Evening star., 1900-10-22
The Democrats CoDcede These Fig
ures in Minnesota.
LIND MAY Be ELECTED GOVERNOR
There is Big "SiIent Vote" Which
Worries Politicians.
CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October 20, 1900.
While democrats concede Minnesota to
the republicans by as high as 10000, the
fight on the governorship is very close 1t
is the lively contest between John Lind, tu-
sionist, the present governor. and Capt. 3.
R., Van SAINT, republican, that makes tho
campaign in Minnesota interesting this
year. That those who are not familiar with
politics in Minnesota may understand the
situation few facts are presented.
Mckinley carried the state in 1896 by
more than $4,000 The republican majority
on the national ticket has-in 1S92-been as
low as 10000 The normal republican ma
jority in the state it about $4,000. some
democrats profess to believe that the state
will not do better for Mckinley than $1,000
this year. Extreme republican estimates
put McKinley's plurality up to 10000. The
result will probably give the state to Nc
Kinley by from 80, 600 to 10000
But on the governorship Minnesota Is ana
has for many years been a close state
There has not been republican majority
in state elections for eight years, though 1t
was not until 1893 that the republicans
failed for the first time in forty years to
have plurality. But several republican
governors have gone into office by very
small margins-from 1900 to 1900. Four
years ago the present governor came with
in 300 votes of winning. Two years ago
ne was elected over w. II. EuSllS, TepuD-
lican, by a clear lead of 10000. At the
same time all the republican state ticket
below the gubernatorial candidate was vic
torious by from 5000 to ZOO. showing
that the state was still republican by the
usual majority.
Lind Made a Good Governor.
John Lind is conceded to be the best gov
ernor Minnesota has had in twenty years
Before he went into Office he had the larg-
est personal following of any man in Min
nesota. After serving three terms in Con-
gress as a republican he left the party in
1896 on the silver issue. He was born In
Sweden and came to America when thirteen
years old. Minnesota has large Swedish
population, of whom about 10000 were
born in Sweden. These with their children,
represent close to 10000 votes. Lind had
most of them in 1896 and 1898, though the
Swedes are clannishly republican. He will
get majority of them again this year,
but not SO many as before: He & is a "a demo, me
before he was just as good republican as
ever" except on the money issue. Many
other causes contributed to the election of
Lind In 1898 which are not now present
The old soldiers were dissatisfied with the
republican candidate, there had been a Bit
ter factional fight in the party and there
forty years of republican rule. This year
the republicans are united and enthusiastic
ally for Capt. Van SAINT. The Mckinley
partial % study of the state district by dis
trict indicates that Capt. Van SAINT will
win by about 1000, though his man
ayers claim 10000 which is precisely the
plurality claimed for Lind by his commit
tee. The result largely hinges on the cities
of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Together they
gave Lind about 1900 plurality two years
ago. If they should do as well this year he
will probably be reelected or at least Van
SAINTS plurality will not be more than 1900
or 5000.
MinnesOta's German Vote.
Minnesota has a considerable German
population. The gold democrats in this pop
ulation are practically all back in line, and
with them are some German republicans
who can't stand Mckinley. The democrats
are the net gamers in this nationality in
Minnesota Bryan will probably show gains
wherever the German vote is factor.
Most of the gold democrats are back in the
democratic fold. Keeping this in mind,
most conservative observers look for
Mckinley plurality of about 10000. The
silent vote Is worrying managers on both
sides. Political meetings are remarkably
well attended, but the people are very un-
demonstrative. The republicans say this
vote is theirs. If it is, all calculations are
off and a landslide is coming. The demo-
Gratis say 1t belongs to them. If it does,
Bryan will come very close to gathering In
the state.
There are hard fights in three congress
sional districts-the first, sixth and seventh.
In the first L. l.. Brown is making it in
teresting for Jas. A. Tawney, the present
representative. Tawney is intimately con-
nected with the lumber manufacturers of
the northwest, otherwise known as the
lumber trust, and this fact is being brought
to the attention of every farmer who is
paying fancy price for lumber. The prob
abilities favor Tawney's reelection by
| plurality reduced so per cent.
Close In Seventh District.
The closest district in the state is the sew
enth. Representative Eddy has an able op-
ponent in NJ J. Daily, the fusion nominee.
This district is erratic. No one can tell
which way it will jump. Eddy may be re-
elected by 1000 or he may be defeated by
| as many votes. Page Morris, present rep
resentative in the sixth district, is opposed
| by Henry Truelsen the hustling ex-mayor
| of Duluth. In some parts of the district
| Truelsen is stronger with the people than
was ever the brilliant Chas. A. Towne. But
| he Is enough weaker in others to lose the
| district by as high 1000 About 700 was
| the best Morris could do against Towne.
| Fletcher, in the fifth, Stevens in the fourth,
McCleary in the second and Heatwole in
| the third will be returned easily The
| whole Minnesota delegation is now repub-
| lican and all were renominated. The leg;s-
| lature promises to be overwhelmingly re-
| publican. If 1t is, Senator Knute Nelson
| will be reelected.
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