Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-19
MORE HOPEFUL.

MORE HOPEFUL.
zhe Democrats at Washtngton sanoutns
They Base Their Hopes.
lWashington Special. Dot. Is.
The Democrats are feeling much better
to-day than they we're yesterday. In the first
place they believe that local Influences had
much to do with the defeat in Indiana, and
that Hancock can surely carry 1t in Novem-
Der. Besides this. they feel that they need
30 few votes in the North that they will
stand good chance. They say that they
have been too confident, and that they pro-
poeat to profit by the example of the Repub-
litans after the Maine defeat-go to work
aud contest every foot of the ground. New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois,
California, Navads, Oregon, and Maine are
regarded as possible States. II viii be very
strange, they say, if we go to work and can
not get out of the North the fifty odd votes
We want. The South is now regarded with
curious eyes. The Republicans are de-
batting move upon some of the pos
sible States. The Northern Democrats here
would not be sorry, IL they are to lose the
election, to have the South divided. The
moment the South is divided, the Northern
Bourbons say, there will be some chance for
making inroads in the North. Virginia is
now regarded as the most vulnerable to Re
publican attack. The Star has very good
advices from this State, and summing them
up, this evening, says: It becomes q mat
ter Of considerable moment to note the ef-
feet that the Ohio and Indiana elections
may have upon the triangular contest now
going on In Virginia. One effect is already
apparent in the renewed energy with which
the Republicans are preparing for the con-
test. The result of the Western elections
has inspired them with hope and courage,
while it has dispirited If not demoralized the
regular Democracy. The Richmond Dis
patch, the leading organ of the regulars, has
proclaimed for two weeks past that IL the
Republicans carried both Ohio and Indiana,
it would be folly to expect the election of
Hancock. Whether the leaders of the reeu-
lars or funders will accept this as the
sensible conclusion, and act upon 1t, or de-
termine to 60 on with the fight remains to be
seen. AS to the course Virginia Democrats
will adopt very much, no doubt, will depend
upon the utterances and actions of the ma
tional leaders of the party. If the Democra.
cy of the county shall come up to the center
with the same sort of vigor that marked the
Republicans after the Maine election, then
it is reasonable to conclude that the party IN
Virginia will rally and determine to do the
best. Should the National Democracy show
by relaxed efforts that western defeat Is re-
garded as irreparable, then Virginia will be
lost to the Democrats and carried by the
Republicans. probably. Unless reasonable
belief that Honoock can not be elected re-
mains, the national contest will be sunk In
Virginia to struggle between the funders
and reajusters for the control of the State.
Remove the chance of winning the Pres
idenoy and either of the Virginia factions
will probably make willing combination
with the Republicans upon the terms that
the latter shall have the electoral ticket,
and the Democratic faction, which makes
the trade, shall have the Republican vote to
give it power in the State. On the other
hand, should the Democracy show vitality
enough to wage a determined fight for
Hancock, it may lead to union Of the two
Virginian factions upon single electoral
ticket. It has been said, of late, upon good
authority, apparently. that II the Demo
orats lost Indiana the national committee
would insist upon a union in Virginia, even
though the regular ticket should have to be
the situation. II it shall appear that with
the vote of Virginia Hancock might win,
then it is safe to conclude that every influ-
ence will be brought to bear to make that
State safely Democratic. 1t is too early yet
to tell what effect upon the national
Democracy the western elections will
have, but it is not likely that the
party leaders will give up the fight
now. II they 60 into 1t with q determine
tion to win for Hancock all that ia possible,
then, perhaps, there will be way found to
bring the two factions in Virginia together.
The white voters of that State are ge nerally
Democrats, and they will insist, probably,
that their party all have all the help their
State can give it. Meantime the Republicans
are pressing forward in Virginia, and watch
ing for an opportunity that may appear for
bargain with one OF the Democratic fac
tions. This possible break in the South is
a subject of discussion among Southern
men here. Said o ne to the Times CORES
pondent to-day: "If the South did not 80
hate and despise Garfield there might be q
break, but none of rs have any faith that
he would do anything for Us. We are tired
of continued defeats, and had Grant been
nominated We could have gone over to him
with much better grace.'' The
Grant managers say that they do not
believe that the Southern break will come
this year, but that 1t will come in 1884, when
Grant is the Republican candidate.
The Grant Garfield compact Is now as un-
questioned and undisputed q political fact as
the treaty of Washington. The tremendous
scenes In New York upon the occasion of
Grants reception last Monday night, afford
as fruitful q topic for discussion as the cleo
ton returns. The Grant people take all the
credit of the Republican tidal wave. They
say there was no enthusiasm until the old
leaders of the gallant 306 consented to enter
the field with hearty good will. They are
not afraid but that they will also receive
their reward in the control of the incoming
administration, with the certainty of dictst-
ing Grants succession to Garfield. Some
who do not admire the Ohio type
of statesman say that Garfield
| will keep any part of the treaty un-
til he is safely in the white house. and that
then he will break all pledges, after the loyal
| fashion of Ohio men. Bot the Grant peo-
pie say they do not fear that. They are now
the dominant power in the party. If one
comedies Garfeld's election, then Republi-
can Congress is more than probable. The
Grant element dominating Congress would
not have much trouble with timid execu-