Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23


for q lift on the electoral ticket. Virginia
is the home of General Field, the Populist
nominee for Vice President. Unless there
is 4 more noticeable turn in the tide,
though, Cleveland's plurality will be larger
than in 1888
Where Republicans Have Hopes.
North Carolina has for years been pos
sessed of an active Republican organiza-
tion under the control almost exclusively OF
white men, and many OF the white conn-
ties regularly give Republican majorities.
The Peoples party started OF very briskly
in this campaign, and promised to draw
heavily from the Democratic ranks. Real
izing that If they succeeded in doing this
the prospects were bright fer the Repub-
licans, every effort has been made in that
line. In the last week or two, though,
many of the Populists, including some OF
the candidates, have returned to their old
party allegiance. The issue is not deter
mined yet, and few Democrats claim plu-
rality of over 10000.
In South Carolina the Farmers Alliance
dominates and controls the Democratic or
ranizatiou. It originally declared strongly
against Cleveland, but finally pledged him
the States electoral vote. The Republic
ans have nominated an electoral ticket, but
have no candidates for State Offices The
registration law is designed to prevent col
ored votes. and the Republicans have little
more chance of success than in 1883, when
Harrison polled Il, 1923 votes against 90, 10y
for Cleveland
As the Republicans have no ticket in the
field in Florida, and the Populists were de-
feated about to in the October election,
the returns from that State will not be
awaited with . vivid interest The Demo-
cratic plurality will be the number of Dem
ocratic votes cast, which will probably be
in the neighborhood of 5000
In the October election of this year
In Georgia the Republicans placed
no ticket in the field, and the
leaders supported the Peoples party, but
mauy of the negroes voted the Democratic
ticket General Weaver visited the State,
and the canvass was the most lively OF re-
cent years. The Democrats made every
effort to run up big majority for effect In
the other Southern States, and counted up
q lead of 10000, carrying every Congress
sional district. Cleveland's plurality in
November is likely to be in the same VI
cinIty.
Mr. Magee Has Them Badly Scared.
In the neighboring State of Alabama,
though, the Democratic managers would
pay . high premium on an Insurance. policy
for any majority whatever. The incidents
of the exciting State election of August,
which on the face of the returns the regular
Democrats won by 10000, and In
which the Kolb Democrats claim
to have been counted out of 6
lead of 10000, are still familiar. Since
then, under the guidance of Mr.. c. L
Mayee, Captain Kolb has formally left the
Democratic party, and at the recent conven
tion of his followers to nominate an elect
oral ticket, resolution was adopted tt
the effect that the election OF Cleveland
would be an Endorsement of the frauds o
August. On the Kolb electoral ticke
there are six men of Republican tendencies
and five friends of Weaver
1t is certain, though, that the votes
Alabama will be cast for Harrison or Cleve
land. The National Republican Committed
is not devoting time and money to tn
effort to secure Alabama's vote for Weaver
where it could have no possible efec
unless to throw the choice of Presiden
into the House, where Cleveland woult
have it all his own way. The Democrats
are thoroughly alarmed, and are endeavor
ing to get the negroes to vote their way o.
for an alleged straight Republican ticket
The force bill scare is being worked to tn
limit. The fact that Mr. Magee arrived Il
Alabama on the same day that Democrati
Judge and clerk we're arrested by order o
the United States Court tor refusing to ap
point election inspectors, furnished the oc
casion for an anti-carpet-bag Indignation
meeting in every county In the state. l
would be almost a political miracle if Ala
bama were to break away from its moorings
but the Democrats are certainly fearful
and few OF them claim majority OF owe
10, 900.
One of the Unanimous States.
Mississippi has adopted new constitu
tion providing for an educational test, es
pecially designed to keep colored voter
from getting anywhere near the polls, an
the State will be almost unanimously Dem
ocratic unless the new party makes more Q
a diversion than is now expected. Cleve
| lands majority in 1888 was 55.37
The benefits of the Mckinley law hav
been felt in Louisiana, at least as far as tn
sugar bounty is concerned, and the Reput
licans are hopeful of making gains in tn
Congressional districts. They are han
pered by factiopal fight of long stan ding
| however, and there is little prospect Q
Cleveland's former plurality OF 81, 54S bein
materially reduced.
Texas led the Democratic column in 1888
with a majority of 146, ,461. This yes
| there are two Democratic State tickets l
| the field, but only one electoral ticket
There are also two Republican parties, an
| the regular organization has lndorsed one
the Democratic State tickets The othe
Republican body is known as the LII
White, and has full list of candidates
| the field, headed by son of General Hou'
| ton. Unless the Democratic factions get
| trading off the national ticket the majorlt
vnov ha Ia roor than before
In September the Arkansas Democrat
defeated the Republicans by $4,000 in th
State election, and had nearly 30, 600 mol
votes than Republicans and Populists con
| bined. This was largely due to the worl
| ings of revised Australian ballot system
! and under it Cleveland will probably hav
q similar lead in November
A Fighting Chance in Tennessee.
There is another State in which the R
publicans are waging hopeful struggle
the South. and that is Tennessee. Th
nresent Governor, who was elected as an A
lance Democrat, was defeated for renomin'
tion by a regular Democrat, and is no
leading Peoples party State ticket. Th
Republicans are laboring earnestly, an
hope to profit by this diversion. Particuls
efforts are being directed to securing o larp
majority in East Tennessee, always loy'
and Republican. The Democrats are d.
pending ON the force bill issue and rigi
Australian system to help down the colore
vote. Even with this advantage the Dem
cratic plurality of 19. 79l in 1888 is likely
be cut one-half
The Republicans in Missouri are wagir
lively contest for Governor and Sta
officers, but are making no claims as to tt
electoral ticket. Cleveland's plurality WI
25,71S in the last Presidential election.
In 1888 Henry Watterson and the sta
eyed goddess placed Kentucky on the slt
Of free trade by q majority of 2S.666, al
there il no indication that the returns th
year will vary much from these figures.
| Confident Claims in Indiana.