Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-14

democrats, and Ohio Pfobable---Iliinois
a Mighty Doubtful State.
New York World, 1lth.i
The Damoqratic national executive commit
tee met at noon yesterday at headquarters.
The members present were Chairman w. II.
Barnum; O. Horsey, of Maryland; A. W. Sullo-
way, of New Hampshire; Edward Wilson, of
Maine; B. 3. Smslley. of Vermont; w. W.
Armstrong, Of Ohio; W q. Cloudy, Of Illinois;
W. Il. Scott, of Pennsylvania; b. F. Jonas, of
Louisiana; w. T. Martin. of Mississippi; Col
onel Lamar representing Mr.. Barnes, Of Geor.
gia. Senator Wylie. of Maryland, was also
present. The committee was in session four
hours transaoting business and hearing repcrts.
statement of the work and reports at head
quarters since the last meeting was made by
Mr.. Scott. The members of the committee
present from various States also made re-
ports of the progress of the campaign.
Chairman Barnum gave an account
of his observations of tho canvass
in his recent trip through Illinois and Ohio.
The enthusiasm for Hancock and English in
Illinois and Ohio especially in the latter State
was, he said, beyond anything he anticipated.
He could not see how these States could be
claimed as stronghelds by the Republicans. He
did not travel through Indiana as much as
| through the other States mentioned, but he
met by engagement prominent men from all
parts of the State and from them obtained suf
6cient information concerning that State to
| satisfy him that Indiana was Democratic
| beyond all question. The prospects in the
West were sufficiently bright to crafty every
Democrat. There was great enthsuiasm every
| where over he Cincinnati nomination and
good cause for rejoicing over the choice made
by that convention.
Mr.. Barnum was occupied nearly three-
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| his trip. W. @. Cloudy, of Illinois, next made
| a report from that State which not only sus-
| tanned the statement of Mr.. Barnum but in
| dictated that the result of the election in Hi
nois might prove surprise to the Republicans.
w. w. Armstrong was enthusiastic in regard
to the outlook in Ohio, and gave facts about
the changes going on in the State which justi-
fed in the minds of the committee the predic-
tious of Senator Pendleton in reference to the
result in that State.
Mr. Scott reportrd on Pennsylvania, Mr..
Smalley on Vermont and Mr.. Wilson on Maine.
| The latter said that there was a
| very hot contest in that State. Mr.. Snlloway
reported the canvass in New Hampshire a.
going on we'll, the Democracy organizing clubs
| in every district. General Duncan 8. Walker.
| who arrived from Washington before the close
of the meeting, reported that the Congestion
al committee had advices from forty-three
points in Indiana of such character as to justi-
| fly them in placing that State in the Democratic
column beyond any doubt. They also found
| that the Democrats in Ohio were working to-
gether tremendously and were exceedingly
| confident of carrying that State in October. Mr.
| Armstrong said that there seemed to be lack
of enthusiasm for Garfield even in the Western
Reserve of Ohio.
Among the subjects considered by the execu-
| tive committee, was the Republican colonial
ton Of negroes in Indiana. A letter from Mr..
English. the candidate for Vice President and
chairman of the State committee of Indiana,
received by the National committee yesterday,
states that the evidence of negro importstions
! ia increasing hourly. The executive committee
also received many other reports upon that
| subject, and resolved upon the most active end
| stringent measures to prevent colonization.
| Detectives have been employed to watch the
| leaders in the business, sill Of whom are well
| known, and to keep track of the colonists.
| Arrangements are also making to arrest any
person violating the election laws in that State
| The National committee adjourned to meet
again to-day.
Among the callers at headquarters yesterday
! were Ex-Governor Bishop, of Ohio, General
William F. Smith, David b. Paige, of Ohio,
| Thomas s. King, of Minnesota, and W. q.
Bearham, of New Orleans. The statements
made by Ex-Governor Bishop and Mr.. Paige,
of Ohio, were more encouraging in reference tG
| the outlook in that State than the report OF
| Mr.. Armstrong.
| letter was received from j. NJ. Hanlan, Of
| Indiana, Pa, who writes under the date OF
| August 8, that his business is canvassing from
| farm to farm, and that he stops with farmers
every night BE finds that Hancock is going
| to get large support from the Republicans in
| the several counties he has canvassed since
the nomination at Cincinnati. He has visited
| Lehigh, Berks, parts of Chester, Cambria AND
Indiana counties. All of these will give an in
creased Democratic vote. Cambria in particu-
lar will nearly, if not altogether, double he,
1900 Democratic majority. ''Oue can hear
| Mr.. Hanlan writes ION Monday, August 2,
| dined with four Republicans at Greenville, all
| of whom intend to support General Hancock
One of them is postmaster. I find these
| changes everywhere"