St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
A Silly Yarn Set Afloat That
the Empire State Had
Been Given Up.
The New York Sun Comes Out
With a Strong Cleveland
Editorial.
a Hard Fight to Be Waged in
Illinois, Minnesota and
Michigan.
epecial to the Globe

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-"1ne talk
about Frank Hurd going to Minnesota
to make that state Democratic" says
Indian Commissioner Upshaw, sis the
veriest bosh. Frank Hurd is not the
Democratic oracle. He is good man
and an earnest Democrat, but he is not
the national committee. If he said that
the Democratic national committee has
given up New York, as he is quoted as
saying, he made a mistake which would
show every thinking man that he is
neither competent to be campaign
leader nor to be trusted with Demo-
cratic policy. l do not believe he
said it for very good reason.
l have means of knowing. and 1 do
know that Smith Weed is sanguine of
carrying New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut. Weed is not given to
political enthusiasm without good rea-
sons for the hope that is within him.
Moreover, may say that know posi-
lively that the president expects to
carry New York by
PRONOUNCED MAJORITY.
Col. Lamont is not novice in New
York politics, and he is sure of the
Democratic electoral vote of New York
and New Jersey, while he expects Con-
necticut also to be in line. The editorial
in the New York Sun of to-day is the
strongest utterance in support of Cleve-
land that that paper has yet made. We
all know that Dana is not especially en-
amored of Cleveland. He would not
commit his paper unqualifiedly to the
support of the Democratic ticket unless
he were convinced that the matter is
practically settled in our favor. That
does not look like a Democratic aban-
donment of New York. Either Frank
Hurd has been shamefully impolitic or
he is reprehensibly misquoted. Every
one whose opinion is worth having says
that the Empire state is aSsuredly for
Cleveland and Thurman. Too wide
publicity cannot be given to a denial of
the rumor that we have abandoned that
state. AS for Hurd and others
GOING TO MINNESOTA
and other Northwestern states to carry
on campaign, that is all right. But
there must be no bad breaks. l believe
we have more than a fighting chance
for Illinois and Minnesota, as we'll as
Indiana and Michigan. But we cannot
carry anything if we start out with the
proposition that we give up New York. %
1t is stated here to-day that the visit of
congressman Mills and Wilson, of West
Virginia, to Chicago and Milwaukee
will be extended to st. Paul, Des Moines
and Detroit. These gentlemen are but
an advance guard of host
who will sweep over that agri-
cultural section, whose interest
lies principally in tariff reform. Those
who have not heard Wilson, and who
are not acquainted with his merits,
need not be surprised to hear a man
who Will eclipse Mills and many others
of note in discussion of the tariff.
Just as Mckinley has risen to a high
rank in Republican circles as a pro-
tectioniSt advocate, so has Wilson, of
West Virginia, taken front rank as a
revenue reformer of magnificent pro-
portions of eloquence. He is a superior
man, and if he comes to st. Paul will de-
light as well as surprise the people by
his great fund of information and his
superb manner of presenting his sub
ject.
HURD IS INDIGNANT.
Hon. Frank Hurd, of Ohio, was seen
this morning at Wormley's hotel, and
expressed great indignation at its being
reported that he had said, in substance,
that it is doubtful if the Democracy can
carry New York, and at the editorial in
the New York Sun this morning con-
corning it. He says: 81 have had not
the least doubt as to New York. /
could not say that, as have not been in
the state since Cleveland was nom
mated, and have no reason to think so.
mailed letter this morning to the
New York Sun. In denying this whole
false report as to my utterances, say fol
me that have no doubts as to New
York"