
lature in the First and Second wards Is
impeaching the orthodoxy of the belief
that that district must perforce be rep
resented in the legislature by Repub-
lican. The people are awake to the u@ed
of few conscientious men in the legis-
lative councils whe will not be subject to
the whip of the Republican leaders.
]. Hoffman, the contractor, who Is the
Democratic nominee for the 1egisla ture
in the district which comprises the Third
ward, is highly esteemed in local business
circles and popular among his neighbors.
A handsome majority is promised him in
the Third ward to make up for recent
Republican accidents in that locality.
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There are few more earnest speakers
or more persevering campaigners than
Philip Martin, who is the Democratic
nominee in the district which includes
the Fifth ward. Mr.. Marin carried that
ward by 200 or better when running for
the assembly last spring, and the younger
element of the ward, almost without ex-
ception, party lines being obliterated, is
solid this fall for Martin. His election
by a handsome majority Is assured.
In the Sixth ward the Democratic NOM
inee is Samuel Deering; pioneer resident
and respected citizen. He will make the
West side editor look like a deuce in the
discard of an unappreciative constituency
the night of Nov. s.
George F. Umland, the University ave-
nue. druggist, who is the Democrat tic NOM
inee for representative in that district,
xxyh If. T;crI,f !,
and Ninth wards south of the Great
Northern tracks. is sure to be reelected.
Even the Republican leaders nave quit
counting on any Republican strength
from that district, land are merely trying
to trade votes foruUnlland for votes fer
Van SAINT, whom, in their last sad ex-
tremity they are exercising every effort
to save.
Philip c. JustusiI beer campaign is a
kindergarten idea,5fully in keeping with
the advent of Kindergarten in poll
tics. His opponeht, tPeter Van Hoyen.
although never before Ia candidate before
the people, has made several arduous
campaigns in behalf Eaf his friends. and
his personal campaign. in which ne Is
meeting the rank and file of the voters
in every section sof e6he city as far as
practicable, Is winaing him many votes.
handsome majolatyas his, Undoubtedly
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The villifying cartoons that the Re
publican papers have been printing Of
Gov. Lind the last two or three DAYS are
making votes for him faster than any OF
the literature that the Democratic state
! central committee has gone to SO much
pains to prepare. They at once confess
the weakness, of the Republican cause.
and the formidable powers of the cham
pion they have to contend with.