St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
Gen. Stevenson's Nomination
Makes Illinois Almost Sure
for the Democracy.
Wisconsin Will Also be Found
in the Democratic
Column.
Weaver Electors Almost Ger
tain to Come From Ne
braska and Kansas.
The Silver Question Will Take
Western States From
Harrison.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The Western state
10 which all eyes have been turned
with greatest interest since the opening
of the campaign has been Illinois. Two
years ago the school question and the
tariff issue gave the state to the Demo
Gratis by pluralities ranging from $4,000
to $4,000, and this year the discussion OF
the first of these issues has been
accumulated by the hope that its pre-
dominance holds out to the Demo
Gratis for success. The Democratic state
platform, in accord with the demands of
the German Lutherans, declares for the
total repeal of the compulsory school
law, while the Republican platform
still clings to the justice OF compul
sorry law, but comedies the necessity of
the enactment Of new law which can
not work injustice to parochial schools,
sometimes possible under the operation
of the existing law. Thus the issues
Are Sharply Drawn.
The vote OH both state and national
tickets will probably be close. The Re-
publican campaign managers claim
10000 majority for Gov. Filter outside OF
Cook. For Judge Altgeld majority of
10000 in Cook county is claimed by the
Democratic committee. The chances are
that Fifer will carry the state outside
of Cook, and that Altgeld will have
good majority in Chicago, and which
ever of them will be elected will have
only moderate majority over his COM
petitor. 1t is expected that Fifer will
run somewhat behind the national
ticket.
The Democrats will receive large ac-
cesSion from the Lutheran vote, and in
deed from all foreign-born nationalities
that favor parOchial schools in foreign
tongues. TO Offset this gain will be the
thousands of lifelong Democrats who
are this year arraigning their
party for pursuing false gods and
who will vote the Republican
state ticket on the ground that
it is American in its declarations and
that it appeals to the prejudces of no
nationality and no religion In
The Country Districts
Republican gains from this source will
certainly be large, just as the Demo
Gratis will probably show the greatest
strength In Chicago and other cities
where the foreign-b0rn population pre-
dominates.
The patriotic Sons of America" an
organization which in its membership
and affiliations numbers many thou
sands of votes in Illinois,iS giving great
anxiety to the Democrats, as the policy
of this organization in this state is to-
oppose all candidates who are nom-.
mated solely in Difference to for
eign-born preJudlces, or whose
political stock in trade is an accredited
influence with particular nationality
or creed. The Democrats, in their zeal
to catch the Lutheran vote, nominated
German-American for governor, while
the Republicans have renominated
Gov. Fifer, native of Illinois,
an ex-soldier and the signer of
the very compulsory school law
the Democrats are seeking to.
repeal. 1t is not unnatural, therefore
to assume that the Patriotic Sons of
America will this year support the head
of the Republican state ticket.
The nomination of Hon. A. E. Ste
venson for the vice-presidency has
added to the Democratic confidence in
Illinois, as Mr.. Stevenson's general
popularity throughout the state is too
well established to admit of dispute.
The congressional outlook in this
state is unfayorahle to the Democrats.
The most interesting contest is that OF
the Fifteenth district where Hon. Jo-
seph &. Cannon is again contrasting for
congress against his successful Demo-
cratic opponent of two years = Col.
Samuel Il. Busey. Mr.. Cannon
has again arrayed against him a
considerable faction of his own party,
but he has made one OF the most active
campaigns in history, and will certainly
~ nj Rom n
he lost two years ago. The Republic
ans are hopeful of beating Congressman
DurborroW in the Third district with
Thomas {. Macmillan, a popular jour
nalist. The Eleventh district, now rep
resented by Congressman Cable, is also
likely TO return to the Republican col
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