Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
A POSSIBILITY.

H0U the GreenbacI;ers Calculate TO Hof6
the balance of I'otcer- Curious COmpH-
cations that M0y Artse Should Their Coa-
Htt0m Carry one state - Contingencies
that May 1hr0tc the Election into the
House of Representatives..
Washington Cor. Chicago News.
WASHINGTON, July lS.-It is by no means
certain that the Greenback party will not
form an important factor in the next Presi-
dental election. In several States there is
a fair chance of success for those who be-
Iieve in soft money, by coalition with
one or the other of the two parties. In
Maine the Democrats and Greenbackers
have united, while in some of the Southern
States the coalition is between the Republ-
cans and Fiatists
The complications that are liable to grow
out of this question should the soft money
men carry even one State, are numerous and
interesting. letter was received day or
two since by gentleman in this city from
the editor of Greenback paper in Maine,
in which the writer expressed great conf
dence in the success of his party in that
State. He says they have been at work ever
since the election last fall, and are thorough
ly organized. He reports remarkable
growth of the movement during the past
year, and says the present campaign will be
more fierce than any ever before waged in
that State. The vote of the two parties,
Democratic and Greenback, in 1879, it will
be remembered, was slightly in excess of
that cast by the Republicans. The writer
of the above mentioned letter claims that the
Greenback strength is much greater than it
was year ago. The Republicans are quite
anxious over the election in that State, al
though claiming that the result will be in
their favor. There are two other States that
are perhaps even more likely to give their
electoral votes to Gen. Weaver than Maine.
These are Alabama and Arkansas. Here
there is found very strong Greenback els
ment, and as it ia composed largely of Demo
Gratis, it will undoubtedly be felt at the polls.
Many men of prominence are found in the
ranks of the fiat party.
1t is believed, and it is doubtless part OF
the Republican programme, that many, i,
not nearly all the Republicans in these two
States will unite with the Weaver crowd, in
which case it is very probable that the Dem
cratic! electoral ticket will be defeated. The
Republicans of themselves can do nothing
and they see that by maintaing separate
organization they will only indirectly benef'
their old opponents, the Bourbons. There
fore, they say it is better for them that ths
Greenback party should succeed than The
Democratic. This was the opinion expressed
by number of Republicans from these two
States, who were in Washington last weef
to meet Gov. Jewell.
Now, should this plan be successfully car
ried out, and the result meet the expecsa
tons of the Republicans, it is possible tina
the country may find itself in tangle al
most, if not quite, as bad, as the one tina
followed the residential election of 1876
If one or more States cast their electora
vote for the Greenback candidate, it ma,
fall out that the latter party will hold tn
balance of power in the electoral college
neither of the other parties having vote
enough to elect. Then, of course, the cleo
ton of President will devolve npon tn
House of Representatives. If it ever arrive
there, the Republicans need hope M
longer. for, as the House now stands
De La Matyr, the Greenback membe
from the Indiana district, holds the balanc
of power. Indiana is necessary to the Re
publicans. and the above named gentleman
it is claimed, can throw the State in whic
direction he chooses. Should he vote will
the Republicans, they would carry the day
But if this important middle man shout
happen to fall on the other side-and iron
all accounts he would be as liable to 60 on
way as another-then the vote in the Hous
would be tie, and the question would b
left for the Senate to decide. It needs NJ
prophet to tell what the result will be in sucl
a case.
But the Democrats have several strings t.
their bow, in the event of the election eve
getting into the House. In the first plac
they left the contest in Congress over tn
seat of Orth, of the Ninth Indiana district
in such shape that it can be reopened at an
time and Democrat seated in place of tn
present incumbent. This would make then
independent of Mr.. De La Matyr. Then
again, if necessary Mr.. Washburn coul
easily be relieved from further service, AM
thus the State of Minnesota given over
the Democracy. By this it will be seen tha
the Greenback party is, perhaps, destined t
play an important part in the present cam
paign. It is equally evident, if the countr
desires another Ohioan for President, tina
be must be elected by the people in Novem
Der, and have majority of all the votes il
the electoral college.