The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-11-11
ApLoT EXPOSED.

The republican managers have sent OF
for use by the organs table Of the p-esi-
DENTAL vote, in which Harrison is credited
with 2l0 votes. Cleveland with l3l, and
nine states with i03 votes are ranked as
doubtful. The calm confidence with which
everything is claimed a. sure for Harrison
in the west and northwest with the excep-
tion of Nevada, and that is put in the
doubtful list merely as generous conceSs
ion, is something sublime. Not less 80 is
the making up Of the doubtful" list with
these states: New York, Connecticut, In
diana. Nevada, Delaware, West Virginia.
North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.
The secret of republican hopes in Ten
nesses was revealed two or three days ago
by the pub ication of correspondence be-
tween j fyins. The editor of the leading
republican paper in Tennessee. and G w
Hill. the Tennessee member of the rspubIi
can national committee. The correepon-
denee disclosed the fact of deal between
Chairman Carter of the republican national
committee and John Fl Mcdowell, the third
party leader in Tennessee by which Nc
Doweli contracted 10 bring out Buchanan
as q gubenatorial candidate. and to throw
the populist vots for Harrison and Reid in
consideration Of sl5. 900 from the national
committee and the promise Of the republic
cans to support him (MeDowellj for The
United States senatorship. Wins. in his
letter TO Hill. reosunts the terms of the
contract:
Mcdowell. for SIS, 600 and the guarantees
of support for the senate. stipulated and
contracted to bring Buchanan out as an
independent candidate for governor. and 20
keephim in the field until the close. deliver
ing 10 Us the control Of the state. This we
all Al irst thought Torth agrseeng to We
have raid-I mean the national committee |
have p.id-abou'. il not quits-sl0, ,000 Of /
the money 10 date and promised 10 pay th |
remaining 5000 ten days before the elec-
tisn. Chairman Carter not being willing |
to par the whole amount al oncs-a wise
prscautiOn am led to suspect. .
Circumstances led Mr. wins to think the
bargain was not a good one Mcdowell /
had put up Buchanan. after the $4,000 |
had been paid, but had a'so put up third /
party candidates, which vas violation Of
the spirit, If not Of tho letter of the CON-
pact. Committeeman Hill confirmed tie
fscs Of tfse rs-r1rars al.ho,vl, he f,sns,rtfsit
of Questionable policy. There IS danger |
line In politics. be wrote, '-and ne have
got unconfortably closs 10 it" His faith
In Mcdowell wa not sru- IF be would |
sell US out might he not sell Us o1t little
later On." Mr. Hill regrets he did not stop |
the bargain when il was first proposed, as
il il now common talk On the streets and
IN the highway and Is hurting The ~
publican party.
Who gaFe :he correspondents to the dem
ocats Is not revealed It's gsnuinsnezs Is
admitted and the only question besween
the parties Is: Who gzve The thing away
Now that the corrupt deal has been ex-
posed, there il no danger Of isz being sue
oessfnl. and Tennessee may as vel bs
transferred from the doubtful list TO the
sure Cleveland' In the republican table
The other southern states can 90 with IL, |
for there Is no noru chance ot defeating
Cleveland in them than there is expecia-
tion Of defeating Harrison In Vermont