The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
IAWNEY HAS STEELE.
Recent Changes in.Sentiment Seem
to Have Been to the Advantage
Of the Winonan.
Jim Diment Has Worked Like Tro-
| jan-Creamery Interests Fa-
vor Present Congressman.

Owatonna, Mimi, Sept, 5.-Steele coun-
ty republicans will give Congressman
Tawney majority Of their votes at the
coming primary election. - -. -. p. =.
This Is the judgment OF impartial OBJ
servers who are not particular friends of
Mr. Tawney. They think that two weeks
ago Senator Knatvold would have carried
the county, but that the tide has turned,
thanks to the effective work of Mr., Taw-
ney's personal representatives In Steele
county. Mr.. Knatvold will get a good
vote In some sections but the county as a
whole will go against him.
The reason Is not far to seek. Steele
county Is: for its size, the banner dairy
county Of the state Creamery men
swear by Tawney and their influence is
strong among the farmers. Unless they
can be appealed to strongly by some coun-
ter argument they will stick to Tawney.
The lumber tariff proposition is carry
ing weight with good many both in
OWatonna and in the country end has
tor knatvold's positive strength, the Nor
wegian vote, Is Comparatively small In
Steele county. There are many Germans
and Bohemians as we'll as Americans.
knatvold and His Countrymen. :.
Mr.. Knatvold has been criticized for
spending his time while In the county
canvassing the towns, that are strongly
Norwegian. They are in the western and
southwestern sections and there Knatvold
will get good vote, especially where he
has done personal work. When he
grasps the hand Of a Norwegian farmer
knatvold generally lands him.
In other towns Tawney Is strong ant
both sides are exerting themselves to ge
out the vote In their strongholds. If Sept
16 is fair the farmers will want to stacl
their grain or cut their corn. They ar
ir10n rryjt1 I, So~ fS fhof h,
polls are open till p. m. and it Is hoped
to get much Of the vote out in the evening
rain or shine. Both sides have worker'
canvassing the county. There Is a hot pri
mary contest on for county offices and thi
will help to get out the vote.
There Is very little talk among voters
The campaign is largely fought In the tw
republican papers, of Owatonna. TIL
Journal supports Tawney and the Chroni
Gle Knatvold, and they are making wa
| as only rival contemporaries can. Tn
Journal represents the old Mark H. Dun
| nell crowd, whose active head is now J. M
| Dtment, the postmaster. Mr.. Dimen
was one of the original %Tawney hacker
ten years ago, when Jim first ran for con
| gress, and has been one Of his most value
| lleutenants ever since. He is a power 1
the county, and the recent shift in tn
| situation Is credited to his skilled and en-
ergetic leadership. -.
| The Tawney leaders say the county wa
! never for Knatvold. HE came out fc
congress one day and claimed Steel
| county the next" was the way one
them put it. They concede to Knatvold
fair vote. but claim the county for Taw
ney by large margin. -Four hundred
their inside figure. .-ay..
| Conservative :Knatvold men admit tina
Tawney has a shade the best Of it an
| may carry the county by 200 votes. Th
street talk for Knatvold gives him MAI
gin Of 3o0 Steele county gave Tawne
1856 votes in 1898 and 1,771 in 1900. Wit
fair conditions there 81 ;uld be 1900 vote
cast at the prinharieLS2f which Tawne
should get 800 and KIaatvold 500, or
margin for Tawney Of 500. : d
=: Charles B. Cheney.