Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23

SUNDAY. OCTOBER %,
/ place their claims at about the same figure.
Conservative politicians believe that the
State is so close that almost any incident
can turn it either way, and that the elsction
will be lost and won in the last few days OF
the campaign.
Any Quantity of Red Fire.
The campaign in Illinois has been the
most vigorous in the Central West. The
Democrats have had particularly lurid
attack of rainbow-chasing, and Stevenson,
Mills and other, free trade orators have been
stumping the State from the lake to the
river. The special reason for the Demo-
cratic hopefulnesk is that the Germans are
supposed to be dissatisfied with school
law passed bv the Republican Legislature.
Judge Altgeld, the Democratic opponent
! of Governor Fifer is himself . German, and
has made every effort to secure the support
of that class Republicans are disposed to
admit that tor these reasons the result may
be close on the State ticket, but entertain
no doubt as to the success OF the Repub-
lican electors In 1888 Harrison had
plurality of 20, 1876, and in 1890 the Demo-
Gratis carried the State by 9,4S7. Cook
county, including Chicago. was carried for
Harrison last time, and unless there 10 q
large change in the floating vote OF that
city Republican success Is again assured
There are enough elements of doubt IN the
situation though to canse the Hepuoiican
leaders to labor most earnestly. A moderate
estimate, in their opinion, is majority tor
Harrison of 10000
There is one State, hitherto strongly Be
publican, which the Democrats look to
with Nm assurance of electoral gains The
Democrats elected the State officers and
Legislature in Michigan two years ago.
They were not willing to take the States
verdict in o Presidental contest, however,
and so passed law providing for the
choice of electors in the Congressional dis
tricts, which were appropriately gerryman-
dered. The Republicans took the matter to
the courts, but as the Federal Constitution
gives the Legislature practically unlimited
bower in the matter, the decisions have
been in favor of the law, which returns to
the practice in vogue In the early days OF
the nation.
The Division of Michigans Electors.
II is difficult to secure definite informa-
tion as to lust what the result of this Michi-
gan scheme will be. The Democrats adopt
ed the measure with the idea Of securing
eight or nine of the IA electors Michigan
Republicans hold positively that they will
carry ten OF the districts, leaving only four
for the opposition. The best Information ls
to the effect that the outcome will be about
between these claims. probably eight Re-
publicans and six Democrats. Harrison
carried the State by %, 923 and in 1880 the
Democratic candidate for Governor had q
lead of 11,520. If the Democrats get six
. electors they figure that they can Offset the
, possible loss OF Connecticut or West Vir-
ginia
, Wisconsin Is another State where the
Democrats largely base their hopes on Ger
man converts and the educational issue. On
, this point in 1890 they carried the State by
| an overwhelming majority. electine
f two-thirds OF the State Legisla
{ ture, thereby gaining United
5 States Senator and the power to gerryman'
der the State. This last privilege got the
f Legislature into q fight with the Supreme
. Court, which knocked out two apportlon
q ments. making second extra session neces
e sarv this week for third attempt Thii
complication has operated to the advantage
of the Republicans who have been endea
{ yoring to conduct their campaign on nation
al issues. upon which Harrison carried thu
5 State in 1883 by q, ,32L. The organ of th'
German Lutherans has returned to its tor
r mer Republican allegiance, and the othe
Developments of the past few weeks nav.
q been in that direction. Senator Sawyer
a the millionaire lumberman, is making ever!
G effort to hold the State in line. After In
E diana, Wisconsin is the most doubtful of th'
: Central States, but the indications nov
: point to Republican success. No claim
n are made, though, for majority exceeding
t 10000. s sr
: Iowa Expected in Line Again. 10.
J, In Iowa, too, there has been . variegatet
!, rainbow in the Democratic sky. Harrison
r plurality was over &c, 200, but in 1889 Boie
(Dem) carried the State for Governor b]
G. 523, and was reelected last year with I
! plurality of 8, ,216 on the largest vote eve
cast in the State. These results wer
:. largely due to local issues, Of which prohi
4 bition was the chief The defeat OF Boie
!. at Chicago greatly disheartened the Hawk
r eve Democracy, and, though recently the.
: have been making considerable noise, con
servative members Of the party are dispose.
a to concede the State to Harrison, thougl
a some place the plurality as low as 5000
!. The Republican leaders put their estimai
a at Is, 900.
!. The strangest fusion of the campaign ii
, that in Minnesota. There the Republicans
y Democrats and Populists each placed cleo
. toral tickets in the field. On the last dal
for filing nominations the Democrats with
"a drew four of their electors and placed fou
n of the Peoples party candidates on tn
n ticket, leaving the other five places hlle'
!. by the regular Democratic nominees Th
Republican majority in 1888 was 80, LOG, bu
# in 1890 the Republicans polled 8S. Ill, tn
- Democrats IS, Si4 and the Peoples part
" 58,514 This year he three-cornered can
= yass has been very lively. Before tn
= partial fusion the Republicans estimates
q their plurality over the Democrats at 90
" 600 and placed the probable vote OF the ne'
= organization at 10000. 1t will be seen ths
20 if this combined vote can be delivered t
"a the fusion candidates the chances for th
20 success of their opponents are dubious Th
=. Republican managers have redoubled thei
: efforts since the coalition was formed, bu
, are forced to admit that it is more ths
:, possible that Minnesota's electoral vote
will stand FIVE for Harrison and four fe
Weaver.
The State of Simpson and PETER.
E. In Kansas all has been chaos, but the r,
n publican prospects have been GROWN
q steadily brighter for weeks past In l8s
l. Kansas was the banner Republican Statt
B. but now the Republican managers are col
fronted with a situation very similar to ths
le which afaicts the Democrats In Alabam'
"a In 1890 the Alliance, now the People
II party, swept everything before it. Tn
'e wear the Democrats have placed neither
81 State nor electoral ticket in the field, br
e, have indorsed the candidates of the ne
"a party, hoping thereby to throw the Pres
10 dental election into the House of Repr
o. sentatives. In this wholesale abandonnef
70 of the party organization, however, tn
Democratic leaders have gone too far, an
lg many OF the stalwart rank and file refuse
70 support the Weaver ticket
10 The Republicans are pointing out to the
as former adhereuts, now in the new organic
tion that thew are practically voting II