Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-12
Mr.. McCREARY CONFIDENT.
The Democratic Outlook Exceedingly Bright
aa He Sees IL.

''The south is today moro solid than il has
ever been before" said Representative Nc
Creary to q STAR reporter this morning. Mr.
McCreary IL a member of the democratic con-
gressional committee and has been travelling
about the country great deal and been in COM
munication with democrats from about all sec
tions where there IL fighting
"If anything needed TO make the south
more than ever solid the trip of Weaver and
Mr.. Magee's mission to Alabama furnished it,
On the question Of tariff and the force bill the
people Of the south are OF one mind. The third
party movement amounts to nothing in tins
fight. The alliance folks in the south
are arguing this way; That as
result of the present fight either Mr..
Cleveland or Mr.. Harrison must win;
that there Is no chance Of electing third can
didate; that between those two candidates
Cleveland represents them on the tariff and in
opposition to the force bill and extrayagant ex-
penditures, while the election of Harrison
means the supremacy Of principles which they
oppose. They, therefore, say that they are
democrats for this fight. and that whatever diff
ferences they have with that party they will
try TO settle at more opportune
time. This practically takes the third party
out of the way a factor in the presidential
campaign. Mr.. Cleveland will carry every
southern state by large majority; even West
Virginia is not in doubt as l look at it.
THINKS THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK FAVORABLE.
'The whole outlook he continued. ''is
favorable to Mr.. Cleveland and am not IN
easy about the result The republicans have
shown very few signs Of recovery from the ter
rible defeat in 1890 So many Of my republ-
can friends in Congress were telling me last
winter how there had been a reaction and tina.
they would carry lot of southern states
North Carolina, Georgia. Florida Tennessee, Ar
kansas and others-until asked why they did not
include kentucky and make the sweep complete.
The elections in Georgia, Florida and Arkansas
and the obvious condition Of affairs throughout
the south show how vain were their hopes and
that the expected reaction Is not coming
have been in New York and hear from there
quite regularly. Prospects were Frightening
up for the democrats when was
there and letters and reports received
| show that the situation has been steadily
improving. | feel no hesitation in predicting
that Cleveland will carry New York by &c. 900
majority. think his majority will be between
sc, 900 and 10000.
81 have been through Indiana twice. and
have talked with a good many of our folks who
| have been studying the situation there. | re-
| garc the state surely democratic, and / do
not find democrats who are in the campaign there
confessing TO any doubt about il. / was in
| Chicago when Mr.. Stevenson held his confer
ence with the democratic managers Illinois.
|
missioner Black, who is running as the demo-
cratic candidate for Congressman-at-large, and
with a number of other democrats who were
assembled in Mr.. Stevenson's room.
They all told me that they
felt no doubt that the democratic
candidate for governor and Gen. Black would
be elected, and that they felt some hope of car
| rying the state for Cleveland, though they
would not venture the prediction that the hope
would be realized.
| WISCONSIN AND MASSACHUSETTS.
81 have received a letter from Gen. Mitchell
concerning the situation in WISCONSIN. lie
says that there is a desperate struggle for the
state and that the democrats are hopeful and
are doing all they can. When I was up in
| Massachusetts the democrats there seemed
almost confident. / should not be surprised if
Cleveland should carry that state. Russell is
undoubtedly strong in the state, and Mr..
| Cleveland thinks that he himself is strong
| there. which seems TO me to be true. per-
sonally met a number Of republicans in Boston
twho told me that they were going to vote for
Cleveland. They said that they were not going
| TO become democrats; were not going TO leave
| the republican party permanently, but would
| vote for Cleveland lust this once"