Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-08
For the First Time in History Hangs
Doubtful in
THE POLITICAL BALANCE AND
Is More Likely to Tip to the Dem
ocracy Than Otherwise-There
is a Fair Probability Of Illinois
Going Democratic and Wlscon-
sin and Minnesota Are Likely
to be Lost to the Republicans.


the campaign finds both political par
ties confident In the Northwest. The
Democrats for the most part feel as
sured that they will elect their GoV-
ernor in this State and there are many
who even expect the electoral vote OF
Illinois to De cast for Cleveland. The
Republicans laugh at these pretenslons
and their State committee appears 10 De
quite as confident o.. Republican VIC
tory all along the lile in Illinois
The Democratic National Campaign
Committee, whose Western headqusr-
ters have been in charge OF Congress-
man Ben T. Cable, OF Illinois, sent out
telegrams to all local committees In
the Northwest to-day, assuring them
that a careful poll left no room for
doubt OF Cleveland's success In illinois
and Wisconsin, and all that remained
was to get out the full Democratic vote
tomorrow.
To the Associated Press Chairman
Cable this evening gave the following
statement of the committees opinion
of the situation in the Northwest and
the part which the committee work will
play in the general result:
"In Illinois the Democratic organt-
zation was never In better condition.
There have been sent from these head
quarters, In addition to more than three
million documents bearing on the ques-
tions at issue in this campaign, over
! 100, OOG personal letters to individual
Democrats throughout the State. From
all parts of the State 1 have received
.H
enthused with the prospect. The polls
sent to this Office show evidences OF
having been prepared with more than
ordinary care. From careful exam
ination of the polls received from the
State, / believe the two parties will
come to Cook county very nearly even,
and that the majority here will be over
1O, 900 and will give the State to Cleve-
land and Altgeld by handsome plu-
rality.
az have lust received q dispatch
from Hon. D. J. Campau, Chairman OF
the Michigan State Committee, in which
he says:
+" The Democracy OF Michigan ex-
tends greetings. We will do our full
duty. Eight electors at large, ma
jority of Congressman, and a Demo
cratic Legislature will be our reward
"Mr. Campau has been conservative
In his statements during the campaign
and l believe Democrats throughout
the country can rely upon his predic-
tions.
"In South Dakota, though the Dem
ocratic electors remain on the ticket,
tie State Committee has urged all Dem
ocrats TO unite and support the Weaver
electors, and this has been done in a
large majority of cases. A dispatch
Just received from the chairman OF the
Democratic Committee gives me assur-
ance that his State is all right and that
the Weaver electors will have fair
plurality.
"From Wisconsin, Mr.. Wall, Chair
man Of the State Committee, telephones
me this morning that he has no reason
to change the estimate he made public
last Saturday OF 1000 outside Of Mil
waukee. he believes that his estimate
has been most consorvatively made and
that the count will show even q larger
gain Than has been reported. He a.
sures me that il is all over but the
shouting.
''In Iowa, our friends have made
good fight and predict that they will
carry the State. l feel that the present
Republican admission that Iowa is fair
ly TO be counted as doubtful State Is
as much of victory as can claim for
the party in a State which has been so
overwhelmingly Republican.
To q representative of the Associated
Press. Hon. VIM. ]. Campbell, the Illi-
nois member Of the National Republi-
can Committee said:
81 believe that Illinois will give
majority for the Harrison electors
larger than four years ago and that de-
spite the bitter fight waged against
him, Governor Fifer will be trium
phantly elected. Regarding Wiscon-
sin, the latest information is OF so as
suring a character that l feel sanguine
of a majority for Harrison and the cleo
tion of Spooner for Governor by a plu-
rality of several thousand ! do not re-
gard Iowa as any more In
doubt than Ohio or Pennsyl-
yania. l have little information
outside of newspaper reports regarding
other western and northwestern States,
but know that members OF the National
Committee feel that the situation had
steadily improved for fortnight past,
and that Republican leaders are san
guine OF success everywhere except In
Nevada. The loss of portion OF the
electors in Minnesota is possible, bnt
by no means probable. My advices
lead me to believe that in Indiana, while
the vote may be close, the chances are
decidedly favorable to the Republi-
cans"
On the situation in Illinois, the Demo-
ocratic State Ceptral Committee gave
out the following statement:
"Reports received at this office indi-
cate a Democratic victory in Illinois,
both State and National. We are con-
fdent we will break even at the Cook
county line, that is the two parties will
come to Cook county about equal. The
best informed Republicans and Demo-
Gratis all concede that Cook county is
Democratic. No one places the Demo-
cratic majority at less than 5000, while
manv shrewd politicians place Cleve-
lands plurality at 10000 and give Alt
relt, for Governor, 10000. Returns
from country districts indicate large
Democratic gains. We may lose one
member OF Congress. but this will be
Offset by the gain Of two members at
large.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee gave out the following state
ment:
at Is the opinion Of the Republican
State oenmittss that nlinfls WI i've