The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01

Speeches today-Republican: A. L.
Cole and James A. ~Tawney in Minneap-
oils; Knute Nelson at Northfield; Moses
E. Clapp. at Heron Lake: J. F. Jacobson
at Harris and Ilindstrom; Frank M
Eddy at Pine City,; s.. g. fIverson and E.
T. Young at Hutchinson and Norwood
Haivor Steenerson at" >Ulen; A.. J. VOL
stead at New London; G, A.. ,Lindbergh
at Annandale; A.: H. Hall at Staples; D.
F. Reese at Spring Grove; James A. Lar
son at Ceylon; Julius A. : Schnahl at
Millersville; A. O: Eberiart in st. Paul
Democratic: John "A. Johnson at Pine
City, North Branch and Duluth; S. M.
Owen at Hendrum and Halstad: T. D.
O'Brien at C1oquet; D. H. Evans at
Wheaton,; T. R. Kane at Rosetown; An
ton Schaefer and NJ. G. Brady at Currie
Edward Peterson at Humboldt and Ken
nedy; James Manahan at Jackson; P. M.
Magnusson at Duluth
Prohibitionist: The Tallyho, C. ~ W.
Dorset and Joseph Hogg at; Hawick,
Irving, New London and Spicer; James
Fl. Woertendyke at Kandiyohi county
points; w. J. Arnold and Pathfinder
quartet at FreebornA county points.
49,; j.
'I am SO: certain of this election" says
Frank A. Day. that, I will give my word
right nowfto etires from politics once and
for all, absolutets II sJohnso is not re-
elected by Is, Y@. pIqEalitty'ss
Mr.. Day isz more sanguine than some
Of his associates On the committee. D.
D. DAILY, chairman Of the executive COM
mittee, says, he has figured it. out in de-
tail, and $4,000 Is his estimate on John-
son,sa plurality. It cannot go under that
figure, he believes. 81,
The republican campaign managers
are not giving way to any overconfidence.
They are afraid Of a light VOTE and feel
that heavy claims and bluffs at this time
would have a tendency to encourage re-
publican voters in staying at home. If
they feel that every vote is going to
count and the margin will be small, they
will be more likely to turn. out.
| Figuring about the same total vote
this year as in the last off year election,
1902, there will be about 100000 votes
cast on the state ticket. + In that election
the average republican vote was about
100000 and the democratic vote some
thing under 10000. That probably rep
resents the normal off-year strength Of
the two parties. On that basis, it is evil
dent that the republican candidate, can
win even against a detection of 35 900
republicans which would still leave him
$4,000. AS Cole IS going, to get some
democratic votes, he could spare a few
more republicans: if necessary.
Two years ago Johnson got approx
mately 714S, 900 votes, and Dunn 14O, 1000
His associates on the democratic ticket,
outside of lieutenant governor, averaged
about $4,000 votes. AS something like
5000 democrats are believed to have
voted for Dunn, Johnson got only about
tS md 11cf
;ceived near $4,000 republican votes Even
,supposing that he gets all the democratic
vote this time, he will have to have about
10000 republicans to pull him thru. Many
OF, the republicans who voted for him
before will not go to the. polls this year.
There VIII be democratic stay homes
also, and from that source alone. the
stay-at-home vote, he will fall off heav-
lily In his 1904 vote Beyond a question
many thousand republicans who were for
johnson before are going: to vote for Cole,
and 1t Is hard to figure out how Johnson
= can muster 125, 600 Votes. On the other
hand, with the party harmonized, Cole
should certainly come within: Is, 900 of the
vote cast for Dunn when the party was
+ split, even if it is an, off year. --@.
The 100000 figure may be.a trif1e low
for the total republican and demo tic
vote There will bea much heavier vote
! In Minneapolis than -four years ago, and
also In most of the northern counties.
| Registration statistics are encouraging
to republicans. StstPauI shows a de-
crease in registration, which is likely to
| lose. good many votes for the demo-
| Gratis. l. Minneapolis shows quite an in
Icrease, and nearly all Of it is found in
| the strong republican wards.
| =
| " James A. Larson Of Walnut Grove, the
former representative, has turned out tc
1 be one Of the most effective speakers out
for the republican ticket this falE He is
a vigorous and convincing talker, and
reports from his meetings show that he
| has made votes for Cole. He filed a date
for W. II. Grimshaw at Mountain Lake
and later covered Douglas county with
EC. A. Lindbergh. He is now. out alone
pounding in effective fashion for the
ticket. . s.. ,s a :: +
t., I don't give any comfort to johnson
/ republicans in my speeches." said j. F
FJacobson yesterday. Isl tell them that il
Ithey can't vote foraCoIe they had better
vote the straight democratic ticket We
can elect the restsof the ticket without
them. The head Of the ticket is where
we need republican votes. :
i Senator Nelson speaks at Northfield to-
night. The date is his own selection
and he is going to tell the people OF
/ Northfield few facts ~ !.