The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-26
The Democratic Claim.

fhe following interview with q promi-
nent member OF the National Demo
cratic Committee Monday morning.:
Where do the Democrats expect to
get the votes in the Electoral College
to elect Cleveland and Stevenson?
Have they any margin to spare &C
cording to reasonable calculationsY
What is their maximum and what
their minimum claimY And what are
the probabilities about the votes that
may be lost to Harrison without being
directly cast for Cleveland in the Elec-
toral CollegeY
democrats generally claim" said a
prominent member of their national
committee, "and Republicans practi-
cally concede to them the votes of the
solid South. which number 159. To
these add New York, Sc; New Jersey,
10; Indiana, 10; Connecticut 4 dis
trict votes in Michigan, 5, and the to-
tai is 229.
"This, including only those States
heretofore carried by the Democrats
on the old line OF political conflict and
the sure Democratic districts in Mich
igan, gives to Cleveland and Steven
son six votes more than are necessary
to elect Even should the Republicans
carry Connecticut, which is not con-
coded as probable by either Democrat
ic State or Democratic National head
quarters, there would still remain to
Democratic credit two votes above the
223 necessary to choice in the Elec-
toral College.
"New Jersey and Indiana are both
relied upon by Democratic headquar-
tiers, National and State. In the first
the record leaves no room for doubt
while the conditions in the latter that
inspire Democratic confidence have
been recently repeatedly pointed out
without substantial denial from the
Republican side. The Democratic
party in Indiana is absolutely united
and with Gray and VOORHEES, in thu
leal is making canvass more vigor
GUS and systematic than any proceed
ing one, and greatly aided by lArg'
number OF prominent accessions from
the Republican ranks, such as thos'
OF Gresham and Foulke.
With these fgures-229-even shoult
West Virginia be lost, there woul'
still remain majority of one after de
Quoting the six votes of that State
Among the probabilities favorable tx
the Democrats is the carrying OF Wis
conain, with twelve electoral votes
which would leave 226 votes withou
those Of Indiana.
WISCONSIN is now a Democratic
State through the changes Of taril
sentiment and by the accession Of tn
large German Lutheran elemen
: which joined the party on the issu
of the Bennett law. This factor i
counted on by National Committee
man Wall, the Democratic manage
! in the Badger State, on the strength
OF the general declaration OF Lutheral
leaders that they adhere to the Demo
cratic party as the exponent OF th
. principles OF social liberty and famil.
rights to which they are welded.
AS TO NEW ENGLAND.
"There j., it is claimed, REASONABLE
ground for hope that in the Eas
Cleveland may win, in New Hamp
shire, four votes in Rhode Island
-four, and in Massachusetts, fifteen. ]
all these States go for Cleveland h
will have 264 electoral votes, or fort,
| one more than enough to elect. Thel
: there is the chance Of the twenty-fou
votes Of Illinois, the State Of the Vic
Presidential nominee, which exper
} euced observers like ex.Governo
! Campbell look for as the result of csrt
, ful observation in that field of contest
/. Should Illinois be won the Democrat
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