St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
NELS READS THE RETURNS.

land. New York is emDhatcaIly
Democratic state. Indiana, while not
80 distinctly indicated in the canvass,
seems to lean toward Mr.. Cleveland.
Connecticut is in doubt. but Mr.. Harri-
tvs special correspondent regards the
state as hard field for the Republican
managers. There has been nothing re-
vealed so far to indicate that the solid
South has been broken, with the single
exception of West Virginia, whose six
electoral votes hang in uncertainty, the
probabilities being Democratic.
Only "a Rainbow Chase.
The Herald then proceeds to anaIyze
the Republican hope of electing Harri-
son in New York. which the Republican
managers have substantially abandoned,
and SAYS: "While it is true that the
solid South remains practically intact, 1t
is not true that the Northwest appears
to be solidly for Mr.. Harrison" The
Herald discovers "a serious rift in the
ranks of the German Republicans" and
concludes that New York is Demo
cratic, Indiana probably Democratic,
and that the burden Of the fighting
is on the Republicans in Con-
necticut, Kansas and Idaho. Nevada
and Michigan are also lost to the Re-
publicans, while Wisconsin, Montana,
Oregon and Iowa are distinctly in
doubt.
On political gains and losses it sum
marizes: "In a nut shell. Mr. Cleve
land has gained thirty-siX votes over his
score in 1888, and the only points where
he is threatened with loss are in West
Virginia and Connecticut, which cast
only twelve electoral votes. The Peo-
pies party will take many more elec
toral votes away from Mr.. Harrison
than he will gain in the new states.'
Flower Makes H Large.
The review concludes with the pub
ication of an autograph letter from Gov.
Flower, which says: II retain the con-
Viction which | expressed some weeks
ago that New York state will give a
plurality of $4,000 for the Democratic
electors"
TO this summary of the situation
there is to be added the following eX
preSsOnS of Democratic opinion regard
Ing the state of Indiana, which corrob-
Drate the view of Gov. Gray telegraphed
night before last. Mr.. SheerIn wired
from Indianapolis this morning: "Sit-
nation entirely satisfactory. Enemy
supplied with abundant money, but our
lines viii! withstand their best efforts :"
Secretary Lewis Jordan telegraphS
from Indianapolis: The invasion of
Lincoln, Wanamaker and other Repub-
lican speakers this week is dismal
failure, while our meetings are attended
by thousands. Our people are jubilant
and success certain.''
Col. Richard Bright, the veteran po-
Htical observer, compares the situation
to that preceding the election of Pierce
i'm 1852, and says that at no time during
forty years has he seen similar evil
dences of sweeping Democratic victory.
From the Republican side comes the
evidence of Senator Mcmillan that Har-
rison can have only nine electoral votes
in Michigan, and of Spaulding, the Re-
publican chairman of North Dakota,
who confesses that he entertains
Only Feeble Hope
of saving that state, and like express
BiOns from Republican leaders at dis
Iant points, while in New York the
chiefs OF that party personally admit
That they entertain only feeble eXpecta-
tions of pulling their ticket through.
Evidences received by the Democratic
national committee, and very careful
summary of the canvass of the entire
state of Connecticut, render it certain
that that state will give to the Cleve-
land and Stevenson electors not less
Ihan 1,500 plurality.
Hugh G. Wallace, member of the
Democratic National committee for the
Itate of Washington, says that the re-
ports from the far West are more eli
jOuraging every day, and at thi: