Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-06

raj vote of the districts under the Mine
law. Two electors -at-large will b
elected, and it is reasonably certain tha
Democratic elector will be returne
!; from the eastern districts-at-large wbil
the western districts will return Re
publican elector. The Democrats seen
reasonably certain also of carry
ing. the first, second, seventh
and tenth congressional districts, ant
thus, with one elector-at-large, are rest
ing secure in the confidence of having
five OF the electoral votes of Michigan
with fighting chance in some other dis
tricts. The Republicans are practically
sure OF the fourth, ninth, eleventh and
twelfth districts, and with one Republi
can elector,at-large, feel equally conf
dent, with fighting chance in the third
nth. sixth and eighth districts. While
the Democrats will certainly divide the
electoral vote of the state, the indica.
tions on the state ticket seem favorable
to the Republicans.
ROOM FOR DOUBT IN KANSAS.
The fusion of the Democrats and Peo.
ple's party has brought about doubt
full condition in Kansas, for the first
time in the history OF the state. The
Republicans do not admit this, but their
activity and reticence gives evidence OF
nervous apprehension. The result OF
the fusion, if Democrats and Populists
alike prove loyal to it, ought to result
in the choice of Weaver electors. All
the fusion candidates for congress and
the legislature are favorable to the cleo
tion of Populist or Democrat to suc-
ceed Senator Perkins. The bolt of the
fusion state ticket by faction of Demo
Gratis will probably defeat it, Notwith-
standing the strong combination against
! them, the Republicans claim to have
no fear of the defeat of the Harrison
electors.
COMPLICATED AFFAIRS IN NEBRASKA.
The close of the campaign in Nebras-
ka shows that affairs are very compli-
Gated. While there are three sets of
electoral tickets, the spectacle is pre-
sented of the Democratic managers do
ing everything in their power to keep
their candidates from securing votes.
Governor Boyd has issued two letters to
the Democrats OF the state, urging them
to secretely abandon the Democratic
electors and throw their support to
Weaver, and today the chairmen of the
Democratic county committees through
out the state began sending out sample
marked, accompanied by a letter urging
and thus take Nebraska out of
Republican hands. The urging
will prove effective in large
number of cases, but many Democrats
declare they will stand by their own
ticket. The Republican vote depends
entirely upon the proportion of Demo.
Gratis who refuse to obey the dictates of
the party managers. The chairman of
the Democratic state committee pre-
diets that the Populist ticset will be
elected by 5000 plurality. The Repub-
Elican managers, however, assert that
the Populists have become convinced of
the uselessnees of voting for Weaver, ex-
cept to aid Cleveland, and that they
will vote for the Harrison electors in
sufficient numbers to Offset the Demo
cratic vote for Weaver. They admit
that the vote will be close, but maintain
that the state will stay in the Republi-
can column.
EVEN MINNESOTA is DOUBTFUL.
That Minnesota should ever become a
doubtful state would not be believed
year ago, and yet that is what the Dem
ocratic state committee is claiming to-
night. They claim the election OF D.
w. Lawler as governor, and assert firm
belief in the choice of four Peoples party
electors, whom they have endorsed. On
the other hand the Republicans claim
majority for the gubernatorialc candidate
of from 1000 to $4,000, and expect to
elect all the electors, Notwithstanding
fusion. The Peoples party managers
are claiming the election OF Ignatius
Donnelly as governor, but give no fig
ures, and they also assert belief in suc-
cess for the fusion elector.
SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE FENCE.
Chairman Green, of the Souh Dakota
Republican committee, places the Re-
publican plurality in the state at $1,000
and other party leaders agree with him
in the prediction. The Democrats and
independents, however, are confident of
success. One matter of uncertainty is
the inability to tell whether the Ali
ance vote will be as strong as two years
ago. Although the Democracy and AL
lance combinations two years ago polled
lees votes than the Republicans, they
hope this year by fusion, to carry the
state. The Democrats are straining
every nerve to carry the Weaver elect
ors. and are said to be sacrificing the
rest OF the. ticket to that end. The
Democrats claim success, but the Re-
publicans express the greatest conf
dence in carrying the state.
SILVER ABOVE ALL IN COLORADO.
All the issues in Colorado are subor-
dinated to the silver question. Ninety
five per cent of the Democrats in the
state have endorsed the Weaver electors,
so there are practically but two parties
in the ield-Republi and Peoples
party. The Weaver party claims the
state by from 10, 900 to $4,000. The Re-
pubicans, on the other hand, say they
will save the state to Harrison, but re-
fuse to give any figures. Should Weaver
carry the state by as much as 10000,
the entire Populist state ticket will 60
with him.
A MIXTURE IN MONTANA.
Conservative estimates give Montana
to Harrison by small majority. The
Republicans will elect the governor.
The balance Of the state ticket will be
divided between the three parties.
UNCERTAINTY IN IDAHO.
In Idaho there is great uncertainty re-
garding the result. The Democrats and
Republicans both claim the state, while
the Populists are scarcely less confident.
PoPULIsT HOPES IN OREGON.
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