Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-01
PARTY PROSPECTS
As to New York from Opposing
Points of View.
FIGURING FROM THE REGISTRATION

Both the Great Parties Make Ont Salts
factory State of Afairs-How The Times
and Tribune Look at the Matter-Car-
Isle and Mckinley in the Empire State
-Synopses of Their Latest Speeches
Trouble Ahead in Arkansas-The I'm
happy London Times.
NEW YORK, Nov. Now that registra-
2on for this state has been completed
Democrats and Republicans are busy figur
ing out their chances of victory or defeat.
The Democratic view of the situation may
be shown by the following, taken from The
Times: 1.-THE best promise of Democratic
success in this state is found in the regis
tration in this city, 300 759. 1t is about a.
600 heavier than ever before. 1t is decidedly
a Democratic registration; the gains are all
Democratic, the decreases are all Repu bic
an. 1t is great registration for Cleveland
and Stevenson. All the Democratic man
ayers are sincerely satisfied with it. They
know what it means because they know
how the registration was worked for by the
Democrats, and that it is fully up to their
private estimates of what it should be.
The Republican reserve vote has not come
out. The Republican managers know it
and they are squirming around for 'fake'
explanations of the registration that will
encourage Republican workers in the states
that are doubtful, which is not the case
with New York state, which is Democratic.
From a Republican Standpoint.
The Republican view may be shown by
the following taken from The Tribune:
"The registration in this city and through
out the state is regarded by the Republican
leaders with complete satisfaction. A care
ffrl .iTn nf ha ratItr liz
from New York, Kings county, and the
neighborhood of the city, but from the
smaller cities of the state and from the
rural districts, so far heard from, which
was made Sunday at Republican headquar-
tiers, assured Chairman Hackett and his
associates in campaign work that the Re
pubiicans are certain of carrying the state
for Harrison and Reid The state
of New York can be lost to the
Republicans only by the occurrence of an
unforeseen contingency, and this is by no
means likely in Il canvass like this The
registration in this city is looked upon
significantly favorable TO the Republicans.
The Democrats have all along predicted a
big registration of anywhere from 320, 900 TO
$50. 900 (the latter was Mr.. Crocker's figure,
upon which they could predicate plurality
for Mr.. Cleveland of 5000 to 10000 The
normal increase would have brought it to
800, 900. but the full registration is 800, s}3.
heavy drop in the Democratic prophecies"
Speculation on the Vote.
The fall-off from the registered vote on
election day may he estimated at per cent.
which would be 81 SIS. and leave 2SS, 900 in
round numbers for the polied vote of the
city. Estimating the number of ballots
which will be cast for the Prohibitionists,
socialists and Peoples party and the defect
i've at 5000, this will leave 2S0, 900 votes to
be divided between Harrison and Cleveland.
Four years ago Harrison received 1885, 26
and Cleveland had 162, 73S. In 1855 Harri-
sons vote was Il per cent bigger than
Blaine's in 1884. What the increase will be
next Tuesday is ofcourts a matter of specu-
lation which each side figures TO suit BITS
own hopes.