Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-08
SOME CLOSE CALCULATIONS
Political Prognosticators Get Very Far
Apart in the Northwest States.
CLAIMS OF THE SEVERAL CHAlRMEN
Ben t. Cable says limos Is to Go for Clove-
land-Mr. Campbeii's Estimates Show
Good Majority for HarrI-
san other states.

ShlotuO, III, aNON i.-lnP close OF tne
campaign finds both political parties con IL
cent in the northwest The democrats for
the m)st part feel assured that they will
elect their governor in this sta'e and there
are many who even expect the electoral vote
OF Illinois to be cast for Cleveland. Tho re-
puolicans laugh at these pretensions, aud
their state com ntttee appears to %. q ute as
confident of rcpublica victory all along he
line in Illinois.
The democratic national campaign commit
Tee, whose western headquarter, have been
In charge OF Congressman Ben L. Cable Of
Illinois, sent out tclegrams to all local com
mlttees In the northwest tod ~ assuring
them that careful poll left no room for
doubt of Clevelands success IN Illinois and
Wisconsin and that all that remained was to
get out the full democratic vots tomorrow.
This committee has practically managed the
entire democratic campaign in the doubtful
states OF the northwest, and II one or more
OF these states should go democratic it would
be justly regarded as a great victory for
Chairman Cable and his colleagues, who
pave waged contest without precedent in
the west and have made this fight without
assistance from the national committee at
Now York.
Democratic Claims.
TIC the Associated press Chairman Cable, of
'he western branch Of the national campaign
committee this evening gave the following
statement OF the committees opinion of the
situation in the northwest ard the Part
which tho committees work was playing in
the result:
I'm Illinois the democratic organization
was ncve" IN better condition. There have
f,N,, ~ i
tlon TO moro than 3,000,000 documents bear
ing on the questions at issue in the campaign,
over 100000 personal letters to individual
democrats throughout the state. These have
been sent to those engaged in the active work
oil tho campaign ana also TO large numbers
OF business and professional men, school
teachers and TO those who have been
known Is ardent democrats, but passed
the time OF life " hen they can be expected to
90 active work in campaign. Ths res ponses
nave been more than encouraging. From all
parts of the state / have received letters
showing that the democrats are enthused
with the prospect. The polls sent TO this
ONCE show evidences of having been pre-
pared with more than the ordinary care
The speech delivered by Hon. Wayne Mac.
Neagh last Saturday has been of vast ser
vice IN bringing to our ticket the support OF
large class OF independent thinkers who
have been repu blcans, but have agreed with
the platform declarations rather than with
the party action IN congress. From a careful
examination of the polls received from the
state believe the two parties will como to
Cook county very nearly even, and the ma
lority here will be over 10000. which will
give the state to Cleveland and Altgeld BY a
handsome plurality.
Promises of the Chairmen.
~ have just received dispatch from Hon.
ID. j. Campau, chairman OF the Michigan
democratic state committee, in which he
says: 'The democracy OF Michigan extends
greetings. We will do our full duty Eight
eS:ctors-at-large, a maioritv of congress men
and democratic legislature Will be our rc>
ward
MIR. Campau has boen conservative in his
statements during tho campaign and / be-
llevc democrats throughout the country can
rely upon his predictions.
IN South Dakota, though the democratic
electors remain on tho ticket, the state com
mitteo has urged all democrats to unite and
support The Weaver electors, and this has
been done in large ma ority of cases A
dispatch just received from the chairman of
The democratic state committee gives me
assurances that this state is all right ana
that perhaps Weaver will have u small plu-
ralitv.
From Wisconsin MIR Wall, chairman of
tho state committee, telephones me this
morning that he has no reason to change the
estimate he made public last Saturday of
1900 outside of Milwaukee. He believes
lively made and that the count will show
even larger gain than has been reported
He assures me that it is all over but the
shouting.
"In Iowa our friends navo made a good
fight and predict that they VIII carry the
state. feel that the preseut republican ad-
mission that Iowa is fairly to be counted as
doubtfll state Is as much of n victory as |
can claim for the party in that
state, that has been so overwhelm-
lG
IN the fact that the most conservative demo.
Gratis in the state have assured me personally
within the past few days that they have
looked over the ground and feel confident
that the state Will be democratic by larger
majority than has ever been given to the
present governor. / have confidence in their
judgment, but have hcsitated to accept their
estimates until OF late us the returns from Hi
nois have shown such evidences OF an ava
lanche OF voters to the democracy
Figures from Republicans.
TO n representative OF tho Associated
press Hon. William k. Campbell the Ill
lnois member OF the national republican com
mlttee, said ~ believe Illinois will Cive n
majority for the Harrison electors larger
than four years ago, and that, despite The !
bitter night waged against him, Governor
flfer VIII be triumphantly elected Regard, |
ing Wisconsin, my latest information is Of |
SO assuring character that feel sanguine
OF majority for Harrison, and the cleo
NoH VI opooncr us governor ny plurality of |
several thousand. / do not regard Iowa as |
anv more in doubt than Ohio or l,snnsyl. |
vauia. have little information outside of |
newspaper reports regarding other " western |
and northwestern states, but know thar
members OF the national committee feel !
the situation has steadily improved for n |
fortnight past, and that republican leaders |
are sanguine OF success anywhere, except |
in Nevada, The loss of a portion of the |
electors 81 Minnesota is possible but by 70 |
means probable, My advices led me to ne |
lleve that IN Indiana, while the vote may be !
close, the chances are decidedly favorable to |
the republicans"
Exceedingly Frank aud Cheerful.
On the situation In Illinois the demvcra,ic
state central committee gives out the follow |
ing; "lteports received at this Office inoi- |
cate democratic victory in Illinois both
state and national. We are confident wa
Will break even at the Cook county line. thai
is that the two parties will come to Cook
county about equal. The best Informed re-
puollcans and democrats alike concede thar
Cook county is democratic. No one places
the democratic majority at less than 10000
while many shrewd politicians place Cleye-
amos plurality at 10000 aud give Aitgeld.
Tor governor 100. Returns from country
districts Indicate large democratic gains
we NAV lose one member IN congress. hui !
ms will be Offset by the gain of
Two members-at-large. Our organiza. |
'lon outside OF Cook county pormeates
every school district in the .,,,, |