Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-03
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

| snail cast their votes for weaver lor Tresl-
| dent and Stevenson for Vice President On
the face of the returns this looks like slap
at Grover, but a little attentive examination
shows the idea of South Dakota Democrats.
They see that If the Peoples party should
| secure enough votes to hold the balance OF
| power In the electoral college, the choice OF
| President would be thrown into the House,
and that of Vice President into the Senate.
| This would result in the naming of Cleveland,
but what of Stevenson For this reason the
fusion Democrats of the West are ready to
trade votes for the Illinois candidate, In
| 1889 the South Dakota Republicans had q
majority OF 80 900 over the Democrats, but in
1890 the vote stood: Republican, LIST;
Democratic, 1s,4s4; Farmers Alliance, d, ,5sl,
the Republicans having a plurality of 9.696,
but being in minority of about the same
| figure. The Legislature had an Alliance
Democratic majority and sent !. Kyle M 70 % tae s,9
a vacancy caused by death in Congress the
Republicans had a plurality of only 3,02I the
| Democrats being the third party. This
dangerous, but the Republicans express
confidence in a party revival which will in
sure an old-time majority. One certain
adopted " in Rams Kansas ' and South Dakota
| will be to decrease Cleveland's popular vote,
as there will be practically no vote cast for
| him in these states, the Democrats support
| tion is offset by reverse movementit 1t will
have an effect on the popular plurality as
between Harrison and Cleveland.
THE latest name for a still hunt is
'tgum-shoe campaign" Colonel w. A Tay-
| lor, who heads the Democratic State ticket
| in Ohio, is the originator of the phrase, and
that is the plan on which he is conducting
his canvass.
Hrrr l. Sl,,r av,I - %ha
tious problems arising from the adoption of
the Baker ballot law, the decision of which
is retarded by the absence of Secretary
Harrity from his Harrisburg office. In re-
ferring to one point raised the Philadelphia
Press says; Chairman Wright, OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee, says that in Lehigh
and Berks counties it has been the custom
to print election tickets in German for the
use of voters speaking and reading that
language; that the County Commissioners
are writing him to know II they may print
the official ballots under the new law in
German, and he says he doesn't know
Wright's work in this campaign is going to
be made very trying from the fact that Boss
Harrity, who answers all questions for him,
is compelled to spend the most of his time
in New York. where it is not handy to get at
him hour by hour: After awhile Mr. Har-
rity will tell Mr.. Wright, and Mr.. Wright
will tell his Democratic inqutrers in Berks
and Lehigh that It will not do to print the
official ballot IN German"
SOUTH CAROLINA keeps up its record of
secession. Apparently the great bulk OF the
Democracy has seeded to the Farmers Al
lance.
THE Republicans of the Seventeenth
Congressional district have placed in nomi-
nation Chandlee Ewes, of Columbia county.
Two years ago Wolverton, Democrat had a
majority of nearly 5000 in the district, and
he has been renominated. Mr.. Ewes is a
practical farmer. though, and very popular
among the agriculturists which, with the
fact that this is Presidential year, has
aroused some hopes that he may defeat his
opponent, who is a lawyer. Ewes is lineal
descendants of John Eyes, one of the earliest
settlers of that section of the country, his
first visit being made as early as 1863. They
were driven out by the Indians and again
returned about 1855, from which time the
beginning of the settlement of the valley
may be dated. The descendants of this pro-
1enitor are very um erOuS and many of them
have occupied positions OF honor and trust
Mr.. Ewes is now serving his fourth consecu-
tive term as a member of the State Board of
Agriculture from Columbia county.
ACCORDING to the Public Ledger, ga
light is suddenly thrown upon Senator Hills
absenteeism. He couldn't be in the Senate
and work on his Labor Commissioners tariff
report at the same time" .s.
THE campaign in Maine is now in full
progress, the Republicans being especially
active. There is not single village in the
State that will not be visited by the protec-
tion champions. Within the next ten DAYS
Senator Hale will make seven speeches.
Senator Frye IL, Gen, Cleaves II, Mr.. Reed
u, Mr.. Dingley 8 (his district is perfectly
saie), Mr.. Milliken 8. Mr.. Boutelle (his dis.
trict is more than safe, the Democratic party
of Michigan, II, closing in Reeds district;
Gen. John L. Swift, of Massachusetts,, 81 Hon.
]. S. Fassett. of New York, 8; Gen. S. L.
Woodford, of New York, 2; Gov. Mckinley
(Reed's district), Gen. Iucius Fairchild. of
Wisconsin, 4; Hon. J. c. Burrows, of Michi-
York, Z, and Senator Allison 8. The only
real right is being made in the First district
where Mr.. Ingrahaln, the Democratic candi
date for Congress, is speaking every even
ing, and is making point TO follow Mr..
not an orator, but he is q brilliant writer and
q strong thinker, and Reed is finding him a
good opponent The two were schooboys
together, and are still strong personal
friends.
EACH day adds to the possibility that the
Republican State Committee will be COM
PEELED to provide the key for the deadlocks
in several Pennsylvania districts.
FIFTEEN candidates for Congressional
nomination is district with an ad-
verse majority of 800 is an unusual feature,
yet that is the situation which will confront
the Democratic convention in the old Nc
Klnley district, which meets at Alliance, O.,
next Tuesday. The latest addition to the
list is ex-State Senator Anthony Howells, of
Massillon. Howells chief legislative point
was scored in the caucus which nominated
Brice for Senator. The late Congressman
Warwick was posing as O candidate for the
nomination until the proper time came to
flop to Brice. In the caucus each candidate
was allowed only one speech-maker. After
Brice had been duly eulogized Howells
arose, apparently to name Warwick. but in
stead read a message announcing his with
with another application of taffy for
the millionaire rainbow-chaser. The
large number of Democratic aspirants in
this district Is due to the fact that organized
labor has been for years literally hostile to
T. R. Morgan. the opposition candidate.
Democrats depend on this vote for possible
success. and for this reason will probably
nominate some one who Is strong with that
element, like John Mcbride or B. f. Wey-
brecht. The latter will be especially strong
before the convention IN case OF q deadlock
between the other candidates. Practically
all the leaders of the party in Eastern Ohio
will be present at Tuesdays conference.
DEMOCRATIC politicians are not follow
ing rain bows to get the pot of gold at the
end They are endeavoring to raise the
gold in order to chase the ranbowB