The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-13
CERTAIN OF Of YOUNG
Backers of His Congressional Cam.
paign in the Seventh Have
Supreme Confidence.
How the Situation Looks When
Viewed From Willmar-The
Nationality Racket.
From a. Staff CORRESPONDENT.

From Staff Correspondent
Willmar, Mimi, Sept 13.-There is an
air of easy confidence about the head
quarters of Edward T. Young in this city
that speaks volumes. The supporters OF
the Appleton man say that he will be
nominated for congress next Tuesday by
seventh district republicans just as sure
as sunrise and sunset. If he loses they
will be the most disappointed and crest
fallen set Of men in Minnesota.
Young's hackers have supreme faith In
the power of their organization, which is
thorough one in every county Where
their man has following. Dowling's ad-
vertising and Vostead's still hunt are all
very we'll in their way, they say, but 1t is
not enough to get a voter once. You
must hold him, and the only way to do
that Is through a local man Of influence,
committed to your cause, who Will keep
cases" on the rank and file and hold them
In line. They admit that when Volstead
carvasses a locality he makes many votes,
but claim he has lost a large per cent OF
them since. Men depended on to look
after his interests have been won over,
and the Volsteai strength has been shot
to pieces in many localities where he ex-
poets to get a heavy vote.
This same organizatio is depended on
to bring out the full vote in the Young
counties. A careful canvass has been
made, and the Young managers know
where their men are. Carriages Will be
put in commission Tuesday, and they will
keep moving until every Young voter has
visited the election booth.
Senator Young. will close his conpaign
with a speech at Dawson Monday evening.
He was in Montevideo yesterday, and
struck out into the country districts of
Chippewa county this morning, where he
will work until Monday evening. Tues
day. after voting In Appleton, he will come
down to Willnar. Arrangements have
been made for collecting complete returns
at the Young headquarters Tuesday eve
ming, and they hope to get the result be-
fore going to bed
Alton Crosby, editor Of the Willmar
Republican Gazette, has conducted the
headquarters work for Young, which has
consisted chiefly Of correspondence with
the leaders in the different localities. He
has received reports from all the counties,
and speaks confidently of the result.
Young Has kandlyohL
From information received here, there
seems to be no doubt that Young will
carry Kandiyohi county. The city Of
Wilmar is strong for him, though Dr.
Christian Johnson, the former populist
leader, is putting in hard ticks for Vol
stead. Samuel Olson, a leading attorney
and G. w. Odell, former sheriff, are also
Volstead leutenants. Rev. Mr.. Solum,
president of the Norwegian Lutheran SEM
mary, is for bowling, and so are several
of the business men. but the active men
In politics are for Young. Atwater and
New London are for Young, and Raymond
is divided between Bowling and Young.
The country has been we'll lined up for
Young, and 80 per cent Of the solid Nor
wegian vote Of Norway Lake is claimed
for Young. There is a quiet Volstead SEN
timent among many Of the farmers, which
will give him a large vote. Bowling has
done some work of late in the southern
end, bordering on Renvile. Both Bowling
and Vo1stead men have used an argument
against Young among the John Lind re-
publicans. They have rehearsed Young S
attack on Lind in the campaign OF 1900,
which so angered Lind's friends and they
have sought to arouse this feeling once
more to take votes away from Young.
Working On the "Boers.'
The Young men have countered on
Bowling in Chippewa, where there is a
large settlement Of Hollanders. Theyhave
circulated lately, some utteranoes of
Bowling at Winnipeg when he compli-
mented the Canadians on the British sue
cesses in the Boer war. This has been
worked hard among the Beers OF Chip
pewa county.
On recent reports from Pope county,
Young claims a plurality there, though
it has generally been conceded to Vol
stead. Frank Eddys influence has beer
exerted In his home county for Young
but the county is divided among tbs
three candidates. Sheriff ThOrson, q
strong man, has done hard work TO,
Volstead. P. A. Kroshus of the Glenwoo(
Herald, and G. B. Wollan have handled
things for Bowling, and claim Glenwoo6
for him. Young also claims it, an(
Starbuck is conceded to him. The
population of Pope county is almost en-
tlrely rural and there is no local contest
so light vote is looked for, and if there
is fair weather the voting may be almos
confined to the villages.
Young claims his home county Of Swift
practically solid, at least 80 per cent, ant
It has been well organized to get out tn
vote. There seems to be a detection
about Kerkhoven and MURDOCH an,
Young spent Wednesday at the forme
town trying to win it back. Both bowl
ing and Volstead claim strength there
The democrats Of Swift county would lik
to vote for Young and some Of them will