St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
A KANSAS DEMOCRAT.
Just Returned From Visiting New
York and Albany.
Talks About Campaign Topics and Election
Prospects.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

nation.
'My first impressions of Gov. Cleveland
we're very pleasant" he said to a report er
last night, ''and must confess was agree
ably surprised in him. | was not a Cleve-
land man before the convention, but now
think the entire convention wiser than
any member of it. The pictures of Cleve
land that are distributed around
ara fair likenesses, bnt they
fail t. give n cn~-nnt idea of the
mans face. 1t is strong, earnest face that
shows frmness and brains in every line, and
is indicitive of great will power His speech
to the committee was full of earnestness and
all present came away full Of enthusiasm for
the speaker.''
but VIII he be elated!"
Il feel confident thai he will. Of course.
New York is the battle ground, and no mat
ter what one may say, and what figures he
may produce, there can be no doubt that the
party which carries New York will carry the
election. I, myself, am too ignorant of the
politics there to give any opinion which
would be of value, but the loca-
managers, whose opinions are val
liable, and who are intimately
acquainted with the field, all say that there
can be no reasonable doubt of Cleveland's
carrying the state by from $4,000 to 10000
majority.
''What viii he the strength of the indie
pendent movement there?"
That, no man can figure, but it will be
considerable. | myself while 1 was in New
York; heard as many as a hundred Repub-
!. IL 6
! mean by this that the speakers were men
with whom l had no acquaintance, but whom
l ov erheard talking on the street and in the
cars. They were men in all conditions of
life, from the car driver to the millionaire.
You can also put ii down for certain
that the men who held that great
meeting in New York on the
90d us. men like BENZ. H. Bristow, Carl
SchUrz and George Vim. Curtis, are not
without followers. But in addition to this
Independent vote, SO called, which is really
Republican VOTE which repudiates Blaine,
there is is another Independent vote in New
York state, which has existed since 1875.
This polls at least 100, 900 votes, and is the
balance of power in the state. 1t went for
Tilden in 1876, for Garfield in 1880, and will
osolidly for CT eveland this year. This vote
belongs to no party, but it decides the result
in the state of New York"
''What of Tammany and Butler?n
'Tammany will support Cleveland without
any trouble. 1t has been a Democratic organ
ization for nincty-ive years, and has never
yet bolted a Democratic candidate for the
presidency. It only bolted state nomina-
ton once, and that was in 1879, and then it
gave fair warning long before the nomina-
ton Butler | am not so clear about and |
doubt if he is himself. My impression is,
and it is the general impression in New
York, that he is waiting for Cleveland's let
ter of acceptance. If that satisfies him in
its expressions on the labor question he will
support Cleveland. If lie does, it will give
US Massachusetts, --r
And New Yorhg'
''New York is safe enough, anyhowA
'But how about the Irish boltl'
'That is fast fading away. There was un
doubleday boom for Blaine among the
Irish when he was first nominated, but ow
they have got to thinking about it they are at
a loss to know why / hardly think that the
Irish are disposed to leave now the party
that they have always affiliated with. OF
course | mean that they will not leave in
body; individuals may change the same as
other voters"
''How much time will the Democrats spend
in explaining Cleveland's yetoes!''
Not an hour. We have nothing to ex-
plain and no excuses to make. We are go
ing to make an aggressive campaign this
year and carry the war into Africa Mr.
Blaine and his friends will have to do the
eXpIaining.n
''How about this so-called scandal"
"Therc will be no attention paid it more
than to strike back and strike hard if it is
harpcd upon too much. Mr.. Blaine is much
more vulnerable than Mr.. Cleveland and he
may rcuret the rashness of his friends If they
SO too far. In New York, however, where
Cleveland is best known, it win have no eff
feet except to excite disgust in the minds of
decent Republicans, who are acknowledging
that their party leaders must be in desperate
straits when they can give no other reasons
for Cleyeand's defeat than an improbable
and sensational story
''What are YOU going to do in Kansas"
Select Click, if we can"
Can you"'
''That is a question cannot answer. We
will fight just as hard as if one vote would de-
eide it, however. 1t is thing we Kansas
Democrats have got used tor
''Will You carry any congress men!"
'No. think not"
GLOW will st. John run, them"
The Prohibitionsts claim 30, 900 for him. "
''Willhe get that manyln
81 doubt it. st. John is undoubtedly popu-
lar in Kansas, and has strong friends among
the ultra prohibtionists-tho who care
more about prohibition than they do about
Republcanism-bu there has never ye t
been an election in Kansas that demon
etrated how many of those voters there are.
The prohibition amendment was carried by
the Republicans as party measure, so its
adoption did not prove anything, and the
prohibition vote of the state is an entire "
unknown quantity
''If he gets %, $50 would it carry the state
for Clevelandi"
'Undobtedy; but the chance is too slim
10 bank upon"
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