Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-07

paign in Rhode Island virtually closes to-
night The last shots OF oratory have
been fired and the final arrangements of
the party managers have been completed
Nothing really remains to be done but
toT the electors to go to the polls and mark
on their choice on the big green blanket
ballot provided by the state under the So
called Australian system of conducting
elections.
The Democratic leaders feel encouraged
as they never were prior TO any other eicc-
ton in which there was a real attempt To
accomplish sweeping results. They realize
that never before has there been cam
palgn on state ticket as exciting and ns
brilliantly conducted as this.
Inc great authorities on party principles
have defined some of the vital issues of the
hour. Never before have as MANY dis
tinguished speakers appeared before Proyi-
dence audiences during the same space Of
time as during the past six DAYS. The
people of Rhode Island being fully aroused
to the Importance Of the election they will
turn out in numbers that will astonish the
PROUD republican oligarchy, and unless
all signs fail they will bury il in its ruins.
The probabilities of Democratic victory
grow better and better despite the frantic
efforts OF their adversaries Well do the
Republicans understand the meaning Of
present defeat.
ALDRIcH SAYS NOW OR NEVER.
-, Standing on the broad marble stairs of
the picture gallery of the Narragansett
Hotel senator Nelson w. Aldrich said TO
Governor William Mckinley on Saturday
last: 10y
III we are beaten this time we had as
well consider the state lost to the Republic
can party in the futurc''
True words these, entirely true, and not
only Senator Aldrich,. who hopes to obtain
reelection even if the candidates on the
Republican state ticket are defeated bnt
every Republican leader who possesses
sufficient acumen to look to the certainties
OF the future, knows what present defeat
means.
4. It IS for this reason they are at work AS
ihey never have worked before. If the
democracy perform their duty, not only
their gubernatorial but the legislative
ticket will triumph on Wednesday.
III democrats obtain majority of the
Two branches of the legislature Il will be
IN the face of manifold disadvantages Of
me unfair system of representation main
famed thus far by the Republican ring.
whereby a small town with a hundred
voters stands on an equal footing in point
OF representation with the city of ,Proyi-
dence with its 100, 900 inhabitants.
IL IS because of this apportionment that
umid Democrats have regarded the pros
Pect OF obtaining majority OF the legs-
lature on joint ballot as too good an event
10 be in accordance with the possibilities
OF the situation.
Every Democrat, however, hopes for the
best and will strive by all means to neu-
traiize the handicap bis. party carries and
20 ueieat the return of the Interpretations
list Aldrich to the Senate.
The election of Wardwell las governor
appears to be certainty, and as to the
remainder of the state ticket there is no
good reason why it should not follow
closely in number of votes to its leader.
CHAIRMAN owen expresses the utmost
confidence in the result.
The state is now thoroughly reused u,
he SAID to-day. Every town is we'll or
ganized, and every honest Democrat who
can be reached will be brought out on cleo
ton day. Hundreds of Democrats are
away from home, but every effort will be
made to bring them back so they may
vote. l myself have written many letters
70 absent Democrats urging them to be in
the town next Wednesday, and there il
little doubt that many of them will be here.
AT LEAST 1000 FOR THE STATE TICKET,
I'VE have had reports from every town
IN this state, and from these | figure the
election Of the state ticket by at least / 600
majority. This | regard as very con-
y sentative estimate.
THE only uncertain quantity in The
whole business is the Doodle the people ON
the other side art throwing into the towns
and cities. LIDO not think, however, that
they can make their money so generally
effective as they think. They will employ
it more largely in trying TO secure the
general assembly for Aldrlch.
While we feel sure of the state ticket.
we cannot figure with any degree Of
accuracy upon the general assembly. The
feeling seems to be abroad on both sides
that the Republicans will succeed in get
ting enough of that to secure the Joint
S.liot and Aldrich's return but we are NOT
going to let up our efforts in any part OF
the state to elect our men
I'VE are going to fight every town in the
state, every inch of ground, honestly and
'quareiy. We have campaign fund
which is barely sufficient to enable us To
ct out the. vote, to provide teams to get
oters TO the polling places, to pay the
Jorkers at the polls-that is the men who
ftend to the check lists and those who are
charged with the work OF seeing that
voters are sent for to vote.
This work will be done not only in the
cities and large towns, but in the smaller
Republican rotten boroughs-not one will
be overlooked.
The hardest task we have is to move this
vote, / understand that the Republicans
are already using part of their great fund
paying as high as so piece for voters "a
stay away from the polls.
ESTIMATED STRENGTH OF PARTIES.
''As to the number of votes that NAV be
cast, cannot vet make close estimate. as
have been so busy with the work Of the
campaign that have been unable to figure
from the reports from the different towns
and cities received.
Roughly put, | should figure the Re.
publican vote at about 10000, that of the
Prohibitionists at 1900, and that az tic
Peoples party or Nationalist ut 800, and
the Democratic vote at %, 900. This shows
majority for the Democrats Of about
100
II think the vote on both sides will be
above the total these estimates figure, but
about the same proportions.
W bile have said that the contest fol
the general assembly will be close and that
the chances are against us because of tht
corrupt means the Republicans will en-
ploy, believe there is lighting chnnc,
nnd we propose to make the most of H."
SOLID DELEGATION FROM KENrrcKY.
FRAHkFoRT, KY, April i.--If there Is 4
Hill man lett in the legislature or ia thi.
section u the state, he hasn't shown Iii.
head or his hand III the last few days
Mr.. Clevelands Rhode Island speech ha.
been all the talk since il appeared in print
and the unanimous verdict here Is that al
creation cannot prevent his being nOmi
mated at Chicago in June.
The sentiment here usually reflects thai
of the whole state, so well is every part oil
the latter represented either BY the Office
holders or the representatives themselves
There will he no Hill men in the delega
ton Kentucky sends to Chicago. III,
Fleming county representative agreed witt
the Encouragement from the same COUNTY
yesterday that there was not Hill man il
the county
The representative from On adjacen
county IN the same district was present
and he too. thought his county contained
no Hill men.