The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21
1ne Prospect in New York.

Interest in TIE political situation in New
| York is growing more intense every daY.
! A careful review Of the political situation
in the other states iustifes the conclusion
that the party that wins the election must
carry that state Both the democrats and
! republicans are making extraordinary
efforts to carry it The democrats are much
more conf lent of success than tho repub-
| leans. They say enphatically that there
! is no doubt that they will carry 1t. Mr..
! Barnum. chairman of the national demo
! cratic committee, in an interview IN Boston
a day or two ago, said: Il have not the
slightest doubt that New York Will remain
in he democratic column.
The republicans are not so confident.
They content themseives with saying THAT
New York is doubtful state, and that the
party which shows the greatest earnestness
and skill in conducting the remainder OF
the campaign will! carry it. 1t Is certain
that they are leaving no means untried TO
achieve success. 1t is reported, Oh what
appears to be good authority, that they
have a large amount of money with which
10 corrupt voters Whether this report Is
correc. or not, it is, of course. impossible to
say, but it Is certain that the republicans
who employ large numbers of laborers are
TRYING to bulldoz3 them ito voting the re-
publican ticket. Circulars which republ-
eau manufacturers have addressed 10 their
employees, urging them to vote the repuD-
lican ticket, aud threatening them with
dismissal if they refused 10 do so, have
found their way into print.
There are two things which cause
the managers of the democratic cam
paign some uneasiness. One is the
fight among the democrats over the
mayoralty in the city of New York,
and the other is the report OF
the Herald correspondent, who is travelling
through the state, that Gen. Harrison will
come TO Harlem bridge with 10000 major
ity. Not much Importance is attached to
the Herold'S report by the democratic cam
paigIi managers because they do not believe
that there is anything to justify it, but the
great majority of the democrats do not
know the inside facts, and, hencs, ere some
what alarmed by it. The campaign man
ayers are net sure that this alarm Will not
have a rather injurious effect upon the
demc cratic vote unless it is shown to be
groundless.
The test informed democrats say that
Gen Harrison will not reach Harlem bridge
with larger majority than that which
Blaine had when be reached that place
four years ago. His majority was 62,000,
and yet it was overcome by the democratic
maiorities of New York city and Brooklyn.
The best informed of the New York city
democrats believe that the fight for the
office of mayor Of New York will not IN
any way injure the chances Of the national
ticket. According to their calculations,
the lnayoralty fight will bring to the polls
at least Ii, 900 voters who, if it were not for
the local contest, would not vote at all.
This increased vote, they are confident, will
be cast almost wholly for the democratic
national ticket. If they are right, it will
be possible to overcome a majority Of 20 900
| obtained in the rural districts for Gen. Har-
rison.
There is another thing which the repub-
licans have not taken into account, hut
which has entered into the calculations of
the democrats. 1t is that the registration
is much greater in the cities of New York
and Brooklyn than it was four years ago.
1t is quite safe to say that the registration
list will be increased by at least $4,000
voters. nearly all of whom will cast their
ballots for the national democratic ticket.
1t may be that some of the New York
city democrats will try to carry their local
ticket at the expense of their national
ticket, but the number will be small. Few
will care to run the risk of exposure and
the consequent loss of standing in their
party,
Summed up, the better opinion of the
situation in New York is this: The estimate
of the HeraldS correspondent of Gen. Har-
rison's majority in the rural districts is
altogether too large; the fractional fighofor
mayor in New York city will much more
| likely help than hurt the national demo-
cratic ticket, and the democratic majorities
in the cities of New York and Brooklyn
will be larger this year than in any previ-
Gus year. If this view of the situation is
correct, Mr.. Cleveland will carry New
Work. nv a very handsome ma iority