The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
MIR. MAALEY CONFIDENT.
Firm In the Belief that Harrison
Will Be Elected.
OTHER POLITICAL LNEWS-WHY MIR.
CLEVELAND CAN NOT VOTE.

Mr.. Reed Given an Ovation in Illinois
Weaver Electors in Colorado Decline
to Act as the Tail for the Democratic
Kite "A Democratic Boomerang in
Minnesota In the Shape of the Arrest
of Knute Nelson,
New YORK, October 30.-J. Fl. Manley
of Maine, member of the executive lcom-
mittee of the Republican National Com
mittee, said to a Tribune reporter today:
II believe that President Harrison will
be elected. Never in the history of the
country has an administration been
changed in the midst of general business
prosperity and I do not believe this cleo
tion is to prove an exception to this uni
versal rule. That the country is in
prosperous condition is conceded on
every hand. The administration of Har-
rison has been wise, patriotic and with
out breath of scandal. 1t meets the APP
proval of the American people. 1t is
true there has been some criticism of
President Harrison, but when it is ana
lyzed it is found to be simply the criticism
of those disappointed at not receiving
party favor For the first time in many
years New England will be found solidly
in the Republican column. Connecticut
is conceded by the shrewdest Democrats
as Republican. In the Northwest when the
campaign started, it was feared that sew
eral strong Republican states might be
swung into the Democratic column,
either directly or Indirectly, by choosing
electors favorable to the Peoples party.
After the outrageous treatment of Gen.
Weaver in Georgia and the sober second
thought of these people, these states are
now safely back and no danger is appre-
hended from any Northwestern or Pa
electoral votes that will be elected sure
for the Republican ticket. The Dem
cratic managers on the other
hand, cannot safely count on more
than 143. While we do not
indulge in any rainbow chasing, % cleo
toral votes in the South cannot be given
to Cleveland except by the grossest snd
most glaring fraud. In West Virginia
the steady trend has been toward the
Republican party and away from the
Democratic party, and today the Repub-
licans have much better chance of car
rying that state New Jersey is not
claimed to be in the Republican column
but all careful observers know the terri
fic contest that is being made in that
state with the chances in favor of the
Republicans. In Indiana there are con-
ditions more favorable to the Republic
can party than in 1883. This state is
carefully organized. 1t must be remem-
bered that this is President Harrison's
sttae, where he is thoroughly known
and greatly admired, and state pride will
aid him in this struggle.
'sIn the state of New York, it would be
folly to say the Republicans are abso-
lutely sure of carrying it. 1t must be
remembered that in this state are over
IS, 900 voting precincts, and the change
of asingle vote in each princinct will
make a big difference in the majority.
The state organization by the Republi-
can state committee is most thorough
and effective. / venture the assertion
that never before has such thorough and
effective work been done as by the state
committee in this campaign. 1t will
be remembered that in 1882
Cleveland carried this state by
over 100, 900 plurality. In 1884, he carried
it by 100. This plurality was obtained
by fraud. In 1888, Cleveland was de-
feated in this state by over $4,000 plur-
ality. II these figures have any signifi-
canoe, they foreshadow the result of the
election. New York will surely give its
electoral vote for Harrison.