The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01


The campaign has reached a stage
where the rival organizations are be-
ginning to figure on results.
Practically all the work outlined by
Doth organizations has been completed
and while there will be a few scattering
meetings tonight and Monday night,
the real work for the organizations re-
manning to be done is the very neces-
sary part of the campaign-the getting
out OF the full party strength on cleo
ton day.
indications point to very full vote
on Tuesday, for not only have the is
sues of the campaign been thoroughly
| discussed by both sides, but the at
tendance-notably so at the Demo-
| cratic meetings-has been large indeed
The interest taken by the voters has
Deen demonstrated again and again by
working men remaining at meetings
until after midnight, with no other in
dueement than a presentation of facts
ana figures about the city administra-
ton.
The campaign of 1904, while not
memorable for any particular event OF
series OF events, 1t is believed, has
been of sufficient interest to bring out
very full vote on election day. and
the figures given out from the Demo-
cratic and Republican headquarters
last night were based in each instance
on the promise that at least a normal
vote will be cast and possibly consid-
cradle above that of two years ago,
When Robert A. Smith defeated F. b.
Doran by 1900 plurality.
AT the Democratic headquarters Sec
retal'y f. S. Battley said that Mayor
smith would be reelected by approxf-
mately 1850 plurality over Col. F. P.
Wright and he substantiated his
claims by citing the majorities expect
ed by the managers of Smiths cam
paign in each ward.
He Gid not assume to speak for the
orgaa atfon, but his personal figures
gave7@FRright pluralities in but four
wards. He gave him 500 in the First.
600 in the Seventh, $50 in the Tenth
and 100 In the Eleventh wards, making
the total Of his pluralities 1850 Mayor
Smith would carry the Second ward
by loo, the Third by $50, the Fourth by
700, the Fifth by 75O, would come out
Of the Sixth with $50, would sweep the
Eighth by margin of fully LOO and
the Ninth by 900, making his total plu-
ral1ty $500 and his clear majority over
Wright In the city 1850.
Murphy Claims Landslide.
E. L. Murphy, of the board of public
works, who has been an active factor
in the local Democratic campaign, was
not willing to accept the Battiey ts
ures as conclusive. He declared the
Smith majority as too small as figured
by Secretary Bailey.
Il will stake my reputation as a po-
lftieal fprognosticator," said Mr.. Muir
ply, that Mayor Smith will beat Col.
Wright by 5000 votes. Why, 1t is going
to be landslide, and Smith is going
to give Wright much worse beating
than he gave Doran two years ago."
Peter Van Hoven, of the board of
public works. has been in charge of
the Fifth ward campaign. and he is
fully AS confident as his fellow MEM
Der, Murphy of the general result and
its emphatic nature. 1.-Two years ago
the Fifth ward gave Mayor Smith
majority of S04, and it will not do less
than that this year. / never saw the
situation any better in the Fifth than
in this campaign. Otto w. Rohland
will be returned to the board of alder
men hands down. An unusual situa-
ton presents itself in the Fifth Two
years ago Rohland came up to the
short line with ESQ votes to the bad,
but he had 400 majority in the lower
end of the ward, and this gave him $50
majority over his Republican opponent.
This year he will carry that part of
! the ward that was hostile to him two
years ago by fully ESQ votes, while he
will have his old strength in the lower
end and will come out of the ward with
at least $50 votes on the right side of
the ledger. Louis Betz is gaining
strength with every day. and 1 look to
see him elected with a nice large ma
jority over Col. Kiefer. Col. Kiefer
will encounter some unpleasant sur
prises on election day, and these Will
be found in the territory of his sup