Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-16


losses by southern gains they were simply
deluding themselves and their followers.
This is the general opinion in New York
among men of \oth parties. 1t is here
understood that the talk of carrying
southern states INDUCED by Republican
managers is mere bravado, designed to
cover their efforts to save the day in the
west, where their dominance has forever
come to an end.
Chairman Harrity and his efficient
corps OF assistants appear to be going
ahead with their campaign on the theory
that Cleveland can be elected without
New York, and that he can also be
elected with New York and without
any gains in the west. The meaning of
this Is that they are simply making a
fight all along the line, chasing no rain
bows and indulging in no loose talk as
to what they are going to do, but i'm
proving every opportunity to win an
electoral vote no matter where it is
| found. 1t would surprise no one who is
carefully watching things here if there
| should be a landslide for Cleveland and
| Stevenson. But the Democratic man
ayers are not counting on anything of
| the sort. They are perfecting organiza-
| ton, giving assistance and distributing
| documents in all parts of the country.
They are preparing to contest every inch
| of the ground, and certainly are not
| making the mistake of indulging in
| overconfdence, no matter what may be
| the opinion of impartial observers as to
| the probable outcome of the campaign.
Establishment of campaign headquar-
ters at Chicago for auxiliary work in
| the west does not mean by any means
| that the west is depended upon to elect
| Cleveland. While there are splendid
| chances of carrying Wisconsin, Illinois,
a large part of Michigan and other
| western states, New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire are
| not being neglected. The news from
| the west is of a most encouraging ma
| ture. In Wisconsin the Republicans
| concede that the Democrats have good
| chance to win. In Illinois it seems to
| be pretty sure that the Democratic state
| ticket will be elected, and if it goes
through by good majority it will carry
|
Iowa and Minnesota the Democrats are
so aggressive that the. enemy is already
much worried, and in Nebraska and
| Kansas there is a general expectation
that the electoral votes will go to the
candidates of the third party, thus in
| fiicting upon the Republicans fatal
loss in a section of the country which
has heretofore been one of their strong
| holds.
In New York state the outlook is full
| of promise. The state campaign COM
| mittee, with Lieutenant Governor Shee-
han at its head. has it's headquarters
| open and is hard at work organizing the
| state. It's officers hear none but good
news from their territory-the counties
| above Harlem river. Prominent Demo-
| Gratis of all affiliations are forgetting
| past differences and pulling together
| for the national ticket. Those who are
best informed as to the situation
| throughout the state say there will be
no discussions anywhere and that an
| enormous Democratic vote will be
polled. In New York city the regular
| Democratic organization = Tammany
| Halls already at work. 1t is en-
thusiastic and aggressive. 1t has started
its campaign earlier than usual, and
will work with its accustomed vigor for
| one of the greatest Democratic majori-
| ties ever rolled up in the metropolis.
From present indications the Cleve-
land vote in New York and Brooklyn is
| likely to be something tremendous.
| Thousands of business men, who. care
less about party than they do for good
| government, are for Cleveland. Hun
| dreds of instances are known in which
| men who voted for Harrison in 1883 are
now declaring their intention to vote for
| Cleveland. City Comptroller Myers,
himself German-American and bust
ness man, in close touch all the time with
the people of those two classes, said in
an interview few days ago that the
business men were for Cleveland much
stronger than they had ever been before,
and that as to the COMMUNICATIONS
| they were to a man for the Democratic
ticket. Mr.. Myers, whose Judgment
| every one respects, thinks Cleveland will
carry New York by 10000 majority.
| Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, was a
recent caller at the Democratic head
| quarters He said the Democracy of his
state were never more confident. 81
| have yet to hear of a man in Indiana
who ever voted the Democratic ticket
who will fail to vote for Cleveland next
| November" said the senator ''On THE
other hand, almost every hour we hear
| of Republicans who for one reason or
another refuse to vote for Harrison"
Senator Voorhees, had spent week or
so in New York, and as to what he had
seen and heard here he had this to say:
| when I came east [ confess that l
was troubled by fears about New York,
but having passed several days in the
state and noted the temper of the De-
mocracy, go home feeling we'll assured
that the thirty-six electoral votes of
| New York will be cast for Cleveland
and Stevenson.
Il was amazed the other night when
I addressed meeting at New Rochelle
to see 5000 voters before me. l had ex-
pected to see as many hundreds. They
had parade, fireworks, everything that
| betokens enthusiasm and earnestness.
| It was a meeting which would have
lone credit to a closing rally of the
presidential campaign. From what l
have seen and heard have become con.
vinced that New York will go Demo-
cratic by large majority"
Congressman Covert, who has been
out making speeches, was also surprised
at the enthusiasm everywhere manifest