The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-09-10
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.
The Western Campaign-PrbOabiIi
OF Democratic Success In Minnesota.
wisconsin. Iowa and Michigan
The Third Party Prospects

New York, Sept. chairman Dickinson,
of the Democratic National Campaign Com
mittee, who returned yesterday from Chicago,
made statement in regard to the state of the
Democratic canvass in the West.
s'We called into consultation at the Chicago
headquarters, he said, ''the leading men and
those best informed from every State in the
Western division, including not only the
National Committeeman and the Chairmen of
the State Committees. but many others. Mr..
Cable, Mr.. Wall and myself entered into n
very minute and searching examination, in
which we took nothing for granted, cross.ex-
amined our informers, and tested by com
parison with oral statements the information
conveyed by correspondence.
'Our object was not to obtain rosy view
of the Western political field, but to get down
to bedrock facts on which to base our calcu-
lations and efforts. Among the distinguished
Democrats of Illinois. for example, who
counseled with US were Commissioner William
R. Morrison, Judge Gowdy and Mr.. Hessing;
and also from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michi-
gan, Iowa and the Dakotas we had the ad-
vantage of the observation and the experience
of those most expert and trustworthy.
1.-The result of the careful inquiry is in every
way gratifying. There has already been
very satisfactory preliminary poll taken Of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan,
and, what is better sign than anything else,
is that the work essential to bringing out
full vote has been undertaken promptly, and
that measures to that end have been systema,
ticaly prosecuted before the opening OF the
speaking campaign. The establishment of
the Chicago headquarters has in itself given
the party great energy and put new vigor into
the fight in the Western division. This is
perhaps particularly true of Illinois. The
State Committee of Illinois shows great lille
and vigor, and is working with renewed en-
ergy, because ofthe disposition olthe National
Committee to uphold their hands.
i'Whatever diversity of opinion existed
heretofore among leading Democrats or wings
of the party has been put entirely aside in the
determination TO poll the entire Democratic
vote of Illinois.
There is a very decided break in the Ger
man vote TO us from the Republicans and
with our full Democratic vote polled, as it
will be, if the work of organization now going
on is pushed to the end, there is no reason
why Illinois should not give her electoral
vote for Cleveland and Stevenson. The alb
soute confidence which exists as to Wiscon-
sin is based on good grounds, and while
do not wish to boast about my own State OF
Michigan, have excellent reason to believe
that the modest expectations of our friends
regarding Michigan's electoral vote will be
more than realized.
The Third Party i'm Colorado.
Ex. Congressman Phil. II. Thompson, Of
Kentucky, who was also at the Democratic
headquarters on Thursday, said that after
visit to Colorado, where he talked with lead
ing Democrats and leading Republicans, he
is satisfied that the Peoples party will carry
Colorado this fall.
SIN fact he says, ''the leading Republi-
cans in the State are so strong for free silver,
and the Republican party is so hostile to 1t,
that they are determined to give an exhibition
of the strength of the silver people in Colorado
by allowing the state to go to the Third party,
the Third party and the Democratic party
having practically effected combination.
"The News, which is owned and controlled
by the Hon. Tom Patterson, the leading Dem
ocrat of the state, advocates daily the cause
of free silver and the Peoples party, and it
looks as if neither of the old parties, or at
least the men who control them, intend to
make any issues with each other, aud will
quietly allow the state to go for the Third
party.
81 also saw some of the leading politicians
of Wyoming, and the same feeling prevails
there as in Colorado, although no actual
fusion has yet been agreed upon in that state.
1T looks also 10 me as II NcDTaSha NOulu
vote for the Third party this fall and there
are now hopes of the Third party carrying
Kansas, though Kansas is such an intense
Republican state in Presidential years that
hardly expect it, The talk in Denver was
that the Third party would get some states in
the West this year. They are certainly in
high feather-the silver men-in regard to
what they will accomplish in the West. do
not think there is any danger of losing any of
the Southern states.
POSSIBLY it may require heavy effort to
hold West Virginia this time, greater than
heretofore, on account of the increase OF
negroes in the mining districts, and other men
who work in the mines, most of whom are
Republicans. There will possibly be a little
trouble in the state growing out of the silver
question, but | think, from what hear, that,
with fine prospect of carrying New York,
West Virginia will still be in our column.
Democratic Campaign i'm Iowa.
Governor Boies will open the Iowa cam.
paign September Is, probably at Missouri
Valley. He will continue on the stump from
that date until election, making from four to
six speeches week. He will probably not
20 out of the state unless for a short trip into
Illinois and for one or two speeches in Mis-
souri,. The joint discussions between the
Democratic and Republican candidates for
Electors at Large and Secretary OF State will
begin about October !, and there will be IL
of them between each candidate, or one IN
each Congressional district.