The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-07
BETTER
AND BETTER.
CIeYeIand'S Election
Now Certain.
VICTORY ASSURED.
Prominent Republicans Admit
New York Is Lost tn Them.
CONNECTICUT FOR CLEVELAND.
That Too by Plurality That Will AstOnish
the People, While Morris viii Be
Elected Governor by an AbsO-
lutte Majogity.

New YORK. Nov. 6.[-Special Telegram
to THE HERALD Referring TO the results
of the canvass made by its correspondents
throughout the country the New York
Herald editorially says: "The inVestiga-
ton of impartial agents of this paper justi-
fes as an bipartisan statement of the sit
uatlon as it stands,'' the forecast which in
dicates the election of Mr.. Cleveland. The
Herald, therefore, conceded that Cleve-
lands election is a foregone conclusion.
This admission and prediction is of par
ticular importance on account Of the indie
pendent attitude of the Herald and its care
full avoidance Throughout the campaign of
prophecy in favor of either side. 1t has
yielded TO evidence gathered by itself, the
force of which is overwhelming.
Clinton B. Davis, chairman of the state
central committee of Connecticut, who has
steadily refused to make predictions re-
garding the result in that state, now de-
clares that Connecticut will vote for Cleve-
land and Stevenson by plurality that
will astouish the people and that judge
Lubon B. Morris will be elected governor
by an absolute majority.
Before leaving for Europe yesterday
General George S. Batchelder, American
minister to Switzerland, declared his be
lief that Cleveland would carry New York
and that he would be elected.
Senator Calvin S. Brice, on going home
to Lima to vote, sent q circular to the
Democratic state chairman giving assur-
ance to those who reported to him in 1855
that Cleveland would carry New York and
Indiana and be elected.
The Davenport raid on the voters of New
York has degenerated into scheme of
buying votes for the Republican party
With public funds. United States Marshal
John w. Jacobus, as well as the supervisor
and his co-agitators in the administration
of politics, are having deputies without
limit OF number to work on cleo
ton day at IS head These
men are mostly buns, tramps, and utterly
irresponsible persons. The Republican
hope is that by using the treasury as well
as the Prick contributions as a floating
fund, votes enough can be bought for Har-
rison to keep down the Democratic major
ity in New York. But for every vote thus
purchased five will be cast for Cleveland
and Stevenson by indignant independent
citizens il repuke of the force bill methods
and IS precaution against their continu-
ance Il
Anf. illustration of this point is now
clearly made by General Emmons Clark.
for many years the commander of New
York's famous Seventh regiment, a life
long Republican, who has just declared that
be will vote and use all his influence for the
election of Cleveland and Stevenson. Gen
eral Clark says that if there were no other
reason for the action. that he and thou
sands of others are taking, sufficient one
would be found In an official course which
Is an insult to every honest citizen of New
York, and especially to those who have
tried to do credit to the commission of the
United States when its military service
was needed.