Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-07

New York, Nov. The Herald this
morning says: AT the hour of going to
press with our first edition probabilities In
dictate the election of Gen Harrison to the
presidency. This opinion is based upon
the dispatches received from all the states in
Union, and which may be divided as fol-
lows.
cleveland Alabama, Arkansas Connec-
ticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland Mississippi, Missouri,
New Jersey. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia-l6S.
Harrison Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York,
Vermont, and Wisconsin-2G.
Observation-Disclosures Nevada and lndi-
ana-26
"Total votes in the electoral college. 40l.
necessary to elect, 2Ol.
"Conceding the votes of Connecticut and
New Jersey to Mr. Cleveland and regarding
Indiana, California and Nevada as doubtful,
Gen. Harrison has majority in the cleo
toral college The figures show the election
of David B. Hill as governor, and Hugh J..
Grant as mayor. MIR. Hill has made a
strong canvass. The nomination of Mr.
| Hewitt had the effect which his supporters
principally overwhelmingly. the defeat OF
| Mr.. Cleveland by division of the Democratic
forces in New York
"The political lesson of the election is that
the national supremacy of the Democratic
| party has been sacrificed to the ambition of
| David B. Hill and Abram S. Hewitt and the
fact which Democrats throughout the coun-
try should lay to heart is.that, in this game OF
politics, their possession OF the imperial pat.
ronage of New York city is of far more i'm
| portance than the government of the Union.
| The TT, bune this morning says: 1.-THE re-
suit in this state is not yet certain, bat the
prospect strongly favors a victory for Har
rison and Morton The plurality for Cleve
land below the Harlem river instead of the
5000 or 5000 confidently expected by
Democrats appears to be only about 10000
Outside New York and Kings counties the
Republican gains have thus far been steady
with each additional report of election dis
tricts. The proportion of those gains at the
hour of writing is suca thai
If continued throughout the statt
they would insure the victory of Harrison
and Morton electors by handsome plurality
Returns from other states justify the be
lief at the hour or writing that Harrison
and Morton would have majority of tn
electoral votes even without New York
Connecticut is now believed to have chosel
Harrison electors. The friends of Gen. Har
rison in the west confidently claim Indiana
though the returns are as yet necessarily in
! Il tNfl
favorable, but there is as as yet no indics
ton that any other northern state has chose
Cleveland electors With Indiana and Cor
necticut the Republican candidates woul
probably be elected even though the resul
in this state should disappoint the hope
based upon returns thus far received"
The World says: LAS this edition of TIL
World goes to press e Il. n.y. the indication
are that Harrison has carried the state G
New York by small plurality The gain
which he is making in the state promise t
wipe out the a, 900 plurality for Cleveland o
, this side Of the Harlem, and leave him fai
margin of s. 600 to $3.50. Upon this basi
the election of Harrison and Morton mu.
be conceded. The hope that few wester
states may be added to the Democratic co
umn can hardly be realized. Illinois, Mich
gan and California could only atone for tn
loss of New York and Come,
ticut. Indiana is still in doub
both parties claiming it. Connect
cut has passed to the Republican column
New Jersey, which never fails the Demo,
racy in national contest. increases her pill
rality for Cleveland But the Republican
have carried the day, and the party which
four years ago, triumphantly swept tn
country, bows to the decree"
The Times doesn't give it up, but says th
Republican gains in this state are diminish
ing, and the state may yet be Democratic
1t also claims Indiana, and thinks there is
chance for Illinois.