Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-07

Winding Up Exciting Campaigns in a Mum
Der of States.

Winding Up Exciting Campaigns in q Num-
Der of States.
Press dispatches say:
The most exciting campaign in the history of
Michigan is practically closed and the result Of
the active work that has been done by the
three parties will only be known when the vote
ia actually counted. All parties admit that the
result will be mixed one. The Miner law,
providing for the selection of presidential cleo
tors by congressional districts, makes the stu
alton unique. and, as Congressman and a state
Legislature which which will have the naming
OF United States Senator are to be elected
the result will be all the more interesting The
total vote will be close to 100000. OF this
amount $4,000 will go to the prohibitisnlsts and
between 20, 600 and $4,000 to the peoples party
The remainder will be divided more or less
closely between republicans and democrats
The republicans had 23S, 900 votes in 1888, and
If they retain that vote they are safe
The highest democratic vote was 213 469 in
1885, They must hold this and must gain
10000 votes to carry the state They do not
claim that they can do this. but say they are
sure Of the second, seventh, eighth ninth and
tenth districts. The republicans claim the
first, third fourth, sixth, eleventh and twelfth
districts. and insist that their chances are bet
ter than the democrats in the fifth, eighth and
Leans have the advantage in the western half of
the state and the democrats in the eastern half
On the whole, the republicans concede four
electors to the democrats and claim ten: the
democrats concede six to the republicans and
one to the peoples party, reserving seven for
themselves. The congressional delegation will
be divided in about the same proportion as the
electors.
Judge Allen B. Morse. the democratic capdi-
date for governor, will give ex-Congressman
John I. Rich close race for governor
Senator Stockbridge. the present republican
incumbent, expects to succeed himself in the
United States Senate. but the democrats have a
majority of eight on joint ballot in the present
legislature and they say nothing but a swap"
OF the state by the republicans will prevent
them from retaining the legislature and sending
dem ocrat to Washington. In case they win
ex-Gov. Luce will be Michigan's next Senator.
DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF ALABAMA.
Chairman A. G. Smith of the Alabama demo-
cratic executive committee. just from trip
through most populous counties in south Ala
bama. says:
my confidence of the past has given place
to feeling OF certainty. Our people will turn
out and vote. and that assures a perfect safe
majority for Cleveland. The situation has
changed Is per cent in favor Of the democracy
within the past forty eight hours"
The leaders of the anti-democratic forces say
If they could get fair election the state would
60 for Harrison by $4,000. They claim that
they will be defrauded as usual Conservative
men who reason from a non-partisan stand
point estimate that Alabama will go for Cleye-
land by $1,000 or 10000 majority and that the
democrats will elect perhaps seven out of nine
Congressman.
Hundreds of special deputy sheriffs are being
appointed by the democratic sheriffs all over
the state to keep down any trouble On election
day. Six hundred special officers have been
appointed in Birmingham.
CLOSE FIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Both sides claim the state Of West Virginia.
Either party will be satisfied with 1000 plurality
or less. 1t ia the closest and hottest fight West
Virginia has ever had. Stephen B. Elkins has
been on hand for three weeks. He has visited
every county and he predicts the success of the
Harrison and Reid electors. Thomas E. Davis.
republican candidate for governor SAYS he is
sure Of election and of the state going for Har-
rison. The republicans expect to elect three
Congressfhen out Of eight The democrats are
fully as confident as to the res1lt of the vote
for electors. They say the state is safety demo-
cratic and have wired the national democratic
committee not to feel uneasy about West Vir-
Rinia. Only a count of the vote will show
which side is correct
DOUBT IN NEW JERSEY
New Jersey will probably go democratic on
Ao00N"y' "aeuou6h tho AcpuouCduS class NJ
among the doubtful states. The republicans
candidate for governor. John Kean jr, is a
very popular man. and with the coal combine
question against the democrats he NAV run
very close to winning. The legislature will
probably be democratic by a reduced majority,
and six out of the eight Congressman will prob
ably be democrats.
LIVELY REPUBLICAN CANVASS IN DELAWARE.
The republicans have made q lively canvass
OF Delaware, but the indications are that the
democratic plurality will notbe less than 1000
and John W. Causey, democratic nominee for
Congress, will have a safe majority.
NEVADA GIVEN TO WEAVER.
1t 10 pretty generally conceded by the leaders
Of both the old parties that Nevada will cast
her three electoral votes for Weaver this year.
The Australian ballot will be tested for the first
time here, and the vote will exceed but little
TINT Of 1888, when Harrison had plurality Of
4 ,912 ont Of total Of COS votes. The VISA
yer men count upon o plurality Of between
2,000 and 1000 and expect to capture the next
legislature. This will give the selection Of Q
United States Senator in place OF Senator Stew
art, whose term expires March 4, 1898.
LOUISIANA DECIDEDLY DKMocRArIc.
The political outlook in Louisiana may be
said to be decidedly democratic as far as the
national ticket is concerned, aud the democrats
expect to elect solid delegation to Congress.
On the other hand, in the FIRST district, James
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