New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-09
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS.

The returns received at inc houI Vi "II'iHb
are not satisfactory to Republicans. Demo-
cratic dispatches are claiming everything, but
Mr.. Cleveland would have been elected several
months ago if Democratic claims had been
equivalent to returns. 1t can only be said at
this hour that returns arc not at hand TO JUSTIFY
the assertion that several great Western states
have given their electoral votes tc Mr.. CleVe
land and without those votes he Is still III
danger of disappointment.
The Republicans have failed to carry New
York. Their control in great Democratic
cities has turned out majortles SUFFICIENT 70
overpower the votes of Republican countess
which appear TO have been cut down below ex-
pectations In the absence OF returns from any
considerable part of New Jersey it can only DO
assumed that the State has gone Democratic
on the Presidential ticket. as usual Connectl-
cut is claimed with confidence in dispatches by
both parties but the returns thus far received
appear to favor the Democrats. With New
York, New-Jersey and Connecticut, four or
five probable votes from Michigan, and South
made solid by continued and wholesale denial OF
the right of suffrage, Mr.. Cleveland would have
about ZIG electoral votes, needing only those
of Indiana or Illinois TO assure his election. AT
present writing Indiana and Illinois arc
claimed by both parties, but without sufficient
" full returns to place the result in either State
beyond doubt
1t is not by any means certain that PRESIDENT
Harrison has not secured the electoral votes
of one or more Southern States. cheering
dispatches from Delaware give reason to hope
that its three electoral votes will be for the
Republican candidates. The returns from West
Virginia are not yet complete enough to justify
positive claim, but the Republicans have
strong hopes of that State also, ac-
cording to such tidings as have come
to hand thus far. The loss u either
of these would leave Mr.. Cleveland with
not mole than POI electoral votes, unless he
has carried Indiana or Illinois, and in that
case the votes of Indiana alone would not
suffice to elect him. Until more full returns
have been obtained from the four States named
it is plain that the result will not be out Of
doubt
The result is equally uncertain in some states
in which the Democratic party surrendered to
the Popusts, so that the only question Is
whether their electoral votes will be for Prcsi-
dent Harrison or Mr.. Weaver Nebraska and
Nevada appear to have given pluraliieS for
| Weaver. and the same claim is made as TO other
States which Republican dispatches affirm have
voted for the President. If neither Illinois
nor Indiana has voted for Mr.. Cleveland there
may have been no election by the people, but
should the Democratic claims as 10 Illinois be-
confirmed by later dispatches the success of
the Democratic ticket would be assured.
1t is needless TO say that the result will be
a great disappointment to Republicans, be-
cause they have confidently relied upon the
assurances of inexperienced leaders in differ
ent States, whose knowledge of the peoples
wishes has rarely been defective. 1t has been
horcd that the splendid results attained under
| Pre- id n, IIarriscn's Administration had placed
beyond doubt the maintenance OF the Repub-
lican policy for years TO come. A result in
doubt is therefore most disappointing, and il
it proves that Democratic President and a
Democratic Congress have been elected, the
consequences to the business and the industries
of the c9untr; will probably not he such As to
insure that party long lease Of power.