Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25

pie of the south and west be helpful to Har-
rison, Mr.. Secretary?'
For my part do not depend on any acct
dents for success. What / have said before
partly answers your question. 30 far as the
machine is concerned we will have Q united
democracy to fight in New York and elsewhere.
l make no count on the heated preconvention
threats Of knitting in case this, that or the
other thing Is done or left undone. What we
SOW at Minneapolis two weeks ago in a mild
way was repeated ct Chicago this week in an
exaggerated form. The air has been blue with
threats Of vengeance in store for the other
fellow but the factions will como to-
gether in support of the. nominee. 1t is
always SO. The republican ranks are already
closed and the democratic press Is teeming with
warnings that they must be prepared to meet a
united enemy What We heard ut Minneapolis
and Chicago were mainly the excited, impulsive
battle cries in tie midst of political fight, for
meaning to the old compaigner OF influence on
the final result. After nominations are made
the natural tendency Is to get together; per-
sonal preferences and grievances are relsgnted
to the rear. Tint b what conventions are for
to arbitrate conflicting claims. Their finding ID
generally accepted and see now no sign that II
viii be different with the findings Of the MINNIE
apolis and Chicago arbitrations."
do you have any fear, Mr.. Secretary, that
Cleveland can carry any Of the western states2''
''Dl0 ne carry any OF tnem IN lo6os Blguln-
cantly asked the Secretary In reply.
WHY THE RESULT OF 1890 Is NOT SIGNIFICANT.
''But," persisted TIE STAB reporter, '.it is
claimed in Mr.. Cleveland's behalf that his tariff
reform crusade resulted In carrying many of
those states over 70 the democracy In 1880 and
that recent elections fix some Of them in oppo-
sition to the republican party
"The result IN 1890 Is not significant of re-
publican weakness in national campaign. In
considering the long and glorious history Of the
republican party it will be observed that Of
year elections have had very little influence on
Its fortunes in presidential years. The repub-
hcans have only won the House Of Represents
tives twice In sixteen years. In 1882 Grover
Cleveland carried New York for governoe BY
1s2 900 majority. which made him the demo
cratic candidate for the presidency In 1894 with
hurrah. It n true the state was counted for him
by paltry /, 900 plurality that year. and he WA
inaugurated, but there very grave doubts even
TO this day II he fairly carried the state. In
1888 he was beaten in New York by about
| II, 900 plurality BY Benjamin Harrison in the
| Ia gest vote ever polled. 1850 u not the only
year when the opposition has defeated the re-
publicans In some Of THAR strorgholds. In
| 1851 Kansas elected democratic governor, but
| In 1854 IL gave Blaine over Cleveland "a 00(
majority and 81 900 to Harrison in 1883. Even
Maine had democratic governor and IN oppo-
sision Legislature in 1879, yet her electoral vot<
went for Gsrdeld in 1880 and again for Blaine
| 10 90 by still larger majority. Ohio has had
about = many dsmoorsdc governors and leg
ialAtures = republican, yet she hasn't voted fol
. dsmosra<ie eandidase for tie presidency n
forty ysars. Hichigan and Wisoonstn havs