St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-19
ONE CLEAN SWEEP.
That Is What 1t Looks Like
for the Democrats in
November.
Frank A. Richardson's Sum-
mary of the Situation
to Date.
John w. Willis Resigns the
Presidency to Conduct
His Canvass.
Another Paid Candidate Bobs
UP in the Ninth
Ward.

F. A. Richardson. chief of the Wash
ington bureau of the Baltimore Sun, is
in the city. The Sun, as is we'll known
in newspaper circles,i is an independent,
leaning rather to the Democratic side.
1t is far from being rank partisan
sheet, and publishes nothing it does not
believe to be strictly in accordance
with the facts. 1t supports Cleveland,
and Mr.. Richardson is canvassing the
United States, estimating the strength
of the Peoples party and Cleveland's
chances.
son, yes" said he in reply to query
from GLOBE representative, Il am
thoroughly familiar with the situation
in the South. The Peoples party will
not carry Southern state. The South
will be as solidly Democratic as it ever
was, ann it will be solidly Democratic
as long as there is any chance for negro
domination. There was at one time a
chance for break in the solid South !;
but the force bill repaired the breach
and united the South more solidly than
ever. If there were 100000 negro voters
in Minnesota you would have the same
state of affairs here. The white Repub-
against anything which would help the
negroes to dominate as the Democrats.
1t is that, and that only, which keeps
the South solid. As Republican party
meaSure-the force bill was a very short
sighted movement"
''What do you think of the situation
in the North?''
''Connecticut and New Jersey will go
Democratic the same as they have gone
for years. The fight, so far as the East
is concerned. is III New York. The Re-
publicans are making a desperate
effort to carry that state. But
is supporting Cleveland, beyond a
question of doubt. Tammany cannot
afford to go back on Cleveland; it has
got to support him, and it is fully alive
to the situation. If Cleveland loses,
Tammany is fully as great loser. No,
this talk about Tammany cutting Cleve-
land Is unfounded, as many Of the
leaders in the opposition already know.
My opinion is from what | have seen in
the West, that Michigan, Illinois, Wis
cOnsin, Minnesota and Iowa are good
. fighting grounds. 1t is plain 10 every
one that the Republicans realize that
they have their hands full to carry
these states. Most any one of these
uNC SldlCS ID dUUuG utD dldUlt pTOu1u
as Indiana. l think | may say with
safety that the Democrats are in
excellent shape to carry some one or
more of these states. 1t seems to be
very certain-in fact, | do not see how
it can be doubted-that about half the
Democratic electors IN Michigan will be
elected; and, unless | have misiudged
the situation in Minnesota, the four
Peoples electors who are Endorsed by
the Democrats will be elected. | can
didly believe that Cleyeland's election
is assured"
what do you think of the strength
of the Peoples party here in the
North?"
ut is very hard quantity to esti-
mate. 1t cannot be known with any
degree of certainty until after the sth
day of November. 1t looks to me as
though they have good deal of
strength: but. as with every new pOlt-
zeal movement which has arisen in this
country. 1t may and it may not bring
about political revolution, and no one
can say whether 1t will until the votes
are counted. OF one thing | feel posi-
tive, and that is that it will not revolu-
t1oniZe the Democratic situation; it can
only upset the Republican party"
Mr.. Richardson leaves st. Paul this
evening, going to Wisconsin to look
over that field. He is looking for facts,
and wishes to represent the exact situa-
ton, without party colOring.