The morning call., 1892-11-06

admit this. but their activity and reticence
give evidence of a nervous apprehension.
The result OF the fusion, IL the Demo
Gratis and Popuists alike prove loyal to 1t.
ought 10 result in the choice OF Weaver
electors. All the fusion candidates for Con-
gress and the Legislature are favorable to
the election of a Populst or Democrat TO
succeed Senator Perkins. A bolt OF the
State ticket by faction of the Democrats
will probably defeat the fusion State ticket
Notw outstanding the strong combination
against them. the Republicans claim to have
no fear of the defeat OK the Harrison cleo
tors.
The close of the campaign in Nebraska
shows affairs to be very complicated. While
there are three sets of electoral tickets the
spectacle is presented OF the Democratic
managers doing everything ia their power
to keep their candidates from securing votes.
Governor Boyd has issued two letters TO the
Democrats OF the State urging them to
secretly abandon their electors and throw
their support to Weaver, and to-day the
chairmen Of the Democratic County Com
mlttees throughout the State began sending
out sample ballots with the Weaver electors
marked. accompanied by a letter urging
each voter to east his ballot for Weaver and
thus take Nebraska out OF Republican
hands.
This urging will prove effective in large
number OF cases, but many Democrats de-
clare that they VIII stand by the ticket. The
Republican vote depends entirely upon the
proportion Of Democrats who refuse to obey
the dictates OF their party managers. The
chairman of the Democratic State Commit
tee predicts that their ticket will be elected
by 5000 plurality. while the Republican
1T bot he D., -
come convinced OF the uselessness of voting
for Weaver except to aid Cleveland. and
they will vote for the Harrison electors in
sufficient numbers to offset the Democratic
vote for Weaver. They admit that the vote
will be close. but maintain that the State
will stay in the Republican column.
Close estimates give Montana to Harrison
by a small majority. The Republicans
will elect the Governor, but the balance of
the State ticket will be eudiyided between the
three parties.
Wisconsin is watched with more than
usual interest as both parties claim the
electoral vote of the State. The brilliant
victory OF Governor Peck two years ago is
admitted TO have been entirely due to the
prepOnderance Of a State issue and the
chief question this year is, now that the
Bennett parochial school law is no longer
an issue. whether the Lutheran voters can
be held by the Democratic party. The
Democratic leaders maintain that the prin-
ciple of common gratitude must make the
Lutherans loyal 10 the Democratic party
this year, but the Republicans express
great confidence in their ability TO reclaim
the tremendous Lutheran vote which they
lost two years ago.
Michigan, for the first time since the war,
will cast portion of its electoral vote for
the Democrats. Under the new apportiOn-
ment the State is entitled 10 fourteen elect
ors, and doubt as to the political supremacy
in two or three districts necessarily involves
the electoral vote of the districts in sim
| liar doubt Under the Minor law two
electors-a at-large will be elected, and 1T is
elector will be returned from the Eastern
district at large, while the Western district
will return Republican.
The Democrats seem reasonably certain.
| also, Of carrying the First, Second, Seventh
and Tenth Congressional districts, and
thus, with eiector-at-large, rest secure in
the confidence OF having five of the electoral
votes Of Michigan, with a fighting chance
| in some other districts. The Repu blcans
are practically sure of the Fourth, Ninth,
Eleventh ana Twelfth districts. and, with
! one Republican elector- at-large, feel equally
| confident, with a fighting chance Ia the
Third, Fifth. Sixth and Eighth districts.
| While the Democrats will certainly divide
the electoral vote of the State, the indiea-
| tions on the State ticket seem favorable TO
the Republicans.
In New York Presidential electors, men,
bers of Congress. Chief Justice OF the Court
| of Appeals and members of The State As
sembly are to be elected. Besides the old
parties, in two districts the County Demo-
cracy is running candidates in opposition to
! Tammany. The Prohibtionists have can
didates in all the city districts and the
| Socialist Labor party has candidates in all
except the Seventh, and the Peoples party
in ali except the Seventh aud Ninth. There
is no contest for Chief Justice. as the Re
! publican nominee was indorsed by the
| Democracy.
In Alabama the Alliance has embarked
on an independent course under the cap
| tain of the "Jeffersonian Democratic
| party" and has allied itself with the Repub-
licans with no avowed object except 10
defeat Cleveland. The combination ticket
is known as the populite ticket. Tuesday s
election is strictly confined to the choice of
| Presidential electors and Congressman.
The Western State to which all eyes have
been turned since the opening Of the
| Campaign has been Illinois. Two years ago
the school question and the tariff issue gave
the State to the Democrats, and this year
the discussion on the first of these issues
has been accen tuated by the hope its promi-
nence holds out TO the Democrats for
| success.
The issues are sharply drawn and the
vote on both the State and national tickets
/ xxil .hahl Ia 1.e olN rha D.,
managers claim 10000 majority for Gov.
erpor Fifer outside OF Cook County, and
for Judge Altgeld majority OF 10000 in
Cook County is claimed by the Democratic
committee. The chances are that Fiier
will carry the State outside of Cook County
and Altgeld will have a good majority in
! Chicago, and whichever OF them Is elected
will have only moderate majority. 1t is
expected that Governor fifer will run
somewhat behind the national ticket
The Democrats will receive large acces.
sons from the Lutheran vote, and indeed
from all the foreign born nationali1es that
favor parochial schools In foreign tongues
To offset this gain will be thousands OF
lifelong Democrats, who are this year ar
raigning their party for pursuing false gods,
and who will vote the Republican State
ticket on the ground that it Is American in
| declaration and appeals TO the prejndices OF
no nationality and no religion. The nomi-
nation Of A. e. Stevens for the Vice Presi-
deney has added to the Democratic con-
fidence In Illinois. The Congress ional out
look in the State is unfavorabIe to the
|. Democrats.
Besides Presidential electors there are to
be chosen by the voters OF Ohio a Secretary
of State, two Judges Of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the Supreme Court, twenty-one
members Of Congress and the county
officers. While leading Democrats have at
times claimed Ohio for Cleveland. there is