St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-29
THE VOTE OF ILLINOIS.
Chairman Oberly Says the State is for
Carter Harrison Sure.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, July 28.-''We are going to
make it warm for the Republicans in Illinois
and elect Carter Harrison and the whole
state ticket by safe majarity."
So said Chairman Oberly, of the-Demo-
cratic state committee, at the Palmer House
this morning with an air of convincing as
surance.
at is intimated that you are lukewarm in
his behalf"
To this Chairman Oberly replied in Ian
guage more forcible than Christian like
Because L was in favor of Black" said he.
they want to make it appear that I am not
a friend of Harrison and would knife him if
dared. l propose to conduct this campaign
without regard to past preferences. Ii were
unfavorable to Harrison beforei his nomina-
ton, who is now The nominee, and whoever
is the nominee is entitled to the undivided
efforts Of every good Democrat. l shall work
for Harrison as l would for Black;
perhaps harder on account OF
these insinuations. think we
have such a chance of carrying Illinois as we
never had before. We have a good candi-
date at the head of the ticket, and for the
rest of the ticket no better man could have
been selected. We are united throughout
the state and better organized than we ever
have been heretofore ten days before the
election. Harrison is a man who viii poll
large German vote, a big labor vote, the full
strength of the regular Democratic ticket. He
will draw more votes from the Republicans
than any other man we could have named.
His methods are original his personal ad-
dress is first rate, and he has big store
house of facts and fancies which no man
knows better how to draw'from."
''What effect would Buffers candidacy
have on the state campaign"
''If Butler should run he might take some
states from the Democrats, but more from
the Republicans. In this respect things
would be eyened, up with the advantage
slightly on the side of the Democrats. Tie
Prohibtionists would then step in and cast
the scales far down in our favor by drawing
the anti-liquor vote from the Republicans.
There will be no great labor detection from
the Democrats, because our state platform
promises them what they want. The Re-
publican state convention ignored this ele
mcnt. The Democratic platform is specific
in this respect The difference between this
year and 1880 is very marked. Four years
| ago the tariff agitationo made people
uneasy. Now, the issue is de-
! fined. Then, the effect of the Indiana
election was disastrous. The Germans also
have turned completely about in four years.
In 1880 VIII county went 1,800 Republican.
Two years after 1t was LOO Democratic.
Cook county will go for the Democratic
ticket by between 5000 and 10000"
''What are you doing in the way of organi-
zation?"
''Already we have superb organization
extending to all quarters Of the
state. We place great deal
OF confidence in the jefferson clul S,
which are the nucleus of this organization
That this reliance will not be misplaced will
be shown by the election AS for the defec-
ton of the Irish vote it is a myth. There is
none in the state at large and | don't believe
there are any in Chicago It is like milk
sickness. You hear a great deal about this
disease in every town you go to, but you can
never come up with it. 1t is always in the
next town ahead.