The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-25
LIND S|R()NGERIRANN' 9S
FIRST DISTRICT WILL DO BETTER
BY HIM THAN TWO
YEARS AGO
TAWNEY'S DESPERATE FIX
Only the Radicals of His Party Can
Stand for the Record He
Has Made In
Congress.
TAWNEY's DESPERATE FIX
From a staff Correspondent.

ALBERT LEA, Oct 4.-Republicans in
this part of the First district are very
much excited over what the result of the
proceedings on Nov. 6 is going to be.
There is an evident anxiety lurking be-
hind an effort to present an Indifferent
front, but 1t is nevertheless apparent that
they are decidedly nervous
The Democrats are encouraged by Re-
publicans themselves to expect reason
able gains in Freedom and many other
of the strongest Republican counties in
this district. The Republican workers
are fully aweke to this fact, but for fear
of giving the appearance of cenceding,
they decline to admit that Tawneys dis
trict has become strongly disputed ter
ritory. When asked If they believe the
lumber baron congressman will be re-
elected, they hesitatingly reply in the
affirmative and with equally pretended
confidence, do they answer the enquir-
les as to whether Van SAINT will carry
the district. But they are not giving
figures.
In 1896, Freeborn county polled about
1890 votes, and less than 2,700 two years
ago. This year she will, it is said, in
crease her vote of '96 by prehaps 100.
Both parties agree as to this. Both par
ties also claim the major portion of that
increase. Comparatively the vote of the
entire district, past and future, may
be reckoned about the same as that of
Freeborn county. The Democrats have
no idea of carrying Freedom, but they
feel hopeful over the prospects in the
district at large They Will certainly
make heavy gains in Freedom county.
That Tawney is a weaker man than
he was two years ago, is apparent not
only from the Indications of his per
sonal campaign, but also from the senti-
nent of his constituents. His record for
the past two years is a boomerang to
him. Regarding Tawneys opponents of
the two campaigns, no one will deny that
L. l.. Brown is much stronger than Mr..
White of '98. James A. Tawney knows
this better than any of his politicians,
and if he is honest with himself he can
not but recognize great depreciation in
his own strength Nothing proves these
assertions more clearly than does the
fight between candidates Brown and
Tawney. Brown is winning favor and
making votes every day. while Tawney
is doing well to keep within
range even OF the most radical
vote in t he district Brown
of every question. With the lumber
barons personal tool the matter has
simply resolved itself down to a begging
of the question in every case, while
Browns fight is aggressive, gaining new
impetus each day.
The Tawney element is doing all that
political chicanery can devise to save its
candidate from defeat, but their fight
would indeed be an utterly hopeless one
were the district not already so very
strongly Republican and conservative
men are maintaining that even Tawney's
big majority of two years ago and the
unlimited financial resources of his sup
porters cannot prevent his defeat
Republicans generally recognize that
Tawney is about as vulnerable a candi-a
date as there is in the state. and they
are using every means possible to fortify
him against the fatal attacks of his op-
ponents His championship of the lun1-
Der magnates' interest is ~veritable
thorn in the flesh to him and to his
friends In their efforts to assist him.
Tawrey has of course, been forced Ito
acknowledge this unsavory charge, and
his friends are doing absolutely nothing
TO attempt TO deny Tawney's unfortu-
nate position upon this matter. They
don't undertake to excuse or justify
him, since he himself has made the con-
fessfon When asked, What about Taw-
ney and the lumber tariff 2" they usually
reply that "fhe people think more of the
dairy and creamery interests than they
do of the lumber interests, making this
effort to minimize the Importance eof
Ia Wfiey's predfcament IN his race for
reelection 1t is the plan OF their cam
paign to delude the people If possible with
the false argument that Tawney was the
undeniable champion of his constituents
as the successful advocate of the circuit
anti-oleomargarine bill In the house.
This trick IS proving effective in places
where the voters are not acquainted
with the actual facts in the case But
fortunately this class seems to. be the
minority.
Mr.. TaWney's brazen attempt to prove
that he championed the bill on the floor
of congress has been successfully repu-
dated by Intelligent Democrats who
know and are showing the voters that
Mr. Tawtey was never afforded the OPP
portunfty Of becoming the champion OF
the Grout bill on the floor of the house,
for the simple reason that the bill never
got past the committee. 1t died an UNI
timely death before reaching the house,
and hence precluded the possibilities OF
making hero out Of Lumber Baron
Tawney.
The estimate of Democrats as to Gov
LIMBS race in the First district Is con-
servative. They are not building castles
as to big nlajorities, but are justified,
they maintain, In saying that he will re-
ceiye much larger vote than he did
in either SO or '9S. He.is much stronger
all over the district, as he is throughout
the state, than before his election. l..
L. Brown and Gov, Lind, 1t is thought.
will run close together in Freebern coun-
ty, ahead OF their tickets.