Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-10
The Situation in New York.
NV YoRK. June Esd.

beginning 10 boil, that your readers o
preseL,ed with q few facts concerning
the status Of political s,m,,phsrs /.
viewed =, the pre.en, stage in the En-
pife State.
In the presen, As In previous contest,
New York and Indiana are the import,
an, State. upon which depends the fna
result. New York more par,ieulsrl,
than any other because without New
York aud some Of the other doubtfs
State. Il IL impossible for the Democrats
to succeed. while with New York slon'
the Republicans are sure OF success.
With New York State alone. and the
other sure Democratic States, namely,
the solid south. Democratic sueee. can
no, conceded. They mus, al.o carry
other Of the doubtful States. Rspubh.
can success. il assured wi,hoa, New York,
provided any two OF the doubtful States
be secured excep, Connection, aud New
Jersey. Thus 3 few explanation, are
no, on, Of place.
or the iOl electoral votes. 20l are
required 70 determine . msjoh,y in either
p.r,y's favor. OF these the sure Repub.
liean State. cast 1872. 10 else,orisl votes
only shor, Of ma aj,ri,y, while the Dem.
ocfatie States cas-, only i5s. which are IS
ls. than = msjori,y. Then the votes.
which are 10 determine the result, are 20
be found In the doubtful States, New
York, Indiana. Connecticut and New Jer.
.ey. of these New York casts 10 elecio-
rial votes Indians. Is; New jersey. Q 4;
Connec'icui. 6. Therefore could the RI.
publicans carry New York, !, would give
them an electoral majority Of IL. while
should the Democrat. gain !, they would
s,ill lack Il Of the Necessary majority.
These they can gain. should they secure
Indiana. OF New Jersey aud Connecticut
combined. bu, no, with either Of the i-o
latter State. alone. upon the other hand
the Republican. can forfeit New York
can they secure Indiana aud Connecticut,
OF Indians and New Jersey. ba, no, New
Jersey and Connecticut Thus TO sum up
in brief. the Republican, are sure Of sue.
oss, With New York State alone. or With
lndi.ns and some one other of,he doubt
fol States. The Democrat. are sure OF
.acce. can they carry New York aud Ia.
diana, or New York and the other two
doubtful States. ba, in no case can they
forfsi, New York. even II they carry la
diana. Connection, and New Jersey.
Having considered the sboye. le, u'
nov look q, few OF the factions aud un-
derclrsni. which tend 10 favor or pro-
mote Republican .ueces. in the Empire
State, and, a. well. faction. which tend
TO dsfea, the same. II any there be q,
present. a. =, this writing the re.ul, OF
the Chicago Convention !, no, ~ hand.
Prineipal among the factions Of oPPo-
.i,ion 20 Democratic success. is the under
eurren, Of feeling regarding the nomin.'
ton and rspa,.,ion Of Gjvernor Hill.
The feeling .s.in., him by many i' very
sres, Hardly paper Of bis own party
h.. been sble 20 support hi, action sni
ve,oe.. lie has received the severe''
"wori" ehu,i.emen, AZ the hands Of all.
M. op.n declaration that the "spoil. be-
long 20 the vic,or." has broash, al fair.
minded people TO openly oppose him, even
20 the extent ,h., Pre.iden, Cleveland
requested ihA, he should no, be sen, A'
delegate 10 the s. Louis Convention.
Georse William Cur,i, says OF him,
"Gov. Hill h signal representative OF
the political intelligence. the re.e,ionAiy
and Obstructive disposition, the wsni OF
political elevation with progress. YET
Gov. Hill. like all men Of hi. rank. has
large following Of inhien,isl friends,
and Il Is ,hi, fact which pu,. his party Al
.e. concerning hi. nomination. By night,
be i. entitled 20 the .ecoad term, and II
/. fair to presume that one OF hi. di'Po'i'
ton c.nno, be easily 'ileneed and with h''
opposition 10 Cleveland be !. dangerog'
factor. if,ueh be attempted. lfdefes,ed
in hi. s,,smp, a, seeking re.nomin.'ion'
/, is no, known ho- gres, an element b
will command. In neither case viii bar
mony BE- restored. Since the ~ Louis
/ Convention. many rumor' have been start
ed 10 the effect ,ha, Cleveland and iill
had shaken hands. but despite rumor OF
other repor, Cleveland aud HILL are .,il
., arm. length And will remain 80 to the
end. To oif,e, ,hi. aud promote harmo'
ny in the Republican camp Warner NIL
Ter /. leading in the canvas for the guber'
material chair 81 present
Another factor Of opposition to Cleve'
land which is regsinins the muswumi
elemen, in the Republican fold, !. the fac
,ha, Cleveland len, hi. support in aid o.
the presen, Distrie, Attorney Fellows
on the ground Of personal friendship. ~h'
carried with him only the blsekes, rec
ord Of bribery aud gambling. Since hi
election hi. official Affairs have presented
. remarkable case Of neglect and ab.ene'
from duty. Concerning this action OF
the part Of the President, the Work
says at isn't safe again" The unio'
candidate. Delaney Nieol. could hav'
been offensive to no one. OF these fac
ton. which tend to promote Republican
success /. the excellence Of the Rspuoli
can platform. IL has never been equal
led. I, is greeted by all as the s,sndar
10 which every American can cling, an
every laborer feel that he Is pro,ec,e'
with the king. OF the Democratic pla,
form, George William Curtis. the leade
Of the mug~umpery element, says IL Is
"meaningles." affair. I, Is oil 'umme
up in the one declaration for "free trade.
under the masked name Of ",arif reform.
The civil service reform issue, which elect
ed President Cleveland, has been u,,erl
disregsrdsd. The civil service reform &C
Was passed under Republican admini',r.
ton, supported by both parties. and va
carried out by = Republican Presider
while in Office.
, While whatever the result OF the Oh
. cago Convention may be. |, Is not likel
tha, IL will throw any great light upo
the result. Any one Of the candidate
, mentioned would succeed admirably we
! in di.eharging the issues OF the platform
9 While . resul, remains so much
doubt as the present, none who are wi
IL m