The Mankato free press., 1910-09-16
ST. JAMES MAN HAS THE CALL
FOR CONGRESS NOMINATION.
From Saturdays Daily.

! Franklin +. Ellsworth has the call
for congress.
| As the time draws near to the pri-
maries it is plain to be seen that
Frank f. Ellsworth will receive the
nomination for congress by Il large ma
| jority. Both candidates are in the
west end of the district this week
| frisking from town to town in auto
mobiles and mingling freely with the
voters. A wellknown travelling man
who has just returned to Mankato
from his swing around the circle, stated
to The Free Press that Ellsworth has
The nomination hands down.
Estimates Two to One
Continuing, the travelling man said:
"In the west end of the district the
estimates are two to one and three
to one, that Ellsworth will win the
nomination.
Both Ellsworth and Ward are rush
ing over the district in autos. Els
worth is going about meeting the peo
pie and making no claims, and appears
perfectly confident. He is received cor
/ daily at every town and everyone is
glad TO meet him and halls him as the
next congressman. Ward on the other
hand is impatient at the expressions
given and insists that the people want
a farmer in congress and not a lawyer
He insists that he is a plain, common
| farmer.
Like to Plague Mr.. Ward
"An amusing incident occurred at
Beaver Creek where Mr.. Ward met
the restaurant man who was formerly
of Fairmont, Wards home. The res
taurant man remembered Mr.. Ward,
but the latter did not remember his
former townsman. Mr.. Ward tried to
impress on the stranger that we want
farmer in congress- whereupOn the
man inquired. What have You done
with your banks, Mr.. Ward? Mr..
Ward has been worrying during the
last cold snap about his corn at home,
and to one farmer up in Pipestone
county he said he had pretty near a
hndred acres of corn and was afraid
it might get nipped by Jack Frost.
This farmer wanted to know of Mr.
Ward what he was raising on his other
seven thousand acres.
Hold Him in Respect.
'The people generally hold Mr.. Ward
in high respect, but they are not dis
posed to send him to congress- They
recognize in him nice old gentleman
whose great wealth has been the means
of bringing him prominently before the
public. Another thing, the fact that
Mr.. McCleary has indorsed Mr.. Ward
and demanded that Mr.. Ellsworth with
draw. seems to have crystalized the
sentiment for Ellsworth. There is no
denying the fact that Ward is losing
ground.
Might Revive Old Sores.
'There is a feeling in some quarters
chat the nomination of Mr.. Ward
might revive the McCleary- Hammond
feeling and Hammond would win cas-
4 lily. However, 1 am of the opinion
that Ellsworth is going to be made
the nominee, and he will certainly de-
feat Hammond. | base my belief on
the fact that Ellsworth will, if nomi.
mated, be in a position to put up the
strongest campaign. A gentleman OF
ability, a forceful speaker, a gentleman
of pleasing personality and the clean
manly and effective campaign he is
putting up at this time will bear eX-
cellent fruit at the general election
Republicans all over the district are
sure of success at the polls in No
vember, provided Mr.. Ellsworth is the
congressional nominee"
Other Parts of the District
Ellsworth stock has been on the rise
in Blue Earth county during the past
ten days. Leading republicans who
have not been very active in the cam.
paign are now lining themselves up OF
the side of Ellsworth because they re-
gard him as the strongest man tc
make the fight against the democratic
candidate. One of the most prominent
who has had much to do with party
campaigns in the past, told The Free
Press today that he had decided tC
support Mr. Ellsworth He had beer
inclined toward Mr.. Ward, but after
looking the situation over ne ha(
reached the conclusion that Mr. Ellis
worth is the man who could command
the most strength at the election, ant
this is, in his opinion, the most impor
tant phase of the case. with a young
vigorous, well-balanced, clean-cut, high
minded gentleman like Ellsworth al