The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-22
THE sIrUATIN IN mIoHrGAN,

THE SITUATiN IN MICHrGAN,
Interesting Description of n Strange.
~ Mixed state.
IF. A. r." the staff correspondent of
| the Baltimore Sun. is in Michigan On
Monday ne autographed from Grand Ra-
| p!ds the following readable description
| of the situation in that State:
1t Is the turning upside down of the
| political parties in this State which in
wolves the result so much In doubt. For
instance, the two most prominent and
| influential Republ can newspapers of the
State, the Detroit Tribune and the Kala-
mazoo News, are red-hot for silver. while
the Detroit Free Press. the most power
full Democratic journal, is doing SPLEEN
did work in favor of sound money. Don
Nj. Dickinson, who for so long led the
| lights Of the Michigan Democracy, is
now, with his following. In active alli-
ance with the opposition. Three of the
| delegates to the st. Louis convention
which nominated Mckinley, have bolted
and are supporting Bryan with might
and main. Three Republican eX-Con-
gresEmen are on the same side, as is the
| Republican Ex-Governor Luce. One of
| the Republican ex-Congrez smen is run
ming again for Congress on the silver
t!cke':. Judge Ramsdell president of
| the State Grange and always a Republ-
can OF the most pronounced type Is also
| a silver candidate for Congress. The
Democratic candidate for Governor Is
Chas. r. Sigh, Republican Of Repub-
leans. He is one of the largest furnl-
ture manufacturers of this city, employ
Ing an immense number of hands.
DEMOCRATS LOSE IN DETROIT.
Detroit for long time was Demo-
cratic stronghold, but the Democracy OF
late years has been steadily losing
ground and the Republicans are coming
TO have the best chances for carrying
Il. This remarkable change is attribut-
ed 20 Pingree, and the Republicans are
expecting great things from him in the
way or getting votes. The Democtati
candidate for Governor in 1892, Is now
supporting Mckinley; the last Prohib-
lion candidate for Governor is running
on the silver ticket for Congress- and
the last Populist candidate for Governor
IS on the Bryan electoral ticket. Fifty
four OF the sixty Michigan delegates to
the National Prohibition Convention
ooEed the nomination of lowering and
are supporting Bryan. Their wing of
the prohibition party has combined with
the silver men, and 1t Is claimed they
represent three-fourths of the party in
the State.
ABSOLUTE UNCERTAINTY.
such facts as above given demon
straie the absolute uncertainty Of the
vote of Michigan, as II is impossible for
any one to tell In advance what follow
Ing Will go to one side or the other in
this general dissolution OF former party
ties. The Democrats of the Bryan tyne
profess confidence that for every gold
Democrat that deserts them at the polls
they Will recruit three silver Republi-
cans On the other hand. the Republ:-
cans say the silver detection from their
ranks will be inconsequential and much
more than made up by the accession of
gold Democrats. They also look for the
labor vote in all the cities. Detroit gave
Cleveland nearly five thousand more
votes than Harrison in 1888, and only
l.20O in 1892. This year the Republicans
claim 1t by from five to ten thousand,
and the same ratio OF gain all over the
State In 1892 the vote of Harrison in
Michigan and the combined Democratic
and Populi:.ic vote was about canal.
The Prohibition vote was q 900, and the
silver Democrats now say they will get
a least $1,000 Of this vote Only twice
in twenty years. 1880 and 1884, have the
Republicans beat the combined opposi-
tion. This gives much hope to the Bryan
party. They have effected a fusion of
all the silver elements.
a PARTY WITH MANY NAMES.
The official ticket is designated Dem
ocratic-People's Union Silver ticket"
with the head Of Bryan in the centre
The separate divisions or this conglome-
ration, by mutual consent keep up sepa-
rate headquarters. The silver Republi-
cans have very fine quar- ers in this city.
and seem proud of the fact. Their
visitors are almost altogether from the
rural districts. One Of the most active
slve" stump speakers In this section of
the State is Mrs Elizabeth Eaglesfield.
female lawyer Of this city. She al.
ways begins her addresses by informing
her audience that she Is the daughter of
Republican soldier: that she has al
ways been Republican, and Is yet a
silver Republican. not a Democrat. AS
In Indiana. there are also colored men
shouting silver from the stump. 1 was
shown a.: Democratic headquarters let
ter from colored man of Cass county 10
the erect that one fourth Of the GOO
colored men OF that county would &c
for Bryan. All the silver men / have
talked with unite in saying they expec;
their greatest gains to come from heay,
Republican counties
SILVER REPUBLICANS
1t Is certainly astonishing how MANY
prominent Republicans are advoca tine
silver. The venerable Albert Williams
eX-Attorney- General Of he Sta.e. is a
the advanced age OF eighty-six taking
an active part In Speaking. He is she
last survivor Of that band of early Re.
puolicans who met at Jackson, Mich. in
1854. and drew up what they have al waya