The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-19

What will be the vote cast at to-
This is today's great question in pc,
litical circles. There seems to prevail
an opinion that the people at large have
not taken particularly keen interest
in this primary campaign; that most OF
them have remained away from political
meetings, and will vote independently of
has made politicians believe there will
be large "silent vote' cast, and all
the leading candidates are making great
claims as to the. share Of these ballots
each is to receive. Jones, Williams
and Schlener, leaders are all telling OF
"silent vote' figures their men are to
receive-which claims, if true, would
total up more votes than probably will
| be cast in Minneapolis and st. Paul to-
gether.
The same may be said of existing
conditions with all the republican can
didates for nomination for congress-,
Two years ago at the primaries, the
republican vote for mayor totaled 20
1855; the democratic vote, 9,67l. The
general opinion seems to be that this
year the republican vote will perhaps
reach $1,000 or $4,000, with the demo
cratic vote falling of to not more than "a
republican vote is looked for because
of the increased number of publieans
aspiring for nominations, all of them
hustling to get out the vote. And the
decrease in the democratic vote is be.
ing charged to the same reason, on the
ground that many OF the republican
Twould- bes' have democratic friends
who will vote the republican ticket at
1t is generally expected that the vote
for mayor with each party will lead
in the number Of ballots cast. Next
doubtless, will come the vote for con
gressional aspirants.
Every effort is to be made to bring
forth the "silent vote' tomorrow
There is hardly liverystable in the
| city where every rig has not already
been engaged to be used in the inter
ests Of some special candidate.
Some Dem Walkaways.
There are some men seeking nomina
tions who have little. cause essaYasfy
over the result of the d" battle of bal
lots. -, This is particularly true among
the democrats. Out Of the forty-three
places on the ticket to be filled, there
are contests in but twelve. In most
of these places, where no contests ex
list, the men running were induced tc
do 50 by the democratic county com
mittee-and rumor says that most Of
their expenses have been so far met
by the committee. George Douglas
chairman, was anxious to have a dem
ocratic candidate for every office, ever
tho in many cases the democratic nom
inee has no show; it makes the ticket
"1ook' better for democracy as ;
whole.
Among the republicans things arr
somewhat different. Candidates flee
!. for every office without any pleading
being necessary. In fact, there wer
many pleadings for late filers to sta,
, out of the race because of the numbe
already in certain fields.
; Many G. o. P. Contests.
, With the republicans there are bu
, seven places uncontested for. Hug
Scott will walk into the nomination a
, county auditor without worry. Kar
De Laittre and George T. D. Baxte
= will secure nominations to the hous
, in the thirty eighth district ,withou
contest. On the aldermanic ticket, fiv
men among the republicans are in a Xix
position, with no contests-Ellis in tn
first ward, Mumm in the third ware
J., Holmes in the fifth, Nelson in the sixt
. and McLaskey In the seventh. Their
= are aldermanic contests among tn