Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-17
IL, Washington.


Telegram to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The triumph of the Fusion ticket in the first
stage Of the Democratic and Greenback agree
ment is complete in the election of Governor
Plaisted. The second understanding is that
the Democrats and Greenbackers are to unite
if they gain the legislature, and to elect to the
Senate Democrat to succeed Hannibal
Hamlin. This will probably be Bion Brad
bury. The third feature Of the Fusion is the
understanding that the Democrats and Green
hackers are to support one electoral Hancock
ticket, having upon it four Greenbackers and
three Democrats. This will, of course, fol-
low, and be voted for in November.
Even the veriest tyro in politics admits that
the Maine results affect the Presidential situa-
ton. 1t will disarrange the plans laid out for
the Republican canvass. Blaine, instead OF
hippodroming to Colorado to save the Pacific
and contest fercely every inch of ground from
now on until the November verdict is re-
corded.
The effect on the other States is incaIculable.
1t is conceded by the better thinking Repub-
licans that it makes Indiana absolutely safe
for the Democrats, and places Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, New Hampshire and California in the
doubtful list The Democrats. in their exu-
berance, claim that Ohio will certainly be Dem
ocratic in October; and, if so, the Presidential
fight is over, save the mele form of an election
in the succeeding month. There is danger, if
the signs here are an index of the feeling else
where, that the Democrats may bo seized
with feeling of over confidence, and
neglect the opportunities which would not
victory, confronted them. The Republicans
though down in the mouth, will soon recover
from their embarrassment, and will not yield
an iota in the prosecution of the campaign.
Hence the danger of relaxing eternal vigilance
at every point by the Democracy.
Colonel James r. Young, Of the Philadelphia
Star, brother of John Russell Young, said
to-day that the Maine result would make Penn
sylvania an uncertain State--that the effect
on the floating vote would be simply tremen-
dous, and he now had the gravest doubts of
Garfield success.
The gossip here is that Chairman Jewell will
in day or two summon the National Execu-
tive committee to meet in New York, to take
steps to arrange plans which the Maine defeat
has dlsarranged, and for other important bus:.
ness touching the conduct of the campaign.
There is one feature of the result which
ought to make the national Democratic COM
mittee blush. Two weeks ago the State was
abandoned, the campaign speakers withdrawn,
and the committee folded its arms and con-
ceded the State by default. After it had been
thus abandoned Ben. Butler pushed into
Maine. surveyed the situation, made up his
mind there was good fighting chunoe, and for
a fortnight he has made his presence
felt in the camapign. To such Democratic
croakers as want Butler kicked out of the DEM
ocratio ranks this ought to be a reminder that
'Old Cock eye'' has not yet lost all his useful
ness, and his perspicacity So far as Maine is
concerned. was deal better than Chairman
Barnum's.
If past history is to be accepted as an index
for the future, Maiue's voice will be potential
in securing National Democratic success. 1t
gave the key .note in 1874, when Harrison was
elected; It sounded the alarm in 1861, when
Lincoln succeeded, and in 1879 broke the
Greeley backbone. In 1880 it voices the GER
tain election of Winfield Scott Hancock.