Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-27

making most aggressive can
vass. The Republicans are disposed
to concede that he will run ahead of his
ticket, but have no idea that he will over
come their lead of 5000 in the new district.
In the Twenty-f1rst district, which includes
most Of tho city of Cleveland, Tom johnson,
the advocate ofunadulterated free trade and
single tax, is making q tremendous effort
lor reelection. He is personally very popn-
lar, but the Republicans believe they will
get the best of him this year. Another lively
struggle is that in the Eighteenth district,
wnere L. IL. Morgan is endeavoring to pla-
cate the disaffection caused by his being an
employer of non-union labor. In several
other sections n spirited canvass is being
made. out the aggregate Republican gain
promises to be nearly up to tho expectations
OF the leaders
FUSION in the Northwest causes con-
fusion as to the political situation there.
ESTIMATES are being made on the prob
able Republican majority in the city of
Philadelphia. The full Democratic vote was
poilcd at the last Presidential election, when
the Federal of1iceA were all in Democratic
hands and that party had an organization
which it had not been able to boast in other
years. Tho total vote this year will likely
reach, if it does not considerably exceed,
30, 900, and it would be a great surprise to
sec the Democratic vote equal that o. four
years ago. The Democrats themselves are
not really looking for such result. and in
the present disOrganiZed condition of the
party 1t is hardly possible. There is prac actical-
ly no leadership in many districts, factional
differences disturb others. and many thou
sands of Democrats are aclSn SnowledSed to be
disqualified on account of non-payment of
taxes. On the other hand there Is very
certain to be an increase of some thousands
in the Republican vote. exceeding even the
increase from 1884 to 1885, which was 1000
and the majority promises to be proportion
ately greater than tine increase in the vote:
1t is estimated by those who give careful
attention to such matters that the majority
will not be less than 81. 600 and it would not
be surprising ii it were much more. Colonel
that. the Republican majority in PhiIadel-
ph1a might be 40, 600 because of Democratic
disorganizaIion. This is double the figures
of four years ago, and would make up for
any possible losses in other sections.
IT is claimed that the number Of defec-
tive ballots at sample elections held under
the Baker ballot law has been 20 per cent.
This would indicate the enormous total Of
2eo0oo faulty tickets on November If the
same proportion is aintained.
DAVID MARTIN is very we'll satisfied
with what has been done by his branch of
the National Committee. "The arrests in
Albany" said he, ''are but the beginning of
our work. There will be number of other
people arrested this week. We have
positive and indisputable evidence
against hundreds OF men who
have been fraudulently registering under
the direction OF Democrats. Two of the
A I,an ,olx
tered Is times. We know every division
they visited and every name they used in
1t is part of the Democratic
game of bluff over there to try to fasten
every crime upon the Republicans. But they
can't do it. In ldition to the men already
in Albany warrants have been
issued for 20 others. After we get through
with Albany we will begin to make arrests
in New York. We have made a canvass and
have discovered great frauds in the registra-
tion. In one place-fro which 200 persons
were registered there are only 20 qualified
voters. From another house where there
are only ten qualified voters there are more
than 100 names registered. We DO not pro-
pose that their names shall be voted upon,
and every man who attempts to vote upon
name will be arrested"
IN several Pennsylvania counties the con-
test for Sheriff, or some other profitable
tracting more attention than any other
feature Of the campaign. Some of these
offices are regarded as so valuable that in
the struggle for them the greatest bitterness
Is created.
W. M. HAHN, of Ohio, who has charge
Of the Speakers Bureau of the National Re-
publican Committee, was engaged the other
evening in conversation with Mr.. Smailey,
n R,1ro of
tional Democratic Committee, and Incl
remarked that not less than 1000
men were making campaign speeches
throughout the country that very night
Mr.. Smalley coincided with Mr.. Hahn in
this statement, and these two gentlemen are
in q position that enables them to
form an intelligent opinion on the subject
Yet if each speaker represented but a single
meeting, and the average attendance
at each were 500. it would follow that
Il, 100000 people, or about en-twelfths of
the whole number of voters, were thus
together. Even assuming that
'ereht orators, and the average attendance
only 800, the aggregate of hearers would ap-
proach 100000. The figures seem somewhat
arge, but unless Mr.. Hahn and Mr.. Smaliey
are greatly mistaken in their estimates,
the alleged apathy of the
campaign, between 4,000,0G0 and 5000 900
eve! night in the week, for there
IRE many local meetings which the National
Committees knew nothing about.
FOUR years ago the Prohibitionists ex-
oected to poll 100000 votes but when the
polls were closed only a quarter OF that
number were discovered. This year the
OF Bidwell and Cranfell are
much more moderate. The Toice, the organ
Of the party, tells its readers in this weeks
ssne: ANY increase in e our nnc vote is encour,
20 Intoxicating, but it will be triumph. |
An increase of 100 600 will be very gratify- |
ng. Anything beyond that will be ex- |
SPEAKER CRISP, who has been endeayor- |
ng to convince the business men OF New |
York that the Chicago platform does not |
mean free trade, processes to be very con-
ident of the continued solidity of the |
south. He says: "I have been in Alabama,
kentucky, Illinois and Michigan. l made
hree speeches in Alabama. 1t is foolish for
he Democrats to talk as if they are going
o lose Alabama. 1 do not think there is
much more danger of losing Alabama than
here was that we would lose Georgia. The |
ituation in the two States is something
imiiar. The Democrats in Alabama are
making very vigorous canvass; and the
people OF the State are beginning to feel
hat it would be unwise to desert the De-
nocratic party at this particular time when
t would be only giving the Republican
,arty a new lease of life. I met MIR. Aldgelt
he Democratic candidate for Governor
lie told me while was in Chicago that ne
lad no doubt as to his election by II hand
ONE majority, and felt very confidentthat
dr. Cleveland would also carry the State
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