The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-18
THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.

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| are changed the week before election. The
campaign, on the part OF the Democrats,
has been urged On two lines. They have
| sought 70 hold the South solid and carry
the four doubtful states of New York. New
Jersey, Indiana and Connecticut. every one
Of which would be necessary 20 elect Cleve-
land, were il not for the probable division
| Of the electoral vote OF Michigan. Fail
ing in this the Democrats hope 10 defeat
an election by the people By preventing
| any candidate from getting 5 majority in
| the electoral college as the constitution
| requires. This would throw the election
| into the house Of representatives,. which
Democrats now control. Through fusion
| with the Peoples party in Kansas, North
| and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
| Wyoming, Colorado. Nebraska and Ne
vada, the Democrats hope to carry these
| old-time Republican states for Weaver.
| These states represent forty-one electoral
votes.
| There are "A votes IN the electoral COL
lege; the successful candidate mus. have
az least 20. The states that voted for
| Harrison N 1858 cast 233 votes, and today
| have 2i9 votes through the new apportion-
rnent under the census OF 1se0. The SIX
ne. states added twenty votes 10 the
electoral college. The total electoral vote
Of the North Is 2S5 The Republicans
could lose the forty-0re electoral votes IN
| the fusion states and the sixteen electoral
votes Of Connecticut and New Jersey, and
also five electoral votes in Michigan by
| the 'Michiganizing' law, and then
| have 2Z3 electoral votes lett, or exactly
enough to elect. But they would have TO
| carry both Sew York and Indiana.
| This attempted fusion has not been sue
cesstuIIy arranged IN all the nine states
named. There is Democratic revolt
| against fusion in Kansas; the fusion
ticket in Nebraska was beaten last fall by
| the Republicans; 1t has utterly failed in
| North Dakota; Its success in South Da-
| kots, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming is
| very doubtful, while in Montana the Dem
| ocrats are not disposed 10 welcome fusion.
/ If Cleveland carries the states he did in
| 1883 he would have l75. The Democratic
national committee firmly believe that
| they will capture Wisconsin and New
! York, with their total vote OF As, making
| Cleveland's vote 213, the exact number re-
| quired to elect. The political tide is drift
ing decidedly with the Republicans in Wis
consin. The Milwaukee Germanid, the organ
| OF the Wisconsin Luthersns, announces
tina. it will support the Republican ticket.
| 1t was the detection OF the Lutheran Re-
! publicans that lost the Republicans the
state III ls}'0, and with the return of these
voters Wisconsin is safely Republican. On
the other hand, the Republicans feel con-
fiden. of carrying Connecticut. which
gave It's six electoral votes 10 Cleveland in
| I8Ss, and are making the Democracy a
very hard fight for Yves. Virginia, which
| went Democratic by only So four years
| ago. The Democracy have but small
margin in Virginia, which gave Cleveland
! but 1880 plurality in iSs3. The prospect
| of Republican success IN Indiana
Is good. and the denial by Judge
Gresham of his opposition to Harrison
| comes In good time 10 unity the Repub-
lican vote in that state. 1t is not at all
clear that the Democracy can retain all the
| Cleveland states of isss; the Republican
! chances 10 capture New YORK and Indiana
are at least as bright as those OF the oppo-
| sitlOn. and the Democratic hope TO capture
| Wisconsin Is not likely to be realized.
! Chairman Carter on the 10th inst. said
to Seaator ohm Sherman:
We cannot lose the presidency and hold either
/ house, and cannot believe that the people Of
/ RET yasRv n frgro ha ynra
! government over 10 the Democratic party with
| its views on she tar q and fnanca For that
/ reason bslieve that we are gong 10 win. ! BE-
! lleve that we viii carry New York. New Jersey
| Connections, Indiana ami West Virginia, ana
/ hold oil OF olr own IN the West AMI Northwest
The chances are tha. We VIII DO etter than that.
| and carry AZ .east two states heretofore counted
| ms surely Dam Jcras!c, but Of th9 stalGs named
| sGl conf dent
| The Republic registration in New
York state Is heavy thus far, which is a
| sign that the comparative political apathy
! N both parties IS more superficial than
serious. On tie frs. day OF registry the
/ figures in Syracuse, \. V. jumped up
/ from S4o0 on he first registration day Of
last year 20 $50 this year. The elections
( Of $50. lss4 amt lSsS were decided In three
, doubtful states. Tor the loss Of New York
would have defeated Garfield or Harrison
, IS II did Blaine. Outside OF Alah ANA the
Peoples party viii certainly take no votes
! from Cleveland. and the real purpose If
its leaders st the North Is to Use It's organ
izatson u take votes away from Harrison
/ and elect Cleveland. Ia other words. the
! Peoples party is nothing but Democratic
| annex; /; IS the jacka II tie pemoera,lo
| lion.
The Democratic national committee
! hope hy giving Democratic support % re
| Weaver electors to take Republican states
! from Harrison. the only result of which
/ would be the election o; C.eye,sni by tie
house. Republicans Who do not desire
| ta,s res1i: will not be likely TO throw away
/. their votes anon Weaver Int Will vote for
Harrison. By the time taat election dav
arr YES what Is left o: tie Peoples parry
| Will he only those q Is members eha s.a.
| ce0e.v desire the election of cleveland or
those Nho are iu aae enough 70 teueye
| thai Nesvey can - elected
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