Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-23
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
ButIeR's PrOsPects-FOIger's Defeat
PredIcted-The EIliaOIs Legisla-
Gure-The Virginia Campaign. etc.

A Washington special to the Baltimore
San says that some interesting information
as to the political situation In several i'm
portant States has been received in that
city. An Ex-Governor of Massachusetts,,
whose Republicanism is of the stauuchest.
and who has always been considered one of
the most practical and far-seeing of polIti-
clans, says that he will be surprised If Ben.
Butler is not elected Governor of Massachu.
setts. He looks also for Democratic gains
in Congressman from Massachusetts,. For
some days bets have been offered here that
Butler will be elected.
A stalwsrt Republican who came from
New York predicted that Folger
would be defeated by sixty thousand ma
iority. On the strength of this and other
information which is regarded as reliable, a
well known sportsman here made
bets of one hundred dollars each that Cleve-
land would be elected by twenty, by thirty
and by forty thousand majority.
An official holding one of the highest
Federal positions In Illinois, a Grant man
and a devoted friend of Senator Logan. in a
there is great danger that the Republicans
will not have majority in the next Legis-
lature Of Illinois, with its prize of United
States Senatorship. There is very
serious absence of harmony among
Republicans In number of the legisla-
tive districts. Independent candidates are
running all over the State, and in addition
to the Democratic and Republican caudi-
dates the Greenbackers, anti-monoBolists
aud prohibitionists have set up candidates
in many of the districts. The writer saws
It VIII be almost miracle IL these organtZa.
tions do not hold the balance of power in
the Legislature, and the chances are very
fair for a straightout Democratic majority.
From Nebraska the news comes that SEN
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the Republican candidates for Congress. In
the Third district there are three Repubu.
can candidates, which Is thought will in.
cure the election of the Democratic candi-
date.
Advices received from Colorado indicate
that the Republicans are becoming a little
anxious concerning the Legislature, which
also has the election of a United States
Senator.
Advices from Republican sources in Wis
consin concede the election of three Demo
cratic Congressman In that State, with the
chances in favor of another.
1t is proper to say that the Republican
campaign committee profess to put no con-
hdence In such advices, and claim that their
news Is all OF an encouraging character.
This, OF course, is to be expected.
A member of the regular Republican
committee of Pennsylvania writes that
Beaver will be elected beyond doubt, and
the Pennsy lvanis stalwarts echo the same
opinion. But, when offered wagers on the
result, they invariably decline to back their
opinions.
Governor Cameron, of Virginia, passed
through Washington Wednesday evening
on his way to Richmond from the shenan-
doah valley, where he had been making
speeches. In conversation with your cor
respondent, Governor Cameron said the Re-
sdjuster meetings were numerousIy
attended, and were Of the most spirited and
enthusiastic character. He said the Ohio
election would have no effect upon the re-
suit In Virginia; that his party would elect
six out of the ten Congressman, with very
good chance for seven, and that the majority
for John A. Wise, the candidate for Con
9ressman at large, would be greater than his
(Cameron's) msjohty for Governor a year
ago. The Governor said the Bourbon
funders in Virginia were as dead as they
could be, but they did not seem to know It.