The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-03
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA.

Eleven States hold elections to-day. Ihose
in which there is most popular interest are
New York and Virginia, but good deal of
interest is felt over the result in Pennsylva-
mia, Iowa and Massachusetts, In New York
a Governor, State officers and members of the
Legislature are to be chosen, the latter to Sc
lect successor to United States Senator
Warner Miller. The Governor is elected for
term of three years. The probabilities are
that Mr.. Davenport will be elected to-day;
but this result is dependent upon influences
the strength Of which are not easily determined.
In the first place, the whole force Of the
administration has been used in favor of Mr.
Hill, the Democratic candidate, and we are
not certain but the manner in which it has
more effective than had Mr.. Cleveland dropped
the mask he has been wearing and evinced
his Democracy more openly. He had his pri-
vate secretary write letter for him. Secre-
tary Manning wrote another, in which he
spoke for the President. Secretary Whitney
has done all he could Mr. Cleveland sent
his personal check for 81, 900 to the Demo
cratic committee; ten thousand dollars were
sent from Washington to New York on Satur-
day; and, finally, Mr.. Cleveland started yes
terday, in great style, to travel to Buffalo
to vote for Mr.. Hill. Could any
ody o:Y,sct rot do for 70 w
The Prohibition vote is an unknown
quantity, but the political Prohibitionists
have repeated in New York their tactics in
other States, and have become, so far as they
are able, assistant Democrats There has
been every effort to array what are still called
''stalwarts' against the Republican ticket, and
Mr.. Conklings influence, whatever it may be,
has been used against Mr.. Davenport. Then
last but not least, there is the i'll effect of the
mugwump influence. The men and papers
who did all they could to defeat Mr.. Blaine,
have been almost Extensively" active for Mr..
Davenport, at the same time abusing Senator
Sherman, Judge Foraker, Senator Logan
and others, who, as straight Repub-
licans, have been trying to assist
the Republican canvass. Human
nature is very human; and while we are very
glad that the Republicans made nomination
that could and did command the support of
those who felt they could not support Mr..
Blaine, we can see very readily how the as
sumption they have displayed, and their con-
| tinued abuse of the most trusted and honored
Republican leaders, may anger many men, who
| may conclude that it will be we'll to show
these Pharisees that they are not so powerful
as they think they are. Then there are local
troubles and splits in New York city and
Brooklyn, the effect of which is entirely con-
| jectural These are some of the obstacles in
the way of Republican success, while for the
Democracy stands the fact that New York is
| Mr.. Cleveland's own State, and Democrats
will make every exertion, as he himself has,
to see that he is not repudiated in
his own home. 1t is to be noted that
at the conclusion of the canvass neither party
is sanguine; no figures are given by either,
! and each is ready for victory or defeat while
| both think the result will be close. For our
selves, we confess that we shall not be sur
prised if the Republicans are defeated, but
shall be much disappointed.
In Virginia we expect nothing, except, pos
sibly, the Legislature, which is to elect sue
| cessor to Mr.. Malone We have no doubt
that Virginia is Republican State; but the
Bourbon Democracy have the entire election
machinery in their hands, and willsnot allow
Colonel Wise to succeed over Fitzhugh Lee
and his uncle's confederate saddle. But there
is an outcome to such campaign as has been
made in Virginia. The Sacred soir has been
Invaded by Republican Northern speakers,
and in 1883 the whole South will be cam
paigned in the interests of national Republic
anism.
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