Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-03
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

given out concernin the new ballot system
there is still uncertaint ty In the minds OF
some voters and a number ofinqu1ries have
reached THE DISPATCH 1 n response to these
the statement is repeated that the proper
and most convenient way to vote straight
ticket OF either of the old parties is to place
cross-mark to the right of the
wherever it appears on the ballot
according to the voters political
preference. In Allegheny county this will
require five marks. The first will cover the
32 Presidential electors, the two Congress
men at large and Judge of the Supreme
Court Another mark is required for the
district Congressman, one for State Senator,
in districts which elect this year, and one
for the Representative ticket. The final
mark Is necessary for the county t1cket'
composed of Judge and Coroner. Prohfbi-
| tionists, Populists and members of the So
cial-Labor party must place mark to the
right of each one OF their candidates names,
of "By nomination papers" The safest
way to vote mixed or split ticket is to
place mark opposite each name for which
| 1t is desired to vote, though citizen who
| only desires to use his personal preference
in the local nominations may mark the first
group and then make his selections from the
others The most common error under the
new system, as shown by experience in OHIO
and elsewhere, is that q number of voters
place the cross-mark opposite the name OF
the first candidate instead of the party
destination: i In Pennsylvania this m y year ear
to be counted for the first elector.
EX-PosTMAsTER GENERAL JAMES has
been credited with an intention to vote for
Cleveland. This is a mistake. The assur-
ance is given that he is the same steadfast
Republican that he was when a member of
Mr. Garfield's Cabinet.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
MASON has returned to Washington from
West Virginia after several weeks partici-
patton in the lively canvass in that State.
He is convinced that President Harrison
will be reelected, and that he will get the
electoral vote of the little mountain Com
monwealth. "The majority for Mr.. Cleve-
land in West Virginia four years ago was
about 5OO," said Mr.. Mason, "and we expect
this year to reverse that order and give Mr..
Harrison the majority. have been through
the State, and know there are excellent
grounds for the faith the Republicans have.
We Lave made vigorous fight and have
put the tariff in the foreground, believing
that to be the great issue, West Virginia
being largely manufacturing State. The
Democrats have lodged everything but the
force bill, and have made that paramount
60 everything. but it has no terrors for the
people of my State. The Republicans will give
the electoral vote of the State to Mr.. Harri-
son, and we will also elect our State ticket"
The commissioner takes decidedly Repub.
ltcan view OF the Congressional outlook and
predicts that the Democrats will lose three
of the four Democratic members of the
State, "Mr; Pendleton, in the First dis
returned, and Mr.. Anderson, of the Third
district, we feel will, beyond any doubt be
defeated. The Republicans OF the State are
claiming the three districts, and say that
the only one in doubt is that represented by
Mr.. Wilson, where the Democrats are NOV
ing heaven and earth to return the great
champion OF Democratic free trade"
THE fact that the weather for the past
day or two has been better adapted to their
gum shoe campaign" has given the Buck
eye Democrats some slight encouragement.
UNDER the caption of ''The Great Problem
in the Vest the independent Washington
Post editorialiy observes: SERIOUS and
thoughtful men of both parties are asking
themselves whether the more enthusiastic
Democrats are not reckoning without tEeir
host when they make calculations on the
possible gains of the third party in certain
Western States The inquiry is fascinating,
perhaps, but is it not both illusory and dan
gerousf Suppose, for example, that the
Populites carry the three States in which
they seem to have chance. Nebraska has
eight votes, Kansas ten, and Nevada
three-2l in all Suppose, then. that
Mr.. Cleveland should carry New
York ana Wisconsin,, and Mr.. Harrison
Indiana, New Jersey, connecticut and West
Virginia. That, if the other calculations of
the experts be correct, would throw the
election into the House of Representatives.
Suppose, however that Mr. Harrison gets
in ha Elecrnral n T.
Cleveland 205-suppose anything. in TACT,
which would give tine electors of Nebraska,
Kansas. and Nevada the balance OF power
what warrant is there for the assumption
that the Popullto electors of those three
States would cast their vote for General
Weaver, and so refer the election to DEM
ocratic Housef Is it at all assured that when
the issue actually eonfronts them-when
they have to choose between Harrison and
Cleveland without any possible chance OF
electing their own man-isi it at all assured
that in such an emergency they will
defeat Mr. Harrison and elect Mr.. Cleveland
by the simple process of throwing the cleo
tion into the House of Representatives? All
this is mere speculation but it is Interesting,
and it opens up a channel Of Thought that
has not yet been explored"
AS an offset to his political prospects Mr..
Cleveland has now steam yacht worth
comfortable fortune. Mr.. E. C. Benedict
now speaks of his yatch, the Oneida, as
$50, 900 year to run the boat, MIR. Cleveland
does not claim the property, but leaves it IN
Mr.. Benedict's hands, only asking for ride
in her once in u while Mr.. Benedict and
Mr.. Cleveland were out fishing, and the ex-
President was Dragging how many fish he
could catch. Mr.. Benedict, while having
profound faith in Mr.. Cleveland's ability to
catch votes, was inclined to doubt his ability
to catch fish in the quantities of which he
was boasting. AS he gave expression to his
doubts, Mr.. Cleveland proposed a bet, and it
came about that the ex-President wagered
his highly valued fishing rod, the gift of an
old friend against Mr.. Benedicts yacht that |
he would catch a certain number of fish In a |
certain length of time. To everybody's sur
prise, Mr.. Cleveland won, but he hasn't |
claimed the yacht.
'THE PRESIDENT" is the term used at !
national Democratic headquarters in speak |
ing of the Democratic candidate. He is not |
alluded to as "Mr. Cleveland" or as the eek |
President" or as Governor" but as "Presi- |
dent" this being descriptive of him both in |
q past tense, and, as the Democratic man. |
ayers fondly dream, in q future tense as |
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