Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-03
The Political Outlook.
WASHINGTON DEMONSTRATIONS.

There probably within twenty years has never
been an impending Presidential campaign SO
much In doubt as the present one. Both Sides
crow Justify to keep their courage up, while at
the same time both are about equally apprehen-
siVe. Right here at the capital OF. the nation
where there are so many Office holders il IS
difficult TO get fair expression OF opinton-thls
for the reason that the '.ins" want to stay in
run away with their judgment. For this reas 1n
in part there is the stfffest kind of Confidence
among the Office holders that Gen. Garfield is
have held office under this and heretofore exist.
Ing republican administrations and been dis
possessed, there ls the same bias In the opinion
that change is coming; that Hancock win be
elected and That the 'outs." including this class
VIII again be In.
The Congressional campaign committees are
but little better. The Information c0mmuni
oftice-holders or eXpectants. Revenue cotlec
tors are Sanguine, OF course, and often like
pOlonious see whale or weasel, as the case
may be. Plnchback can see a chance to win In
louisiana for the republicans. Keogh ia
North Carolina. but the national committee do
not seem to see 1t. Hence, 1t has been decided
to almost abandon the south to the democratic
column. In Virginia JOTgensen will perhaps be
aided with money in the Petersburg district
and the republican candidate In Acklen's Louis
lana district may also receive assistance II
the fusion in West Virginia between the repub.
licans and greenbackers pans out. some money
will perhaps be used there, but other than AT
these places the south viii be let alone to its
democratic idol.
The great fight, after all. is In Indiana and
New York. The fact that In the latter state
there seems TO be now a pretty complete frat
eThiZation Of the once discordant Democratic
elements, causes good deal OF worry to the
republican leaders, more, probably. than they
openly admit The theory IS that If the repub-
licans can carry Indiana by small maIorlty.
or even If they lose 1t In October but succeed In
keeping the democratic majority to an insight
meant figure. that with hard work New YORK
can be carried. The more sagacious democrats
are ready to concede that If they lose Indiana
ID Oc ober the Jigsis up Hence the Tremendous
battle OF the campaign Is to be fought In that
state. 1t Is the Austerlttz OF the fray.
The republican campaign committee does not
regard Pennsylvania or Maine among the de.
batahle states. There is confidence that both
VIII give good republican majorfties, and that
In Maine the majority OF last year will be con-
states are New York, Indiana, Connecticut and
New Jersey. The republicans do not feel at all
uneasy about the Pacific slope states. Mr.,
Blaine Is to go to California as soon as the
Maine election Is over, and his record On the
Chinese question and his well-knoWn popu-
larlty in that section are counted upon to pull
the electoral votes of all the slope states to the
republican column.
This the democratic conmittee or the DEM
Ocratic le eadelS. do not cOncede. The debaUaDe
states claimed by the democrats other tnan
New ork New jersey, Connecticut and In
diana, are California Nevada and oregon. It is
TACT, IN connection with these states that
during the Cincinnati convention the claims of
Justice Field for the preside nttal nomination
were urged on the ground that he was the only
dernocratWho could carry the Pacific slope
states. TO accept Such Gee laratton as fact i.
Is not at all presum ptuous that the republicans
should feel that they have their calling and
election sure in that quarter.