The sun., 1892-09-03
UHAT THE PARTY HAS TO Do,
The Situation Presented iu the So-Cal,ed
Doubtful states

Doubtful States
The official list OF States outs OF the solid
South. which the Democrats are to carry was
mado known at Chairman l1arrity's hcadQuar.
ters yesterday. They are New York. New Jer.
sey. Connecticut. Indiana. Illinois. and Wis.
consin. The Dakotas and Montana have not
yet been put upon the list. but it was declared
that within a week or two Chairman Harrity
and his associates will perform this duty.
Representative W. Bourke Cochran was one
Of the distinguished visitors at headquarters
who gave this view OF the situation. He said:
Il do not see a single break now in the
horizon. Everything is working together for
Democratic success. l am firm in the opinion
that the State Of New York is safer for Cleve-
land and Stevenson than any other OF tho seri-
ously contested States.
81 am going to speak In Indiana. and then
work my way back to this state. making as
many addresses ns ! can in the time at my
disposal, or rather at tho disposal of the
National Committee. under whose orders
have been glad to place myself in the service
Of tho Democratic cause
Mr.. Cochran was supported in his views BY
ex-Asssmblyman Joseph Blumenthal. who
also knew thing or two about Now Jersey.
IL have spent five weeks In New Jersey" he
said. and met great number of people from
all parts Of the State. All speak confidently.
md are full Of enthusiasm for the cause and
the tinket, a. and have % no doubt that New Jer-
record for the Democratic cause than she has
done heretofore.
II have Just returned from Saratoga. where
spent several weeks. l met gentlemen from
nll parts OF this State. many OF them mer-
chants, and all say that the sentiment among
business men in their communities is moro
favorable to the Democratic ticket than they
have ever known 1t before.
eoulsncs 81 Vote @ Of ss! TITS city, n41s ans h%t ana
the efforts q Tammany Hall will fully. meet
the expeotations of tho most sanguine in tho
majority for Cleveland and Stevenson.
New q sha @
State Is most sscelent. and he i1 added iH0A Al '"0
be polied than has ever been poiied be- fore. ore
Whatever fRctiOns there may be throughout
hs 4 IT, nsss nssns t SS ns w % Dn
srtHt from the other side for tho
Ex.Mayor baldwin Of Waterbury told how
Connecticut must be numbered among the
safe Democratic states; His vsTs y VIII be in
nsfIsI1 S6 enadmplon at Mr. cArters bureau Mr.
i don't see how IT Is possible forthe Reppb-
oaS as S1
cut. They then did nll that money and speak
ers and threats and promises could elect to
influence the labor vote.
" They failed then and will fail now. for nat
urally Connecticut is a Dem mocratic state. The
failure OF the voters to see any great good re-
suits from the Mckinley bill will also inilu-
ence them greatly. Then. too. the tonnecti-
cut Republicans wanted Mr.. Blaine.
when tho delegAtes returned from Minneap-
oils one would think they were returning from
a cemetery. It need not he supposed that
such ninete century mon as GOV l.ulkeley
and Sam Fessenden at heart want Harrison
elected"
Indiana Is placed in tho list on tho ground
that the Democratic machinery Of the state is
II down ON tho declarations that the Luthc-
rams have left tho Republican party in droyes.
and that of the siGhty-ilvs German newspa-
pers in the State seventy ght nre adv ocalinE
the Democratic national ticket.
This Is double the number Of German news
papers which supported the Democratic candi-
dates four years ago. Wisconsin is down also
because OF the detection Of German kepubi-
can voters.