Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-04
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

It all their own way in the later combtna-
tions, either. That in Virginia may cause
them serious trouble. Cleveland's plurality
In the Old Dominion four years ago was less
than 2,00O and II, as reported, the Populists
have agreed to support the Republican
electoral ticket in exchange for votes for
Congressional candidates, the State must at
least be placed in the doubtful column. The
Democrats base their hopes on the fact
that they carried the State at the last Cub
ernatorial election by 42,l7, and on tho
force bill scare. In Arkansas, too, the Re-
publicans and new party have effected an
alliance, Dut as the Democrats had ma.
jority OF nearly 10000 over all at
the recent State election they are
not greatly alarmed. Mr.. Magee Is
nninssrncted d electoral saan II ticket. In the West
the Democrats and Populists have COM
pleted fusion in South Dakota, and even the
r ohiDitionists are going to vote for the
were not allowed on the official ballot. The
Republicans seem to be making headway
against the inharmonious combination op-
posed deal in Oregon has fallen through be-
cause of the refusal of the Democratic elec-
tors to withdraw.
IT is probably owing to the many dis
turbing features in the West and South that
the political gamblers are more eager to
make wagers on individual States than on
the general result.
THERE is no formal fusion in Nebraska,
but the Democratic leaders are advising
portion of their adherents to vote for the
Weaver electors. Major J. NJ. Carson, who
was clerk of the Ways and Means
Committee during McKinley's regime.
has been investigating the situation
in the State. He wriJes in part as follows:
Gas to the electoral ticket, personal inquiry
and observation thus far lead me to say that
the eight votes of Nebraska are likely to be
given Weaver. Tho figures on the election
for Governor IN 1890 are taken as the basis
for calculation in estimating the probable
result of Tuesdays election. In that
contest an aggregate of 100000 votes was
polled. The great local interest felt in that
election, the Prohibition question being
involved, made the vote unusually large,
and it is generally believed that it will not
be exceeded this year, and, IL it should be,
that the excess will be within 5000. In the
last Presidential ele ction the Prohibitionists
polled 9.429 votes. This is, perhaps, the
most uncertain quantity that enters into an
election, and the most expert calculator
cannot approximate its strength with any
degree of accuracy. In their calculations
some experts eliminate the Prohibitionists
entirely, and others take 2l0 900 rs the basis
of calculation, giving the excess to the Pro-
hibitionists. The Republicans FULLY appre-
ciate the danger which threatens their cleo
toral ticket, and are working with degree
of earnestness and determination never be-
fore exhibited in this State, because Repub-
lican supremacy was never before seriously
threatened. The opposition are equally
earnest and active, determined to lose no
advantage they now possess. Divisions on
the State ticket will continue, but these are
not likely to affect the Presidential contest.
Where the latter, may be affected the result
is more likely to strengthen than to weaken
this time, am inclined to the belief that
the electoral vote of Nebraska will be cast
for the Weaver ticket"
THE New York Recorder figures that the
electoral vote will stand as follows; Harri-
son, 277; Cleveland, l56. and Weaver, IL.
MURAT HALsTEAD has made a fin al
resume of the political situation. He still
sees the brightest Republican prospects,
and says: II am of the opinion, now that
the air of November sparkles with FROST
that the Flower and Sheehan, Slocum and
Sickles, Murphy and Croker and the unani-
nous New York delegation were in hot,
humid and tempestuous June in Chicago
that Mr.. Cleveland will never again carry
New York and will not have second term
L
about the Republican managers of the cam
paign. They were reserved on the subject
of the State of New York until they had the
figures Of registration and the detailed
correspondence from the counties. Then
figures showed stronger. by many thou
sands, above Harlem than four years ago,
and they are convinced the State
Is for Harrison and Reid. They reach
this conclusion through the evidences
utely informed, and the analysis of registra-
tion, which affords a better index to the elec-
ton than ever before, ard their conserva-
tive estimation of the favortng influences of
moralizing imprudence, complicated with
irresolution, of the Democracy in first chal-
lenging and then evading rugged issues
been curious feature Of the betting that
tells more than the gambling usually dis
plays. The Democrats haves steadily given
ODDS on the State OF New York and refused
to give them on the general result They
have given odds on New York and wanted
them on the event of the campaign. think
Tammany's revenues have been employed
that chances to hedge are reserved outside;
also that Republicans have been content to
get the favorable offers, and have not cared
up to this time to turn them, and l antici-
pate change before the close of the week"
7. c. Won SToRCH, one of the Republi-
can candidates for the Legislature in the
First district of Lackawanna county, has
withdrawn, leaving the field to John IL.
Farr. Mr. Farr's name will not be printed
on the official ballot, but as the district has
q Republican majority he can be elected IT
the Republicans keep their eyes open and
use the proper energy.
THE Republicans need much more money
for legitimate expenses in getting out the
vote in New York than the Democrats,
whose vote is massed in the cities. Inag-
inc, for instance the extreme difficulty in
reaching the voters in town like Wilmurt,
in Herkimer county. This town is narrow,
but stretches out like a parallelogra N,
and is 80 miles long Yet it only has one
polling place, which is SO situated that the
inha abitants Of the north western part of the
town will have to travel 40aniles in order to
vote. 1t will be necessary for them to stay
over night at the polling place in order to
vote. The new railroad will carry them
within eight or ten miles of the polling
place, but the fare is s3, and a wagon must
be hired to get over the distance not COW
cred by the railroad, and this will cost $5
more unless several voters club together to
share the expense. 1t costs something,
therefore, in money and time to vote in this
town. and 1t Is expensive being Il patriot
there. II the State Committee undertakes
to "get out the vote'' in such sparcely set
tied, but extensive, places as Wil1nurt, it
will be obliged to spend good deal of
money.
WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND, New York
member of the National Republican Com
mtttee, has this to say of the political out
look: "My observation has been that We
are everywhere in splendid fighting Trim,
end l see no reason to doubt success. In
diana is ours. So is Connecticut: New York,