The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-04
IT TURNS ON TIE OLD PIVOT.
KEEP rom hYES ON THE vOTE ~
NEW YORK AND INDIANA.

dlnna - SnTt-hIot Fight In west virginia
On no day during the campaign were tho
scenes at tho two national camps more inter-
| estng than yesterday. Passing over the cop
per-riveted confidence which exists among
the Democrats and their Republican oppo-
nents. the outsider must refer to the under
current OF sentiment which is readily observed
In the conversation Of the great chieitains con-
Quoting the fight.
That both sides are confident OF victory ex-
presses feeby the outward bearing OF these
| mon. Naturally they will keep the flag flying
on both forts until positive defeat haus one
or the other down. These EN- cannot do any
thing else but impress their confidence in the
| result not only upon their respective follow
ings but to their personal friends and neigh
bors That's politics.
The outsider must. however. record that
there was detected yesterday in certain quar-
tiers feeling OF anxiety In both camps. ros-
sibly that is too strong term to be used.
Nevertheless there was feeling on tho par OF
all that tho quicker tho battle is over the hap.
pier and more comfortable the cam paigners
Will be. Tho strain on them Is intense. Even
though they frankly declare their confidence
In the result.evory hour brings its petty annoy
ances. its reports that must DO looked into.
and the shifting hours pass slowly along The
PLUCK OF the cpposing commanders cannot hut
be admired. Good and bad nows arc tho same
to them now They accent tho former philo-
sophically and wcariy discuss tho latter.
Tho situation in New York state and in In
diam was. OF course. tho foremost subject.
The weather forecasts for tho two States
wero obtained from Washincton and else
whore. 1t Is an old belief in the politics OF
New York State that the fairer tho day in the
country districts the better it will be for the
Republicans Chairman Carter. the Ecpub-
lcan chieftain from Montana has accepted
this Interpretation. lie said yesterday that
unless there was hurricane W. the State
on election day tho result could be
very easily reckoncd For the information of
Mr.. Cartsrv who Is q comparative stranger
within our gates. and therefore entitled to
hospitable consideration. ha should be in
formed that Mr. Whitney and Senator German
and their friends don't care = copper il it
rains in buckets on the eventful day. Mr..
Whitney says that nothing can stop New YORK
States going for Mr.. Cleveland. For the fur
| thor Information Of Mr.. Carter it should be
| said that experience proves that too much re-
| lance should not be placed upon the results
| OF fair weather in the country districts OF the
| Empire State.
| There have been cam naigns in the State. and
| important ones. when the country voters took
advantage OF IL fair election day eth erto finish
| up odd chores or to 60 pcnicking. Somstimes
money which has been sent out for legitimate
purposes has been tucked down in the boot
legs OF the recipients and gone to the picnic.
As for Indiana. the weather in that State has
had very little to do with the outcome Of polIt-
ical bnttles Every boy baby born in the
State Is & partisan from the cradle Most Of
| these babies are Democrats.
In manhood they have been tho followers OF
Thomas A. Hendricks. Saddlebags Mcdonald.
Dan Voorhees,. the Tall Sycamore of the Wa
| bash. and In these days. OF ex-Gov. Isaac Pu-
sey Gray. Furthermore. sx-Gov. Gray sent
word Yesterday that Indiana was safo beyond
dispute for Mr.. Cleveland. To comfort the
soul OF MIR. Carter and his brethren. however
it should be recorded that j. n. Huston sent
| word that the State was safe for Harrison.
| The despatch would have received moro sub
| stsntial consideration had Oliver I. Morton
| been alive to send it. Possibly 1t would have
| received greater weight had Consul General
| John c. New been on his favoritc stamping
ground instead of far Off in London. Huston
and New and Tom Carter led the forces OF In
diana for Con. Harrison at Minneapolis. They
were triumphant there. but there isn't Dem
| ocrat in town who believes they will carry the
| State FOR Harrison on election day.
Edward Murphy Jr.. Chairman OF the DEM
| ocratic State Committee left for Troy yester-
| day. and Lieut.-Gov. Sheehan started for Buff
! falo last night Both believed that Mr.. Cleve-
land would carry New York State by 10000.
| The Republican State managers will not listen
| to any such declarations.
The Democrats admit that nil is not as
pleasant as it might be in Albany and Renssc-
laer counties. but they insist that this is moro
than made IN by the splendid condition OF az
fairs in Erie. New York. and Kings. Tho Re-
publican managers admit that things are in
n inf cfn I'm fnr hap in -,
but say that Kings and all other counties cx-
cent Erie and New York. never promised better.
The Democratic national managers do not
propose to have the Hon. Stephen b. Elkins
run things to suit himself in West Virginia.
and neither do they propose to allow Gen.
Malone to have o clear track in Virginia.
Senator German summoned two Of his faith
full friends to come to New York city for the
purpose OF receiving special missions.
whole State Of Maryland. Mr.. Higgins is the
Treasury Department under the Cleveland
Administration. He was fired out for deenpi.
M as. H. VENT at t
sledge hammer strokes, He wasn't polished
At all; He quickly got himself into, trouble.
and the Hon. Matthew Stanley Qnay couldn't
make things lively Tor Gen. Mahon. in the Old
Dominion. and Mr. Rasin will lay out u livelv
programme Tor Secretary Elkins in Nest Vir-
g.nia.
Speaking Of the fight in West Virginia the
conversation OF citizen OF that state yester-
day will he more or less interesting. He Is q
Democrat capitalist. und cannot leave New
York to vote. He said
d" cannot possibly get homo to vote. Know
ing this wrote to one OF my old-time political
| friends asking him to get some fair and
square Republican, to pair with me. lie wrote
back saving that tho Republicans weren't
pairing with Democrats in West Virginia this
year. then wrote asking him to hire u Mig
| ger to stay away from the polls and give linn
$40: ] received his reply to-day. saying. You
can't hire any ringers his year. The Eepub-
| licans have collareh them all | cannot get
away and must lose my vote. This viii givs
| oWan INDICATION Of the severity Of the fight
The Democratic. managers have their eyes
| on Delaware. as they very well know that the
Rspublicans are making II stir in THAT little
State. The wicked lepubIicans hnyr pruni-
| Used the peac h growers there that if they will
! vote for Harrison the peach crop will not fuii
| for the next generation. "
Speaking or the S5O.OO0 which the Demo.
IN I,ri il. al