The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21

street corners, in business houses, he
clubs and even at the family reunions
the issues are being discussed earnestly
and with a fever that demonstrates that
the voters are thoroughly aroused. Muir
ray andiver, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, is confident of
success, and predicts that the state will
give Bryan a majority of $4,000, or 5,OJ5
less than the normal Democratic
strength. EX-Gov. Lowndes, of the Re-
publican state committee, claims the state
by 5000, and has in his estimates the
concurrence of the Honest Money Demo-
cratic league, formed of Gold Democrats
living in Baltimore. The Democrats
base their prediction of success upon
the vote cast at the recent gubernatorial
election, when x-Representative Smith
was eleced governor by $1,000. They claim
that the issues OF the present contest
were then fought, and that hey have
reason to believe the campaign being
made by tie Republicans now will not ma
terially change that result.
The failure of ex-senator German to
enter the campaign is used by the Re-
publicans to sustain their claims, as they
allege that Mr.. German is sulking, ana
that with him out of the harness the
democratic machine cannot carry the
state Senator Wellington of Maryland,
Republican, who is on the stump for BrV-
an, will soon enter his state. He has
lost all influence with the rank and file
of his former party, the Repubncan
managers claim. Maryland, however,
can be placed in the doubtful columns
1t is impossible at this time to give
non-partisan prediction of the result, be-
cause of the confused conditions of al
fairs and the conflicting claims of the
politicians The chances seem to favor
he Republicans.
CONNECTICUT.
The non-partisan sentiment SO far as
can be gathered for interviews with
number of men who are active in none
of the parties is that Connecticut will
give Mckinley and Roosevelt majority
not much less than that for Mckinley
and Hobart in 1885, This is much
stronger statement than could have been
made two weeks ago. The apathy OF
the early fall has been followed by an
arousfng even greater than that of 1896
For the first time in a dozen years Re-
publican marching clubs have sprung
into existence this week in nearly all the
large cities and towns.
do you believe that the Democratic
party is making accessions to its ranks
in Connecticut at the present time" was
ic state committee.
Eyes, and from every town and city In
the state In fact. the drift has been
that way for over a year, and, as the
election day grows nearer the feeling
IS even more in evidence. Take Hart
ford, for instance. Four years ago the
social and sound-money parade was pure
ly a local affair. But in order tomake a
respectable showing our friends are
sending invitations to clubs all over the
state to join with them on their COM
ing day of celebration
At the headquarters of the Republican
state central committee, Chairman o. r.
Filler, said he did not believe in shouting
but he had received private returns from
all over the state, which he made the
grounds for his belief that the Repubh-
can majority would be very close to that
of 1896.
DELAWARE.
Owing to the mixed up political situa-
ton here it is difficult to tell the probable
outcome Of the election in this state.
The final registration day 1t tomorrow
Saturday and after that the leaders will
begin to predict with some degree of ac-
curacy. Most O fthe Palmer and Buck
ner Democrats Of four years ago are
now for Bryan, and the takers among
them are on the stump for the whole
Democratic ticket. The gold Democrats
here four years ago polled more than
1000 votes.
The Republican factions-Add1cks and
anti-Addicks-are together on the ma
tional and state ticket, but in the two
lower counties-Kent and Sussex-the
anti-Addicks men are running an indie
pendent legislative ticket. The next
legislature is to elect two United States
senators. The heavy Republican vote Is
IN Of fha acriCl Ia i've
tricts. The Democrats say they are GER
tain of the legislature.
Conservative estimates give the state
to the Republicans by from 1000 to 1,5o0
majority. The Democrats are making a
tremendous effort to carry the state, and
meetings are being held in every cross
road Peter J. Ford, the Democratic
candidate for governor, is visiting every
part of the state and appears confident
of election. The Republicans have been
rather inactive, but are warming UP to
the work.
NEW JERSEY
Republican State Chairman Franklin
Murphy expresses the opinion that the
canvass made by the county chairman
warrants the statement that New Jersey
will elect the Republican electors by
plurality of 10000 Democratic State
Chairman William Gourley is not willing
to give figures until after the Bryan tour
thrtRgh New Jersey next week. The
Democrats have come together, and the
money issue, that devided them four
years ago, has been made native factor
in his campaign, but lack Of organiza-
ton will demonstrate weakness. The
gold vote is almost totally in line for
Bryan. The Democrats find that Trenton
is a manufacturing center and that the
manufacturers are active for Mckinley
on account Of the tariff issue. The CAM
paign has been an inactive one, and the
Democratic leaders say that there are in
dications of a heavy silent vote that will
be favorable to Mr.. Bryan on the trust is
sue. Gen. Seweli estimates the plurality
for the Republican electors at $4,000; Vice.
Chairman Stokes at 5000.
Politics in Nebraska just now pre-
sents many complications. The officials
and leaders of each party insist on their
certain success in every depar tment, but
a review of the situation and their state
ments reveals that only the state and Leg