Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-08
rBY ASSOCIATED PREss.l

palgn finds both political parties confident
in the Northwest The Democrats, for the
most part, feel assured that they will elect
their Governor in this State, and there are
many who even expect the electoral vote of
Illinois to be cast for Cleveland. The Re-
publicans laugh at these pretensions, and
their State Committee appears to be quite
as confident of Republican victory all along
the line in Illinois.
The Democratic National Campaign Com
mittee, whose Western headquarters have
been in charge of Congressman Ben T.
Cable, of Illinois, to-day sent out kilograms
to all local committees in the Northwest,
assuring them that a careful poll LETT no
room for doubt OF Cleveland's success in
Illinois and Wisconsin, and all that re-
manned was to get out the full Democratic
vote tomorrow. This committee has prac-
tically managed the entire Democratic CAM
paign in the doubtful States of the North
west, and if one or more of these States
should go Democratic, it will be justly re-
garded as q great victory for Chairman
Cable and his colleagues, who have waged
contest without precedent in the West,
and have made this fight without assistance
from the National Committee
Chairman Cables Confident Claims.
To the Associated Press Chairman Cable,
of the Western branch Of the National Cam
paign Committee, this evening gave the
following statement of the committees
opinion of the situation in the Northwest
and the part which the committees work
will have in the general result:
In Illinois the Democratic organization
WAS never in better condition. There have
been sent from these headquarters in addi-
tion to more than 5000 600 documents bear
ing on the questions at issue in the cam
paign, over 100000 personal letters to indi-
vidual Democrats throughout the State.
These have been sent to those engaged in
the active work OF the campaign, and also
to large numbers OF business and profes-
sional men, school teachers, and to those
who have been known as ardent Democrats,
but past the time OF life when they can be
expected to 90 the active work of q CAM
palgn. The responses have been more than
encouraging.
From a parts of the State have received
letters showing tnat the Democrats are en-
Unused with the prospects The polls sent
to this office show evidences of having been
Drepared with more than ordinary care,
The speech delivered by Hon. Wayne Mac
Veagh, last saturday night, has been of vast
service in brin- ing to our ticket the support
OF q large class of independent thinkers,
who have been Republicans. but have agreed
with the platform declaration rather than
with the party action in Congress.
What the Rest of the West May Do.
From a careful examination of the polls
received from the State / believe the two
parties will come to Cook county very
nearly even, and that the majority here will
be over 1900, and will give the State to
Cleveland and Altgeld by handsome plu-
raliUv. / have just received a dispatch from
Hon. ID. j. Campau, Chairman OF the Michi-
gan State Committee, in which he says: 1.-THE
Democracy of Michigan extends greetings.
We will do our iull duty Eight electors, a
majority of CongresSmen and Democratic
Legislature will be our reward" Mr.
Campau has been conservative in his state
ments during the campaign, and believe
Democrats throug hout the country can rely
upon his predictions.
In South Dakota, though the Democratic
electors remain ON the ticket, the State Com
miutee has urged all democrats to unite and
support the Weaver electors, and this has |
been done in a large majority of cases. A
dispatch just received from the Chairman |
OF the Democratic State Committee gives me |
assurance that his State is all right and |
that the Weaver electors will have a lair |
plurality.
Even Wisconsin Is Claimed. |
From Wisconsin Mr. Wall, Chairman of |
the state Committee, telephones me this |
morning that he has no reason to change |
the estimate he made public last Saturday. |
of lS OO0 outside OF Milwaukee lie believes |
that his estimate has been most conserva-
lively made, and that the count will show
even a larger gain than has been reported |
He assures me that it is all over but the |
shouting.
In Iowa our friends have made a good
fight and predict that they will carry the
State. L feel that the present Republican
admission that Iowa is fairly to he counted
as a doubtful State is as much of victory
as can claim ter the party in State which
has been overwhelmingly Republican.
There is significance i'll tie TACT that the
most conservative Democrats / know in the
State have assured me personally within the
past few days that they have looked over
the ground and feel confident that the State
will be Demo by a larger majority
than has ever been given to the present
Governor l have confidence in til cir iude-
ment but have hesitated to accept their
estimates until, of late, the returns from
Illinois have shown such evidences of an
avalanche of voters to the Democracy.
Claims of the Republicans.
To q representative of the Associated
Press Hon William j. Campbell, the Ill
inois member of the National Republican
Committee, SAID:
1 believe that Illinois will give a majority
for the Harrison electors larger than four
wears ago, and that despite the bitter fight +
waged against him, Governor Fifer will be |
trium phantlv elected. Regarding Wiscon- |
sin NV latest in formation is of so assuring
a character that L feel sanguine of a major |
ity tor Harrison, and the election of Spooner |
as Governor, by plurality OF several thou. |
sand / DO not regard Iowa az any more in
doubt than OHIO or Pennsylvania. 1 have
little In io1 nation outside of newspaDer re-
norris regarding other Western and North.
western States. but know that members of
tine National Committee feel the situation
has steadily improved for fortnight past
ond that Republican leaders are sanguine of
success every where except in Nevada. The
loss OF n portion OF the electors OF Minnesota
Il nossibie but by no means probable. NV
advices lead Inc to believe that in Indiana
while the vote may be close, the chances ape
decidedly favorable to the Republicans
Figures on the Democratic Side.
On the situation in Illinois the Demo-
cratic Central State Committee gave out
the following statement:
Reports received at this office indicate a
Democratic victory in Illinois, both State
and national We are confident we will |
break even at the Cook county line-that is |
the two parties will come to Cook county |
about equal The best-informed Repu6-
iicons ana Democrats alike concede that
Cook county is Democratic. No one places |
the Democratic ina jority at less than 5000 |
while many shrewd politicians place Cleve-
land's DluraIitv ut 10000, and give Altgeld, |
Tor Governor 20CC0. Returns from country
districts indicate large Democratic gains. |
We may lose one member OF Congress, but