Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
Political Canvass in Eastern
States Ended.
The Verdict Of the Polls to Be
Rendered Today.
A Promising Outlook for Democracy
ALI Over the Field.
Flower's Success In New York is Fore.
gone Conclusion, and Campbelps
Chances in Ohio Are Not
to Be ScVrned.
Associated Press Dispatches.


New York, Nov. 2.-The canvass in
New York state is closed, and it only
remains now to wait the verdict OF the
polls. No more active campaign has
been made in this state since the last
presidential contest. The Prohibition
lists and Socialists contented themselves
with making nominations, but the DEM
ocratic and Republican leaders, ever
since the state tickets were named have
been laboring for success with unremit-
ting zeal. Their orators have been con-
stantly on the stump. Every inch OF
ground has been contested with an ardor
born of conviction that success or de-
feat carries with it influence potent for
good or evil in the national campaign
of '92.
Jacob Sloat Fassett, the Republican
candidate for governor, developed fight
ing qualities of the first order. He has
spoken in every county and in all the
chief cities. The keynote upon which
he hung all his chances has been that
the Tammany tiger must be slain in his
lair, and the vicious influence Of Tam
many hall, which, having the city of
New York at it's feet, seeks to conquer
the state and nation in turn, must be
overthrown.
The Democratic war cry has been that
"Platt and his tool, Fassett," were
chiefly responsible for the failure of New
York city to capture the worlds fair.
Roswell p. Flower, the Democratic can
didate for governor, is lauded for his
efforts to secure the fair for New York.
Little prominence has been given to
state issues, save in the bandying of
words over the failure OF the census bill
(and the consequent redistricting of the,
state), by reason of disagreement as to,
its terms between the government and
the Republican majority in the senate.
Both parties profess confidence of vic
tory. The Republicans base strong
hopes of success on the healing of the
breach between the Platt and Warner
Miller forces and on the entire harmony
in the party. Warner Miller, in proof
of his reconciliation, has spoken in warm
praise Of the Republican candidates, and
Andrew d. White has shown that he
cherishes no grudge because the guber-
material nomination did not fall to him.
AS if to disprove the long asserted un-
friendliness between Governor Hill and
Grover Cleveland, these two statesmen
have been called upon to speak from the
same platform, and they responded, CIV
ing no evidence of lack of cor
diality Cleveland has given the
controversy what little color it
received. He insisted upon
the absolute necessity of holding New
York in the Democratic column this
year for the sake of the effect On the
party in the approaching national con-
test. Governor Hill made many
speeches., vigorously defending the
Democratic regime, criticising Fassett's
record as senator, and prophesying
dire evils to the commonwealth should
''Plattism" triumph.
Ex-senator Platt predicts a majority
OF IL 900 for Fassett. Other prominent
Republican leaders make predictions of
5000 to 10000. The Democratic leaders
even more confidently predict Flowers
election oy plurality OF $4,000 to co.
600.
Betting on the result has been very
quiet here. Slight odds have been given
in favor of Flower.
A senate and assembly are also to be
elected, and both parties are making a
fierce fight for the control. The senate
has thirty-two members. Of the pres
ent body nineteen are Republicans. To
create tie and thus give the lieutenant
governor the casting vote the Democrats
must make net gain of three. A DEM
.ocratic victory would be incomplete
without Democratic senate to confirm
the appointments made by the governor,
as Republican majority has for years
refused to confirm the Democratic nomi-
nations to certain offices now filled by
Republicans whose terms expired years
ago. But the prospects are not fiatter-
ing for change in the political majority
in the senate, and the Republicans are
confident of obtainining at least one
seat now held by Democrat.
The assembly now stands 68 to so in
favor of the Democrats. They expect
to retain control of this branch, but
there are several districts which last
year returned Democrats which are
likely to elect Republicans this year, SO
the Democrats must make gain OF new
seats to hold their own.
An additional reason for making an
active canvass for members of the legis.
lature, is that the present senate will
vote for a United States senator in 1898
to succeed Hiscock.
The state offices to be filed are: Gov
ernor, lieutenant. governor, secretary ol
state, comptroller, state treasurer, attor
ney-general, and state engineer and sur
veyor; eight supreme court justices
thirty-two senators and 12S assembly
men.