Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-05
TWO BOOMS N|PPED
By the Hard Election Frosts.
in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania on Tuesday.
CLEVELAND In THE LEAD
For the Democratic Nomination, With
German a Possibility.
BLAINE AND M'KINLEY LINKED.
Very Little Second Term Comfort to Be.
Found in the Returns
CLEVELAND In THE LEAD
BLAINE AND M'KINLEY LINKED.
Very Little Second Term Comfort to Be
Found in the Returns.
IMPORTANCE OF NEW YORK NEXT YEAR

ESPECIAL rELEGRAM TO THE DrsPAfcH.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. As the smoke
ofyesterday's battle clears away the survey
and arrangement of the lines for next
years struggle is already commencing. This
is especially indicated by the alacrity with
which Messrs. Cleveland and Hill have
come out in interviews incidentally claim
ing the credit of the party's success in the
Eastern States.
It is on the Democratic side that the most
decided changes have been made by the re-
suits of Tuesdays elections. Two young
and promising Presidential aspirants, Gov
ernors Pattison and Campbell, have been
placed on the shelf This is not because of
anything the matter with them personally,
but simply that neither Ohio nor Pennsyl-
vania afford even fighting ground for the
Democracy next year, and no nomination
on that ticket will be wasted on either OF
those two impregnable bulwarks of protec-
tion. When Pennsylvania can do as well as
reputed under the unfavorable local cir.
cumstances of this campaign, it is entirely
safe to predict that the $4,000 of 1884 and
1888 will again be rolled up in 1892. While
Democrats will scarcely make any serious
attempt in Buckeyedom for some time in
the future.
Two Other Stars That Twinkle
Young and enthusiastic Russell in Massa-
chusetts, and old and willy Boies IN Iowa,
have been respectively reelected as Demo
cratic Governors of these two old time Re-
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Presidential timber. Russell, indeed, would
have to count his birthdays pretty
closely in order to find enough of
them to bring him up to the
Constitutional provision which provides that
the occupant of the White House must be
35 years of age. Besides, Russell is a
Cleveland adherent, and will probably throw
his influence for the heavyweight ex-
President.
Boies is more ambitious, and it is very
likely that he will enter the lists for first
place, with the hope of getting the second.
He could, of course, secure his own dele.
cation, and would do fairly well in the
neighboring States, which would give him a
vote useful for trading purposes in the
national convention, to say the least.
With the present outlook, and an Eastern
man for President, the chance of Boies for
the other end of the slate would be equal
to or better than any Western man now
considered
If on the contrary, the Democracy should
by any chance go to the West for its chief
candidate, RUSSELL notwithstanding his
youth, would undoubtedly be very formi-
dable feature in the race for the place. But
there seems to be no Democras in the West
of sufficient caliber for the first position. un-
less it became absolutely necessary to go to
that section for compromise nominee.
Hill Is Strong and Weak.
The man who more than holds the kew to
the situation is Governor-Senator David
Bennett Hill. 1t is largely question as to
whether that hitherto grasping individual
will do the dog-in-the-manger-act or
not There is not one chance
ina hundred that the Democratic Conven-
tion will nominate Hill for President Ac-
cording to party rules it requires two
thirds vote to win in national conclave,
and there are too many Democrats in the
West and South who believe that the sharp
Empire State politician sold out the ticket
in 1888 to allow him to secure the coveted
honor in 1892.
But Hill might defeat Cleveland. To be
sure Grover could possibly secure enough
delegates to be chosen without the solid
support of New York, but such a course
would be in violation of all recognized rules
of political action. The ex-President, how
ever, has undoubtedly strengthened himself
with the party in his own State bv his
active participation in the campaign Just
closed, and, with Flowers assistance, might
even make a winning fight against his rival,
who will so soon be an Ex-Governor and
lose control of the State patronage. Not
withstanding his big majority Flower will
hardly enter the national lists himself He
is not built that way.
Cleveiand's Chances Far the Best.
If there is any reality in the reconcilia-
tion of Cleveland and Hill, and the latter
has decided to postpone his ambitious de-
signs until 1896, Grover will undoubtedly
be the Democratic nominee. Besides his
owr strength with the party there is. as has
been shown, scarcity of available mate
Tldt. buL one OtutT I-dSteIu IudU Is really q
possible quantity and that is Senator Cor
man, of Maryland If Hill decides to make
a fight you will probably hear of German
before the National Convention adjourns.
Gorman's pull would lie in the fact that
there is no factional opposition to him
within the party lines. On the other hand,
he could hardly claim any strength with the
independent or liberal voters, as he is
known as a partisan of the bitterest kind,
who does not mix his scruples and his poll
tics to any great extent
Nothing, then, is likely to prevent the
nomination of Cleveland except an in
ternicine struggle in New York, and he
might pull through even in that case. After
Grover, Gorman's chances are best, and
failing both the ex-President and the Mary
land Senator, the Democratic future is a
blank. The party would hardly know where
to turn.
Upon the Republican Side.
Harrison can extract very little personal
comfort from the returns for Tuesday. There
was widespread belief that Platt and
Fassett were committed to the second-term
Propaganda, and they have met with de-
feat only exceeded by that of Folger, who
attempted 10 carry the Empire State for
Arthur in 1882. In no other place is there
anything particularly encouraging to the
head Of the administration, and in Penn