The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-11-02

R. G.. Dunn's speech but failed dis
mally. Mr.. O'Connor talked on that
old threadbare supplement to Demo
cratic papers, about what 10 bushels of
wheat will buy. Prof. Thomson gave
a few excellent remarks but did not
touch our politics. Otherwise the
rally fell pretty fiat. .
G. N. Andrews will address the
Democrats at Sterling Center Nov. Sd
and at Butternut Nov. 9Th.
P. j. McDermott, of st. Paul, will
speak to the Democrats at Madison
Lake Nov. End.
A certain party in this city desires
to make three wagers The first is
5000 even money that Van SAINT will
be the next governor of Minnesota ; the
second is $500 against $3.50 that Nc
Kinley will be reelected president;
and the third is $500 or any sum from
that amount up to 81, 600 even money
that Yates will be the next governor
of Illinois. If there are any Demo-
Gratis who have the faith in the success
of their ticket to enable them to risk
their money they can be accommodated
by communicating with this Office and
we are assured that the money will
be forthcoming on the Republican
side.
A dispatch to the st. Paul Pioneer
Press from West Superior says -
HR. P. Davis, Ct AXE CEystai,
Mimi, an old soldier and a PROSPEROUS
farmer of that locality, is in the city
on a visit to relatives. He says that
all the farmers he knows of in his part
of Minnesota are solid for Mckinley.
They are pretty well satisfied, he says,
with their condition of the past four
years. A workman on the Great
Northern new crew cutoff to the iron
range, who came down to stay until
after election, says that in the camps
along the new line Republicanism is
overwhelming. In two or three of the
camps where he was and where there
are from 100 to 10 men, the average
is about four or five Bryan men, he
says. s.,.
A stranger who was driving along
the st. Peter road one evening last
week, just as the quarry laborers were
going home, noticed that thirty-two
of Gus. Widell's men were riding BIZ
cycles. He observed that this was a
sign of prosperity that would not have
been seen few years ago during the
Democratic times.
NJ. E. Mathews, the Democrat-Pop-
ulist candidate for congressman in
this district, whose home is at Mar
shall, will close the campaign in this
city for the Democrats. speaking at the
opera house Friday evening, Nov. I'd.
W. A. Funk started Wednesday
for the northwestern part of the state,
where he will speak every night this
week under the direction of the Re-
publican state central committee. We
do not doubt that Mr.. F. will do his
share toward the election of Congress
man Eddy and the state ticket.
The Republicans and Democrats of
Window both demonstrated Saturday
night Hon. R. G. Evans, of st. Paul,
addressed the Republicans in tent
and all of the 1900 seats were taken.
There were 200 torch bearers in the
Republican parade, including 40 young
women, nearly all of whom have
reached the voting age and who took
their position in the line of march
with as much pride as the men did.
One of the transparancies carried bore
these significant words, "Write Hon
est John for Prices on Irvine. - The
parade and meeting were both rous-
ing success. The Democrats were adj
dressed by Judge Willis, of ST. Paul,
at the temple, and 400 persons heard
the address The parade consisted of
so torch bearers.