Telegram-herald., 1888-08-24
UPPER PEhINSULAR
Tae sITuATloN pounoAllY SD.
EsesEsbz says the North VIA Bs hepaeli-
Ssx by 6.oo0 sssority. BArt1sy
Brssa - tks Costr2fs
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CEECkSo. Aug zs.-A specisl 10 TIE
Tys5ls,.e from ksosnsbs. ssss. Al Is noE
well IN ths DeE0e ratio camp. A isw weeks
ago, whsn Bari ley BFesn Was nominated
for Auditor Genera on the Dem0cfAte
(so-eallsd fusion ticket. ths nomination
was called good enc by ils friends and was
oososded t. bs strong one by ths kspuo-
losus. Then came Nr. Breens ineIphc.-
bic declinstioD, for hs MAS heartily in &C
cord With the Democratic National plat
i0rm. and for al practical purposes was .
good Democrat, though sailing under Tie
colors Of the LABOR party for pslicy's sake.
Then came the recent Labor convention
fiasoo. when he Wa beaten ev superior
numbers. The mystery OF hls refusal OF Tie
Democratic nomination IL now N sde PLAIN.
de wanted 70 turn the entire Labor party
over TO the Democracy. Had he succeeded
IL would have been regarded ss . stroke Of
genius oy the Democrats. But he failed and
ia falling hss crippled the strength of The
Democrats Ia The entirs Bate. but NEST
seriously in the Eleventh Congressional
district. where the plans weIs lEld 10 make
the largest Dem 0cratic gains this Fall. Can
did Democrats admit that their slender
chance OF sNCCtst LAS bctI EAcni3f itNAAt1
by Breen's tactics A month ago Breens .
name on the State ticket Was worth q thou
sand votes TO the Democracy IN the Eleventh
district. Now be IL q weak candidate, but
as he has decided 10 make the run the
Democrats dare not give him the coid
shoulder for fear OF losing the support OF
his remaining followers.
Many Of the Corniskmen. who are nu-
merous in the district were drawn into the
Labor party last Spring, but, with few
exceptions, they have returned 10 the Re-
publicans. This Cornish detection. which
was wide spread. was what came so near
costing Seymour his scat in Congress.
There are ninet cen counties in the Elevent b
district Eleven are sssuredly Republican,
and poll four-hfths OF the 80, 900 votes OF
the district Democratic Claims that the
Upper Peninsula can be carried Tor Cleye-
land are. therefore, nenseDsic2l.
This is Lieut.. Gov. Macdonsld's home.
and al present he is the most popular man
in the city. After working forty years st
everything. from chopping wood at 80 CEN Is
a cord to assisting in the management OF q
great railway system, Mr.. Macdonald be-
came wealthy through the development OF
mineral lands in the GOgsbic iron district.
Instead of investing this money elsewhere
he has put every cen. of il into EscaDaba
real estate and property. At present he Is
the chief stockho and prime mover OF
the Cochrane Manufacturing Company.
which is erecting mammoth workshops
here that will give employment 10 about
500 men. There will be few votes cssi
against Lieut.. Gov. Macdonsld Ids reelection
in Delta county.
The Eleventh District is certain TO give
the Republican National and State ticket.
at least 5000 majority. Marquette county
alone is good for half of that. The majority
may be 1000 and there are good reasons foI
thinking the latter figure is nearer correct
than the first, but the majority cannot fall
below 5000 This Northern Peninsula is q
country of great resources, and the Repub-
licans feel able 10 take care Of the Demo
Gratis, Prohibitionists. Union Lsbor, United
Labor land Divided Labor parties. and still
come out with a handsome majority fol
Harrison and Luce.