Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25
The Iarnnally Hall Machine
Is Beco ming Badly
Demoralized.
THE LEADER S GROW De SPERATE
Some Incidents Of the Cam
paign and a Few Thoughts
for the Iteration
of Voters. {.

Il
quately describe the condition Of DEM,
ocratic affairs to-day is that old, fa-
miliar phrase, "On the Run" In tho
cities they are claiming that Lind IL
going to show his great strength in
the country, and in the country they
are telling Of the phepomenal showing
he lis 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 ST.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, it is
sufficient to say that sporting men
could not get q single dollar of Lind
money, Tuesday of last week in st.
Paul. It was loudly proclaimed that
there were $1,000 on deposit in two diff
ferent places ready to be put up on
Lind. Within two hours after the an
nouncement was made, $4,000 Of Re-
publican money was looking for the
s., 800, on even terms. One bet of ST.
500 had been made the evening before.
and a fortunate Republican from the
country had his money up against it.
This seemed to be the limit of Demo-
cratic money, for every betting Repub-
Hcan in st. Paul was looking for Lind
money all day Tuesday. AS an in-
stance of the bluMng that is being
done by Democratic sporting men, the
following is fair sample: A well
known Democratic sport made a prop
osition to bet $500 on Lind's election; a
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 and
offered to put up IS as forfeit on
the $500 bet, agreeing to produce the
other s425 within thirty minutes or for
felt the $75. 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
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 friend, as he could not stay
there, and left the friend in the Dem-
ocrat's place of business all day until
1t closed up at night; but he never
got the $500.
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 is
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 1900 It must be
said that he is not an enthusiastic
friend of Gray, the Democratic cam
didate, but he is a strong and sincere
friend Of Lind's and man of Lind's
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 its
face that it created ripple of laugh
ter, even among Democrats. The Re-
publican committee knows that there
are some counties which Lind will
carry, and, almost without exception,
knows just what counties he win car
9ry: but there is not county in the
state. probably, which he will carry by
as large majority as he did two years
ago, while there are dozens Of coun-
ties which went for him by large ma
jorities which will go against him this
time; others where his vote will be
cut almost to nothing. It is admitted
by the wisest among the Democratic
leaders that Lind weakened himself
by swinging around the circle with
Bryan and Identifying himself again
with the free-silver causes.