The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
J. g. ST. CLAIR
Notary Pub &c,
Taylor County, W. Va


THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.
The presidential election Is but week
distant. While the contest is exceedingly
close, the drift in the great doubtful state
OF New York is at present With the Repub-
icans. Unless some great change in public
sentiment takes place in the Empire state
during the present week Harrison win
carry New York state and be elected. The
Democrats are at present in the dumps in
New York city. They have never been over
confident; their intelligent political leaders
confess that Harrison is at present ahead.
The contest is exceedingly close; the Re-
publicans DO not feel confident of carrying
Indiana; nothing but the personal stten-
ton of Gen. Harrison to the details of the
canvass and the state pride in the candi-
date pulled the Republicans through in
1883 by 23is plurality. The Republican
organization is neither so perfect nor SO
harmonious IS it was four years ago. and
the Republicans are therefore not at all
confident Of victory in Indiana
In New York, on the other hand, the
drift Of the agricultural, manufacturing
and business classes generally is al pre-
sent toward Harrison. A leading business
man, president of . New York corpora
ton. writes under date of the 18th inst:
al think Harrison will carry the state,
but il viii be close. Two gentlemen l
know, members Of the Stock Exchange,
who have voted t.rice for Cleveland, now
vote for Harrison. I asked them why?
One of them said, and his reasons were
corroborated by the other: 4 like Cleve-
land and dislike Harrison, but ! know
where We are financially. and do not know
where We will be- This shows the way
the tide is drifting"
Our correspondent is q conservative
man. of large bushes. acquaintance, re-
tired from politics at present, but was Q
leading politician OF the Republican party
from 1s6s to 1891. He has held high and
important offices under both the federal
government and the municipal govern
mens of New York city, and his political,
mercantile and banking acquaintance is
very large in both parties. His judgment
as to the drift OF the business classes of
New York state is founded on long ex-
perience and wide observation. Unless
the drift changes this week New York 10
likely TO vote for Harrison.
Chairman Carter, of the Republican
national committee, and Chsuncey Depew
take even q more sanguine view than our
New York non-politicai correspondent
Mr.. Garter will not admit that Harrison
will lose any of the Western states he
carried in i5sS save. perhaps. Nevada He
is reported as saying:
There is no doubt about q single one OF them
except Nevada, whose small electoral vote is
not likely t. be factor either way. The other
states in which the Democrats. linked with the
Alisaee men, have been chasing campaign
rsinbows, are ali solidly Republican and viii
remain
Mr.. Depew is confident that Harrison
the country is unusually prosperous. and
when people are well of they do not try
experiments.
On the other hand Gov. Flower an
nounces that 1.-The Democrats will carry
New York by 5000 plurality" In 1855
Cleveland bad 7l.03i below the Harlem,
and Harrison had $500 above the river
| The registry OF New York and Kings
county does not show NOR. than q normal
| increase Of vote If Harrison does as
well relatively this year as be did
( in ISIS he ought to win in New
/ York There does not seem to be any
reason for believing that the full
/ NIL ~. E.
/ rison. Mr.. Blaine. who is very strong n
/ New York, has manifested his earnest de-
| sire that Mr.. Harrison should be elected ::
| Mr.. Pla,t and Mr.. Miller are both hard az
! work for the ticket, and there is an excel
/ lent prospect that the full party vote will
/ be po.led for Harrison: if il is. New York
I will give her electoral vote TO the Repub-
/ lican candidate.
/ So much for New York on whose decis-
/ ion the battle will decisivelF turn. Colo
RADIO is deeply concerned in the main.
/ tenance OF the tariff. /. vas the Colorado
/ men who demanded the dutv on the Mex.
| ican silver lead ores which the Democratic
! house voted this year 10 remove. Senator
| Teller believes that Colorado will return
The Harrison electoral ticket. The COM
! bination of Weaverites and Democrats in
| Nebraska is making s. determined Eight,
( hut the chances favor the Republicans, as
! Nebraska is great wool state, and the
| destruction Of the wool interest would
mean an enormous loss to the stats.
! Nevada is 3 wretchei, dvindling lit
/ tie pocket mine" state today, and
without the protective tariff would De
/ more wretched still. Montana is report
ed as safely Republican, and SO are
Idaho and Wyoming and tue Pacific
/ coast states The Republican national
( COMMITTEES has no fear Of the Da-
( kotas or Minnesota, where the fusion
/ has apparently helped rather han hurt
the Republicans. Ex-senator Spooner
reports Wisconsin IS safe tor Harrison.
! Senator Allison expects Iowa will go Re
/ publican by 5,oco or moro plurality. The
| Republicans Of Kansas are confident of
| victory and the Democratic national