The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-17
NOW THE VOTE
All that Remains Is for the Voter to
Do His Duty.
Good Races for Places the Judicial Legislative, Mu-
nicpal and County Tickets, loith Especial Inter-
est in Mayor Jones' Fine Campaign

Two hundred and seventysthree can
didates and their friends are on the |
last lap of strenuous primary cam
paign today, with their minds eyes on
the work of tomorrow and WedS esday.
Judicial, congressional, legislative,
county and city tickets are to be chosen
tomorrow. -
Mayor David P. Jones' campaign will
close tonight in the seventh ward re-
nous campaign of two years ago closed
in the same hall the night before the
primaries. The Jones campaign has
been vigorous and clean-cut turnout.
The mayor personally has addressed
from. two to six meetings every even
ing in the last three weeks, and sub
committees of the mayors organiza-
tion have carried the work into every
voting district Of the city.
nomination, if all indications are any
standard by which to Judge. The op-
position, tho it is sticking to the fight,
reluctantly admits that the prospect is
gloomy. Mayor jones' denomination
tomorrow is generally predicted. His
majority is placed at from $500 to
5000. The opposition shouters are
claiming everything, but do not back
up their claims with the figures. The
mayor will cross the river from the
East Side with a. majority. The first
surprise even the most enthusiastic
Jones workers. The ninth ward will
show up remarkably strong, even the
first will give strong Jones vote, and
the second ward will be for Jones four
to one. -
On the west side of the river the
mayors strength will be general. He
will carry the strong republican wards
and most of those that are considered
doubtful. The third and tenth wards
are claimed by the opposition, the third
make this opposition prediction look
like disappointed dream The tenth
two, will be far different from what
the opposition expects. It is more
than probable that Jones will have
majority in these two wards.
In the sixth and eleventh wards tn
mayor will be strongly supported. H
will carry the seventh and tho tn,
twelfth is said to be for Williams, i
is more likely that Jones will carry it
The fourth, fifth, eighth and thir
teenth wards will be Overwhelming,
Jones. -. -1>2s-7@ . 80 = :
s..- MIR. Geesaman s Statement. 9<Tes
A. M. Geesaman, Mayor Jones man
ager, gave out the following Statement
= today: -
III he mayoralty campaign iius
!: drawing to a close has Been uniou
: in many respects. With candidat
Q for reelection running upon. q recor
t OF administration in which his bitter
r est opponents have been able to pic
and people openly united in supper
+ of what that administration stand
+ for; with the whole communit
q aroused to the clearest possible COZ
9 ception of the real issues involved, th
3 denomination Of Mayor David P. Jone
! seems foregone conclusion. O..
- Il have not the slightest doubt !
" 1t, tor to entertain such doubt woul
be to. insult the intelligence, questio
the sincerity and belittle , the dete
mination Of the thousands of repul
lican voters who have declared then
q selves so earnestly and PERSISTENT
i during the past few weeks.
e tBut vigilance to the last mome1
# is the price Of success in even a caus
d like this, and with such vigilance ca
10 ried thru the primaries tomorrow Il
n verdict will be so decisive that new,
e again in the history of Minneapol
s. will the dominance of the saloon
politics be a live issue in municip
+ campaign. ~-
It Mayors Quiet Sunday.
p, Mayor Jones put in a quiet day
te home yesterday after strenuous ev
W ming Saturday and in preparation
y. another busy evening tonight. So
~ as his formal campaign was concern,
x not wheel turned, but Informally, b
candidacy was indorsed and urged
good citizenship meetings in near
100 churches both morning and CIV
=. ming. Pastors and laymen alike toe
Il: the platform to urge the renominati<
a as and election Of the mayor.
On the other hand, the U. G. W!