The record-union., 1891-11-03

The next House will be Republican by
falr majority. and the Senate will have
majority of at least two" Chairman
FULLER, of the Democratic State Commit
tee, places the probable Democratic plu-
rallty at II 900 to 13,000 based on reports
most conservative. Boies, it is estimated,
Will run 1900 or 5000 ahead.
NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN (Neb.), Nov. 2.-The interest
felt in the election in this State has seldom
before been equaled in Nebraska. Not
because OF the high offices at stake, for
only a Supreme Judge and Regents of
the University will be elected, but be-
cause 1t is to determine whether or not
the Farmers Alliance or Independent
party Is TO gain political supremacy. In
one respect the present situation is with
out parallel in the past thirty or forty
years. The Democratic party is without
candidates, allowing the State to go by
default. This is all the more remarkable
when 1t is remembered that but one year
ago their candidate, Boyd, was elected
Governor, and only deprived of the high
office on the grounds of nom -naturaliza-
ton. The present decentralization in the
Democratic party is due to the refusal of
their nominee for Supreme Judge to
make the race, whereupon their candi-
dates for Regents alike withdrew, and the
held Is left to the Republicans, Independ-
ents and Prohibitionists.
KANSAS.
Topeka, Nov. 2-The election in Kan
sas is not fraught with the general interest
politics in this mercurial State usually in
spires. Not only is it an off-year cleo
ton, but an election at which there is not
even to be chosen q single State officer.
Yet it must not be understood that it is
without interest within the State It has
n hnf W OF fn1 off.
year" campaigns ever witnessed in Kan
sas. Both the leading parties are making
determined effort TO break the strength
or stunt the growth of the Farmers Al
lance or Peoples party. Particularly is
this true of the Republican. But in some
localities the Democrats, as a minority
party, have thought it expedient to effect
fusions with the Farmers party.
With the exception of nine District
Judges, the campaign is purely local, con-
tined to the election Of county officers.
But both State Central Committees have
been sending out score of speakers into
every nook and corner of the State. The
republicans feel it a question OF supreme
importance that they should carry many
OF the county elections, and thus say to
the East and entire nation that the State
OF Kansas is once more safely in the Re-
publican ranks.
The Democrats are naturally not par
tlcularly anxious to see the Republicans
In the consummation of their wishes in
this respect, and for this reason the DEM
Ocratic State Central Committee at q re-
cent meeting gave Quasi-indorsement to
various local fusions with the Peoples
party. This action of the committee,
however, has been repudiated by many
leading Democrats and several of the
most prominent party organs.
Particular interest in this election,
| therefore, is in the strength that will be
developed by the Peoples party-the
party that swept the State year ago, and
that hopes to deliver the vote of the State
for third party Presidential candidate
IN the electoral colIege next year.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The canvass in
New York State is closed, and it only re-
mains 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 Demo
cratic and Republican leaders, ever since
the State tickets were named, have been
Iaborlng for success with unremitting
zeal. Their orators have been constantly
on the stump, and every inch of ground
has been contested with ardor born OF
conviction. Success or defeat carries
evil in the national compaign of 1892.
Jacob Sloat Fassett the Republican can
dldate for Governor, developed fighting
qualities of the first order. He has
spoken in every county and in all the
chief cities.
The keynote on which he rung all
| changes has been that the Tammany tiger
must be slain in his lair, and the vicious
influence of Tammapy Hall, which, hav-
ing the city of New York at its feet, seeks
to conquer the State and nation in turn,
must be overthrown. The Democratic
war cry has been that Pratt and his tool
Fassett' were chiefly responsible for the
failure of New York City to capture the
Worlds Fair. Roswell p. Flower. the
Democratic candidate for Governor, was
lauded for his efforts to secure the fair for
New York. Little prominence was given
to State lSs yes, save in the bandying oi
words over the failure Of the census bill
(and consequent redistribution of the State
by reason Of the disagreement as to its
terms between the Governor and Repub-
lican majority in the State.
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
reconciliation, has spoken in warm praise
of the Republican candidates, and An
| drew ID. White has shown that he cher
ishes no grudge because the gubernatorial
nomination did not fall to him. AS if to
dlsproye the long-asserted unfriendli-
ness between Governor Hill and Grover
Cleveland, these two statesmen have been
called upon to speak from the same plat
form, and responded, giving no evidence
of lack of cordiality. Cleveland has given
the controversy what little color it re-
| an q ne or cd Oh
necessity of holding New York in the
| Democratic column this year for the sake
of the effect on the party in the approach
| ing national contest. Governor Hill made
many speeches. vigorously defending the
Democratic regime, criticising Fassett's
record as Senator. and prophecying dire
evils to the commonwealthshou "Platt-
| ism" triumph.
Ex-senator Platt predicts majority OF
| 1900 for Fassett. Other prominent lead
ers make predictions OF 5000 to 90
600. The Democratic leaders even more
confidently predict Flowers election by
plurality of from 1000 to $4,000. Bet
ting on the result has been very quiet
here, with slight odds being given in favor
of Flower.
The Senate and Assembly are also to be
elected, and both parties are making a
! fierce hight for control. The Senate has
! thirty-two members. OF the present
| body, nineteen are Republicans. To
/ create tie, and thus give the Lieutenant
| Governor the casting vote, the Democrats
must make net gain of three. Demo
cratic victory would be incomplete with
! out Democratic Senate TO confirm an
| pointments made by the Governor, as the
Republican majority has for years re-
fused TO confirm Democratic nominations
to certain offices now filed by Republi-
cans whose terms expired years ago. bu;
the prospects are not fiattering for 4
change in the political majority in the
Senate, and the Republicans are conf
! dent of maintaining at least one seat now