Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-13

thst Gsrhald's pleurhlity IN the state vas
over 10000, Il becomes apparent that
the only plausible charge against
Tsmmsny's fes!ty ig
NOT WELL GR1CEDED.
The ke,Yiesf vote ever cast By NV
York city WIS 81 the last presidential
election, when it pollad 227 $50 votes o.
these. Cleveland received 1873, 81; Blaine,
Its normal Deacc,atic msiority
ia $4,000. Tamnzny Is By lar
the mora powerful Of the D3n-
ocratic ofgsn!z .ticne, controlling he
tween $4,000 and 1900 votes. Tbs
County Democracy represents perhaps
loco woes. In the last maForsltv con
test the vote was: Hewitt, 90,552;
R >os Walt (Rap !. 60, 435; Henry George,
GS ITO. 1t was ol,imed oY the Republi
csn press this. 10 QUO or 10000 Republi-
CABS voted for Bewett to best George
However this m.7 have been, it
Is sppsteut. that the support
Of ibe Independents, who talk very loudly
out hive never succeeded 10 proving up
more ihsn 1000 OF 5000 vctea, will not
compensate for the loss of T.mmany, snd
wish s Republican ticket in the fsld
II Wits chances for defeat are excellent.
Inc Republicans do not even claim to
have u chance, but discuss the silua,ion
frankly with reference TO its effect
uoon the state and national election.
Their hope is to reduce Clevelsnd's piu-
rslitv IN This city 70 less than 10000
Wish both factions Of the Demo Gratis
urging ths claims Of the national ticket
shove ell other consideration, they will
hardly De able TO Go it.
THE STATE CONTEST
iF, Il possible, even more pu1zing than
the municipal. AL sorts CT combine
tions exist. The San is for Hill
and ac.uslly sgslpst CIevilind
though it processes to support him. The
Times is for Cleveland and sgsins. Hill,
which is the attitude Of the entire mug
wunp element. Tee Herald supports
Cleveland auc "sings low" on the guber-
material contest. Speaking generally the
Independent element is for Cleveland for
President and for Warner Miller, the r.
publican nominee foE Governor. This,
curlously enough, is the position of Henry
George and DR.. McGlynn, who
are at dsgger's points. Repu licaus
have endeavored to prof; by this compli
cation by stirring up strife between
Cleveland and Hill, out their game was
100 open eud fsiled. Mr.. Hill was too
shrewd to be deluced into any show Of
feeling against the President. He knows
that the latter
CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
for the course OF the mug
wumps, and besides, whatever
he might think about the mstter, it is
quite as essential to the purposes of Ds-
viz K. Hill that Cleveland should be re-
elected as that he himself should pull
through. " is no sec-e. that he covets
the Democratic presidential nomination
in 1892, and with Democratic admins
tration in power 1t will be worth
q great deal more than with
q Gordon of Republican office
holders around the White House.
Hill glories in his straight Democracy,
and expresses open contempt Of the Mug
wumps. They supported Davenport
sesinst him in the guoernstorisI 1sce Of
1885, aud bis plurality was over 1l,00o.
There is hardly doubt that he will pull
through again quite as easily.
The embarrassment Of the situation is
not confid ed to The Democrats. Il must
cause Mr.. Miller, who is an apostle
OF the highest form OF protection to feel
strangely to have his name linked with
that OF Cleveland oy the mugwumps, and
he would De more than hu man did he not
hope to 60 under the wire winner,
though Mr.. Harrison should be dig
tanced EYp