Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29

Betters Give Big Odds for Flower--Russell
Sure in Massachusetts = Democrats
Hopeful In Pennsylvania--Ca mpbeil's
Election Indicated.


Betters Give Big Odds for Flower--Russeii
Sure I'm Massachusetts = Democrats
Hopeful in ennsylvania--C ampbeiI's
Election Indicated.
BosToN, MASS, Oct. 25.-The political
contest in this state has narrowed down to
struggle for the governorship. with the
present indications pointing 10 the re-elec-
ton Of Governor Russell. The Democratic
leaders hope that the rest of the Demo
cratic state ticket will also pull through,
but IL IS hope without faith, a desire with
no prospect Of fulfillment. Nothing short
OF political cataelysm can prevent the
election of the Republican candidates for
the lieutenant-governorship and the minor
state offices,
The Republicans claim, and some of
them believe, that Governor Russell will
be defeated and they base their claim upon
a hope of getting out 40, 600 voters who cast
their ballots for Harrison in 1888 and
stayed at home last year The vote for
cast for Harrison and from 5000 to 10000
votes cast for Russell in 1880 were cast by
Republicans. The Republicans have no
hope of recovering those votes from Rus
sell this year, and have therefore bent
their energies towards arolising those of
their party who stayed away from the
polls last year.
DEMOCRATS WILL CARRY NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 25.-The registration
of voters was finished Saturday in the -
cities Of this state. A glance at the returns
will show that the vote will not be as heavy
as 1t was in 1883. but the indications are
also that the loss will be more heavily Re-
publican than Democratic. From nearly
every city come reports that the Democrats
have succeeded in registering larger num-
Der OF their voters than the Republicans.
In but few cities does the registration
equal the total vote of 1888. Where it sur
passes those figures the cities are both
Democratic and Republican. For instance.
Brooklyn, Buffalo and Hornelsville show
great gains, but so also do Locliport Syra-
cnse and Binghamton. The reports from
all the Republican cities, however, are
uniform in this respect, that there the
Democrats seem to have done the hardest
work. 1t is conceded that in Syracuse and
Binghamton the gains are largely Demo.
cratic. In Lockport and Rochester onlythe
Democrats seem not to have got their full
strength registered. There will be a very
strong Democratic vote. Bets are made
Sl,OOO to $1,000 on Flower and $500 to $500
on majority over $4,000.
IN BARDsLEY & co.'s STATE.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-Both political
parties express themselves as thoroughly
well pleased with the prospect for the COM
ing election. There are, however two I'M
known factors which make all predictions
vain. One is the new registration law,
which has cut off the fraudulent names
BY thousands; the second is the number of
Republicans who are so much disturbed
by the exposure of the frauds in the party
that they will refuse to vote. The first
factor is probably small. though it will
alter the conditions in many wards, but
in the corrupt politics of the past few
years, the Democrats have been only less
debauched than the Republicans. Chair
man Kerr, who was in this city yesterday,
gave no figures, but is very sanguine of
Democratic success.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL sANGuINE.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Oct 25.-The coming
week will be the climax Of Governor
Campbell's campaign. He will speak four
times on Monday in the manufacturing
towns of Mansfield Ashland, Akron and
Ravena. On Tuesday he will speak fves
times to meetings of miners in the Hook
ing Valley. He will spend the next few
days in the great Democratic farming and
manufacturing counties of the south west.
Everything looks favorable for Demo-
cratic successes and Governor Campbell is
sanguine of his reelection.