Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-15

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Special Tslegrsphic Correspondence Of the Trxxs. ]
CHICAGO, Oct. 18th, 1892.
Close your headquarters and YAM
DOSE to New York. You've got to
Garry that State to elect Cleveland;
and there's no use in your fool rain bow
ohasers wasting time on Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin, or any other
Western State"
That is what prominent Chicago
Democrats have said, in language
more forcible than eloquent, to Con
gresham Ben Cable, who has charge
OF the branch Democratic headquarters
in Chicago. They told Cable that
when he first came here, and they
have been telling him the same thing
ever since.
1t is indeed q credulous person who
imagines there is q Democrat of the
belief that any of the heretofore Re-
publican States will 90 Democratic
this year. Just about this time every
four years the Democrats carry half
a dozen States and elect their candi-
dates by overwhelming majori,ies; but
month later, whom tho votes are
counted, it is found tho Republicans
have won. Dickinson tried it in 1888,
and through his efforts in behalf Of
Cleveland Michigan went Republican
by an increased majority.
When Dickinson first proposed t,
establish branch headquarters in the
West he was laughed at for his pains.
He persisted, however, and the East
era States Democrats who know what
politics are, thinking they could shelve
Dickinson by putting HIM in Chicago
and thus get him out of tho way,
agreed to his proposition. A branch
headquarters was established, and over
since that time the complete hopeless
ness of the Democratic cause has been
more clearly demonstrated than ever.
The first question that Cable had to
worry over was one of finances, He
and the local committee got into q
squabble over this, and they haven't
got out Of it yet. The Craftsmanship
of the finance committee was offered
to wealthy Ch,cagoan who was Cleve
lands minister to Persia. He said
hs would accept on ono condition,
which was that all the money that
was collected in Illinois should be
spent in illinois. He told Cables
committee plainly that no one but a
visionary would ever think OF carving
any Western State this fall except Illi>
nois. He argued that Stevenson was
put on the ticket for that purpose,
and that it would be the utmost fool.
ish"ess to spend money in Iowa, Wis
consin or Michigan. II those Stat. 8
wanted any money they could raise it
Tor the Mselves.
These views did not coincide with
MIR. Cables, SO another wealthy man
was chosen for chairman of the fin ance
committee. This committee was ap-
pointed three weeks ago, but If it has
done anything yet nobody knows any.
thing about it. The fact of the matter
is not one thousand dollars has BE- en-
collected. Chicago Democrats are
little bit careful Of how they give
money for Democratic campaign pur.
poses. In 1884 one of the wealthy
Democrats subscribed 10000 for the
cause, and when Cleveland was elected
he asked for the appointment of q
friend to a certain position. His re-
quest met with a fat refusal, and a
man who had subscribed but $500 got
the place. This is but one instance Of
Cleveland's treatment of Chicago
Democrats, and it is plain to see that
he cannot expect much financial aid
from them this time.
Notwithstanding the fact that he
has no money, Cable has had demands
made upon him from all over the
West. Mos, of them have come from
the States where the ID. mocrats and
the Peoples party have fused. The
one hope of the Democrats to elect