Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-20
RECORD BREAKING
MINNESOTA CROWDS
CHEER GOV, WILSON
Presidential Candidate Spoke
to 10000 Voters in Audi
torium at St, Paul 10000
Turned Away
Csx RALPH snurH.)

ON BOARD WILSON TRAIN, nSut
Wing. Mimi. Sept. 19.-Minnesota and
her neighbors in the great northwestern
section have now weighed the progress
sive impulses Of woodrow Wilson and
the governor, as he himself says. has
sensed the indomitable spirit Of the peo-l
pie that make up the country out here.
The people have manifested their lik-l
ing for the governor in unmistakable
fashion. and the governor left reiterat-
ing his admiration for the way they &C.
complish big things out here.
AT ST. PAUL.
The governor finished up lively day.
at stirring mass meeting last night in
the immense auditorium at ST PAUL.
There was a tremendous crush to hear
him, and he took with the crowd.
There was a punch in almost every
sentence he uttered. and his audiences
while generous with applause. didn't in
terrupt the flow of his thought They
wanted to listen. and listen they did. It
was a marvellous meeting in point OF
numbers. The crowd was estimated at
$4,000. while 1000 were turned away.
1t was the second biggest indoor meet,
ing the governor ever addressed The
recording being $4,000 at Denver.
Roosevelt spoke in the same hall nj
April and two weeks ago. In April IT.
was jammed, and two weeks ago he
had 10000. Last nights crowd was the
biggest the management ever handled.
JERSEY EXAMPLE.
~
Wilson used a Jersey episode to illus
trate the workings OF ''the system
He said that during a controversy that
involved the honor Of the state an as
semblyman came to him much perturb-
ed, and said:
Governor. 1 wish to God I could be
with YOU, but I can't They got my
notes"
There. said the governor. was living
proof of the grip that big business has
had on the alleged representatives OF
the people.
In attempting to analyze and ascerr
tain the value of the governors visit TO
Minneapolis and st. Paul. 1t is inevitable
that the observer revert to the visit that
Colonel Roosevelt made to the Twin
cities two weeks ago and compare the
two.
HITTING THE BULL MOOSE.
The fact is the governor hit the trail OF
the Bull Moose strong. The thing STANDS
but conspicuousIy. The colonel had big
and voclferous crowds about him as he
trayersed the streets. There were more
ms fhR
hosts howled with delight and chucked
their hats into the air. Not so with yes
terday's doings. There was little of the
thea ricaI in them. There was keen, gen
uine interest in the Democratic nominee
on all sides, but It did not exhibit 1t
self in such violent form as it did Ia
Roosevelt's case.
The audiences that the governor adj
dressed were just as big as Roosevelt 8, )
and II was a common admission that VIII
son held their attention longer. AS one
auditor observed the governor was force
full without blowing up" as Roosevelt
did The enthusiasm that Roosevelt
stirred up was compared with the kind
that Bryan got when he was campaign
ing, and il was pointed out that Bryan
enthusiasm never won an election for
him.
Governor Wilson's gifts as a platform :
speaker never showed to better advantage
than yesterday. His gentle digs at the
colonel helped him with the crowds.
They cried for more while they rocked {
with laughter. Taking the assertions OF
the Democrats. the Taft Republicans and
the Progressives and paralleling them,
produces an outlook that makes Wilson i.
look like a winner.
MINNESOTA OUTLOOK.
The total vote Of the state is about J
10000. The normal Democratic vote Is
10000. Fred d. Lynch, Democratic ma
ationaI committeeman and a live wire, !,
SAYS that Wilson is going to get all of !
this and $1,000 Republican votes, leav- i
ing 10000 to be divided between Taft !
and Roosevelt.
The colonel is given 10000 and Taft
C. 900. On the face of these figures, It 4
will be seen that the only effect on Taft's /
candidacy will be to keep Roosevelt from
beating Wilson. In 1904, Minnesota gave.
Roosevelt 125,OO0 plurality. In 1908 IT gave
Taft 5000 and at the very same election
gave Governor Johnson. Democrat, Loco
plurality. The people are all well edu-
Gated in the job OF splitting their tickets
and they do II.
When the governor left Sc. Paul the re-
turns from the statewide primaries of
Tuesday were Incomplete. Governor Eber-
hart, who is a Taft man. had apparently
won the Republican gubernatorial fight.
but that does not Indicate Roosevelt
weakness, because many who are with
Roosevelt IN the national fight were
against a third party state ticket.
The Democratic showing in the pri-
mary was a bit disconcerting. The vote
was not gotten out, but Lynch said there
will be no stay at homes on election
day Interest in the fight is too strong