Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-01
MICHIGAN'S MAJORITY
Republicans Claim a Big Margin in
the Wolverine State.
DISPASSIONATE VIEW OF THE FIGHT
Populists Appear to Have Gained
Some Additional Strength.
ISSUES OF THE ELECTION
DISPASSIONATE VIEW OF THE FIGHT
ISSUES OF THE ELECTION
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


According to republican calculation, Gov.
Rich will be elected by a plurality of at
least $4,000, and they profess that they
would not be surprised to see the figures
go 10000 or 1900 higher. They count on
saving all the congressman, with the pos
sible exception of the second and tenth
districts. They claim that of the thirty
two members of the next senate at least
twenty-three will be republican, and of the
100 members of the house they will have
seventy-four. If their legislative expecta-
tons are realized they will have at least
ninety-seven votes OH joint ballot, out of a
total Of 132, compared with ninety two
years ago. The next legislature Will elect
two United States Senators, and in addi-
ton to this will reapportion the state into
legislative, senatorial and congressional dis
tricts.
Democratic Admissions.
AS for the democrats, they are not max
ing many claims. They admit that the re-
publicans have the everlasting bulge on
them, as far as the state ticket goes, but
hope 20 save a little something from the
wreck in the way of congressman. They
count on carrying the first, second, sew
enth and tenth districts, and put the fifth
and eighth in the doubtful column. At
present the democrats hold the first, sec
ond, fifth, seventh and tenth districts. On
legislature they are not saying word, but
hope with the aid of the popullsts. whose
candidates they have in many districts in
dorsed. to have at least respectable mi
nority.
The prohibitionists polled 10000 votes two
years ago, and will probably make just
about the same showing this time. They
did not elect anybody TWO years ago and
will not upon the present occasion.
POpulists Making a Fight.
The populists two wears ago pOllad d.
900 votes. They have been making an ag-
gressive campaign, and the financial and In
dustrial depression has aided them in win
ming converts. The dissatisfied democrats
will, many OF them, vote the popLlist state
ticket as one way of registering a Pick
against Don NJ. Dickinson and the referee
system. The A. p. A. charges against Mr..
Fisher will cause many democrats TO vote
the populst ticket, IL they vote at all, In
preference to the republican. The populsts
claiming strength of G).To. but admit
that such a vote will be no criterion of their
real strength. They had three members In
the last legislature, and hope to have as
many more, with democratic assistance, in
the next.
These are the claims the party managers
are making, and of the claims, the republic
cans are probably the best founded and " Ill
come out the nearest true. 1t is certain the
republicans will make a sweeping victory.
They will carry the first, or Detroit district,
which was once good for a democratic ma
jority of anywhere from 5000 TO 500.
Position of Foreign Born Voters.
The chief element of doubt in the second
district is as to how the irish and French
democrats in Monroe county will go. IL
they stay democratic, Thos. E. Bartwo-th
will be elected. Otherwise, Gen. Spalding,
the republican nominee, will have the best
chance Notwithstanding the republican
claims the seventh district may be fairly
lzlNa ,II nd IN,
tenth the democrats have the advantage al
though the A. Z. A. is being worked hard
in the interest of the republican nominee.
The fifth and eighth districts, which the
democrats claim are doubtful, are both sure
ly republican. In this campaign the re-
publicans have had a great advantage In
having many sure districts in which alb
solutey no money or work has been neces-
sary beyond what the local talent could
easily furnish. These districts are the
third. fourth, sixth, NINTH eleventh and
twelfth. These districts will all roll up big
republican majorities either naturally, or,
as in the sixth district, because Of demo-
cratic rows. The fifth and eighth have also
been very easy, and the democratic fight in
Detroit has given them picnic there.
Stevenson Stamping the State.
The democrats will this week put forth
their greatest efforts to stem the tide. Vice
President Stevenson made four speeches in
the state Monday. Ex-Governor James e.
Campbell made three speeches in this city,
Saginaw and Bay City. Allen b. Morse,
counsel a Glasgow, Assistant Secretary of
State Edwin f. Uhl and VIM. e. Quinby,
minister at The Hague, have all been in the
state and working for the democracy.
Dickinson, who, it was expected, would go
on the stump, has not done so: he has been
attending to his law business and letting
his partner run the machine. Congress-
man Justin X. Whiting, who had the anti
referee fight in the state convention, and
ha6l a1 q CT IN
in the seventh district trying to pull the
congressional nominee through, and say
ing a kind word for the state ticket The
republicans have outside speakers in
the state. They feel that 1t is entirely
needless,
There are no new developments In the
senatorial situation, and will not be until
after election. The field of candidates has
not been enlarged any since the formal
announcement IF S. s. Olds candidacy.
AS soon as it is known who will have seats
in the pext legislature the figuring will be-
come very lively, and 1t is highly probable
that several dark-horse candidates will de-
velop for the short term. Senator Mcmillan
will be reelected without the shadow of a