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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--Ex-Post.
master-GeneralD Don M. Dickinson is in
Washington attending the sessions OF
the Supreme Court. He discussed the
result of the elections at some length
with aSrel orter this morning.
"Of course" he said, ''every one who
was associated with Mr.. Cleveland's ad.
ministration must rejoice over the re.
suit in New York, Massachusetts and
Iowa. Mr.. Campbell made a glorious
light in Ohio and deserves great credit
for 1t. 1 regret that he is not to serve
another term as Governor, but McKin-
ley's election is not much OF a victory
for the Republicans. To be decisive,
he should have carried the State as Cor.
mon carried Maryland. With the ma
tional party organization straining every
nerve in his behalf he should have been
elected by q very much larger majority
than he got. From party point Of view
his election, l think, will prove benefit
to the Democrats, inasmuch as ii will
compel the Republicans TO stand up to
fight IN defense of the Mckinley law.
That is, OF course, what the Democrats
want. Ii Mckinley had been beaten the
Republicans would probably be now look
ing around for some other issue.
II think the Democracy is sure of
success in '92 on the tariff issue. The
tariff will be the issue upon which the
campaig IN will be fought. do not think
ttat the silver question will figure in the
campaign. think there will be legis-
lation OF a tentative character on that
subject by the Fifty-second Congress.
l doubt its being possible to get free
coinage bill through the Senate. The
margin is very narrow, and in the list
the force bill fight had a great deal to do
with the vote on silver. But if free
coinage bill should be passed by both
houses of Congress the probabilities are
that it would be vetoed, and this consid.
eratl III will probably lead to some OK
perlmental, perhaps temporary, iinan-
cial legislation, which will carry the
whole question over until after the ma
tional election"
MIR. Dickinson said he thought the
result of Tuesdays vote made things
look particularly bright for Mr.. Glove
land.
81 do not think" he said, shat there
Is anything in this talk OF great hostility
toward Mr.. Cleveland on the part of Mr..
Hill and his friends. L think it will be
found that the party in New York is
united on Cleveland"
"Do you think the Democrats can hold
Iowa?"
beyond question. Iowa may be
counted as sale Democratic State on
the tariff issue. Her electoral vote will
be cast for the Democratic candidate for
President IN '92."
"How about Massachusetts?n
"The vote of Massachusetts will be
cast for Mr.. Cleveland he is the nomi-
nee. Mr.. Cleveland can carry the State.
He can carry Wisconsin also.n
"Does the election of Republican to
fill the vacancy In the House caused by
the death of Mr.. Ford signify that the
Democrats are losing their hold on Mich
igan?"
mot at all. Tho Republicans cannot
carry Michigan on tho tariff issue. The
reason the Republicans elected their
member this time was that the vote,
which Is properly Democratic, was di.
vided between two candidates. The COM
bined vote Of the straightout Democrat
and OF the industrial candidate was very
much larger than the vote by which the
Republican was elected. In national
campaign the vote will go to the Demo-
cratic CafHi.date,D -