Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-13

HIS oPeH luPPnI Of liaftisOh Wi tHihtt behtut
lhln njaFs no democratic party 10 1885 FAIR
field DEM aas elected governor oyet Kent
led by 1890 majority, and very large major.
liy Of democrats were elected TO the legislature,
SIX out Old eight members elected to Congress
we're democrats. We set down the Stale as Ger.
tain for M Van Buren, by al least 5000 major.
ly
New HiMPsHRE is as firm in her support Of
democratic principles as her granie hills. No
oua doubts that sho will cast her vote for Mr..
Van Buren, His majority Slll scarcely be less
ihan 5000.
NERMOS1.-Ths spirit Of democracy is arou-
ssd in this State and 1t may yet be carried for the
administration A great democratic convention
has recently been held at Woodlock which hailed
with enthusiasm the nomination Of Martin Van
Bnren Ger the presidency by the Baltimore Con-
venlion. Bd the wings claim the State. As
they will most probably get the entire Abolition
and Anti Masonic vote, we yield 1t TO them, by
about the same majority that they got IN 1893,
tkalls $500.
MAssAcHusErTs. we take the last guber.
Material election az atest Of the strength Of par.
ties the result, next fall, Will be extremely doubt.
full and tho chances rather in favor Of the demo.
Gratis, as Morton, (dem.) was elected Governor
by small minority. But tie wings contend that
Iha, election was no test. They assert that the
Stale is safe for Harrison, but they nre compelled
to admit that they have lost ground since 1886
773. We concedc them 5000 majority in the
State, which is as much as any moderate wing
will claim.
CoNKEcTIcuT AND Rhode IsLAND.--ln these
Two States tho wings have gained considerably
since 1886, and they are almost the only States
with tho exception Of New York, in which they
have made any positive gam They both voted
for Van Buren, by small mOjorilies, in 1886. In
ls3s,'he federal majority in the former was 6,667
in the latter is0 We have moi the official re.
suit Of the last Spring election before US, nor have
We sufficient data upon which to form satsfac-
tory opinion as to tho probable result next fall
We do not exchange with any paper in either
State, aud Of course, all Of our inform ton is sc.
condhanded, We will make rough estimate
however, and set down Harrson's majority in
Connecticut at 5000 and in Rhode Island at 1900.
NEw YoRK, TO this State the eyes Of all arc
turned with intense interest. We ourselves, at
one time thought her doubtful, and with Col. Ben.
ton, calculated the chances of re-eecting our pre-.
sent most able Chief Magistrate without her
But our doubts have vanished, and we now set
her down as certain for her distinguished Son by
nj least 5000 majority. Many who are better &C.
quantcd with the politics Of the State than we are,
say confidently tina, the Democratic majority will
bd from | D 10 10 thousand, aud that il the ADOLF
ton and antImasonIc strength could be neutrall
sed it would approach 50 thousand. The wings,
we know, will consider this estimate extrayngant.
They count confidently upon the State--never
were men more deceived. lie, us submit few
facts to sustain Our estimate. In 1896, the State
gave u majority Of 2s,272 for Mr. Van Buren
over Gen. Harrison. In 1897 there was a com
plcle political revolution in The State and the lcde.
,alst. succeeded by an average majority Of more
than $4,000 In 1888 this majority was reduced
10 1922, and ID 1899 il lell to about 1900,
showing gam of f ON to thousand each year
to the democratic party. In tho town elections
Of last spring, trany confidence is to be put in
newspaper repor,s) our gain has been proportion.
ably much greater gained we most unquesuons.
bly, have, since last fall The Albany Argus sums
up the result Of the Spung elections and shows a
democratic Hen gain OF 81 towns, or, says the
Argus, If calculated by aggregate mojoriiie.
aud one seventeenth assumed as the ratio, tht
gain IS upwards OF 100 votes, or difference
10 he democratic party beyond the federal major
NY, last fall of more than 10000 votes. "-Wher
the contest is narrowed down toVan Buren, whom
state pride will induce many even Of the wings tt
support and Harrison, who has no weight o.
character and no personal popularity Ahale,er
tho result will be overwhelmingly disastrous to III
federal pary.--Wc should not be surprised irou
majority in the fall equal'ed that of 1896. w
however set il down at 601o, allowing somcthn!
for the extraordinary cxertons, and the conlden
calculations othe Federaliss. The recent sign
are all in our favor Witness the tremendous ca
thering of the young men at COoperstown on III,
9th uh
Nfw JERsEv. in 1886 gave federal major
lily Of 545 and in 1887 of 1912, but the demo
Gratis have gained greatly within the last two year
and now are unquestionably in the ascendency
The popular democratic majority last fall was up
wards OF two thousand. The Jersey Blues