Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-25
POLITICAL CHICKS.
The Kind of Counting that Is Being Done
by Both Parties

tcopyigt, 1885, by tie California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, October 24th.-The heads of
departments i'll Washington are setting illustri-
Gus examples to their subordinates in the way
of political work. Secretary Bayard is away,
and has spoken more than once during the mast
week: Secretary Fairchild, too. is absent and
has given expression to his feelings on the SUBJ
ject of Republicanism and finance Secretary
Whltneys efforts have not, so far been oratori-
cal, but they are credited with being
NONE THE LESS EFFECTIVE.
He will return after the election. Secretary
Endicott is in town, but silent. So are Secretary
Villas and AttorneyGeneral Garland. Villas
however, VIII probably be away next week
and with Postmas:er-General Dickinson-who
is now out of town-will 90 his best in the Re-
publican States of the Northwest This will
leave IL the city only the Secretary of War the
Attorney General and the President who goes
10 New YORK on Saturday to review the Bemo-
cratic procession. Every Chief OF a Bureau and
DIVISION IN the different departments who can
be spared from his duties, has gone home re-
gardless Of all the civil service restraining
orders heretofore issued by Cleveland to take
part IN the campaign. An atmosphere of
GLOOMY APPREHENSION
Prevades all the buildings wherein the machin-
cry OF the Government is carried on There are
about 20, 600 people in Washington borne on the
pay-rolls OF the Federal Governments, and at
least $1,000 persons are dependent upon the
Government for livelihood. H0ld-over Repub-
lcans, seeing every civil service pledge of the Ad
ministration violated, in terror lest if Cleve-
land should be reelected. they will lose the
ohces Whlch they have cluDg to for four trying
years. Should Harrison succeed they doubt
whether their allegiance to the Democratic Adj
ministration would commend them to new
Republican regime. With the Democratic
othce-holders the pending election is a matter
of
POLITICAL LIFE OR DEATH
The success of the Republican ticket would
hustle them out of Office in short order. As
a. cd E3sNN,
Representative who could be of the Slightest usa
to his party in any section of the country hur-
ried away TO engage in the campaign Senator
Mitchell OF Oregon and senator Morgan of Ala
bama are the only TWO Senators remaining in
the city. Mitchell had intended to take an
active part in the Oregon campaign but he is
Kept IN the East by alarming reports of the seri-
Gus illness OF Mrs. Mitchell who is now in Paris
be is now awaiting advices by mail from abroad
to decide whether he Will return to OREGON in
time to vote or go to the bedside of his sick wife
In any event, he will not be able to make Re-
publ az speeches in Oregon.
A REVIEW OF THE BATTLEFIELD
Information received here to-day from New
York. indicates that Senator Stanford will not
reach San Francisco in time to do more than
cast his vote for Harrison and Morton and there
is possibility that he may not get home until
after the election In this city, where personal
considerations influence the judgment of men
in political affairs more largely than in any
other place in the United States, it is CORE
of the situation There is no doubt, however
that the general opinion-underneath the crust
of personal and political prejudice-is that
Harrison will be elected.
The information from New York State ont
side the city, is that the Republicans will gain
heavily. The ablest Democratic politicians
concede that the triangular fight in New York
city over the local offices gives an opportunity
for trading votes that more than Offsets any in
crease of strength for the national ticket that
intense party feeling might create
The large increase of registration in New
York and Brooklyn contounds both parties. and
neither side seems TO know just where this vote
viii land.
Connecticut is conceded to the Republicans.
New Jersey is expected to give about its old
time Democratic majority. West Virginia is
avowedly close.
Great interest is felt here in the vote of Cali
fornla aud Nevada. The vote of those two
states, together wi h the votes of Indiana and
New Jersey, added to the $50 votes from the
Solid South, would give 201 electoral votes for
the Democratic ticket, enough to elect Mr.
Cleveland.
The Democrats see a number OF possibilities
before them, and are probably scattering their
forces more than the Republicans. The danger
of defeat by the loss of Indiana and Connect.
cut-even should they carry New York-makes
them turn their attention to other States to
make up for such possible loss Besides this, il
is the wish of Cleveland-second only to his
nope for re-election-that the Republican power
in the Northwest should be broken; that the
majority all along the line should be reduced
and one State carried, if possible. For this
reason energy is being expended in States with
hopeless Republican majorities and decided
efforts are being made to carry Michigan and
Minnesota. The principal efforts to reduce ma
iorities are being made in Iowa and Illinois.
determined effort is being made to carry CALI
forpia, as an Offset to the possible loss of Con
necticut and Indiana
Giving Cleveland al the other States he
carried IN 1884, with the loss of Connecticut and
Indiana, he would lack three votes OF being
elected. Either Colorado or Oregon could make
this up, but it is among the least of the proba-
bllltIes that he can carry either of these But
they have hopes of California which would Sc
cure his election, with five votes to spare But
West Virginia cast six votes for Cleveland in
1874 that they are by no means sure of this time
The loss of these-even If they carried Califor-
nla-would leave them one short of victory.
Michigan has thirteen electoral votes that
would then come in handy, but if they carried
Michigan they would not get the full thirteen
as part of them would be lost by fusion The
State would count, then, about nine or ten
votes. With certain States safely Democratic,
they are fighting for New York, Indiana, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, West Virginia California
ana Michigan. The popular impression is that
California and Michigan are much safer to the
Republicans than West Virginia, Connecticut,
Indiana or New York are to the Democrats so
that harder fighting is necessary for the latter,
both in the missionary field and at home
The Democrats feel safer in New York and
New Jersey than in Connecticut, West Virginia
or Indiana. The Republicans have but to hold
their own and concentrate on New York