Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-24


add to the discontinue of the protection
lists there is the tremendous increase in
the registered vote of New York and
BROOKLYN. In the first day OF four in
New York and the first two or three in
Brooklyn As 900 more voters have en-
rolled their names than came out in
1884, and this means a corresponding in
crease in the Cleveland maj joritRin these
two cities and in the State. Plainly, the
powder of the alarmists is burned. The
only resource they had-"tarif scare"-
has been used up. 1t is now only ques-
ton of the extent of the victory for
honest tariff reform-[ New York Times,
Und.)
A delegate Convention Of railroad men,
representing, it was said, between forty
and fifty thousand voters in the State,
met here six weeks ago and appointed a
committee to interview the Republican
The points to be ascertained were how
terests, what they thought Of the en-
ployment of private detectives during
strikes, how they regarded organized
labor, and what they would do, if elected,
to ease the burden of State taxation.
The Convention met again yesterday to
hear the committees report The COM
mittee said that Republican candidate
Fifer had given an unsatisfactory answer
to each one of the questions, but Demo
cratic candidate Palmer had satisfactor-
lily answered each question. The Con-
vention then voted unanimously to sup
port General Palmer, and issued an ad-
dress to all the railroad men in the State
urging them to do the same. The Con-
ventlon represented the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood Of
Firemen, Switchmen's Union, Conduct
ors' Association and Brakemen's Asso-
ciation.-[N. Y. World.
The Peculiar Senatorial Fight he
ing Silently Waged i'm Minnesota.
The liveliest political contest of the
present campaign is now being fought on
the quiet in Minnesota, says st. Paul
dispatch to the New York Times. At
the present time there are three men en-
gagged in the contest, and the prize is D.
M. Sabin's seat in the United States SEN
ate. Senator Sabin is a candidate to
succeed himself, of course, and his ag-
gresslve Republican opponent is General
w. d. Washburn. Ignatius Donnelly-
he of the unique political and literary
records actively training to get in con-
dition to head both Sabin and Washburn
in the decisive heat to be run in the
State legislative halls next winter. The
Senatorial campaign seems to be con-
Quoted strictly on the still-hunt plan.
The laying of the proper political wires
and the building Of candidates fences
began more than two years ago. Less
than year ago there we're no less than
six men figuring on filling the Saltwater
mans shoes. Among them were G. A.
Pillsbury, ex Governor John S. Pillsbury,
r. B. Langdon, II. B. Strait and ex. Gov
ernor Hubbard. But the contest has
narrowed down between Washburn and
Subin. OF the candidates for the Legis-
lature already nominated by the Repub-
licans the Washburn men claim to have
majority, but they are not wild enough
to claim that Washburn has sure thing.
Tho Sabin men are doing their work
under the surface. But a leading Sabin
man let drop remark in st. Paul the
other day which has set the opposition
guessing. The remark was this: If
| General Washburn succeeds in securing
the majority Of the Republican legisla-
tors elected this fall it will not beat Sa.
bin-not by jugful." That is an limo.
cent little statement, seemingly; but,
nevertheless, it has set the opposition
hustling for facts. They claim to have
found very feshy Senegambian in Sa-
bins political fences, but they are keep
ing very shady with the information.
There are vague rumors of a deal be-
tween Sabin on one side and Hill, Kelly,
Doran and President Cleveland on the
other. This, it is given ont, is com
pact by which enough Democratic legis-
lative votes are to be delivered to Sabin
to secure his election. Sabin has no pro-
nounced views on the tariff, and is any
thing but partisan in politics. Mr..
Cleveland has always advised with Sabin
regarding appointments in Minnesota.
This has strengthened Sabin with the
Democrats, but caused the Republican
leaders to lose confidence in him.
The unique factor in the race is Igna-
thus Donnelly. His position and chances
have already been outlined. The sage
bases his hopes of election upon dead
lock between Sabin and Washburn and
the election of sufficient number favor.
able to his candidacy to give him the
balance Of power.