Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
The Northwest
Our Petersburg contemporary the inde7
Appeal has the following paragraph:

Our Petersburg contemporary the indeS-
Appeal has the following paragraph:
"The full Democratic vote should be out
IN every State-eyen in Michigan; but u Is
worse than careless 10 pretend that the full
vote In any Of the northwestern States will
he enough to give any electoral votes TO
Cleveland. Minnesota. Wisconsin. Michi-
gan. and Iowa are rs certainly for Blame as
Kentucky. or Missouri or Virginia for
Cleveland. The talk about carrying them
for anybody else, rs II Is calculated TO pre-
vent EFFORT In States really doubtful, j. mis-
chieyons IN the extreme. The Baltimore
Sun OF Friday has a glowing account OF
Democratic gains and Republican losses in
nearly every northern state. It's BELIEF seem.
ing 10 be tbst there was a candidate named
Bisine some weeks ago, but that he has re-
tired from the contest, or Is abou; to do so.
This Is the brsg that IL not good dog"
II there were In the field no Prohibition
nor Grtenback candidate for President, We
should agree with our Petersburg contem-
porary In the opinion above expressed; be-
cause heretofore the States named could
be confidently relied upon to vote the Re-
publican ticket always in a presidential
election. But times change and men change
with them, and we are not at all sure that
CLEVELAND will not carry one or more OF
the States winch the IRder-AppedI sets
down rs certain 10 vote for BLAINE. Let
lis look at the facts.
As TO Minnesota, we endorse what our
Petersburg contemporary says.
How as 10 Wisconsin, In the present
House OF Representatives six out OF the
nine members from Wisconsin are Demo-
Gratis. Isn't that good foundation upon
which to base hopes Of success in the presl-
Dental election Of this Year, Can 1t be
that a State which elected twice as many
Democrats as Republicans to Congress only
two years ago is now hopelessly Republic
CAM Hardly. There must be at least a
lighting chance" for CLEVELAND in such
State. We beg the Index- appeal to look
at the figures OF that election as given in
the Philadelphia Times almanac for 1894.
We quote:
WIsCoNsIS.-V for congressman in
1882 (: Republican, 94.6j2; Democratic,
l03,546; Prohibition, IL, ll6."
in 1889 was almost exactly equal to the CON-
bined vote OF the Republicans and the Pro- |
hibitionists. Isn't that some little ground |
upon which to base hope Of success this |
yeari
Again: In 1881 In the election in Wis |
consul for Governor, the vote stood: Re-
publican, s1,754; Democratic, 69,79I;
Greenback, 1925. The Democratic and
the Greenbaek vote combined was larger
than the Republican. II will be noticed
also that sbe vote was much larger In 1882,
when the Democrats carried the State, than
In 1881, when the Republicans carried II.
Now az 10 Michigan. The Tribune AZ
Ynandc classifes the present members OF the |
House Of Representatives rs six Democrats
and Eve Republicans. This is not discou-
raging to the Democrats. The vste for
Governor In 1881 was JEROME, Republican.
149,5s1; BEG0LB, Democrat, l5i,4Oi;
sAEzGESDoRY, Prohibition, 6,349. As BE-
COLE was elected two years ago by five
thousand majority, and is now running |
again for the same Office. and as the Demo.
Gratis In 1882 elected six out OF eleven con-
gressmen, IL would seem that CLEVELAND
has ut least lighting chance" TO carry
even Michigan.
The state OF things in Iowa does not
afford much encouragement TO the Demo-
Gratis. But the same might be said OF Ohio
n IL were not for the Prohibitionlsts. We
bold that II il impossible 10 foretell at this
carly day the result Of the Prohibition agi-
tation in those two States.
Kansas is generally included among the
northwestern States; and whilst we are
upon the subject OF Democratic prospects
In the Northwest, we will say few words
as TO that State. although it is not meu-
toned in this connection by the Index
Appeal. Committeeman BLAIR, OF Kansas,
was In New York last Saturday, and at the
Democratic headquarters expressed himself
~ follows:
"Wbat are Governor Clicks chances ?"
"They are as brilliant as a mans can be,
and he will unquestionably be carried into
the gubernatorial chair. The State ticket
Is strong, and this will assist the national
ticket. All things point to Democratic
victory"
The vote In Kansas two years ago was
CLICK, Democrat, ss,l07; sr.JonS, Repub-
licsn. 1915; ROBINSON, Greenbscker, 90
935. As CLICK Is again running for
Governor, and ST. JOHN is also running
again. this time as candidate for President
Of the United States, we count Kansas
also, according to the best lights now be-
fore Us, as one Of the doubtful States.