St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-30
M'KINLEY is LOSING.
The Dashing Major Sure to
Come Out Second Best
in Ohio.
Campbells Plurality in the
Southern Tier Will Be
Tremendous.
He Thinks It Will Be at Least
Double That Two Years
Ago. -
Speculation as to the Prob.
able Results in the Leg
islative Fight.

BELLS campaign to-day and tomorrow i:
taking him through the counties along
the Ohio river. He is making si2
speeches day, although he agreed t.
make only four. He said to-day that he
would be elected next Tuesday by ;
plurality twice as great as that giver
him two years ago. The Democratic
committee has reliable information tha
Campbell will carry Lucas county, in
which Toledo is situated. Two years
ago that county gave several hundred
majority against him. and last year the
Republican candidate for secretary oil
state had 1850 majority. The reports
which are now coming into Democratic
headquarters from all parts of the state
are of the most encouraging nature
A gentleman from Columbiana county
states that in one township where an
attempt was made to organize a Nc
Kinley club seventeen Republican
farmers declined to enroll themselves as
members. eleven of them giving as their
reason that they intended to vote the
Democratic ticket this year. This is a
sample of the stimulating reports that
Plenty of Doodle.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
of to-day quotes approving y an edlto-
rial from the Pittsburg Dispatch, stat
ing that the reason the Pittsburg manu-
facturers contributed literally to the
Mckinley corruption fund is that the
business interests of the country are
opposed to Campbell and the position he
occupies OH the tariff question. 1t is
known that the contributions to the
fund from the protected industries of
Pennsylvania alone reach the aggregate
of 100000.
EX-CongresSman Cannon. of Illinois,
who Is here making speeches for Nc
Kinley, was asked concerning the out
look. II know very little about the
situation here.'' said Mr. Cannon. Il
have only been III the state one week.
The Republicans appear to be harmoni-
Gus and enthusiastic. L see nothing to
mers have good crops, and ! think few
of them will leave tue Republican
party" Mr.. Cannon'S words showed
conciusively that he is not burdened
with confidence in Republican victory
in Ohio this year. lie has not yet re-
covered from his contact with the buzz
saw.
Republicans Losing Hope. -
EX-Congressman Grosvenor had a
good deal 10 say about the political sit
uation. IN my mind" he remarked,
1.-The result is very uncertain. l am not
making any predictions, although /
think Mckinley will win. The vote
cast for the Peoples party ticket will
be insignificant. In the early part of
the campaign that party had a consider
able following, which has disappeared.
Where has it gone? That is the ques-
ton, the answer to which involves the
uncertainty Of the campaign. fear
that many Republicans who went into
the Peoples party movement and have
abandoned it will vote the Prohibition
ticket. Still, | think our loss in that
respect may be somewhat made up by
Democrats who went into the Peoples
party and, having forsaken that, may
come over to the Republicans"
If Gen. GroSvenOr really believed
what he was saying, he is cherishing
delusion and needs the watchful atten-
ton of his friends. The museum man
ayers would pay big money for Demo
cratic deserter who had found his way
through the peoples party into the Re-
publican camp.
Increasing a MAORI V.
The Democrats of this county are
making vigorous campaign, and there
is not doubt that Gov. Campbell's
handsome majority of two years ago
will be considerably increased. Demo
cratic meetings have been held in this
city every night this week and they
will be continued until the election.
The meeting here this evening was an
immense affair. Congressman Brown,
IF l,,6 oil n ciY,or
which is pronounced one of the finest
ever heard in this city. Among the
other Indiana orators now on the stump
i'll this state doing service for Campbell
are Senator Turpie and ex-CongresSman
Lamb.
According to all reports the situation
in Hamilton county is constantly im-
proving for the Democrats. A Republi-
can of this city wrote to friend in Gin
cinnati asking him if it would be safe to
bet on 5000 majority for Mckinley in
Hamilton county. His friend, who is
also an ardent Republican and on the
inside of confidential circles in Cincin-
natl. wrote in reply: Under no cir
cumstances bet Oh more than $500 plu-
ralIty for Mckinley in this county. 1t
would be safer 10 limit the figures TO
5000. My advice is, don't bet at all.
Things are shaky here and uncertain"
Sherman's Friends Confer
A quiet conference at the Neill house
this morning was participated in by
Secretary of the Treasury Foster. j udge
Thompson, Sixth Auditor of the Treas
ury Coulter, eX-Congressman Grosvenor
and George K. NASH. The object of the
conference was kept secret, but as these
men are avOwed and conspicuous adhe-
rents of Senator Sherman it is surmised
that they had assembled to look over
the senator's prospects for reelection.
In these latter days of the campaign
the political complexion of the legis-
lature to be chosen next Tuesday comes
in for a good deal of attention. The
Democratic managers have all aloug
made the legislative fight secondary TO
the contest for the state ticket. while the
Republicans in some localities have
almost neglected the state ticket in their
efforts to elect a legislative delegation.
Chairman Hahn, of the Republican
state committee, whose home is at Mans
field and who is a devoted friend of
Senator Sherman, has even been ac-
cused, unJuStly perhaps, of bending his
energies more earnestly toward secur-
ing the legislature than advancing the
fortunes of Maj. Mckinley.
Republican Advantage.
The last legislature was divided pol
itically as follows: Senate, nineteen
Democrats, seventeen Republicans;
house, sixty-two Democrats, fifty-two
Republicans. giving the Democrats
twelve majority on joint ballot. Since
that legislature adjourned a new appor-
tionment of the state into legislative
districts has been made, and under the
laws of this state the apportionment
is made by a board consisting of
the governor. the secretary of
state and the auditor. Following con-
stitutional regulations. it is impossible
for that board to gerrymander the rep
resentatives districts. but a political adj
vantage may be obtained in the division
of the senatorial districts. The board
making the present appointment was
composed of one Democrat and two Re-
publicans, hence whatever adyantag e
could be had was secured by the Repub-
lican majority.