Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-30

whole fusion state ticket ny a smaller plu-
rslily. and eight Of the eleven congress
sional districts would return Democratic or
Gfeenback representatives.
The conditions Of the fusion on the eiee-
toral ticket in Michigan are not well under
stood outside OF the State. and even wtln'n
i!s borders there IL some confusion respect
ing IL. II IL generally assumed IN the
country at large that II the State Is carried
for the fusion electoral ticket seven votes
win be cast fer Cleveland and six Tor But
Ter. This Is not the case. The Democrats
have placed seven candidates IN nominal
ton. six Of whom were accepted by the
National Grcenback Convention Tue lat
ter Convention likewise named seven can
didates for electors, OF which six will ap.
near on the Democratic ticket. There VIII
Inns 10 twelve common TO both. The odd
msn--Jonathan W. Flanders, on the Demo-
cratic, and Moses W. Field on the Green
back tickcs--will receive merely the votes
OF his own party. IL the electoral ticket
Is successful, the vote for President and
yice.President viii he east IN such proper
lion rs the respective Democratic and
Grecuhack vote bears to the total fusion
vote. This Is the Butler plan OF fusion.
IL involves the sacrifice Of one elcctor.
The Greenbackers insist that they will poll
as many votes for Butler rs the Democrats
do for Cleveland, which would give each
rarty six electoral votes. The Democrats
think they will poll two votes to one for
Butler. which would give them eight OF
the twelve electoral votes.
Were there no relative changes during
The past four years the presidential vote
this year would sand, In round numbers,
DO. eco Republican 10 200,000 Fusion, leiy-
ing the Republicans with plurality OF
., coo. There arc, however, number OF
elements entering into the canvass which
viii seriously affect this plurality, and
which, II the election were now held, give
The State completely into the hands Of The
Fusionists. These are: /. The Prohibit
tion vote; .. The Butler vote, drawn from
the ranks OF the men who voted for Car
field, and the Independent Republican
vote. including the German accessions to
Cleveland.
In April. 1888, the Prohibition candidate
for the Supreme Court polled 1880 votes.
This year the Prohibitionists. who believe
they have not been fairly treated by the
Republican party. have exhibited great ac-
tiyity. They have an electoral and full
STATE ticket in the field. Nominations for
Congress have already bccn iauc W tHtul
in ten Of the eleven districts. and candi-
date will undoubtedly be nominated in the
remaining district. Legislative tickets
have been nominated in all parts OF the
State.
The strength OF the anti-B aine German
vote is uncertain. Since 1880 the Germans
IN Michigan have been drifting away from
the Republican party. This has been shown
in both local and state elections. The num-
Der who voted for Garfield who will vote for
the fusion electoral ticket is not less than
3,O00.
The following sums up the situation az
near as can be calculated:
Natural Republican vote, lsSo.......... 222,000
Deduct Prohibition vote......... lz,OOo
Deduct Butler vote ........,...... 1000
Deduct lndependeat Republican
NOie.....................s... lsnUI
2l.Oc0
Total probable Blaine vote............ 20i,00O
Natural fusion vote, IssO................. 100000
Add butler Republican vo.c..... ........ J,0OO
Add lndcutndent Republican yoie....... lOlO
Add German yOte...... ........... ........ "'VOo
Total Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Deduct Pi OH bItion yote.................. 5000
Total probable fusion votc.......... 100000
Asst looks now all that can possibly pre-
vent Republican defeat in Michigan in
November is n great Republican victory in