Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-30
POINTS ON THE BATTLE.

Current Notes OF the Campaign Clipped
from the Local Press.
Governor Flower recently asserted that
the democrats would carry New York by
80, 900 majority. Within three days Chair
man Harrity OF the democratic national COM
mittee, after wrestling with the registration
statistics, managed to, figure out a majority
OF $4,000. The discrepancy between tho two
claims serves to show how ra pidiy democrat ic
pretenses are dwindling in the Empire state
Republican, managers present no figures but
insist that the electoral vote of the state will
De cast for Harrison and Reid.
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Democratic authority is not wanting TO
show that New York is far from being safe
for the democracy, nor eau republican claims
be substantiateo. In its news columns last
Monday the Sun declared the state was no
mans, and such was the opinion OF expert
enced campaigners. New York." says the
Philadelphia Ledger, ''if not absolutely the
closest, is the most doubtful state OF all. In
1884 there was difference OF only nine one
hundredths Of per cent between the party
votes. The small change required was
effected IN 1855, when the state was turned
TO Harrison, the republicans getting 49, 10 per
cent of the vote aud the democrats 4S.01, q
difference Of little mora than por cent. IL
Is worth noting In this connection that the
democratic vo'e fell of very little, though
the republicans gained / per cent. the
main loss per cent falling the third par
ties. In q state polling million aud half of
votes, with great centres OF population like
New York and Brooklyn, IL is manifest that
purely local causes might be sufficient to
turn over enough votes TO change the result
one way or the other. though the remainder
OF the state should stand steadfast In party
ranks. 1t is impossible to canvass such a
big state closely enough to determine its
probable vote where the margin is so small.
A child can guess quite as well as Chairman
Carter or Chairman Harriiy what the result
will be-, unless there should be signs OF q
political revolution"
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The remarkable increase in registration in
the country districts, the arrest of demo-
cratic repeaters and the arrival of Matt
Quay to take q hand In the campaign have
given republican managers a confidence not
heretofore shown. Speaking on this point
the Sun says: "rhe democrats at MIR.
Sheehan's bureau, some of them the most
practical men in the party, could not for the
life of them understand the cause Of the con
fidence of tho republicans who gathered a,
the Fifth Avenue hotel. These democrats
admitted frankly that the republicans were
state, but Of elec,ing Harrison. Thi.
changed feeling on the part Of the republi
cans has been particularly noticeable s,nc'
Friday night and the democrats at MIR
Sheehau's bureau have observed that tn,
feeling is growing. MIR. Sheehan and hi
friends are so certain Of carrying Now Yorl
state that they canrot understand the soil,
chunks of confidence at the Fifth Avenu
hotel"
There will be Ave sets Of presidential elec
tors to be voted for IN New York -repub
lican, democratic. socialist labor, people,
and prohibition parties,
II is reported by the World ION GOOD au
tbority that at Delmoni o's Michael +
Dwyer, the well known horseman, had be
$4,000 TO 5000 that Cleveland will b
elected.h
Much interest is manifested at both ma
tional headquarters as TO the effect Of tn
secret ballot on the purity vote. Variou
notifications of the Australian ballot lay
are now in force in twenty y-eignt states. an
IN nearly all of the number it has bee
adopted since 1888. This will be the frs
presidential year in which the secret ball O
Will Do decisively tested. fhe repu biican
must cast these new style ballots In hflee
states which have been more or less sohdy l
the repu blican column for years. These state
sro California, Indiana, Maine. Michigan
Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire Ne,
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvalia, Rhod
Island. llino.s, Wisconsin and Vermont
The Sun opines that the result wil dete
mine the comparative intelligence Of tns tw
parties.
Senators Matt Quay and Arthur p. Go
man have settled down TO work at the e
spective national headquarters. The appea
ance Of these distinguished campalgners
the party helms proves that a mighty stru
gle Is being maze for New Yotk's thirty-s
electoral votes.
.Few men can Imagine" says the Su
s'the pumoer OF telegrams ana letters whi,
are aaily recsived al the Two national hea