The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
ALL ALONG THE LINE
There Is Cheering News for the Jacksoni""

democracy.
Washington September 29.-(SpeClal.)-
While neither of the old parties is willing
to admit that any state which it is i'll the
habit of carrying is in doubt this year, eX-
ceptng, always New York, Indiana ana
Connecticut, preparations are being mace
by both to extend the fight over Il much
broader field than usual. The republicans
are counting states as doubtful which they
have not hoped to carry heretofore, ana
the democrats are casting longing eyes on
states hitherto rock-ribbed republican with
the idea that some of them may experience
change of heart. 1t seems as if neither
party were quite ready TO accept past ex-
periences in presidential elections as
measure of the present situation Somehow
there appears to be an expectation that
public sentiment in many localities has I'M
dergone an unaccOuntabe change, and that
it is again to be ascertained where hereto
fore it has been fixed and well understood.
The republicans regard Tennessee, West
Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama as
fighting grounds. The democrats consider
it will not be a waste of time to make q
vigorous campaign in Massachusetts, Wis
consn, Illinois, New Hampshire, North Da-
kota, Nevada Kansas, Montana and South
Dakota, and they rather expect that the
peoples party may carry Colorado
Instead of being confined to New York,
Indiana and Connecticut, which are, of
course, the principal points, the contest
will be wagcd with considerable vlgor and
with feelings of anxiety Indifferent to his
tory in Wisconsin, Illinois, West Virginia,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Massachu-
sets, Michigan. Alabama, Tennessee, New
Hampshire, Nevada, Nebraska, Montana,
Kansas and Virginia.
The democratic hope in Illinois, If it
amounts to hope, seems to be based on the
fact that they succeeded i'll electing Il
United States senator and state treasurer
the last time, and the fact that the school
question is botherng the republicans and
propped up by the sangulne dispositions OF
Senator Palmer and the bounding Springer.
Harrison carried the state in 1888 by Il
plurality OF over 22,OO.
Wisconsin,, though carried by Harrison
in 1883, by q 900 plurality, elected Peck,
democrat, governor in 1890 by 2S,OOO. Tins
change was due to the German Lutheran
resentment of the action of the republicans
with relation to compulsory education. The
democrats regard the school issue as sull
alive and base their hopes III the state upon
the previous victory. Russel's election as
governor of Massachusetts in 1890 and
Cleyeland's supposed popularity in the
state encourage the democrats to make n
fight there. Harrison carried New lamp
shire in 1888 by two thousand two hundred
and odd plurality, but in 1890 the republic
can candidate for governor was elected by
only o3 majority, and now it is claimed
that the fight between Senators Galllngcr
Senator Blair. whom the republicans have
nominated for congress, may lose the state
to the republicans. A great many demo
Gratis expect to see Nevada and Colorado,
and possibly Nebraska, lost to the repub-
licans on account of the third party move
ment and the silver question. Whether the
democrats or the peoples party are to have
the plurality they are not particular to
state and probably do not care greatly.
Harrison carried Colorado by $4,000 and
81, il, 80,
elected democrat to replace Garter in
the house of representatives,, and they have
a notion that Montana may go democratic
this fall They rather expect, too. that
the alliance will knock out the republicans
in North Dakota.
II may be Il little difficult for the average
politician to guess what it means but the
democrats are making preparations for a
very hard fight in Ohio.
The fact that Cleveland carried Tennessee
in lSSS by a plurality Of more than 10000
does not DISCOURAGE the republicans in the
hope that the third party movement may so
hurt the democrats in the state as to give
the electoral vote to Harrison this fall In
the same way they have an idea that they
may possibly get the electoral vote Of
North Carolina by overcoming Clevcland's
1888 plurality Of 1900. They express
the 5sicf thar they could carry Alabama
also If they could guard against fraud. The
democrats are somewhat anxious about
Tennessee.
The normal democratic plurality in West
Virginia is 50 small that the republicans
are always trying to overcome it, though
they have not succeeded since 1872. Glove
land had II plurality Of but SOP in 1888.
and the republicans profess confidence Of
their ability to carry the state this year by
reason of the efforts of Mr.. Elkins and a
protection sentiment in parts of the state.
The republicans concedc but thirteen per
fcctly safe democratic states, aggregating
40 electoral votes.
The democrats concode but the same num-
Der of absolutely certain republican states
aggreGatinG 122 electoral votes.
The three historically doubtful states
between them 81 votes. Tho republican
states which the democrats regard as
doubtful enough TO warrant Il contest aggrc-
gate 81 votes. The three southern states
which The republicans speak of as doubtful
have 40 votes, and Michigan, whose clecto-
raj college will be divided, has II votes to
distribute between the two parties.
They VIII All sp ak.
Washington, September 30. Especial
The administration has thrown off the
mask. At the outset of the campaign
Harrison unctuouSly declared that the
heads OF the various governmental depart
mentS would take no active part III this
national contest. For them to do 50 would
be a violation Of the spirit OF the civil
service law. Today il was announced
that Secretary Of the Interior Noble would
leave for the west about the middle of
October for the purpose of stumping Iowa
and Kansas i'll particular, and the north
west in general. Pension Commissioner