The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-15
THE SUSPENSE
ENDS TOMORROW
Voters Will Then Express Their
Preferences and Make Up the
Party Tickets.
Altogether There Are 248 Aspirants
Whose Fate Is to Be Decided
by Ballot.
Each of the Three Republican Con-
gressional Candidates Expresses
Confidence in His Success.

Tomorrow will be primary election day
throughout. Minnesota. Altogether there
are 248 candidates. '.,'. - I. -
In Minneapolis, interest centers in the :
republican nomination for congress-. Com
gresham Fletcher has two aggressive
opponents, who have kept him busy ex-
planning his record In his public utter
ances the congressman has been on the
defensive, and this has weakened him
with the people, in spite. of the pres
tige of his long service. Eugene G. Hay
and James A. Peterson both claim the
nomination.
No one questions that in the past week
a tremendous tide has set in toward Mr.,
Hay. His commanding ability and his
clean campaign have made hundreds of
friends for him every day. until lately
the Hay movement has assumed the pro-
portions of a landslide. The other candi-
dates have sought desperately to check
it, and to discredit the Hay candidacy
by declaring him third in the race. In
spite Of this band wagon talk, men
of all classes have been going to Hay.
The air is full Of it., and it now seems
certain that if the men who prefer Eugene
Hay turn out tomorrow and vote for
him, he will be nominated by hand-
some plurality.
Within the last few days many i'm
portant accessions have come to the
Hay forces. Practically all the large job
bling houses of the city have thrown
their influence to him. won bv his
stand in favor of reciprocity with Cam
ada, and convinced of his ability to pre-
sent the question to congress success
fully s. - -.
The public has been kept advised of tho
progress of Mr.. Hays campaign SO far as
evening meetings are concerned, but it
has not been generally known that for
the past month he has been speaking not
only every evening but at a noon meet
Ing every day in some factory, shop or
mill. Frequently he made three or four
speeches day. He has visited every in
dustrial. establishment in the city where
many men are employed, and in this way
has personally made friends and come
In contact with more people than both
the other candidates together. AS a final
climax. of this strenuous campaign he to-
day spoke at the soldiers home at 10
o'clock. Barnard Bros. & Cope, furniture
factory at IL o'clock, the east side street
car barn at o'clock, near the university
at 5 clock. and he will speak in the Har-
monia building, Third street and Second
avenue s, at o'clock at night.
The Hay Estimate ~
= While this speech making has been
been perfecting a most systematic organ
fzation, and While but little Dragging,
boasting or bluffing has been done. they
to-day give out a statement of what, from
the most reliable sources: they believe
will be the result of to-morrow's pri-
mary election. It is as follows: - Mr.. Hay
will carry the second. the fourth the
fifth, the sixth, the eighth and the thir-
teenth wards; he has an even chance Of
carrying the eleventh and twelfth and
will poll good vote in the remaining
wards. The votes in the country towns
will be about evenly divided between the
three candidates. There will be about
10000 republican votes cast in the dis
trict and Of this number Mr.. Hay will
receive between 5000 and 10000. and be
nominated
49, The Fletcher Estimate.
The following Fletcher estimate was
given out from the congressman's head
quarters this morning.:
There will be from 1914 900 to 20, 900 re-
publican votes cast at the primaries to-
morrow. OF these, Mr.. Fletcher will get
5000 to 10000. Mr.sIIay will get $500,
and Mr.. Peterson will get the rest, 5000
or 1000. u-. .....-.
"Mr: Fletcher will carry the first ward.
with Peterson second. Fletcher will carry
the second ward. The third will be four
fifths Fletcher. The fourth will be car
ried by Fletcher, and he will break even
with Mr.. Hay or a little better in the
fifth. The sixth Peterson will carry hut
Fletcher will get a third of the votes.
Fletcher will carry the seventh He viii
get more votes than Peterson and Hay to-
gether in the eighth. Fletcher will carry
the ninth, and will get a ma jority over all
in the tenth. He will carry the eleventh
and twelfth. and will divide the thirteenth
even with Hay. The country will be four
fifths for Fletcher" T. '...-: -.
The Peterson View.
From the headquarters of James A. Pc
terson the following estimate was given
out: ~ -.=S7 .r.55.EE @.s.E
"The republican vote at the primary
election will be from $4,000 to 10000. Mr..
Peterson will carry every ward in the city.
and the country towns By wards,swes es-
innate the votes of the three candidates
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