The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-14
CONDITIONS WORRY
THE HAM[|N FORCES
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Lack of Enthusiasm in Rural
Districts Bothers Repub-
Iican Managers

RepuDIcan leaders are worried over
the political apathy that exists in the
ruraf districts, and are trying to devise
means of rousing the party spirit that
is counted on to get their people to
the polls in November While there
are number of counties where there
are spirited contests on among the
members of the party for legislative
and county nominations, in many
counties the contests among Repub-
in four or five counties, over
whelmingly Republican in politics, the
Democrats have made no effort to cap
ture the local offices.
In these counties the Republican
managers fear big losses from the nor
NAL Republican vote, and while none
go So far as to admit danger. that
Roosevelt will lose the state, the man
ayers of the Republican state cam
paign are evidently disturbed at the
situation as to the candidates on the
state ticket
In Goodhue county, which has cast
as high as 300 majority for Re-
publican candidate for congress, there
are but three Democratic candidates
for county Office. But one Democrat
has filed forettf1e legislature, and in the
other two legislative districts the pri-
mary election will settle the identity
of the men who are to represent the
districts in the next legislature.
Other Counties Heard From
Still less political activity is appar-
ent in Washington, Dodge, Pope and
Wadena counties, for in these eoun-
ties not a single Democrat fled in the
primaries. All are strongly Repub-
lican in politics, and the absence of
Democratic contestants at the polls in
November is counted on to adversely
affect the total vote.
In Rice county another strongly Re-
publican county, there is a big fight
on at the primaries, but well Informed
men from that district say that the
vote will be light in November. The
primaries will settle beyond question
many of the, contests and the voters
will be adverse to going through an
other exciting election only six weeks
after the primaries are held. ST. Louis
county, with it's big Republican ma
jorities, has but one strenuous con-
test in sight in November. The Dem
ocratic candidate for sheriff \ is ex-
| pected to make a hard bid for the of
fee, but otherwise the election will
fail to attract many voters, who will
refrain from voting for the first time
in years.
The situation is anything but en-
couraging to the men who has as
sumed responsibility for the Repub-
| and whose political futures are more
| or less in the balance awaiting the re-
| suit of the balloting in November.
Bad News Not Wanted
Reports of Republican disaffection
continue to come to the headquarters
in the Manhattan building, but there
| the sad news is quickly suppressed,
and the man who brings evil tidings
| to headquarters is made to feel that
| he has done something for which he
ought in all reason to be ashamed. The
gospel of good cheer is on tap for coun-
try visitors at all hours in the Repub-
lican state headquarters, but when the
visitor has gone the figures Of Secre-
tary Verify are again revised and Eli
| Warner is sent for to help Chairman
Hamlin figure out Dunn's election by
fifty thousand.
| A Republican from Southern Mime
| sofa said yesterday that the situation
was depressing in several of the tier
| of southern counties of the state. RE-
publicans generally are pathetic" he
| said, while the ones who are opposed
| to Dunn and the candidates. of the SUI
preme court are doing the talking for
| the entire party. / don't know how it
will all end, but the indications now
| are anything. but reassuring to our
candidates
Another report came In yesterday
| from Yellow Medicine county, telling
| that fully half the Republicans of the
county are in open revolt on the state
| ticket. The Republican state commit.
| tee has been officially notified of the
condition in that county and has I'M
dertaken means for checking the re-
volt.