The Portland daily press., 1892-08-26
THE FIELD OF BATTLE.
Reports Which Are Encouraging For
Republicans,
A DAY AT HEADQUARTERS WITH
CHAIRMAN CARTER.

New York Expected to Do well-Pennsyl-
yania in Line-The Strike of the Ten
Dollar Day Homestead Laborers Cuts
No Figure in Politician Active Cam
paign Urged in Southern States-Other
Points.
New YORK, August 25.-The work at
the Republican National headquarters
has reached such an extent that Chair
the assistance of some one who can meet
the many callers who go to the building
daily. He has succeeded in getting ex-
Collector David Martin, of Philadelphia,
to come here for the campaign. Mr..
Martin will be here in few days. His
special work will be to relieve the chair
main of the work of seeing those who
come here. This will give the chairman
much more time to attend to attend to
the duties of his office. He has not had
much opportunity for this since the cam
paign opened. Every one who has
called to see him has been admitted and
this has taken up SO much of his time
that he has found that he was getting be-
hind in his work.
Governor Mckinley called yesterday
to see about his appointments to speak
in Maine. He went to Vermont last
night, where he is to speak at Burling-
ton in few day. Ex-senator Fassett
seemed to be as happy and cheerful as
ever, and he was sanguine of Republican
success in this state this fall. The liter
ary bureauis pouring out thousands of
copies of
Republican Tariff Documents.
They seem to be in great demand, for it
is with difficulty that the applications
can be filed as rapidly as they come in.
Secretary McComas received another
heavy mail this morning. There
were many letters from the Southern
States urging the National Committee to
make an active campaign there and de-
claring that it required an effort only to
secure the electoral votes of several of
these states for Harrison and Reid.
Charles Emory Smith had,a chat with
Secretary McComas and other members
of the National Committee yesterday. In
speaking of the situation in Pennsvlvan-
ia, Mr.. Smith said:
s'Pennsylvania will give Republican
majority of anywhere from $4,000 to S0,.
600. The party is in excellent condition
and is well organized. The tariff ques-
ton would naturally result in an
Increased Republican Vote.
Even if the tariff were not an issue, the
thorough organization would give the
usual majority; but the Importance of
the issue appeals to the best interests of
the people and will tend to largely add
to the usual majority. The labor
troubles will not operate antagonistical-
ly at all. My belief is that if they have
any political significance whatever, they
will be beneficial rather than prejudicial
to the interests OF the party. 1t is not a
matter of particular political Importance
one way or the other. Philadelphia will
give a very large Republican majority
anywhere from 10000 to 10000. 1t is
Overwhelmingly a Republican city.
Gas to New York State, the impress
sions which have received here are ex-
ceedingly favorable to Republican sue
cess. I have made careful inqiries as to
the condition of things in many coun-
ties, and find that uniformly the report
is one of Republican union and earnest
ness, with actual gains from the other
side in almost every county which was
spoken OF"