The Minneapolis journal., 1906-11-05
PREDICT VICTORY
FOR MAYOR JONES
HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGERS CON-
FIDENT OF HIS REELECTION.
Last Address by City Executive to Be
Delivered Tonight, when He Will
Tour the City with United States
Senator Knute Nelson. H.. j.

MAYOR JONES' STATEMENT
While am not estimating the result in
figures, confidently believe we shall
be successful tomorrow. make this
statement because of the expression I
have already received from many parts
Of the city. I have a deep and abid-
ing confidence in the integrity Of the
people. There is distinct issue before
them, and I believe that they will set
tie this contest on the issue and that
it will be settled rightly. I wish to
omit all personalities and have the con-
test settled on broad lines Of good gov
ernment and good citizenship. The
whole proposition is. there for the citi-
zens Of Minneapolis to decide, and T
feel that they will settle it honestly
and rightly. -
JAMES 9. HAYNEs-1 am pleased
with the prospect and confident Of the
result of the election tomorrow. MY
friends conservatively place my plural
1ty from 1000 to 5000, but it must be
admitted that it may run under that.
Returns at hand show gains over two
years ago when was defeated by but
233 votes out Of a total of $1,000 votes
cast for mayor. 7 have further assur-
ance from republican friends who de-
clare that the result will be close and
even admit that the situation is doubt
! uAs- Il <aAGVSOG4l0A, 1 S1SEk C00nN041t 6uu
expect to be mayor after Jan. 1, 1907.
Mayor Jones practically closed his
active campaign Saturday night. He
speaks tonight in the fourth ward, in
Scandia hall, Western: and Emerson
avenues, where a special meeting has
been arranged for: him, but he. will not
attempt a long argument. ) His last
long speech Of the campaign was! made
Saturday night in the third ward hall.
Tonight he will travel with United
States Senator Nelson and win intro
duce him at the three meetings where
he is to speak. ! -, =. >its ( IT, IT,
The Jones forces are confident of
decisive victory. tomorrow. Today A.
NJ. Geesaman, who has had charge OF
the special work for Mayor Jones,
made the following announcement: "a
:HThe issues. are joined in the CAM
the hands Of the people Of this City.
The fight for Mayor Jones' reelection
has been made open and aboveboard
and based on his record Of the past
two years. We have indulged in no
mudslinging, but have stuck to our text
from beginning to end. The attempts
OF the opposition to sidestep the real
question involved have been met sue:
CeSSl uIly dI every, pOluG. Ii mas nOG
been campaign to elect our man, but
to continue conditions that have had
the almost unanimous Endorsement Of
the people and the press and have
brought to Minneapolis standing In
the ewes Of the whole country never
reached, before. -. r. 80, -. = ( = !.
H.1.No attempt has been made by the
opposition to show, that Mayor Jones
has done a single official act that has
injured the city in any way. What he
has done has been made possible by
the growth Of public opinion among all
classes of citizens. He has made his
fight and it is now up to the voters of
Minneapolis to make theirs. They
know-the things at stake-Sunday, clos
ing, law, enforcement, repression of
vice, and clean, businesslike admin
istration of the city's affairs, a square
deal for everybody under the law.
IT have no doubt Of the result to-
morrow, because I have faith in the
people Of this city. They cannot be
deceived Or preiudiced by the eleventh.
hour tactics of the opposition Per
sonal SANDER, distortion of fact, cor
ruption Of voters cannot win against
the aroused conscience Of this commun-
ity'