Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-06
THE GROUND UP"
Gives a Most Cheerful Showing for Re-
pubIiCanS.
The Steady Drift Toward Protection
Unchecke6-Dem ocrats Realize
Too Late

BosToS. Nov. 5.
Webb, writing from New York to the Bos-
ton Journal, says:
In the roundup" there is no doubt in the
mind of any one on the inside of the republi-
can management of the success of Harrison
and Morton. The steady drift of the cam
paign has been felt from the day of the nom-
nations; and the situation has at no time
been so encouraging as it is tonight Every
apprehension which was felt at the republi-
can headquarters of a possible change in that
drift has been removed. Every State which
gave its electoral vote to Blaine is positiv civ
assured, not merely by republican claim, but
by democratic concession. To these States
will be added, without question, Indiana and
Connecticut, with nine chances in favor of
Harris IN in New York State, against one for
Cleveland.
The republican campaign, as originally or
ganized, contemplated the acquisition of In
diana and Connecticut, which was enough to
secure republican success. But the tariff
question, and the
General Lukewarmness
in the democratic party in New York State
to Cleveland, and the revival of the republi-
can party spirit. which was made so apparent
in the early elections in Oregon, Vermont,
Maine and Rhode Island has clearly indi-
Gated that New York was practically as much
within republican reach as any other doubt
ful State. The democratic management
understood the republican plan of campaign,
so far as the efforts in Indiana and Connect-
cut were concerned. 1t early became ap-
parent that Connecticut could hardly be car
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made on the tariff The democratic fight
therefore, fell upon Indiana and New York,
entire confidence being had that New jersey
in almost any event. would be certain to give
its electoral vote to Cleveland.
1t was not apprehended by the democrats
until within the last six weeks that the State
of New York could be lost to their candidate;
now the democrats
Begin to Realize
Thai the republicans were not merely con-
tent to secure the election of Harrison, but
that they were determined to improve all of
their opportunities TO bring every northern
State into line. While depending themselves
upon what they believed to be sentiment
for Cleveland in his own State, they did not
make that efficient organization throughout
New York which was SO notable under the
management of Tilden ana Manning in
former years.
On the other hand, the repub lican organi-
zation not only in the interior of the State,
but in New York City, was probably more
complete and efficient than at any period in
the party's history.
The Whole Dependence
of the democrats has been the vote in New
ork City, where it has been pos ,ible, under
the character of previous republican man
agement, for the democrats to accomplish
almost any result that might be necessary to
overcome the republican majorries of the
interior of the State. The democrats started
the campaign with the assumption that New
York City alone would give Cleveland from
20, 900 to &c, 900, and they would undoubted- |
ly have made that good if they could have
had the advantages OF most former years |
But within the last ten days, since they have
begun to realize the force of republican |
methods in preparing poll books and enlist |
ing the assistance, to a large extent of the |
police department in following up and iden-
tifying every doubtful name on the registra- |
ton list and the certainty that on Tuesday |
every questionable voter would be chal- !
lebRed, lhey were competed TO reduce their |
estimates of city mejorities
To Below $4,000
Most of those who are acquainted with the
inside facts have no expectation of getting
within 10000 OF that estimate.
Anything less than 10000 majority in New
ork city will defeat Cleveland's chances of
carrying this State. With 60, 600 here, l5-
900 in Kings county and 1000 in the other
island counties-all of which are outside es-
Inmates for the Observation-Disclosures major
lty in the State by
Practical Democratic Concess
will be from 5000. to 10000 No demo-
cratic estimate that have seen made on in
side information possibly figures more than
1000 for Cleveland in the State. On the other
hand the republican estimates which allow for
20 900 majority for Cleveland below the
Harlem river, give Harrison from 10000 to
% 900 in the State. 1t seems certain that
HaIrison's electoral vote throughout the
country will be large enough to make it i'm
possible for any one State to claim that it
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