Evening journal., 1892-10-27
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
General Quincy Tells How the
Democracy May Win.
MAcvEAeFs INTEGRITY ATTACKED

son, OF the national Democratic campaign
committee, left the city for Detroit and
Chicago to look over the situation in the
northwest. He will visit the western head
quarters at Chicago, and make short tour
through Michigan and Illinois to see that
the work in those states is in good shape.
He will be absent from headquarters only
few days.
At the Democratic headquarters it was
said that the Republican managers have
practically abandoned all hope of carrying
the state, and are now making their hard
est fight in Connecticut and New Jersey.
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan and his as
Sociates at Democratic state headquarters
were in happy frame Of mind. They re-
ceived news that the local fight in Albany
over assemblymen had been settled to the
satisfaction of all parties, and that there
would be only one Democratic candidate
in each district. This, they say, insures
the election of four Democrats from Albany
county, and makes it pretty certain that
the Democrats will control the next as
sembly by a safe majority.
Secretary of State Frank Rice and State
Treasurer Danforth were among Iieuten-
ant Governor Sheehan's callers. They
brought him cheering news from up the
state. The Democratic managers say that
the indications are that the Republican ma
iority above the Harlem river will be re-
duced fully 10000 this year.
The County Democracy is dead. In an
exciting meeting, which lasted over seven
hours, it was decided by a close vote to
withdraw the whole County ticket. The
-.
and many prominent County Democrats
insist that there are thousands Of voters in
their districts who will now stay away
from the polls altogether or vote the Re
publican ticket rather than vote for Tam
many.
General Quincy's Forecast.
General Josiah Quincy. the Massachu-
sets member of the Democratic national
committee, has given TO the press his views
in detail upon the national political out
look. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana he considers reasonably sure
for Cleveland
Says he: "The number Of votes required
to elect in the electoral college this year is
223 If we get the votes of all the southern
states and Of the four northern states
above named, Cleveland will have 226 6votes
and will be elected, even though the line Of
former Republican states remain unbroken
at every point. But we are sure Of five or
six votes for Cleveland in Michigan. so
that we could lose Connecticut or West
Virginia, and still elect him by clear ma
jority.
"But suppose we should lose both these
states-and West Virginia is normally such
a close state that perhaps we cannot count
with certainty upon her electoral votes
this would leave us with 2l9 votes, allow
ing only five from Michigan, and while this
number polls four votes short of a clear
majority it would elect Cleveland in the
house, for the Peoples party is perfectly
sure to get as many as three electoral votes,
which would prevent the Republicans from
having majority.
II have not counted the four votes OF
New Hampshire or the three Of Rhode
Island There is at least an even chance
that the former will go for Cleveland, and
the latter is at the least uncertain foI
Harrison. 1t seems TO me, therefore, that
while there are uncertainties on both sides
the sum of the uncertainties is decidedly
against the Republicans. They may possi
bly, carry New York, but they have not
such grounds for confidence in that STATE
as the Democrats have, or they may possibly
re-elect Harrison without the votes Of New
York, though the odds are certainly heav
lily against such a result"
At Republican Headquarters.
Many prominent visitors called at ma
tional Republican headquarters today, in
Guiding Senators Aldrich and Quay, Con
gresham Quackenbush Of New York ex
Congressman Burleigh, of New York anl
b. +. Jones, of Pennsylvania Senate
Quay remained nearly five hours in consul
tation with the committee upon variou
questions touching the work of the cam
paign. lie is expected at headquarter
again tomorrow.
The appointments for Governor McKin
ley in New York and Pennsylvania wer
arranged as follows New York-Pough
keepsie, Monday afternoon, Oct. 81; Brook
lyn, Monday evening; Utica, Tuesday al
ternoon, Nov l. Rochester, Tuesday even
ing nEylvania-Towanda, Wednesda
afternoon, Nov ,; Scranton, Wednesda
evening.
The national Republican committee ha
issued a circular setting forth that Wayn
MacNeagh in his speeches declared that
abhOrs a dishonest man: that he has absC
lutte confidence in the integrity of Judg
Gresham, both as man and judge, and tina
he has left the Republican party because
was not good enough for him. Then tn
circular cites a decision rendered by Judg
Gresham on july -, 1880, in bond cast
in which Judge Gresham, whom Mr. Ma,
Veagh admits to be all that a judge shoul
be, declared effectually that Mr. MacVeag
entered into an unlawful conspiracy to oil
tain $4,000 from the city of Ottawa I
which he was not entitled, and in view
Mr. MacVeagh's declaration that he s
greatly abhors dishonest mani is deeme
important to inquire, in the light of this d.
cision, what he thinks of himself
Chairman Brookiield, of the Republica
state committee, Informed reporter of IL
United Press today that from now on unit
election day the Republicans would carr
on an aggressive campaign. He declari
that is his positive belief that Harriso
win be reelected. He is also of the opinio
that a much larger vote viii be polled u
the state than in 1855.
A Reception To Cleveland.