The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
VARIOUS VIEWS.

: When an election results differently
from what had been anticipated, every
one is ready to come forward with IN
explanation of the causes which led To
The reversal. The contest i'm New York
had been generally condeded Ia favor
Republican success, but with the Dem
ocrats coming of victorious the usual
varied theories are advanced showing
why il is thusly. The most apparent
cause visible AT this writing is that the
Democrats secured a majority of votes
cast. That is a fact. If the ''stay-at-
home" Republicans had went 10 the
polls We believe the result would show
Davenport elected by a handsome ma
jority.
The Independents or Mugwumps have
figured in New York State politics the
past wear ~ an unknown quantity
Boosting of strength to an extent that
il was felt they were essential Ia Repub-
lican success. They claim to have de-
fsated Mr.. Blain last year, but there
were a half dozeE other causes which
led TO that result-the suppression of
any n of which would have made him
president. In obedience to their wishes
Mr.. Davenport was nominated for gov
and il their claim of having de-
feated Blaine he true il is a question i'm
the minds of many whether their sup
port of Davenport did not operate as a
potential factor IN defeating him also.
A very considerable number of unadul-
terated Republicans-men who are ron
sistent in their adhesion and fealty To
party-felt that ~Davenport's success
would be attributed TO, or at least
claimed by, the Independents, and the
returns in New York and Brooklyn
show conclusively that the support
brought 10 the ticket from this source
Was more than counterbalanced by the
thousands whom tney turned away at
the very outset of the campaign.
In Only two assembly districts of the
twenty-four into which the city is Iii
vided, has Mr.. Davenport's vote ex-
ceeded that cast for MIR. Blaine last
year, and in both of these the excess is
small In the other twenty-five dis
tricts he ran behind the Blaine poll
from 800 To- 1900 votes, and his aggre-
gate loss in the city Ia li,6i7. Most of
this IL in the lower wards, where the
vote Is usually solidly Democratic, but
where Mr.. Blaine ran well. If Mr.. Di-
NEWPORT had captured ever half of this
he would have been elected without any
aid NJ all from the Independent organs.
In other words, the slightest fight on the
same lines that the last presidential
contest was made on would, in the light
of Tuesdays figures, have made Mr..
Davenport the present goyeTnor-elect
instead of Mr.. Hill.
Dyer-confidence on the part of the
party managers also comes i'll fora share
of the blame attachable 10 ~Davenport's
defeat. Reasonably fair campaign work
was done up to within a couple of weeks
Of election, but the magnificent turn
out At the Madison Square Garden gath
ering-the largest political meeting eve
held i'll the city, seemed 10 convince the
leaders that no further work was nee
cSsary. and they did practically nothing
from that time forward 10 retain their
advantage. The Democrats, who had
all along been working with despera-
ton, kept their forces at work and the
result shows their sagacity. New York
is Republican State with Republican
unity and enthusiasm. The CAM
paign Just closed was entirely devoid of
the latter Notwithstanding that ~
indispensable TO a successful campaign,
and as IA result a large vote in the strong
Republican districts in the interior por-
ton Of the State failed TO come u
Ifthe Republicans, after two or three
defeats, can learn a lesson and not count
the chickens before they are Matched,
they will have no trouble in carrying the
Empire State.