New Ulm review., 1906-09-26
ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY VOTE
Republican Vote Shows Very Large
Increase. =
Democrats Appear to Have Lost
Strength in County.
Comparison of Votes Show Pecu-
liar Existing Conditions.

Comparison of Votes Show Pecu-
liar Existing Conditions.
An analysis Of the vote at the pri-
mary election this year shows that
there were 473 more republican votes
cast and l45 less democratic votes, so
that there was total Of some 32S more
votes cast this year than were cast in
1904. Two years ago McCleary had
vote of 754 and Miller vote of 327,
making McCleary's majority 427; this
year McCleary's vote is 941 and that
of Gutterson sos, which shows gain
for McCleary in the county of eight
votes, though Guttersen was given Ito
votes more than Miller received.
There were about as many votes cast
for District Judge as there were for
Representative and there we're $50
more votes cast for these two offices
than there were for the Office of county
attorney, which seems to indicate that
there were that many voters who went
to the polls for the single purpose of
voting for the candidates for these two
offices, so it would appear that there
were number of democrats who voted
the republican ballot, unless there has
been decided converting to republi-
can principles in the party since the
last election, for it is scarcely reason
able to suppose that the republican
party in the county has gained so
wonderfully naturally. The highest
number of democratic votes cast was
for judge Of probate and this was 447,
less than one-third of the republican
vote.
For the offices in which there was
no contest, VIM. Julius was given the
highest vote and still there were 234
who voted the republican ticket who
did not vote for him. There we're 425
who voted for Judge who did not vote
for treasurer and 346 who failed to
see John LarsOn's name on the ticket.
The indications from the ballot
that G. M. Semans would be the next
Judge of probate, Adolph Frederick
son the next county attorney, L. G..
Vogel the next auditor, H. r. Schwartz
the next treasurer, John Larson the
next clerk of court, and S. D. Peter
son the next representative. The bal
ance of the ticket will have little or no
opposition. There is a possibility
that Jesse Palmer may defeat S. D.
Peterson, though it is very slight.
Mr.. Peterson had his closest run when
he was opposed by W. r. Hodges,
who came within 373 votes of being
elected. Albert Pfaender lost by 4O4
votes two years ago, and while Mr..
Palmer is better known over the county
and an older man be lacks the cam
paigning ability that either of the
other two possess and will lack the
united support of the party in his home
town.
effort made on the part Of the demo-
Gratis to elect W. S. Hammond. for
congress, and there is a possibility of
his election. There would be no ques-
ton of it if the republicans who were
for Guttersen simply because they were
opposed to the tariff views of Mr.. Nc
Cleary, would vote their sentiments in
the general election and forget for
once that party bugaboo that party is
above principle. There can be moth
ing said against Mr.. Hammond as a
man and as an orator he is conceded
to be among the very best in the state
and a lawyer of admitted ability. His
election simply depends upon how ef-
fectively the republican voters allow
themselves to be whipped into line.
The vote for Judge would seem to
indicate that Mr.. Olsen has the sup.
port of the majority of the voters o1
the district, butwhat effect the entrance
of M. E. Mathews into the campaign
will have remains to be seen. He will
be an independent candidate and will
be so designated on the ticket and il
voting goes as it usually does in the
case of independents candidate he will
not be elected, though he is we'll quail.
fed for the place and is one of the
Oldest practitioners in the district
sssse'ate