The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-15

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ser 5, 1905.
responded, but he got returns from
nearly every precinct, and expresses the
utmost satisfaction with their general
tone; He said to The Journal:
| have received more than a thou
sand replies from the inquiries sent to
my friends, and from this information
am satisfied that shall carry every
county, and that will get larger per-
centage of the total vote cast than /
did two years ago.
Strong in Blue Earth.
1T will carry Blue Earth county
overwhelmingly, with a larger plurali-
ty than last time. Ny opponent will
not get more than three or four pre-
cincts. Friends of mine are willing
to bet that he will not get more than
one in three in Lake Crystal, his home
town.
Brown county I will leave stronger
is partly due to the fact that New
Uln has a public building, and the
people there feel friendly on that
score.
| IT expect to do better in Cotton
wood than / did before. In Faribault,
which / I'D two to one in the last
ha ma maGe snsse1 ny
there II is a big republican county.
It looked bad up to a week ago, but
is in better shape now, and will car
~ it by good margin.
In Jackson county there will be a
lighter vote, which is against me, but
will get larger percentage than be-
fore. Many are staying out Of the
primaries in order. to sign petitions for
Independent candidates. I expect to
Mobiles little better. In Pipestone I
have been expected to lose on account
| Of the death Of W. W. Robey, one of
the finest men who ever lived and a
| good friend Of mine, who was always
great help to me in that county. My
J last advices from Pipestone, however,
say that it will hold up as well for
me as two years ago. >a
Expects to Garry Rock.
Rock county will carry. Two years
ago it was the only county in the dis
t Mstay which a,ef lost many voting for M
|. will get back my natural strength in
the county. I have confidence enough
in the intelligence and fairness of the
| voters Of Rock county to believe that
| they will not be Influenced against me
| by the violent attacks Of Mr.. Miller.
believe they will react in my favor.
| "Watonwan county was fairly close
| two years ago, and from my advices
| expect larger margin in my favor
Guttersen Claims Nine.
Gilbert Guttersen feels confident Of
winning, and only comedies two coun-
ties in the district to McCleary. They
are Blue Earth and Brown. He claims
a plurality sure IN such old McCleary
in his claim to Watonwan, Cottonwood
Jackson, Mobiles, Pipestone and Rock.
A more conservative Guttersen view.
expressed by friends Of his in Mankato.
| comedies not only Blue Earth and
Brown, but Martin, Jackson and Muir
ray, with probable close finish in Cot
! tonwood, Faribault and Mobiles. In
fact, the friends of the Lake Crystal
man are not at all confident, and their
inside calculations do not give Gutter
sen any margin for accidents or sur
prises.
The Mankato Free Press, leader of
the fight against McCleary in both cam
paigns, has both times commissioned it's
editor, Joseph E. Reynolds, to make a
| tour Of the district and give the situa-
| ton by counties. Mr.. Reynolds has
just returned from his 1906 tour. He
says: -a. -.- s...
AS Reynolds Sees It.,
~j1tI went over the district two years
ago at the same time in the campaign.
| That year there was more interest dis
| played in the campaign, from the fact
that it was the first time McCleary had
sy 1ea AN opposation, and
over the district. This year there Is
not 50 much interest displayed in t the
1re song RSoa asai se eHpe
cially tariff revision, are receiving quiet
and calm consideration. From all I
could learn Mr.. Guttersen, If not NOM
mated, will give Mr.. McGleary close
shave. The feeling against Mr.. Nc
| Cleary found to be much greater than
two years ago. People think he is as
Stunning too much. While they concede
that he is a man of ability and stand
ing in the party, and has in some re-
spects made ,creditable. representative
they feel that he is somewhat arrogant.
and not willing to concede that other
people have studied or have any ideas
worth considering on the tariff ques-
ton. He is not willing to defer in the
least to his constituents wishes Many
of his friends are frank to say that
they don It think he ought to dictate
to the people so much. This feeling is
growing, and will be heard from in the
| primaries. - ~. .-s..
Situation in Blue Earth.
candidates. is conceded to Nc leary:
and the only question is the size OF
his plurality. Two years ago he got
2,145 votes, to l,419 for Miller. In
Mankato the vote was. nearly two to
one, s74 to AL. Outside the city it
was more even, with 1,27l votes for Nc
Cleary to 972 for Miller. Guttersen is
generally expected to gain at Lake
! Crystal, and the town has organized a
Guttersen club with ISL members,
the story that Guttersen won't carry
his home town. He may also gain
over Miller in the south end Of the
county.
/ G. L. Benedict, former state senator
and now postmaster Of Mankato, is in
charge of the McCleary organization
in the city and county, and he is busy
as bee. He expects to hold the
ground outside Mankato, at least as
| well as In 1904, and to gain materially