New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-02
10 CAPTURE THE PRESIDENCY.
DEMOCRATS SCHEMING TO THROW IHla
ELECTION INTO THE HOUSE.
rpvrx; TO FrrEcr SECRET UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE THIRD-PARTY PEOPLE
,Ry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSE-1


Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE-I
WASHINGTON. July There is reason 70 suS.
pcct that plans for deep and important poli.ical
intrigue having for its object the throwing Of the
Presidential election into the House of Representa-
tives are being laid by some Of the DemocEa'i'
leaders. who believe that in that way only can
Democratic President he elected. VI course o,'c
succcss of such an intrigue will depend upon inc
of the Peoples party, ana IL IS nsse''e"
,bat Democratic emissaries have been sent from
Washington TO Omaha TO confer with the ieader0 vi
that organization and endeavor to erect q sec'e0
understanding having in view the object NEIL
toned.
II is further asserted that an effort, inspired oy
.o,i,o,. Damocrats ia being made 10 induce the
ioodo,s and managers OF the Omaha convention SO
g., modify tbe platform 20 Ire adopted by that BODY
that n moro complete fusion Of the two parties
can no effected not only in the agricultural S'a'es
NJ tbe Northwest but in the silver States as we'll
In that way il is hoped to deach Kansas, Neorask'
Minnesota. the Dalotas Colorado, wyoming Moh-
tana. Nevada. Idaho, Washington and Oregon from
the s,,pport of the Republican ticket Inc t"eVe
States mentioned will cast ffty-cight Vo'eS III '"e
rloctoral College. and if these can be detached
from the Republican column 1t Is calculated thae
,he Democrats can afford to lose Connecticut, New
sour votes from Michigan, together with several
Southern States.
10 this scheme. which looks pretty on pap'r'
corId no successfully carried out. President liar-
rison oivinq him the votes mentioned and the
votes Of all the other Republican States, would
bove only 2l9. or four less than majority OF the
whole number Of electors. One indication that
thc scheme is receiving serious consideration Is
tho sudden ameli0ration in the tone OF Deino-
cratic comment in Washington upon the Inlrd
marty within the last week This has been 50
marked as to cause many remarks ana no small
degree of surprise Where one heard private
GenunciaIon and public criticism which was
harsh md severe a week ago, he now encounters
silence or expression of mild tolerance. VI
coursc this indication cannot he regarded as
postive evidence Of the existence Of the alleged
intrigue, hut it tends 10 give color TO the
suspicion which has found Judgment In the minds
~ some slrcwd and careful political observers az
the National capital.
That many Democrats in Washington believe
that the only way to elect Mr.. Cleveland Is
,hrouyh the House of representatives is beyond
the shadow Of doubt. Few wellnformed Demo-
Gratis here believe that he can carry Connecticut
or New-York; nearly all of them regard Indiana
rs hopeless many feel and express grave doubts
in regard 10 West Virginia. and few have fears
in regard 70 NewJersey aid Virginia. The aver
age opinion therefore. is that the only hope OF
success is 70 throw the election into the House OF
ncprescntativcs. and this fact strengthens the
belief that the suspicion mentioned in the begin
nipg If this dispatch is not utterly basclese In
conversation with "A Tribune correspondent To-Day
a prominent southern Democrat whose hostility
toward the Farmers Alliance has been especially
bitter remarked
| have reason to believe that the Third party
mon arr rrgainlng their senses and that they Will
make "A platform nj Omaha upon which Democrats
in the Western and silver States can afford 10
stand for the sake OF defeating the Republicans
Under the circumstances this remark may fairly
lie regarded as highly significant.