The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-08
DRIFT ALL THAT WAY
The Opinion of the Party Leaders
on the Result.
ILLINOIS CLAIMED AS DOUBTFUL.
Michigan VIII Return Right Democratic
Electors-Nevada and Oregon Con-
ceded to weaver-The Out
look This Morning.

CHICAGO, Nov. THE close Of the cam
paign finds both political parties confident
In the northwest the Democrats for the
most part feel assured that they viii elect
the governor in Illinois, and there are many
who even expect the electoral vote of the
state will be cast for Cleveland The Re
publicsns laugh at these pretensions and
the state committee appears quite conf
dent From the branch of the Democr ATTIC
ea5ional headquarters here kilograms were
sent today 10 all local committees in the
northwest, assuring them that a careful
poll left no room for doubt Of Cleveiano's
success in Illinois and Wisconsin.
This afternoon Chairman Cable OF the
western headquarters gave TO q representa-
tive of the Associated Press the following
statement Of the situation IN the north
west: In Illinois tue Democratic organ
ization was never in better condition and
from all parts Of the state have received
letters showing that the Democrats are
entbused with the prospect and from
careful examination Of polls received from
the state I believe the two parties will
come TO Chicago very nearly even and that
the majority here viii be over 1900,
which viii give the state to Cleveland
and Altgold by s handsome plurality L
Just received dispatch from Chairman
Campau Of the Michigan Democratic COM
mittee saying the Democracy viii nave the
eight electors at large g majority OF con-
Pressmen and a Democratic legislature. A
dispatch Just received from the chairman
Of the South Dakpts Democratic state
committee gives me assurance that the
Weaver electors will have plurality. car
rying out the policy Of the state committee
in Dakota in supporting the Weaver
electors. Chairman Wau of the Wisconsin
state committee telephones me he has no
reason 20 change MS estimate made
public Saturday that the Democrats will
have a majority OF 1900 outside OF Mil
waukee. In Iowa cur friends have made
q good snow and predict that they will
carry the state. l feel al present that the
Republican admission that Iowa may
fairly be counted as q doubtful state is as
much of a victory as l can claim for the
party in a state always SO Overwhelmingly
Republican.
Hon. William J. Campbell OF Illinois,
member Of The Repu blican national COM
mittee, said to az Associated Press re-
porter that he believed Illinois would give
q majority for the Harrison electors larger
than four years ago and that Governor
FIfer would be triumphantly reelected.
Campbelps latest information from Wis
consin is of an assuring character
and be felt sangUine Of majority for the
Harrison electors, SIS well as the governor
by plurality of several Thousand. He did
not regard Iowa SIS any more IN doubt than
Ohio or Pennsylvania. Regarding other wes-
tern states he said / know numbers of the
national committee feel that the situation
has steadily improved for fortnight and
the Republican leaders are sgnguine OF sue
cess everywhere except in Nevada. The
loss Of q portion of the electors in Min
nesota Is possible but By no means prob
able MY advices lead me to believe that
while the vote may be close in Indiana the
chances are decidedly favorable TO the Re
publicans.