New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-06
FUSION IN MICHIGAN.
now THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WAS swAL.
LOWED.
A HANDSOME REPUBLICAN VICTORY INDICATED

HANDSOME REPUBLICAN VICTORY INDICATED
TuE PROHIBITION VOTE Liant.
trRoM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 80 Having fused" with
tho Grecphackcrs and Anti MonopoIsts the Democrat,
ofMicmgan are procaimng that they will carry
si1 o. the electors for Cleveland aud probably more
As % fact the Democrats of the State have simp v
allowed themselvo, TO be swallowed up by the Green
hackers. In 1882 when the first fusion was elected
IN the division of State officers the Grconbackers were
given three out of nine nominees Their nominee for
Governor was elected while all the others the
Join ticket were defeated In the meantime there
has been nothing to indicate that the Greenbackers
have grown in numbers. except their oyerwceuing ar
rosance. Having secured the Governorship they
proceeded to the of the entire OPP
position III Michigan. Their convention this year was
called day in advance of the Democratic Convention
They decided division Of the State officers
by which the Attorney Generalshp should be added TO
their apportionment and taken from tho Democrats
and a square division made Of the electoral vote-a
disoinel plan suggested. rather dictated by Gen
eral Butler The Democrats meekly submitted to all
the demands The electoral fusion is one Of the queer
est bits Of political known. Each side
nomina ed six electors, who 90 on a common ticket
Each side nominated a seventh man. who goes only on
the ticket of the party which he belongs He
as a stoolpgeon for the counting of the votes OF each
party. and there is fusion only twelve electors
the thirteenth necessarily is conceded 70 the Republ
cans. There is an understanding that. in the
twelve fusion electors chosen they shall east their
votes for Cleveland and Butler in proportion to the
strength shown by the two pare- in cast for the
seventh man nominated by each.
From the inspection of the votes of late years it
be readily be that the Fusionss have less chance
Of carving the state than the Republicans have of
The Fms reached it, ebh tide
in 1882 when Governor Begole was elected. The
most sanCuiue Fusionst doe, not predict increase
Of more than 10000 votes the aggregate cast for
Bcg,lr. At the time he is enthn sia'ticaIly
shouting " oh. we've get EN-" When asked to ex-
plain he generally replies that the Prohbiuoniss are
going to carry OF enough Of the Republican, to enable
The Fusion to win The size of the Prohibition vote
can harle be determined until the is entered
upon. The Republicans in their platform declared in /
favor Of submitting to a Of the people the ques
tion Of constitutional prohibition 1t thought this
action will reduce the Prohibition vote TO a
thing a. in 1850 The adoption of this plank has |
rendered German Republicans somew hat restless and
uneasy. but general thing they approve of the
movement TO tett and haly settle the question 10y a
decisive vote al the polls. The German vote of the
STATE Is light only ten or twelve thousand. and has
been divided for several years The Irish Americans
have eguu TO make demonstrations in favor of Blaine
sud Logan Their vote in the state reaches 5000 or
lSOOl The total vote Of the slate Will probably
reach 10000 This i. 80 900 greater than the vote
at when Bcgoc elected IL VIII require 5000 |
al these To overcome Bcgocs plurality of that
year and IN the $1,000 remaining votes lies the whole
scheme of the election If this vote largely Republican
a. every to believe Blaine Will have oven
larger majority in Michigan than Garfield had. and
20 900 votes could be drawn away 10y the Prohibition
ists and still not affect the result
Governor Bicycle said recently "Ihe Fusion ticket
will hc elected IT was successful before 10 has twice
hoen successful II will carry again" But when asked
shout lhc probable size of the total vote and about
other points which would lead to analysis of the
he amid. oh | cant toll about that II /
will be- pretty fan vote, bat that will make no differ
eucc 900 the result
" - Fuller chairman of the Cfccuback State
Committee. consistent opponent Of fusion until But
lCrs letter was puh he'd said. " am not ready To
mako any predictions. think we can cary tue
state Before the fusion effected. Mr. Fuller said
that % would Dee impossible to weld protective tara
Gfcenhackers with free trade Democrats
ht confident talking man of thc Democracy Is Don
NJ Dickinson, Of Detroit llc said. Garry the |
k1t' los sir OF course We shaiL No argument ,
o. tItt T. O. e t,"l feet"
Senator Palmer expressed thc opinion that the state
will give Mr. Bauca majority equal To- ti NOT greater d
than thr One h. cpt for Garfield. Said he: " Mr..
ll,iue WIS the choice of tho people of Michigan The a
politicians were usbuat him llia nomination was ,
brought about b., popular Noic" aud demand. llia
Gcur..l Alecr who hc td- state ticket. gentle
Fusion spent il, force in l~~2 II Will hc weaker this =
year even than in 1883 There i,uo possibility that
the State can be carried away from Blaine ,