The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-28
WE are counting on 1900 majority now.
The Outlook
Detroit Post and Tribune),

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Two weeks from to-day the country will
know the size of the Republican majority in
Vermont. While it is not in any respect a
doubtful State, the result will still afford some
indication of the feeling existing among Re-
pubicans of the North. The Democrats of
Vermont, though in hopeless minority are
bending their energies to bringing out their
last man in the hope of reducing the Republi-
can majority, for the influence such reduction
may have on the contests that will follow. It
they fail, and the handsome Republican ma
Jorlty OF the past is maintained, it can be safe
ly reasoned from that fact that the same salts
factory feeling exists throughout the coun-
In Maine the Democrats and Greenbaekers
are fused, but the Republicans are prosecuting
vigorous campaign, with every prospect of
success. Shrewd observers give assurances
that the Republican majority will not be less
than 5000 They may be right But it is safe
to discount this; 1000 is enough, and will be a
great victory Ii Gov. Davis is reelected by
any majority over all opposition, it will be a
substantial victory.
In Connecticut the Republicans are conf.
dent. OF the other New England States little
is said, but Republican success in all of them
is beyond question.
New York is the great battlefield care
full examination of Republican journals of all
shades of opinion in this State leaves no room
to doubt that the Republican party is united
as it has not been since 1868. There are neith-
er divisions, dissensions nor desertions. On
the other hand, the ''scratchers'' of last year
and the Independents of 1872 and 1876 have
almost to man returned to the Republican
ranks, while several prominent Democrats
have abandoned Hancock, and Republican
clubs in various places report the accession of
Democratic voters to their membership. Ii is
also an open secret that there is an
absence of harmony between Tilden
aud Kelly and their respective followers.
threatening the unity of the Democracy.
WITH the EePu6llcan party united and enthn a.
siastic, and the Democratic party losing mem.
bers and to some extent divided, there is little
reason to doubt that Garfield and Arthur will
carry New York by decided plurality.
There has been more doubt about New Jer-
sey, but the Republicans have made q wise Sc.
lection for governor, and shrewd Republicans
are in that State confident that it will be car
ried. KS NJ
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois Iowa,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota. Col
orado and Nevada are certainly Republican.
The influence of Hancock's name on the
Pennsylvania voters exists only in the imagin-
atlon OF over'saDguine Democrats. From all
quarters OF the State, even from Hancock's
Old home, there come reliable reports which
place the matter beyond controversy Penn.
sylvania will give its usual Republican major
ity. The result in the other states nam ed has
not been seriously questioned.
w1aa Indiana p is the great battle-ground of the
governor, is making noble fight. Thes inha-
tion and knights of the Golden Circle"
record OF his opponent, together with the pro-
slavery, tight-fsted, land-grabbing record of
English are greatly aiding the Republican
cause. The Republican party there is united.
the Democrats are torn with dissen-
sions, and the Greenback party is dead. Keeu
politicians, after careful inspection Of the
State, say that Porter will certainly be elected
Making all allowance for miscalculations Of
over-zeal the election of Porter is still prob
able result. If he should be elected the
the November contest will be then and there
determined in favor of Garfield and Arthur.
Leading Democrats admit his But if Por-
ter should be beaten it would simply be a
Democratic victory in a Democratic State and
would not affect Republican prospects in No
yember. Gen. Garfield can be elected without
Indiana. ~
The reports from Oregon and California are
meager, but satisfactory. The recent election
in Oregon showed large Republican gains, and
in California the feeling is reported excellent
In Virginia there are no evidences of a union
between the two Hancock tickets. In fact.
they seem further apart than they were two
weeks ago. In the interval both wings of the
Democracy have made Congressional nomina-
tlons in three districts, and this promises to be
followed by like action in the Others With
these divisions in Congressional tickets, Ii is
hardly probable they will be able to unite ON
electors. And if they do not, many Virginia
Democrats admit that the Republicans will
carry the State. In some of the other South
ern States the Republicans are active and
aoounding in promises of what they will do
With the counting machine in the hands of
the Democrats these assurances are worth hut
little Arkansas holds an election two weeks
from to-day; and the Greenbackers are making
quite tight But the Alabama fraud and
Alabama result will be repeated there.
The foregoing is a review of the political sit
uation based upon careful survey of the field
and the Post and Tribune believes it will be
substantially verified by the results 1t indi-
Gates that Garfield and Arthur will certainly
be elected