Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-07

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The democrats about Congress are not will
ing TO acknowledge this morning that.they ever
| mad much hope of carrying Rhode Island. The
Cleveland men say that had they been able to
carry the state 1t would have given their
favorise great boom, but that he has lost
nothing by the failure, especially as the demo-
Gratis polled so large a vote and the result Is so
close. Those democrats who are opposed ~
Mr.. Cleveland do not appear greatly disap-
pointed at the result.
They speak Of q 'fsding rainbow" with some
show Of satisfaction. Passing from the con-
temptation Of Rhode Island to that of the
minor elections in the country generally.
they seem tc find some qualification in the
laea that the general result is such as to bring
the party back to q fight in the old fields and
and on old lines of politics.
Under all the talk on the subject IL appears
snat the antf-tieveiRnd men do not care to see
any marked democratic success at this time in
localities where it might be attributed to Mr..
Cteveland's popularity and give basis for the
nope that he might carry states which have been
republican heretofore.
In the game Of politics. which relates at this
time chiefly to the selection of candidates, it lie
double contest, between party factions as
mucn as between parties, and the two demo-
cratic motions are suspicious OF each other.
VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE LIND.
Mr.. Lind Of Minnesota, who is a very clear
sighted man and a republican, this morning said
10 STAR reporter: 1.-THE failure OF the demo-
Gratis to carry Rhode Island means q good deal
70 mr.. Cleveland, Of course. do not know
tnst 1t means as much to the democratic
pubiicAss the loss IS Of the state would
nave been q serious matter. / do not know
enough about the state to make me familiar
With the conditions Of the campaign. but the
state has been regarded As safely republican,
though close, and Of course its loss would have
been serious"
Speaking Of the results Of the minor elections
about the country generally, Mr.. Lind said:
while these elections have had a mixed re-
suit the republicans have been largely success
fui: think the Hill,Cleveland fight in New
York Is having a bad effect upon the demo-
cratic party throughout the country at this
time. / know how it is in my own
state. Among the democrats generally Mr..
cleveland is very popular. He Is the choice OF
his party Yet there are some Hill mon there,
and they are caused enough to be indiifer-
ent about their party's success-for the time
being"
WHAT Mr.. M'cREARY THINKS.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky said that he was
not surprised or disappointed by the failure of
the democrats to carry Rhode Island. II am
gratihed," he said, $50 see that we made q
greater gain than the republicans did though
they preserved their plurality. l thiak it was
right to make the fight. / belle re in making a
fight all along the line, but it was
not expected that we would carry the state
think that the general result of the minor
elections in various parts of the country has
been satisfactory to the democrats. think the
signs OF the times are indicative of democratic
success this fall. / believe we are going to
nominate good ticket in Chicago and that we
are going to elect the next President"
SETBACK FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
Representative Boutelle said today that he
thought the result Of the Rhode Island election
was a decided setback to the democrats. The
democrats, he said. had sent their best
speakers into the state and made great
point of the increased strength of their party,
but that the republicans had got larger vote
than they have had heretofore. Speaking of
the municipal elections of the country he said
that the results showed clearly loss Of popu-
lar confidence in the democratic party.