The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-01
Democrats Rsgaining Recent Losses
Caused by the Third Party
Movement
Canvass Of the Situation In North
Carolina and the Vir-
ginias
Tho SFull State Ticket Renominated by
tho Democrats Of Wisconsin,
Other Polisics.

New YoRK. Aug. 3l.-Most of the visitors
At democratic national headquarters are
enthusiastic In their testimony that tho
force bill 10 winning issus for the demo-
orscy in the present campaign. Among
them are Senator Charles J. Faulkner, of
West Virginia; National Committeeman
James L. Norris, of the District Of CoIum-
bia. and ex. Mayor $. Il. Fishblate, of Will
minRton, N. q. They all tell of the in
spiritinR effect on the democracy OF the
south PRODUCED by the raising of this issue,
and how it had checked the third party
movement. which at one time threatened
the democracy in some of the southern
states. North Carolina is democratic be-
yond doubt" said tho sx-mayor Of Viii
mington. ''and if the republican party shall
nominate state ticket. the third party
people and the alliance people will hasten
to return TO the democratic fold. II the
republicans do not nominate = state
ticket there will be moro negro votes
for the democratic candidate than for the
third party ticket. We have got them
on the ran in North Carolina, and the third
patty people are beginning to see it and are
leaving it and coming back to our ranks.
We will give our usual democratic majority
of 10000 or 10000. It will BE- one Of the
greatest canvasses ever carried on il North
Carolina. All the prominent speakers of
the state are turning out. and in another
month the state will be ablazs from the
mountains to the sea Shore"
Senator Faulkner, who has been actively
engaged in the canvass Of West Virginia,
and has spoken In fifteen counties. says
that the indications are most encouraging.
"All the losses which the democracy sus-
tanned there In 1883 have been re-
couped. and the men who deserted to Har-
rison then are all back to their
drssssd several meetings in the
otthern Panhandle since was here last
week. he said. Among men of all ocou-
pations and classes the force bill issue has a
powerful effect and it will swell our vote
greatly. The only element of uncertainty
in the campaign il the third party move
ment. but am clear in my judgment that
il will not affect the result unfavorably to
us. 1t will draw from the republicans MOI Z
decidedly than from the democrats. There
are many republicans in the state who 4, 9
ala msd At the force bin policy, and are
disseminated at other features of republican
plans. They hesitate to join tho dem ocr a tic
the alliance or third party as sort of half
way house. The more I see of the differ snt
localities in our state, and the more closely
I watch the current of political thought,
the more certain 1 am that the efforts of
our opponents to transfer our electoral vote
to the republican column will meet with
signal and disastrous failure.'
National Committeeman Norris. who has
nm usual facilities At the nations capital
for observing political events through his
business, which reaches into nearly every
tounty in tho United States, and his con-
necton with the democratic congressional
campaign committee, said: II have just
returned from trip in Virginia and West
Virginia. found tho political contest rs
hot at this early stage as it usually is at the
close Of the campaign. This is especially
true of West Virginia. where meetings are
being held every where. In both states the
force bill issue has q powerful effect in
keeping old democrats IN line and bringing
many new recruits to the rarty, besides de-
pletinR the republicans through the third
party. The prospect of return to central
domination and tho restriction of local
control Of elections is appalling to tho pso-
pie Of those states"