St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
THE PIVOTAL STATES.

New York, Indiana, Connecticut and
New Jersey constitute the battle ground
in this campaign. Messengers from the
field tell different stories, then call each
other liars, and hasten back again,
while the men who bet on the outcome
generally hedge before bed time.
Still many significant facts crop out
here and there, from which one can get
an intelligent idea of the situation, and
of what the outlook is. For the benefit
of our readers who wish to obtain an
impartial view of the situation, the
GLOBE will from time to time cOllate
such facts as are worth noting. With
reference to the contest in Indiana, Gov
GRAY says:
Indiana will cast its electoral vote for
CLEVELAND and THURMAN, ana the Demo
Gratis will elect not less than nine, aud per-
haps ten of the thirteen congressman.
And Senator DANIEL W. VOORHEES, adds his
testimony i'll these words: If interest and
earnestneSs and desire on the part of the
people of Indiana to hear means anything,
the Democracy never had better prospects.
The Indianapolis Journal, the leader of
the Republican press of the state during this
campaign, has an appeal almost every Issue
virtually acknowledging the doubtfulness of
pended: 1t will be a desperate fight: From
Fort Wayne to the Ohio river, from the Ohio
line to the Illinois border, there must be no
sleepy or apathetic Republican,. Picket
every foot of the frontier. and guard every
precinct and every township and county of
the state The solid South is being raked
with fine tooth comb for corruption fund
TO carry Indiana.
Gazette that the Democrats have carried
Indiana in a presidential year only twice
since 1860. This was in 1876 and 1881, and
in both years they had the weight and popu-
larity of THOMAS A. HENDRICKS name on
the ticket. The Republicans are expected
to gather additional hope from this fact
Next 10 Indiana the most vigorous political
canvass is on Its legs III New Jersey. The
whole state is veXed with the shouts OF con-
tending hosts. and nobody could be made 10
believe that the spunky little commonwealth
is 'oUt of the Union now. The political
organs there are still explaining The
Newark election. The Newark Sunday Call
Gnd) after a full examination of The mat
ter, says: The city of Newark will vote in
November next for president. Last Tuesday
it was voting for aldermen. There is no
probability of a political revolution In TINS
county next November The county is
Republican, and will give Gen. HARRISON a
slightly larger majority than 1t gave MI.
BLAINE.
The Democratic Journals, on the other
hand, 90 into lengthy statistics, and show
over 1887 exactly LIS, and the Democrats
increased their vote i'll the same length OF
time 3,221, or 1913 more than their OPP
ponents.
When Senator FRYE. of Maine. spoke in
Jersey City some time ago, the following
scene occurred
Mr. FRYE said that it required the solid
South and the slumS of New York and
Brooklyn to elect Mr. CLEVELAND.
"And Jersey, too cried out the wide
awake man in the audience.
Yes of Jersey City" responded the sena-
tor In speaking OF the presidents pension
vetoes, Senator FRYE said elegantly: i
don't believe any soldier but hummer would
vote for him.
This little episode damaged the senator's
party in that section, and is frequently
quoted against il.
They have organized Harrison and Nor
ton singing schools in various portions or
the state, which are claimed 10 make many
Republican converts.
1t seems that the Democracy are more
doubtful of Connecticut Than any other of
the four close states. This excerpt from the
Bridgeport Sun shows one source of anxiety:
Politics makes strange bedfeliows." Our
Republican friends hereabOuts must feel the
force of this old saying about now. with the
scum of the party they have so long despised
because OF its illiteTate and Ignorant ele-
ment nesting upon their immaculate shirt
fronts, with sineWy arms about their proud
necks and dirty paws in their well-llned
pockets. Strange bedfellOws indeed.'