St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-13

sumed that of this number of voters more would
be drawn from the Democrats than from the Re-
publicans. If this is the basis of the Republican
hope, it is like the man who built his house upon
the sand, to find out his mistake only when the
storm came and the rain fell.
''Tel me, Governor 1 asked, upon what
you build your faith?''
~ WILL he frankly said, at is not upon any
poll or the figures made or obtained by anybody
l have travelled over the state in all directions.
Ohio is always safely a Republican state when
we can get the vote out. / am almost sure that
Blaine's presence in Ohio has aroused the party,
and its full vote viii be polled Upon this 1
predict Republican success"
''What do you place your majority at?''
''Oh' he said, with sigh, '10, 900, maybe 12, :
00O and it may reach 15,000''
quote this conversation to show that the Re-
publican managers seem to have all their hopes
based upon precedent. They assume that be-
cause Ohio has been Republican for twenty five
years in presidential years, 1t cannot be lowed
away from its mornings. They are just shutting
their eyes and trusting to luck. In following up
inquiries touching the Prohibition vote, which
may of itself defeat the Republican state ticket,
l found strange variance, which goes to show
how uncertain quantity it Is. For instances:
|, The poll of the Prohibition candidate for secre-
tary of state places his vote at 10000
as the maximum and 10000 as the
minimum. Another so-called poll figures
$4,000 as the minimum. The Democratic com
mittee estimate between TO- 900 and Is, 900 as the
minimum and maximum respectively That
this vote is q source of uneasiness to the Repub-
lcans Is apparent because of the manner in
which they seek openly TO belittle it. Within
forty-eight hours emssaries direct from the Re-
publican national committee have been in con-
ference with the Prohibition managers of the
state, offering valuable considerations in cash to
turn the vote to the Republican state ticket.
Thus far negotiations have been without avail.
find, as yet no check in the tide which has
set in for the Democracy. About the rooms of
the state committee there is a confidence which
is ezhilarating as it is rock-ribbed. Chairman
Bargar, man rather of calculation than impulse,
feels positive in his own mind that the Demo
Gratis have the state. He has revised the
figures of the Democratic poll, and
after making all manner of liberal
concessions for shrinkages, gives the state to the
Democrats by majority large enough to satisfy
the most ambitious. If the Germans in Hamil-
ton and Cuyahoga counties stand by the Ohio
Democracy, it is almost impossible to figure other
than Democratic success. 1t is in their power
to check the vote of the fanatics who would send
crusaders among them to harass and destroy their
peace and business. The large prohibition vote
which is anticipated to be cast is not withheld
FROM the Republican party because Of the love of
its opposing force-the DemocrGcy-but rather
in the hope that in its defeat the Republicans
viii make alliances with them. If the
Democrats are but true to themselves
they have a good fighting chance to
win. The situation the campaign
closes is favorable. Both the presidential candi-
date and the head of the state ticket are kept
busy writing letters in explanation and extcnua-
ton of their crooked transactions. This is
something phenomenal on the home stretch
The sequence of such situation is that the pur-
suit of the enemy is hot, its scent keen and the
game within reach.