Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-12
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

tne TACT that all the o: prominent protection
orators, such as Mckinley and Hastings,
VINO come to this section are sent to that
dlstrlct. Acheson and Stewart are conduct
ing vigorous canvass for the long and
short terms, and are very hopeful of sue
cess. so FAR, though, they do not appear to
nave made much progress In concillating
the Greene county kickers. The cause
OF the protest and Independent
nomination from this county is not thor
oughly understood outside OF the district.
when the conferee system was abolished by
the vote of the other three counties of the
district the influence of Greene in nomi-
mating conventions was reduced about one
nan. The Greene county Republicans claim
that when the representation is based on
the vote county lines should be abrogated
in the primaries and candidate for Con-
TO conduct his hiss canvass openly in
all the counties of the district, in.
stead OF being confined to his own.
Otherwise they argue that political aspirnnts
IN the smaller counties are given practi-
cally no chance whatever. THE compare
lively few protests from Washington county
are the result OF personal hostility to Mr.
Acheson, and it Is not believed they Will
erect the result to any great extent. The
candidacy OF John F. Cox, OF the Allegheny
end of the district is also largely an nn-
known quantity, and may damage the De-
cans. Mr. Sipe, the Democratic nominee tor
poth terms. Is hard at work. and the returns
from the district will be awaited with in
terest by Western Pennsylvania politicians.
CHAIR5IAN AHERN, of the Philadelphia
Republican Committee, has purchased 1900
tax receipts. The receipts we're purchased
at the main Office of the Receiver OF Taxes,
and check for SIS, 600 was rendered to the
Tax Receiver. These receipts will qualify
all of the voters in the Republican party in
Philadelphia. While the Democratic City
Committee did not purchase any receipts,
the Democratic ward committeeman made
some purchases from the ward poll tax COL
lectOrs.
THE Democratic Legislature and the Re-
publican Supreme Court are running
peculiar race in Wisconsin. The Legislature
reapportioned tho State, and after q lapse of
time the Supreme Court knocked out the
arrangement rs unconstitutional. Then the
Legislature was called in extra session
and tried it again, and the court
has just declared the second readjust-
ment also illegal. Now the Legislature
Is to meet again to pass a third gerry
mander. the Democrats figuring that it will
be too late to get the Supreme Court to try
another case of the kind before election.
The situation in Wisconsin is improving for
tile Republicans, the return OF the German
Lutheran organ of the State to Its former
political allegiance having much to do with
the turn of the tide. In discussing the
situation in the Badger State General Lucius
Fairchid says: 1--WE have had hard
struggle so far and it will continue until
election day, but feel now that we will win
and that the victory will be complete and
satisfying one. Here in the East it is hard
to comprehend the difficulties that the Re-
publicans OF Wisconsin had to contend with.
NH~N al Nf 81, 81 t4i,
deserted us two years ago is made up of the
most sturdy and industrious people of the
State and also fast in opinion. 1t is true
that they lett us on n State issue which has
since been settled, but there was ground for
the fear that they might leave us nationally.
1t looks to me now, however as If the defec-
tion will be comparatively light and that
Cleveland and his friends might as well
abandon the idea OF adding Wisconsin's
vote to his total"
FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN, of New
ark, one Of the Republican Presidential
electors-at-larse from New Jersey, and
Donald Macfay, of Bergen county, district
elector, have resigned because they are con-
nected with national banks.
LAWRENCE GARDNER, secretary of the
Democratic campaign committee, is one of
the most radiant rainbow-chasersn now prom
inent in politics. I saw Mr.. Cleveland a
day or two ago." Mr.. Gardner saiu. land he
is very sanguine of the outcome. He is con-
versant with the details Of the campaign,
and believes that he will be elected. While
was with him a prominent Democrat from
South Dakota called and brought cheering
news from the Northwest. He informed
Mr.. Cleveland that while he did not think
lie would carry that State, it was, at the
hat ho oil
would not go to Mr.. Harrison. We Demo-
Gratis are quite certain that moro than one
of these Western and Northwestern States
will be lost to Mr.. Harrison through the
work OF the third party. We have no fears
of any losses to the Democratic ticket in the
South. Every Southern State that gave Mr..
Cleveland its vote will do SO this year. The
Democrats are organized Tor an aggressive
and the men who vote that ticket
cannot be drawn off by any third party
ideas. The most potent argument in the
South is the force bill, and so long as that
stares the people in the face there will be no
of the Democratic party
South"
GENERAL PATRICK A. COLLINS. of
Boston, while in New York gave it as his un.
qualified opinion that Governor Russell
would poll as large vote as he did in 1890
and 1891. General Collins is on the Cleye-
land ticket as elector at large, and is not so
confident of his own election as he is of Gov.
ernor Russell's.
THE partial fusion which has Just been
accomplishe by the Democracy and Popu-
lists in Minnesota, is, perhaps. the most
peculiar feature of the very unusual cam
paign in progress in the West. Minnesota
is entitled to eight electors. Tho Democrats
4, 1Hk.
five candidates of their own and for four of
the nominees of the Peoples party The
new party will vote for its nine regular can.
didates This Democratic scheme is in
tended to obviate difficulties which have
confronted fusion in Kansas. There
the entire electoral and State
tickets of the Populists were
indorsed by the Democrats, and the result is
that the old-line members Of the party do
not feel particularly enth usiastic about sup
porting the nominees of the new organiza-
tion. In Minnesota it is figured that the |
Democrats will turn out as strongly as usual |
for their State ticket and the five electors.
W hich they think they have q fighting
chance to elect, and that then their votes
will be thrown TOR the electors on which q |
has been effected, and thereby /
those four electors lost to Harrison, ii not |
gained for Cleveland. The plan is clever |
one, but tho Republicans of Minnesota can |
be trusted to make every effort to prevent |
its. function.
CHARLES B. HOUSTON large mine owner
Of West Virginia, was in Philadelphia satur-
lay, and told Collector Cooper that within |
the last four years nearly 5000 miners had |
moved into West Virginia from Ohio and |
He said u large majority of |
these miners are Republicans, and will vote
Tor Harrison and Reid.
THERE does not seem to be much chance