Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-30
The Tammany Hall Machine
Z, ~..,. J. IS Becoming Badly u
v Demoralized.
THE LEADERS GROW DESPERATE:
Some Incidents Of the Cam an
paign and a Few Thoughts
for the Consideration { \:
of Voters. ':

The only expression that can a0o-
quately describe the condition Of DEM
ocratic affairs to-day is that old, fa-#
miliar phrase, ION the Run" In the \
cities they are claiming that Lind -.
going to show his great strength In
the country, and in the country they
are telling of the phenomenal showing
he is going to make in the cities. The
country must know for itself what
kind of a showing he is going to make /:
there. AS to the showing he will make
in the cities and the sentiment in 81.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, it ts
sufficient to say that sporting men
could not get a single dollar of Lind
money Tuesday of last week in st.
Paul. 1t was loudly proclaimed that
there were $500 on deposit in two diff
ferent places ready to be put up on
Lind. Within two hours after the an e
nouncement was made $1,000 Of Re- 4
publican money was looking for the \
$1,000, on even terms. One bet Of $l,-
500 had been made the evening before
and fortunate Republican from the
country had his money up against 1t.
This seemed to be the limit of Demo-
cratic money, for every betting Repub-
lican in st. Paul was looking for Lind 1
money all day Tuesday. AS an in
stance of the bluffing that is being
done by Democratic sporting men, the
following is u fair sample: A well
known Democratic sport made prop Z
ostion to bet $500 on Lind's election; \
Republican who happened to be pres
ent said that he would accept the bet,'
but would have to go to his place OF
business, about five blocks distant, to
get the money. The Democrat refused
to do that, saying his proposition held
good only for the present moment. The
Republican then drew his wallet ana
offered to put up SIS as a forfeit on
the $500 bet, agreeing to produce the
other $425 within thirty minutes or for
felt the SIS. The Democrat refused to
accept the proposition, but said> that
he would wait until the Republican,
went to his office and got the money.
The Republican made a flying trip TO I
his office, and came back with the
$500; but the Democrat had been
called out by telephone, but would be
back in an hour" The Republican
sent for q friend, as he could not stay
there, and left the friend in the DEM
ocrat's place of business all day until
It closed up at night; but he never
got the $500. "A
In Minneapolis the conditions are
much the same as they are In st. Paul.
Lind carried both cities two years ago
by large majorities, but cannot carry
either of them this year. DR.. Ames -
sweeping everything before him In the
Mill city, and one Of the leading can
didates on the Democratic ticket, on
Monday Of last week, said that Ames
would be elected by $500. 1t must be
said that he is not an enthusiastic
friend OF Gray, the Democratic can
didate, but he is a strong and sincere
friend Of Linds and q man Of LIMBS
own nationality; but he admitted that
Lind would lose Hennepin county by
not less than $500, and probably $500.
The Globe, on Tuesday Of last Week.,
published returns from forty county
committeeman" each one declaring
that Lind would carry that county-.
The statement was so absurd on teS7
face that 1t created ripple OF laugh
ter, even among Democrats. The Re-S
publican committee knows that, there
are some counties which Lind viii
carry, and, almost without exception
knows Just what counties he will car
ry; but there is not county tn the
state, probably, which he will carry by
as large a majority as he did two years
ago, while there are dozens Of coun--I
ties which went for him by large MAJ
iorities which will go against him this
time; others where his vote VIII -
cut almost to nothing. 1t is adm1tted5
by the wisest among the Democratic;
leaders that Lind weakened himseIHi,
by swinging around the circle Win III
Bryan and Identifying himself again
with the free-silver cause. - 25