The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-08

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and possibly Wisconsin.
There remain six debatable or 40.
called doubtful states-Californla with
s votes; Indiana with l5i Ne
yada with 3; New Jersey with
81 New York with 35; aud Ohio
with 49, 0tthese sO'called uncertain
states, casting 03 electoral votes, which
seem to stand between the solid North
aud the solid South, California, Nevada
and New Jersey were carried by the
Democrats In 1850; Indiana, New York
aud Ohio went Republican In that year
New York and Indiana we're carried
by the Democrats Ia 1870, Ohio has
gone Republican at all recent Presiden.
tlal elections.
California gave Hancock a plurality
Of only rs yotes In 1880, there being
three tickets In the leld. Nevada gave
him $40 majority, New Jersey whore
also there were three tickets, gave Han.
cock plurality Of 2,0l0 votes. Indiana
gave Garfield plurality Of $3.50 votes,
In New York he had majority OF G,ds3
votes over all, and In Ohio u majority
over all OF 25, l20,
In the elections Of 1882 these
so-called doubtful states went
Democratic, Wealso carried Masqachu.
setts, Pennsylvania, Michigan ana Wis.
cOnsin. In 1888 New York, New Jersey
and Ohio were again carried by tho
Democrats, but by reduced majoritips,
except New Jersey, which Increased
its Democratic majority, In Indl.
ana, California and Nevada there was
no general election In 1883, and In
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts the
Republicans regained their ascendancy
II we concede the Republicans Ohio
and New Jersey this fall, and the tariff
agitation has not cemented or strength.
ened their Democracy the Republican
electoral vote would stand at ls6. II the
Democrats carry New York, Nevada, In.
diana aud California, their vote added
to the Herald certainties would give 2l5
electoral votes, The number necessary
TO elect IL POI.
The Herald gives this Washington
view Of the situation, which may be nc.
cepted as the estimate Of the revenue 70
formers. II Is interesting II not gospel:
On the tariff question New Jersey
must probably be counted on the Repu6.
llcan side. About Indiana the tarill re.
form Democrats have no doubt. They
count that state securely Democratic
this year, partly because OF the popular
demand for tariff reform, aud partly be.
cause Of the resentment still felt In the
state nc the way the Republicans carried
II In 1880, California aud Nevada are
believed 10 be reasonably sure for tho
Democrats, though the Republicans be.
lieye they can carry both.
The Republicans believe they can car.
ry Virginia aud North Carolina this fall,
aud the great Increase In the last two
or three years OF Northern settlers In
Florida gives them strong hopes of that
state. Western Democrats, on the other
hand, think there has been change Of
sentiment In several northwestern
states In the last three years, that II the
tarili Issue IL sQuarely made aud thor.
oughly aud fearlessly discussed, they
may hope TO carry Michigan, Wisconsin,
Nebraska, perhaps Illinois, and possibly
Iowa. IL IL certain that nj the last C0n-
gressi0nal election the Democrats made
surprising gains In some OF these states
ana mainly on the tariff issue. Thus
from Michigan there we're no Democrats
IN the last Congress, but they have six
In this; from Wisconsin there were only
two Democrats In the last. but ak In
this; Iowa had but one Democrat in the
last, there are four now. In Illinois In
1882 the Republican state ticket had not
o majority over all, the Republican vote
being only iSA per cent. OF the total
vote cast, ana while In the last Con.
gress there we're but six Illinois Demo.
Gratis the present House has nine.
western Democrats who were here no
the meeting OF the National Committee,
were sangnine an energetic discussion
OF the tariff abuses on an honest and
courageous platform, with tariff re-.
form candidate, would give them enough
western and northwestern states 10
counter-balance any possible losses In
the East and South. Still. In every cal.
culati0n New York turns up as the i'm.
p0rtant state Tor both parties, and 10 ia
probable that neither convention will
venture TO nominate candidate who
would meet with factious opposition In
bls own party In that state, The Repub-
lican majority over all In Now York
was less than 1000 votes In 1880. II MIR.
Dorsey's published statements are 10 bo
believed. his presence In tho state 10.
cured to the Republicans more than that
many votes, and the margin Ia 30 mar
row that the managers Of both eldts
will be anxious 20 secure candidates
who can securely poll at least the on.
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