Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-29

PEOPLES PARTY ~ COLORADO.
While neither Of the old parties is willing 20
admit that any state which IL is in the habit of
carrying is In doubt this year-excepting. al
ways, New York. Indiana and Connecticut
preparations are being made by both TO extend
the fighting over a much broader field than
usual.
The republicans are counting doubtful
states which they have not hoped 10 carry
heretofore and the democrats are casting long
ing eyes on states hitherto rock-ribbed repub
hcan, with the idea that some Of them may
perience change of heart. 1t seems if
neither party were quite ready 10 accept past
experiences in presidential elections as a meas
ure OF the present situation. Somehow there
appears to be an expectation that public senti-
ment IN many localities has undergone an un-
accountable change. and that il il again TO be
ascertained where heretofore it has been fixed
ana well understood. The republicans regard
tennessee West Virginia, North Carolina and
Alabama as fighting grounds. The democrats
consider that IT will not be waste Of time TO
make vigorous campaign in Massachusetts
Wisconsin. Illinois, New Hampshire. North
Dakota, Nevada. Kansas, Montana and South
Dakota, and they rather expect that the peo-
Pies party may carry Colorado.
WHERE GROUND WILL BE CONTESTED.
Instead OF being confined to New York. In
diana and Connecticut, which are, of course.
the principal points. the contest will be waged
with considerable vigor and with feeling of
anxiety indifferent to history in Wisconsin,
Illinois, West Virginia. North Carolina. North
Dakota. Massachusetts,, Michigan, Alabama.
Tennessee, New Hampshire Nevada Nebraska
Montana. Kansas and Virginia
Ihe democratic hope in Illiuois-if it amounts
TO hope-seems TO be based on the fact that
they succeeded in electing United States Sem
ator and state treasurer the last time and the
fact that the school question is bothering the
repubhcaus and propped up by the sanguine
dispositions of Senator Palmer and the bound
ing Springer. Harrison carried the state in
1855 by plurality of over q. 900.
Wisconsin, though carried by Harrison in 'Ss
by l,OOO plurality, elected Peck democrat,
governor in 80 by 2S.OO0 thousand This
change WIS due to German Lutheran resent
ment OF the action of the republicans with rela-
tion to compulsory education. The democrats
regard the school issue as still alive and base
their hopes in the state upon Peck svictory Rus
sell selection as governor of Massachusetts, in
sO and Cleveland's supposed popularity in the
state encourage the democrats to make a fight
there. Harrison carried New Hampshire in 'ss
by two thousand two hundred and odd plurality
but in 80 the republican candidate for COVER
nor Was elected by only SO plurality, and now il
Is claimed that the fight between Senators
of ex-senator Blair, whom the republicans have
nominated for Congress. may lose the state to
the republicans. great many democrats ex-
pect TO see Nevada and Colorado. and possibly
Nebraska. lost TO the republicans on account of
the third party tymoyement and the silver question
Whether the democrats or the peoples partv
are to have the plurality they are not particu-
lar to state, and probably do not care greatly.
Harrison carried Colorado by $4,000 and
Nevada by l 900
In 80 the democrats elected a democrat to
replace Carter in the House of Representatives
and they have notion that Montana NAV go
democratic this fall They rather expect. too.
that the alliance will knock out the republicans
in North Dakota.
1t may be little difficult for the average
politician to guess what it means but the demo-
crats are making preparations for a very hard
fight in Ohio.
REPUBLICAN HOPES y SOUTHERN STATES.
The fact that Cleveland carried Tennessee in
1883 by plurality of more than Is. 600 does not
discourage the republicans in the hope that the
third party movement NAV SO hurt the demo-
Gratis In the state as TO give the electoral vote to
Harrison this fab. In the same way they have
an idea that they may possibly get the electoral
vote OF North Carolina, overcoming Cleveland's
1855 plurality of $1,000. They express the be-
lief that they could carry Alabama also if they
could guard against fraud. The democrats are
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normal democratic plurality in West Virginia
is so small that the republicans are always try
ing TO overcome it, though they have not sue
ceeded since ~. Cleveland had plurarity of
but 552 in 'ss. and the republicans profess con-
hdenee Of their ability TO carry the state this |
year by reason of the efforts of Mr. Elkins and |
a protection sentiment in parts of the state
The republicans concede but thirteen per-
fectly safe democratic states, aggregating I29 /
electoral votes. The democrats concede but |
the same number Of absolutely certain repub- |
lcan states, aggregating 122 electoral votes
The three historically doubtful states-New
York, Connecticut and Indiana-have between |
them fifty-seven votes. The republican states |
which the democrats regard as doubtful enough /
to warrant contest aggregate eighty-two
votes. The three southern states which the re- |
publicans speak of as doubtful have forty
votes, and Michigan, whose electoral college
will be divided, has fourteen votes to distribute
between the two parties.