The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-15
ARE AROUSED
BY ROSING
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opportunities offered by the trip from
Graceville to Wheaton to go outside the
itinerary laid down by the committee.
He decided upon a cross country trip,
and was thereby able to visit Coils
and Dumont, both outside of his sched-
ule. Judge M. J. Mcdonald accompa-
MED Mr.. Rosing from Graceville, and
at Dumont several parties of enthu-
siasts were made up to attend the
Wheaton meeting. Tomorrow Mr..
Rosing will make another cross coun-
try trip. He is scheduled for a morn
ing visit to Herman. The afternoon is
UNDERSIGNED for Donnelly, and in the
evening he will address a mass meet
ing at Morris.
Mr.. Rosing opened the second day
of his Western tour at Graceville, Big
Stone county. The morning was spent
in tour of the village and a mass
meeting in the afternoon filled the
town hall. The meeting at Graceville
demonstrated beyond all question that
the people of Western Minnesota are
deeply interested in the coming battle
of the ballots. The farmers are more
than month behind with their work,
not more than half of the immense
small grain crop is threshed, and they
are weeks behind with their blowing;
in fact, it is doubtful if half the usual
blowing will be done when winter
puts in it's frozen brake. Every min
ute now counts double with the farm
ers, but in spite of that fact they will
ingly give up their work and drive
long distances to listen to the new
Democratic standard bearer, in whom
they have implicit faith, and who they
thoroughly believe will be the next
governor Of Minnesota.
Spends Morninq at GraceviIIe,
Mr.. Rosing arrived in Graceville
from Sacred Heart at 1925 this morn
ing. He was met by j. M. Cunning
ham, one of the veteran Democrats Of
Western Minnesota. After breakfast
Mr.. Rosing was entertained by the
Rev. Father M. O'Brien, pastor of the
Graceville church, and Father Haupt,
of Coils. Three hours were spent in
personal canvass of the town, Mr.
Rosing being introduced by George v.
Hickey. He fully sustained his repu-
tation as a gumshoer, and made an ex-
cellent impression on the business
men, regardless of their partisan po-
litical faith. But the most gratifying
feature of the brief visit to Big Stone
county was the mass meeting at 2
o'clock. The weather was of char
acter to induce the agricultural public
to remain at home. 1t was a day for
work rather than politics, yet so per
cent of the audience was composed Of
farmers, some of them driving long
distances to attend. Judge M. j. Nc
Donald presided, and introduced Mr..
Rosing with. a brief speech, covering
conditions political purely local. Mr..
RoSing was given rouSing reception
and delivered an address which held
the absolutely undivided attention Of
his audience for more than an hour.
ROSjnO r1p
with his visit to Big Stone county. He
found the Democrats confident and
active. A splendid local ticket has
been placed in the field, and victory
looks assured. The county, consid-
cred safely Republican, stood by Gov.
Lind in the past, giving him an even
break in campaigns on which the Re-
publicans lavished their most strenu-
Gus efforts and immense campaign
funds. 1t will do as well, and the
Democrats claim it will do better, for
Rosing. Their claim Is not untenable.
The Democrats confront no poSt-pri-
mary soreness. Their ticket was NOM
mated without a single contest.
Bowling and Young Lukewarm.
The Republicans had trouble all the
way down the line, commencing with
the bitter fight for the nomination Of
a congressional candidate. Bowling
and Young are neither enthusiastic
about their defeat. Each has a differ
ent set Of excuses for the public but
both are ugly and Indifferent to the
fortunes of the district ticket. Bowling
lays the responsibility of his defeat
at the door of the Scandinavians.
Young is not yet able to appreciate
the services rendered him by the ad-
ministration activity in behalf Of
Bowling. One grievance Bowling and
Young have in common: In the siren
uous primary campaign each dragged
the others legislative record out for
inspection, and neither attempted to
exhibit his opponent in a favorable
light. They both made early in the
campaign the mistake of figuring Vol
stead way back in the "also ran" class,
and when either found a voter he
could not line up for himself that vot-
er was given a clean bill Of lading for
Volstead. The net result of the pri-
mary fight will be light Republican
vote.
The Democrats have no candidate
for congress. That fight is considered
by the Republicans as settled. They
figure Volstead's nomination equivalent
to an election, and on thousands Of
ballots only one cross, and that for
Volstead. 1t is safe to believe that
a large number Of Republicans con-
slider the political labor for the year
complete. These conditions, while es-
pecially noticeable in Renville and Big
Stone counties, apply generally to
nearly every county in the big new
district.