The Helena independent., 1891-11-03
VOTES ARE WANTED NOW,
The Fine Work of the Campaign
Came to an End Last
Night
the Little Vote is the One
Thing That is In
Demand.
Resume OF tho situation In the Several
states-NO Telling the Result
In Advance.

York state was close 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 prohibtionists and socialists contented
themselves with making nominations, but
the democratic and republican leaders,
ever since their state tickets were named
have been laboring for success with unre
mitting zeal. Their orators have been
constantly on the stump, every inch Of
ground has been contested with an ardor
boin of conviction that success or defeat
carries with it an influence patent for good
or evil in the national campaign of '92.
Jacob Sloat Fassett, republican candidate
for governor. developed fighting qualities
Of the first order. He has spoken in
almost every county and in all the
chief cities. The keynote On
which he has rung all the
changes has been that the Tammany tiger
must be slain in the lair, and the vicious
influence of Tammany hall, which, having
the city of New York at its feet. seeks to
conquer the state and nation in turn, must
be overthrown. The democrats war cry
has been that "Platt and his tool Fassett,
are chiefly responsible for the failure of
New York city to capture the Worlds fair"
Roswell r. Flower. democratic candidate
| for governor, has been lauded for his ef-
forts to secure the fair for New York. Lit
tie prominence has been given to state is-
sues, save in the bandying of words over
the failure of the census bill (and conss
quent -districting of the state) by reason
of disagreement to its terms between the
governor and the republican majority in the
state 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 entire harmony in the party.
Warner Miller, in proof of his reconcilia-
tion, has spoken in warm praise of the re-
publican candidates, and Andrew d. White
! has Shown that he. cherishes no Grudge
because The gubernatoriAl nomination did
not fall to him.. AS if to disprove the long
asserted unfriendliness between Governor
Hill and Grover Cleveland, these two
statesmen have been called upon to speak
\ from the same platform and responded,
giving no evidence of lack of cordiality.
Cleveland has given the controversy
what little color it received. lie
holding New York in the democratic col
umn this year for the sake of the effect on
the party in the approaching national con-
test. Gov. Hill made many speeches, Wig
orously defending the democratic regime,
criticising Fassett's record as senator and
wealth should ''Plattism' triumph. Ex-
Senator Platt predicts majority of l7,OU
for Fassett. Other prominent leaders make
predictions of from 5000 to 10000. The
democratic leaders even more confidently
predict Flowers election by plurality OF
suit has Eeen very quiet here. though slight
odds have been given in favor of Flower
The senate and assembly are also to be
elected and both parties are making 4
fierce fight for control. The senate has
thirty-two members. OF the present body
and thus give tho lieutenant-governor the
casting vote the democrats must make q
net gain of three. A democratic victory
would be incomplete without a democratic
senate to confirm the appointments made
by the governor. rs the republican majority
nominations to certain offices now filled by
Republicans, whose terms expired years
ago. But prospects are not hattering for
a change in the political majority in the
senate and the republicans are confident Of
gaining at least one one seat now
stands sixty-eight to sixty in favor of the
democrats. They expect to retain control
of this branch, but there are several dis
trcts which last year returned democrats
which are likely to elect republicans this
year, 80 the democrats must make a gain
of new seats to hold their own. Additional
reason for making an active canvass for
members of the legislature is that the
present senate will vote for United States
senator in 1893 to succeed Hiscock. The
state officers to be filled are governor.
lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
comptroller. state treasurer and attorney
general, and state engineer and surveyor,
eight supreme court justices, thirty-two
san ators aud 127 asaemblYmen.