The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-21
POLITICS
DEMOCRATIC WORK
JOLTS REPUBLICANS
Effect of Meetings Is Shown by
Increased Confidence Among
Party Workers
POLL T HGS


The effect of the Democratic organ
ization meeting in Federation hall
Wednesday evening was beneficial to
the party, and proved to be bomb
in the camp of the opposition. This
was evident about the Democratic
headquarters in the Globe building
yesterday There were a large num-
Der of callers who had not previously
been seen during the campaign, and all
came to give assurances that they will
support the entire ticket.
Reports received were particularly
encouraging as to the state ticket, and
some of the best posted men predicted
that Johnson will carry Ramsey county
by more more that 1000. Others more
enthusiastic put the figure above 5000.
If the first estimate is reasonably cor
rect there seems to be no question but
that the entire Democratic county
ticket will be elected. Everything
went to show that there is great dis
affection among the Republicans in the
county as to the local ticket, the farm
ers and business men being reported
as asserting that the attitude Of COun-
ty Auditor Krahmer in refusing to
permit the repair of the roads has been
detrimental to them and to st. Paul.
County Ticket Looks Good
There has developed a strong feeling
that the county ticket will certainly
be successful, this being particularly
evidenced in the attitude of the voters
who believe that the stand of the DEM
ocrats in favor of a nonpartisan ju-
dietary is what it should be. This in
sures the election of Judge Bum and
7. D. O'Brien, as their defeat would
mean that all of the local judges would
be Republican. Some of the express
sions were:
E. L. Murphy-The political situation
elected county treasurer by a vote that
Will prove a surprise to the Republicans.
The two Democratic nominees for district
judges are safe. and with the increasing
popularity of John A: Johnson, the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor, there is
every reason to believe that the entire
ticket will be successful
T. A Pike-The fact that the Demo-
cratic candidates stand pledged to correct
the abuses to which the county has been
subjected by an arbitrary county auditor
county commissioners is gaining support
for the entire ticket. The people want
no more administrations of that kind
For twelve years the Republicans have
been in charge of this branch of the coun-'
ty service, and the people are tired of
them and their policy of unnecessary ex-
travagance on the one hand, and their
foolish parsimony on the other. A change
is demanded. and with the great populari-
ty Of the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, I believe that every Democratic
nominee for county office will be elected.
Miesen has Justus defeated, and Metz
dorf was never in danger.
Strong in Fifth
George T. Redington-In the Fifth ward
the political situation could not be i'm
proved All efforts of the Republicans to
break into the Democratic strength has
proved unavailing. The splendid records
OF the present Democratic county officials
and the utter incompetence of some of the
Republican officeholders, has assisted in
creating the sentiment favorable to. the
party. The effect of the Federation hall
meeting is already apparent the people
being fearful that if they should elect the
Republican candidates there would be
repetition of the treasury scandals in
which the county lost some $4,000.
Louis Betz-I was not able to attend the
meeting in Federation hall, but the thor
ough manner in which some of the Repub
lican county officials We're exposed, is
having its effect on the people. 1 hear
the matter generally discussed and know
of several Republicans who will vote the
Democratic county ticket. There is every
reason to believe that the party will be
s successful at the polls.
title Meetinn on VaSt Side