The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-23
RNGLIsH AM HIs MORN.

Another Of The important causes of DEM
ocratic defeat was English and the way he
acted. Besides being the democratic caudi--
date for vice president, he was chairman of
the state committee and took too much of
the management of the campaign into his
hands for the good of the party. The ma
tonal committee was some time getting to
work in this state, but it was because it WAS
waiting for English to bring out some of the
resources at his command and show of soma
of those superior organizing abilities which
it is said he possessed. He did neither. The
democrats had really no organize alton in the
state, notwithstanding they talked q great
deal about it, and English refused to let any
considerable amount of his money 90 into
the canvas, becsuse, he said, he was not a
candidate at that election. The truth of his
position WAS that he believed after the Maine
election that the drift OF things was irressta-
bly, in behalf Of the democratic ticket and
that no matter what WAS left undone Han.
cock would pull the party through. What.
ever may be his abilities as an organizer
which he has net yet displayed-the result
shows him to have been sadly mistaken in his
calculations. He now sees he must go to
work in his own behalf be cannot escape
in November with the claim that be g not
candidate at that election, and thu signs are
that he will DO left to carry on tho rest OF the
campaign without assistance from abroad.
Chairman Barnum kept up ashow of conf
dence In Indiana to the very last but every
body here knew that he was out Of patience
with the want of management so plainly
manifest. He took away on the eve OF cleo.
ton day $4,000, which he had intended to
use here, but the want of organization was
such that he could not place it. English now
begins to understand that Hancock may be
elected president without English becoming
vice president
DEMOCRATIC REVIVAL.
To-day the Democratic state committee
held meeting and general conference with
Democrats from different parts of the state.
The reports from everywhere agree that Han
cock is stronger not only than WAS Llnders,
but that he is stronger than his party. 1t is
calculated that his name is worth from five
to eight thousand votes to the ticket more
than was given to Landers, and that alone
would almost il not eutirely, turn the scale.
On the other hand Garfield is weaker than
his party and when it comes to direct vote
for president this weakness will easily be
made apparent here With all the excite.
ment attending the late election, the presence
of shrewd managers and hundreds OF speak
ers and interested parties from other states,
it was q rare thing to hear Gar6eds name
mentioned as in any way concerned in the
canvass. The Republican presidential can
didate was purpoiely kept out of prominence,
and, from the talk among voters as they av-
erage away from the leaders, | SHOULD Judge
that the advantage which the Republicans
had in Porter as a candidate for governor and
the disadvantage ofthe Democrats with Lam
der would be very nearly reversed in Noyem-
Der on the name of Hancock and Garfield.
Another thing will greatly serve the Demo-
cra,s at the next election. There will be bu:
one ticket to vote and no chance for trading.
Landers had no rea, earnest, fighting friends,
and the same WAS true of q number of the
candidates on the Democratic state ticket.
Nearly every ona had some weakness and all
Of them became the victims of trade in be-
nslf of local candidates. Votes for goyernt
were commonly snapped for votes for small
county officers and there was scarcely poll
IN the state at which more or less of this trad
ing was not dom" to the disadvantage OF the
a., ~. There can be noneof
ahh November.