The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-17

ceived AN enormous Irish vote, some
counties hitherto strongly Democratic
having been completely reversed
in their popular maiorities by
the change of the Irish in
his favor. This, however, was of course
due in part to the fact that he stood so
distinctively as the representatives, pro-
lection to American industries, an idea
which prevails with moro force in Penn
sylvania than in any other state.
"But," said l, "did not you lose CORES
pondingly in
THE GERMAN VOTE?
"Not at alp replied Mr.. Blaine, "all
through the west the Germans supported
me nobly. How else could have car.
ried Chicago by 5000, Cincinnati by
5000, and Cleveland by 5000?
Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa have the
largest German populations in the west
and | carried them by splendid majorihes
such able and influential German editors
as Markbriet, in Cincinnati;
Hoffman, in Cleveland; Pract orius,
in st. Louis, and many
others, brought great strength to
the Republican cause. The German or
ators were also most effective on the
stump. Brucker, Gottschaulk, and
men of that stamp, oXeried great
influence. There was IN immense
effort made to prejudice the Germans
against me, but it failed. They are a
wonderfully cool-headed peo-
pie, inflexibly honest in their
conclusion and just in their judgment
and l have abundant reason
to thank them for their
generous support, shall not
soon iorgett. At different points in the
west found German and Irish clubs
cordially uniting in public demonstra-
tions.
THE PRoHiDITIoNIsrs.
Your correspondent brought the con-
versation back to New York by asking
Blaine if ho thought the Prohibi-
tionists were honest in. their
support of st. John. have
never during the campaign, replied Mr..
Blaine, reflected upon the motive of any
man, and shall not do so. | shall con
tent myself with saying that / think
the Prohibitionists were misled, and
that they did not correctly measure the
possible result of their course. re-
ceiyed from many Of them the assurance
that my candidacy mado their action diff
ticult, because they wanted really to
vote for me, but they seemed to be
under the strange delusion that
THE TEMPERANcE CAUSE
could be promoted by supporting their
own presidential ticket and by their
course they influenced prejudicially the
national issues which were really at
stake.
"You attribute the close vote in New
York, then, Mr.. Blaine, really to the ac-
tion ofthe Independents and the Pro.
hibitionists?"
mo, not SOLELY" replied Mr.. Blaine.
"AcoorGlns 90 numerous letters / have
received from central and western Now
York, it would seem that
THE RAINY DAY
lessened the Republican vote. The
Democratic mdorities lie IN
the cities, where, by a fow
minutes on good pavement,
a man reaches his polling place. The
Republican mJorities are in the coun.
try, whore large Numbers live three
four, or oven five miles from the pol.
ling place, which, on election day
had 10 DO reached over muddy roads
and In rain storm. Had the day bee,
fair, The Republican majorities IN
tho rural counties would have
been inereased--ono good judg,
writes me by probably 10000; but all
agree by from 5000 to 5000. The actua
difference between the two parties il
Tho final count, which ever way
10 goes, will perhaps not exceed ,
thousand-about ouo-twolnh of
per cent. OF the total vote
or one voter In every 100
for the entire state. So /
tho Democrats really carried New Yorl
( by this small margin, as the latest new
indicates, you SEQ how easy lai
day might have reversed tn
result. But Qrcat poliiica
battles, like military battles, are Otter
lost or won byan apparently trilinl
incident or accident, which no humai
foresight could guard against.
BLAINE IN GOOD HEALTH.
Mr.. Blaine turned homeward at thi,
point. lie seemed to be In perrec
health, and AZ far as any.
one could judge, is in the bes
of spirits. He told me that his long tou
of forty-two days on the stump had NO
in the least fatigued him.
MIR. Weeks Gives His Opinion.
P1rrsBURG, Nov. lG.-Jus. u. Week!
treasurer Of the national Republica
committee, was in tho city to day an
returned to New York tonight. |
an interview he said: is impossibl
to tell what tho national committe
will do until the official count IL fiji
ished. The board of county canvassei
have no power TO change the fac
OF the returns, except in case