The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-01

It's all one way up in our country
said M. F. KeIso, of Hallock, who was
in St. Paul yesterday to confer with
Democratic leaders. Mr. Kelso is the
candidate of his party for railroad and
warehouse commissioner. and has spent
the past week with John A johnson
and John Lind in campaigning in the
Ninth district
The Ninth district was supposed,
from Republican claims, to be the hot
bed of Dunn sentiment, but its inya-
sion by the Democratic eampaigners
shows a far different cordition. Scarce
ly a village where business men. their
clerks and the men who are connected
with mercantile life are not almost
unanimously for John A Johnson and
+. G.. Winston. The farmers are not
saying much as to their gubernatorial
preferences, but Mr.. Keiso, who is a
practical farmer and stock raiser of
Kttson county, is convinced that by
very large majority they are for the
Democratic candidates. They are close
readers of the agricultural papers
Many of them are subscribers TO the
Twin City papers and on political mat
ters they are wonderfully well in
formed. They are counted on to make
the Ninth district practically unani-
nous for Johnson and Winston in spite
or the pleadings of interested politi-
clans TO stand by the ticket"
All for johnson
My observation is that the Ninth
is too one-sided to make il even deba-
table ground" Mr.. Kelso said yester-
day at the Merchants hotel. Il have
been about some. and think I can
Il 1t
country. where have lived and labored
for thirty years. I shall be very much
disappointed If the Ninth district coun-
ties do not roll up big majorities for
our ticket. The campaigning of our
candidates for governor and lieutenant
governor. with the splendid speeches
or congressman Lind at two points in
our district, are sure to produce re-
suits Mr. Lind is known and believed
in by four-fifths of our people and
when he states facts no one rises TO
question his knowledge of affairs or
ms honesty of purpose in putting them
before the people
otter Tail county, one of the largest
counties in the Ninth district, is prac-
ucaliy sure to cast a plurality of its
votes for Johnson and Winston Otter
Tail county two years ago gave Gov.
van SAINT plurality of almost 1.5O0
votes, but reports from that county are
that ii will more than split even for
Johnson, while it is said that Ray w
Jones, Republican candidate for lieu
tenant governor, will not receive to ex-
ceed 900 votes all told in the county"
Fergus Falls by $50
p. McCarger, a Fergus Falls business
man, who was in st. Paul last night,
said that the city of Fergus Falls
would be carried by Johnson by $50 to
zoo votes. Richard ]. Angus, one of
the best known Republicans in that
city, last week made a wager of S25
with Dunn enthusiast that Johnson's
majority in the city would not be less
than $50.
The landslide to Johnson is some
thing phenomenal" Mr.. McCarger said
Republicans outnumber Democrats in
Fergus Falls in a ratio of to /, but in
spite of the overwhelming Republican
strength, out of total vote of 500. Mr..
johnson will have a plurality of from
LOO to 200. The local bosses favorable
to Dunn are making every effort 10
stem the tide, but without success. 1t
Is certainty that Otter Tail will give
Johnson a plurality and Winston will
run far ahead of Jones because of the
unpopularity of the Republican candi-
date for lieutenant governor. 1t was
at Fergus Falls that the suit against
the Commonwealth Lumber company
was tried in the United States court,
where a verdict was found for $4,000
against Mr.. Jones company.