Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-29
THE COMING COMBAT
Tuesday Will Decide the Politics
Of the Four New States.
North and South Dakota Will be Ger
tainly Won by the Republicans
by Good MajOrities.
Montana Almost Certainly Democratic, While
Washington is Looked Upon as
Debstable Ground

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 2s.-Tuesday next the
voters Of North Dakota, South Dakota. Montana
and Washington territories viii cast their votes
for or against the several constitutions prepared
for their consideration by the. various constitu-
tional conventions, thereby announcing their
birth as states in the American Union, and at
the same time they viii choose officers whom
they wish to govern them at home and to repre-
sent them at the national capital
The campaigns which ,have been waged
during the past few weeks in the diff
ferent territories have been chara cterized
by the various expedientS usual to American
commemorative, and have been hard and well
fought battles for the supremacy OF party Rrnc-
Republican candidate for governor, has made a
steady fight on the tariff issue as it
affects the farmer, and the campaigning
done by the Democrats has tended to help his
arguments in favor of protective tariff. He has
been well supported by the congressional candi-
date, II. c. Hansberg, and on this issue the
fight has been waged.
Regarding the general result in North Dakota
John Nj. Quinn of Bismarck, "a strong Democrat
and newspaper man, resident there for some
years and abundantly able to Judge as to the
question, expresses the opinion that the highest
figures the Republicans should expect is
reduced to 1000 or less He also
thinks the Democrats have very good chance of
electing one or more candidates which chance
would have been much better.had more outside
assistance been furnished them. He believes
d. W. Maratta, the Democratic candidate,
stands good show of being the first congress-
man. and w. n. Roach, Democrat, may become
the first governor ......
On the other side John A Rea weIl-in-
formed correspondent and Republican, figures
out Republican plurality of II 600. Betw cen
these two estimates lays the Republican ma
jority. the majority for. delegates from the
counties from which North Dakota was formed
at the last congressional. election being about
seven thousand. .............-
The present territorial governor. A. C. Mel
OrIb he he first of
South Dakota, while the United States senator
ship lies between Messrs. Moody, Pettigrew
and EdgeTton, the first and last. of whom were
chosen by the former 'wanted-to-be'' state leg
lSlature in 1855. --.
1t may be said certainly that the Dakotas will
i. elect Republican officers, that being admitted
Shy Democrats, but nothing positive can be said
concerning the result in Montana. Capt. Mofitt
of this city, editor of the st. Paul Globe, ex
presses the opinion that Montana will be
close with chances in favor of the DEM
ocTats, and that Washington viii be close
with the advantage on the Republican
side. 1t is undoubtedly the case that
in the Mountain state that whatever losses the
Republicans may suffer will result from over
confidence on the part of the national commit
tee, but Montana Republicans are working hard
and thoroughly at the close of the campaign.
Information received by the Pioneer Press from
Montana is to the effect that the Repubh-
cans stand good chance of electing
the legislature and the candidate for con-
gresham, but there is chance thatJ. B. Toole,
Democrat, may have majority over I. G. Pow
ers, Republican, for governor. Protective tariff
has been advocated by both parties in Montana.
In brief, Montana seems to be debatable ground
with fair chance of victory for either party.
As to Washington the idea is that the Re pub
cans viii carry the election for congressman,
st ate officers and the legislature.
IF the state election turns out according to the
claims of Republicans there will be a Republican
gain in the national house OF five votes and in
the senate eight but if the Democrats
do what they anticipate there will be chosen
four Republican representatives. one Democrat
and six Republican senators. In other words
at the lowest estimate the Republicans will have
net gain of three votes in the house and four in
the senate.