The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-20
S|RE OF S|)UIBDAKOIA
SENATOR PETTTGREw rs POSITIVE
THAT STATE WILL GO
FOR BRYAN
HAlli'S VISIT or no AVAIL
VOTERS ARE THINKING. AND HE
BELIEVES THEY WILL VOTE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
LIEN WILL BE NEXT GOVERNOR
He Is Making strong Campaign,
md VIII Add to the
weight of the
Ticket.

United States Senator r. f. Pettigrew,
of South Dakota, spent yesterday in
st. Paul. Business other than political
called the senator to the city, but he
found time to talk somewhat of politics
while here. He also paid a visit to the,
Democratic headquarters at the Mer-
chants hotel
Senator Pettigrew stated that Mark
Hanna had kindly left his state without
even attacking him (the senator), which
might be considered a fortunate thing for
the Republican ruler to have done The
influence which the lordly Marcus WELD
ed and the sentiment which he created
by his talks In the state are not regard
ed by Senator Pettigrew as very seri-
Gus. There is, he says, very little effect
noticeable by the visit OF Hanna to South
Dakota. None of his meetings seem to
have attracted special interest and the
voters were not by any means led to
change their minds or opinions by any
thing he said.
SURE OF SUCCESS.
Senator Pettigrew was asked what he
thought of his own prospects. He is
not unmindful of the fact that his op-
ponents are making the fight of their
lives against him in every cone StVable
way and in all parts of the state. He is
fully awake to the fact that his return
to the United States senate will mean
a relentless fight, but he feels confident
of success. Says the senator: 1.-The Re
publicans have salaried speakers of abI-
ity and-genfus in every district, perhaps
every precinct in the state, and they are
bending their mightiest effort to alta n
success at the polls this fall. Most, In
fact nearly all, Of these speakers are
inportations, and in nearly every case
they are men of considerable ability
and note in their party
But are these speakers meeting with
the success that is hoped for, senator?'
was asked the man from South Dakota
His reply had the effect Of leading one
to believe they are not, and that their
efforts are in many cases, but not al,
regarded much the same as those OF
their chieftan, Hanna. Some of the ora
tors, he said, are really putting up a
hard fight SO far as the Republicans
this year are able to do. Coming 20
the direct question Senator Pettigrew
stated that it is really very hard to pre-
dict Just what the voters of South Da-
kota are making up tneIr minds to do.
They are not talkatfve. They are evi-s
IDENTITY doing some very grave thinking.
DEMOCRACY HARD FIGHT.
Senator Pettigrew says: mo one has
any right to boast3tha South Dakota
will do this or That she will do that this
year, but any man who is impartial with
himself and has studied the field and
conditions carefully asd honestly can say
that he believes, from the best Informal
ton obtainable and from the general in
diCations, that the state will go both for
Bryan and the state ticket" Democracy.
according to the senator's theory, has
a hard, but a safe fight.
The South Dalkotan, while he believed
that his state would give Bryan and
Stevenson a majority and would elect the
state ticket, was not ready to deal with
majorities.
ernor will, if Senator Pettigrew's con-
vicions are correct, be elected. The
same result will accrue to the candidacy
of eX-Gov. Ieet, who is running for con-
gress, unless the senator's forecasts are
il-founded. Lien. is q Scandinavian, and
he is going 20 draw heavily from his
fellow countrymen, who are quite nu-
merous is South Dakota He is charac-
teristically strong, and an active and
able campaigner. Senator Pettigrew was
asked whether he. thought the influence
of Mr.. Lien would have the effect of
adding to the chances of the head Of the
ticket, and he replied that it was III
idea that such prediction would be
hard to make. Lien might create sen
timent for himself that would cluster
around aim only, and not favor Bryan to
any considerable degree, and yet in his
opinion Mr.. Bryan was sure of the state
Personally Senator Pettigrew is just
now very active man. He Is improving
each shining hour and is making great
headway for his party in South Dakota,
as there are scores of evidences to indi-
cate. ets'