Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17
a GENERAL VIEW.
The Situation Throus bout the Country Seen
From New York.

The Situation Throus bout the Country Seen
From New York.
cous.pond~nes Of rne Evening Star
NKw YoHx October IS, 1892.
The readers OF The STAR will perhaps be
interested at this time. three weeks from the
election. In q calm. unprejudieed study Of the
held - seen from this standpoint, where one Is
able 20 form opinion BY light obtained from
the headquarter- % the two national com
nittees. II 10 supposed to be tho duty Of the
war correspondent an occasion OF this
kind to claim everything. but to do so nov on
either side or for either party would be not only
useless. but unjust TO the reader.
The fact L. the situation IL so close. the
uncertainty 50 great and tho states in which a
trifing change In sentiment would change the
remit numerous that ID IL quite useless tn
shout on either side that victory Is assured
one thing L. evident that the leaders of the
democratic ode have picked up courage good
deal In the last fortnight
gentleman vho Is Intimately connected
with the committee, Who sees more or less OF
the inside and comes in contact with its
lsaders said 10 the SrAR correspondent:
There are times Of depression and periods q
confidence. few seeks ago the leaders were
depressed, now they are hopeful even to con-
hdence. Within the last two or three weeks
tho situation has apparently improved very
Iiafns ueN t~AlFN~ THAT NuNN VIII CATIN WV
iork and Indiana, and by doing they expect
success.
LOON OWN SKw ENGLAND.
let us take M the field somewhat in order
and see how it appears a. viewed from this
situation. beginning with New England. of
conr-s. Maine aud Vermont are republican.
NeS Hampshire - not certainly republican
some former o~cs-i1ns. Even the repub-
Leans IN that state are reported somewhat
alarmed.
Coming on down 90 Massachusetts the demo
eTat- there NJ. confident OF electiug their gov
Crrur. and While thry make M positive claim
fvr aUytbius more. they tert that they have a
tghti1K chance for ;hs electors. In Connect
cut they feel confident Of success Yet IL must
b. remembered that Connections gave a demo
cratic plurality IN ls-s o. oulv 336 votes out II
q total of la3 g7S. and there are reports from
there irdieaiiug that there are change. from
The ivmoctatc ranks OF account ~ the tariff.
o. NOBODY need feel any great degree Of conf
dencs about touuerticut
NV YoEK
New Yo-k come newt. aud this. ~ course L.
tho battle ground The pivotal state" To say
that both sides are confident would not
he to tell the truth. 10 say that both sides
are hopeful would tell ii better: while
90 say that both sides are anxious
would perhaps be NOR. accurate The fact h
thai nnbOdv can successfully predict what the
result viii beiu New Iors. change Of = little
more than pes cent % the vote Of foor years
ago Eoad change the result aud throw New
loTk into the democratic column. The most
heroir efforts are being made b. both sides
NeS iork city and the state generally are being
thoroughly esnvassei and the hardest kind of
work l. beng done. Each side j. charging the
other with preparations for fraud. colonization
and all sorts Of election trickery
The democrats s0msv hat depressed be-
oanse the registration on the fir-S day. which
has already passed. tell OF materially in New
York city, though this Is accounted for by the
Interest which felt In the Columbian parade
on That day, aud l. qnite Offset by the enormous
Increase In Brooklyn. which is also a democratic
stronghold. In the interior Of the state ii is
understood that good many farmers have
moved away. vhich viii have a tendency % re-
ducs the republican vote. The democratic
leaders feel that their chances Of success in New
Yerk state are q little more than even
NEW JKRsEI.
New Jersey Is scarcely debstabie ground
The republicans have some hope OF electing
their governor aud Increasing their congress
sional representation. bat little more than that
IL IL altogether probable that New Jersey will
be IN the democratic column in November.
FESSsYLv,Sfa.
To think % Pcnn-yiyania a. . doubtful state
seems odd. IL would not be oxeep; for the
complications With reference % the Australian
ballot, which has been already explained in
print There has been diihculty IN getting the
big Australian ballots printed Ia time for Use.
The state officers have ruled that they must be
% an enormous length and size. and IL l. din
cult O. get them printed ia time for tn cleo
lion. - there are few presses In the state that
vii print them. II l. Just possible that serious
complications IN regard 90 tho vote Of Penn
sylvaniA may grow out Of this.
VIRGINIA.
~ =
giuis. The democrats plurality in Virginia
-four YEAR, ago was only 1889 out Of total
vote - 800 093. and reports indicate that the
third pariy l. drawing murh more largely from
the democrats than from the republicans.
httl, Il = scarcely probable that Virginia .
vote. when counted viii be found outside Of
the democratic column.
wEsr VIRGINIA.
West Virginia = still more debaiAble ground
There 10 reason 90 seriously doubt whether the
democrats ~iu carry that state this year. The
plurality there four year- ago IL will be reueu-
bsrei. only S52 An enormous number of
northern voters. republican miners and coke
1aTnsr- from Psnnsy lyania. have bee u imported
into hat state within the iast wear or AZ In
Preparation for this election. 90 course thew
have been long enough IN the state t. be actual
tesidsnt- and will vote. and 10 will take the
har'isst sind % work on the part OF the demo
crass g. save the state.
rHE SOLID sOrTH.
south - the Nirginia- everything viii be
solidlv tsmocraiic. Nobody. not even the mos,
-ansuine republiran. expects ANYTHING else.
though the republican. have some hope Of In
ereasing their congressional strength la the
south
INDIANA
Passing Westward. Indians IL the first debat-
able state. So there the democrats are not only
hopeful. bu. Confident % success Judge
0re-ham transfer 20 the democratic ranks
'h7Y behrve val greatly AID them. and things
.eam To D. very much IN their favor In IN.
hoo-isr STATE. The fat that the leading can
aia@is on ths republican -ide L. from that state
diiheuit hing 20 overcome. but ncverths-
les- tbe democrats more than hopeful VI
thai state.
iiinois. whi'h Nas spoken Of a. doubtful
soine time ago. i scarcely considered so now
There can be hstle doabt VI republican success.
H. that STATE
WISCONSIN.
Ia Wisconsin the democrats have Loot ground
since n" leSins German organ Of the state
witch carried q ever 10 the democracy a eoupls
OF years Ngo on the school question, has come
out again for the republicRrs