The daily critic., 1890-11-03
MKINLEYs CAMPAIGN.

There seems 90 De but lille doubt
That MCKtNuEy Is beaten The oils
alainst him were very heavy, and he
has no, at any time had much hope that
he could overcome them. lie has
hoped at least TO cut down the adverse
majority against his party so as to turn
political defeat into "a personal vic
tory, hut the prospects for this even are
not stdkingly brilliant
The campaign I'm his district has been
conducted with all the noise and hurrah
Of brass band tournament and fire.
works carnival combined. This might
cause our special wonder were Il not so
plain why all this hullaballoo has been
raised. MCKtNLEY has the eyes Of the
country fixed on him-"sot," as IL were
He is working hard TO De reelected,
and IL by any chance he should be he
has the country prepared to hail him
victor In the hardest aud most desperate
political fight Of the year lie would at
once become the Man from Ohio. He
would be more than ever a Presidential
availability.
On the other hand, should he be de.
fsated though by less than the norm i
Democratic majority in the district, he
would no doubt be nominated by his
party for Governor next year, and pos.
sibly be elected He then would occ lpy
much the same position 10 1892 that
HANEs did iu 1873. with the added
advantage OF being much better known.
Money has been poured into his dis.
irlgt by the tens of thousands Of dollars,
and IT there are any purchasable vote
tu.re they will be Corrallpd for him. Il
he does not reduce the Democratic ma
loriiy after alI this parade and elFor, he
will be- hereafter the deldest sort Of
NAPOLEON.
THE DEMOCRATS have chance To
gain a Congressman In the Twenty
fourth New York district This is the
district made vacant by the death of
DAVID WILDER on April /, 1890 The
election IS for the short aud the long
term both. The Republicans nominated
FRASK r. ARNOLD a henchman Of eX.
Senator PLATr for both terms. The
Democrats split them between two can
didates and thus lessened their chances
Of winning either But as ARNoLD Is
not popular il is hoped 20 beat him for
the long term at least
THE Past or HoustoR, Texas, has
something 10 say Of a gentleman pretty
wellknown in the political circles OF this
city lie Is now, We believe, 10 the EN-
Hoy Of The Department Of Agriculture
The remarks are NAT Q. HENDERSON
is enthusiastic over the Congressional
prospects Of Judge SPOHE. NAT always
vas Of a sanguine temperament, aud
never more SO than when the ghost
was walking regularly anil carrying big
bundles.
i0E CANSoS' : most sanguine friends
claim his election only by 1900
plurality, a falling of Of !, 400 from two
years ago. His opponents hope 10 beat
him and are betting that his plurality
will not reach 900. If 1000 Republi-
cans vote against bin, as It is claimed
hey will do, he will be badly beaten.
II IN MAssACHUsETTs the Democrats
ope 10 elect SHERMAN HoAR, the son
of the Senator, over MF Fox. who vas
nominated by the Republicans over
General BANEs. To even up the Re
p9bicaus hope 10 elect EDWARD L.
TMEcE over JoHN A. ASDREw. who
Las been sick and unable 10 make
thorough canvass Of the district
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS think they
viii redeem the little State Tney say
ihst nothing but money can beat them.
d would be too bad If the Republicans
sent IN fifteen OF twenty dollars 10 de-
Eauch the voters.
ACCORDING TO Tue ever accurate and
alWays-esteemed Past there is a new
daily paper IN town the ErsHiHg Mirror.
This IS the only scoop the Pest has had
Of late and it ought % be proud Of it.
TEE DEMOCRATIC candidate for Con
eIess IN the Thirty third New York dis
tiet viii probably be elected IL Is a
Ijepublilau district, but facti1ual fights
fIiileT away the msi3rity
THE CHAmuAS Of the Democratic
committee Of The Second Arkansas dis
uict ssys that Major CLIFTON r.
BHECEDEDGE VIII b. elected by a
majority Of 900 on 600
TIE BICHU0SD IaHss says eight dis
fffets ~ VfrrfBis are 4bsoIlraIy surs for