St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-20
THE VOTE OF CHIC.
The State Believed to be Safe For The
Democrats in October.
4 Close Canvass Shows Majority Of 10 900
The German Vote Nay Increase This.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Ssd one of the best posted
politicians in the west to-day to GLOBE repre-
sentative: ''Checkmate in one move is possible
and at present very probable. A Democratic
victory in Ohio in October would close the game
so far as the Republicans are concerned, fact
that they freely acknowledge, and IL the Demo-
ctacy can hold their own till the 18th of that
month they will put on record a majority of from
II 900 TO $4,000
''Your statement does not seem to tally with
the reports from that state nor the claims of
other Democrats" said the reporter.
THAT is just it., was the reply, 'sand If you
watch closely you will see that the respondent
note struck about week ago will continue till
the campaign closes. At the time men
toned the result of a fairly close can
vass, ordered and carried into effect
under the direction of Payne, revealed the fact
that the Democracy could rely on carrying the
state by small plurality. That was the condi-
ton OF things or the 10th inst. whenthe returns
from the poll had been summed up. but the
Democrats had been at work for month, while
the opposition had done very little outside of
holding q few mass meetings. A con-
sultation was had among a few Of the
leaders, and, by the way, it did not
include John G. Thompson or any of the old
moss-back crowd, and the question was consid-
cred as to the best means Of holding that plural
ity. II the Republicans become cognizant of the
facts the desperateness of the situation would in
spire them to move heaven and earth to change
the figures and in so large and close a vote very
small percentage would reverse it. The
New York campaign of 1876 was recalled, when
Hayes and his managers claimed everything, bat
where the still, fine work OF Tilden produced
such glorious results. Let us initiate him, said
Payne, who is a great admirer OF Tilden, and the
policy was decided on. The order went forth and
from that date you cannot find a prominent Dem
ocratic politician who does not shake his head
discouragingly and tell you Ohio is naturally
Republican; that it never has been carried by
the Democracy in presidential year, and that il
is better to look at probable defeat in the face
than TO expect a victory and then have the pins
knocked from under them. Since that time the
same depressing strain runs through all Of the
correspondence to outside papers, and do not
doubt but that it will be KEEP. up until the cleo
ton"
"Will you give me some particulars as to the
method by which all this is TO be accomplished
1.-THE Democracy is well equipped we'll
handled, splendidly organized and controlled by
men OF nerve, force and ability. They have
shaped things so that the German
element continues hostile to the Republicans,
and they sec that the feeling is kept mp by the
saloon keepers being Kept harassed and worried
in their business The Prohibitionists do this
work. annoying them under the tech
nicalities OF the Scott law, which
not only taxes them beyond endurance,
but also renders them liable to imprisonment for
selling liquor to drunken men, and there have
been many arrests under this latter clause that
were not warranted and which amounted to per
secution. The Republicans passed the law and
are primarily responsible for 1t, WEIGH makes
against them much more than the grievance that
the Germans have against us for not repealing it.
We know this TO be q fact from the unerrinr
index that contributors to the Democratic
treasury come in freely from this source.
Directly opposed TO this. but helping us just the
same, is the Prohibition party. They are max
ing their own nominations all over the state and
mean business more this year than
ever before, for they have got the
idea that they are the coming party, and that the
sooner the Republican break up begins the
quicker they win step 70 the ffont. They claim
they will poll $4,000 votes. Give them So ,OOC
and it is not on the books for the Republicans tc
win"