Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1892, Page 10

VIEWING THE FIELD. The Political Outlook Seen by Many Eyes. | BOW I? LOOKS IN NEW YORK ceY., e Probabilities in Wisconsin Indicated by Past Votes. MR. MAGEE’S SOUTHERN TRIP. Effect of the Bullock County Officials’ Ar- Fest tm Alabama Mr. Lodge’s Controversy In Massachusetts News From North Car- eliza, Ohio and Wiscons! A GENERAL VIEW. ‘The Sitaation Throughout the From New York. Correspondence of The Evening Star | that a prediction of the resuli =_ ING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. ©. .MO) Y, OCTOBER 17, 1892—-TEN PAGES. though the republicans are making » very hard it for certain close districts there. iis ts a reasonable view of the field as seen from this standpoint. It will be seen from this | that the democratic chances for success in In- diana and New York are a close dangerous. It would be folly to say that the democrats sre confident of suceess or that the republicans are confident of success. Its 20 t ne- body eould be confident |. There are five states, with seventy-five eleo- | toral votes, in which a change of 1 per cent of the vote four years ago would reverse the re- sults in these states. | There are eight states, with fifty-one elec- | toral votes, in which the plurality four years ago wos less than 2,500 votes. ‘There are two states whose electoral vote might be «nfficient to change the result whose plurality four years ngo was leas than 600 votes. A featber in the scale might tara it. Excitement Cause@d by the Arrest of the Bullock County Offictals. Correapondence of The Evening Star. Brnarsowam, ALA., Oct. 15, 1802 ‘The democratic masses of Alabama have not beon so wrought up with indignation and ex- citement at any time since 1874 as they are now, and it is all because of the arrest of the two o@iicials of Bullock county on the alleged charge of violating the election laws in not appointing third party men and republicans, too, ae elec- tion managers. In the year 1874an offctal of interested at this time, three weeks from the | election, in a calm, unprejudiced study of the | fteld as sera from this standpoint, where one is able to form an opinion by light obtained from the headquarters of the two national com-| It ie supposed to be the duty of the “war correspondent” on an occasion of this Kind to claim everything, but to do so now on | either side or for etther party would be not only useless, but unjust to the reader, } The fact tx, the situation is so close, the | Uncertainty so grest and tho states in which a trifting change in sentiment would change the Feenlt are so namerons that it is quite useless to shout on either side thst victory is assured. Ome thing fs evident that the leaders of the democratic aide bare picked ap courage « good | deal in the last fortnight A gentleman who is intimately connected with the committes, who sees more or less of the inside and comes in contact with ite leaders said to the Sram correspondent “There are times of depression and periods of | comtidence A few weeks ago the leaders were | depressed. now they are hopeful, even to con- | nem. Within the Inet fwoor three weeks | the sttmation has apparently improved very | much, They believe that they will carry New | York and Indiana, and by doing so they expect success.” A Look ORR NAW EXOLAND. Tet us take up the felt somewhat in order | and see how it appears as viewed from this station. Begin with New England, of course, Maine are republican. | ¥ republican the repab- ow hal Hamy grve a demo- votes out of are reporte fr New York and this, of course, i the battle « pivotal state.” To say that both confident woul a be to tell 0 way that both sides are hopeful would tell it better; while to sy both sides are anxious The fect t* Tee! more than I per © erally are being jest kind of Work is being d other with prepa and all sorts of election trickery The democrats are somewhat ganse the registration on the has already passed, fell off im York city, 1 faterest which was felt in th: lepraased Le. day, which ly in New for by the on that day. and is quite , fnerease in Brooklyn, which is also a democratic stronghold. In the interior of the state it is understood that « good many farmers have moved away, which will have « tendency to re duee the republican vote. The democratic loaders feet that thetr chances of success in New | York state ares little wore than even. w sRuseY. New Jersey ix sonrcely debatable ground. The republicans hay hope of electing their governor an: increasing their congres- tional representation, bat little more than thet me It iw altogether probable that New Jersey will be tm the demoeratte column in November. PRN MOTLWANTA To think of Ponn ooome odd. It complications with re ballot, whieh hue been alr There bax Ivana ase donbtfal state be except for the the Australian would not possible that the vote of Pe this. Vrmatsts, ‘The rep are not without hope of Vir- Kinia. moeratic plurality in Virginia four years ago was ¢ 1,539 ont of w total vote of 904,099. and reports indicate that the vhird ty te drawing much more largely from the democrats than from republic Beil, it ew probable that Virgin Vote. when counted, wili Le found outade of te. re debatable gronnd. doubt whether the ry that state this year. The it will be remem- normous number of and coke democrats will Juraiity there fo rel, wae only 5 Vasners from Peuw into that state w nat ETPaTetion for this election ve nagh in the state & romtde Wote hardest kind of work o: crate to eave the THE SOLID sore. Seuth of the Virginias everytbix solidly cre. Nobody, noteven ¢ expects an: 1» have some ho ngressional strengt om pe bh in th Axa na ie the first debat moctate are not only of success, Indge to the democratic rank: greatly aid them, and things 2 their favor im the that the leading can. Je ix from that state thing ta come, but neverthe- lomeerats are more than hopeful of MuLrNors. Mitnots, which was spoken of as doubtfal @me time ag arcely considered so no: There cas be hitle doubt of republican success tu that stax fe Wisconsin ¢ fince the lewling até have lost ground gan of the state, hich carried it over to the democracy a couple of sg» on the school question, has come Out again for the republicans German WESTERN rates, ‘The democtate are not without hope of Iowa, @nd are quite hopefui that Kansas, through the @ombination of democratic and populist votes, Bill be taken outof the republican column. ‘This same condition applies to Nebraska, North end South Dakots and Colorado. In all these states. which were formerly solidly republican, the democrats are very hopeful of taking the You eway from the republican ranks, though,of gouree, they do not expect that it will be cast for the democratic candidates. Nevada ts even More certain to vote with the third party. sreuroay. Michigan will probably give about one-half of | Ber cloc tora! votes to the democratic candidates, | Magee today returns north, but it is stated |and remain until after election. To all out- Sumter county was arrested on the same charge 4 onrried to Mobile, over $00 miles, with handcuffs about his wrists, In nearly every town of any size in the state the democrats have been holding indignation meetings ever since the Ballock county affair occurred. The interference of the federal su- thorities has been roundly denounced at these meetings and some very hot talk indulged in. In the county of Jefferson. of which Bir- mingham 1» tho connty seat, the third party men demanded that the county officials, who azo democrats, furnish them with lists of the election ma ‘The demand was refused and the man who made it threatened to have the officials arrested. This kind of tactice, how- ever, failed and the third partyites decided to resort to mandagaus pr; ‘The third party are grieved over the fact that the democrats will not recognize them ax a distinct political factor, but class them as republicans. In nearly every one of the sixty- six counties in Alabama the democrats control the appointment of election managers, and having the machiners in their own hands they do not propose to lei their evemias get any ny MAGEE SAID TO RE BEMIND fT. There are many people who attribute the visit of Mr. Christopher L. Magee, the Pennsyl- vania politician, to Alabama to the action taken by the third party. They claim that nothing of this sort was begua until the day after M: arrived in Alabama. But it is not known that Magee instigated it. The feeling here among democrats against Magee is bitter. He fs re- garded aa being very much of an advisor of the third part, Magee spent the other day in Montgomery, shere be beld conferences with Marshal Walker, deputies went over to arrest the Bullock officials last Tuesday. He also conferred x Baltzell, fusiontyt candidate for in the second district. The democratic haa made « great ery t the alleged outrage of the arrest of | Judge Frazier, saying that it is a repetition of | the federal ontrage of 1874 Gen. C. M. Shel- ley, chairman of the democratic committee, suy’s it te the best thing that could have haj pened for the democratic party, as it will unite Lem. Men who have been besftating an to whether they should still follow Kolb beyond tbe party lines or not will see this interference of the federal authorities in state affuire and will hasten back to the democratic party. The democratic press cites it an a sampleforce bill measure. A number of the most promi- nent democratic lawyers have volunteered their services to defend the two officials who are barged with violation of the federal election laws. ‘The democratic ctizens of Buliock county are mad enough at the federal anthori- and republican party to exterminate them ail. This is decidedly the biggest wensation of the campaign and there is no tolling where it will end, as similar proceedings are looked for nities. verats claim that it is a republican have a third party and republicans representatives at the polls, wi » democratic party will have only half the representation of the other two combined. Some very big sensations along this line daily looked for. The democrats have in a ma- £ the counties the control of the appoint- election managers and they propose to their party is well represented at the "9 bat jocrats are fully aroused and are he most aggressive campaign in the of the party in this state. A. E. Jemocratie candidate for Vice Presi- I make three epeeches, next Monday, the 17th, the following day and at tur October 9. Congressman L. F. Livingston and Congress- man (. L. Moses, both of Georgia, have con- sented to come over and belp the Alabama Jemocrucy. Dates have been made for them to feliver balf a dozen speeches each. They are both strong alliance democrats and have a bi pull with the class of men who voted for Kol at the recent state election. All the prominent Alabama democratic oratory are on the stump whooping things up.” The democrats are really fm better shape im Alabama now than they have been this year, and the leaders are confident of the party's success, Meanwhile the various straightout and in- dependent candidates of the anti-democratic forces are at work, every man for himself, and Af they remain divided and the indications are that they will—the state will surely go for Cleveland, REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION. that be will return to Alabama again soon ard appearances Magee’s visit haa resulted in | nothing yet. Much talking has been indulged in and the Pennsylvanian has seen all the leaders of both republican factions and the third party. It is rumored that Chairman Moseley of the Moseley republiean committee bas been re- quested to resign. and that he will do so, after which anew chairman will be elected by the Joint committees, and that William J. Stevens, red, will be the man ne a union wonld take ina large alice o! ird ‘ snd would, of course, menu the withdrabal of either the fusionists or straight republican ticket from the field. The democrats are very Jubilant over the ei has Litical situation in this district, say the party is in better shape ‘ste hace it deen at any time this year. Nearly every day some Kolb leader who has er the third party returns to the demo- fold. Among the latest of this strij Col. W. D. Kyle, member-elect of the ture from Lee county, and W. W. Hall nty. Both of them have published cards saying they came beck to the democratic party on acconnt of the arrest of the Ballock county officials by federal officers, Democratic leaders are enthusiatic and some think Cleveland * majority in the state ma: reach 0 to 60,000. It looks very much as the state is safe for Cleveland, ‘The Other Side of the Case. oten be Eveninz Star. Mowtoomeny, ALA., Oct. 15, 1892. The arrest of the Bullock county officials by United States marshals tor alleged violation of the election law wm a formal service of notice on the partof the third party people to the democrate that there must be no “counting out’ in November. It was am unusual form of notice and proved to be the overshadowing sen- sation of the campaign, It is denounced by the democrats as an outrageous and unwarranted proceeting of the force bill order and, to quote Gen. Shelley of the state committee, is “an unwarranted interference with ‘the rights and liberties of the people.” To ge voter of republican and alli- ities the incident {s unattended hat fearful dread that inspires demo- | On the contrary it is regarded | ed av a means of deliverance from | prosecuting the affair to the fullest extent. Miore than this they ennounce that the Bullock county proceedings will be quickly followed by others of the same nature in every county in the state where there is canse. Pursuant to this announcement the pace bas already been set. At Marion, in the county of Perry, the famous black belt counties, @ popularites waited on the county Sscertain whether or not the managers of election demanded by the committee had guage of the Farmer's Almanao, an addres from certain eminent gentlemen to the people of this commonwealth arking them to vote morning. The siguers described themselves us nt rik ope hr pa scenes ‘to adarker in her - cal sed this» result fis not certain Particular form of procedure will scoomplish. Its merit ssa remediable measure remains to be tested. The party People ave not assumed to call into exercise jeral statute without the sanction of their claim that their remedy un- section of the law invoked is Weighed the views of inst this are we tan ober le, wich nee Co neasi nay einied by a review of an opinion ei by a well- known Alabamalawyer. As the case of national interest just now the views of the gentleman in question are pertinent: He cites state statute $52, which provides that the Judge of probate, sheriff and clerk of the circuit court shall appoint three inspectors lawyers, and. the; dor the particular for each polling place,two of whom shall bo members of tical parties. He cites section 8518" Revised Btatutes, providing » penalty for overy officer of an election at which member of Congress fs chosen who shall neg- Ject or refuse te perform any bog A soo jaty or know- him by law or shall violate any ingly do any act unanthorized by law with the in- tent to affect eaid election or the result thereof. He then says it ta plain to pe seu after exami- nation of section 615, Revised Statutes, that ft does not apply to the Judge of probate and cir- on rk of Bullock county. “tt bine every reasoning man that the ju of probate and clerk of the ciroult. court are not officers of the election to be held on No- vember 8, wherein a member of Congress is to bechosen. The plain purpose and {intent of the statute is directed against an officer who par- Hetpates in holding such an election and vio- lates the law, requlang of him certain duties as an election officer.” The lawyer concludes: “For the reasons stated, it {s my opinion the federal goverament does ‘not and cae any Jurisdiction over the present cases.” How this view will compare with the decisions of the coart of final resort will not be known fn time for the marpose immediately involved, but the fins! adjudication of the cause will fur- nish a precedent that will make the Bullock county arrests celebrated in the political annals of the republic. ee MASSACHUSETTS. mry Cabot Lodge and the Independents in a Controversy. Correspondence of The Evening Star Boston, October 15, 1892. On Tuesday the periodical address of the in- dependents of Mussuchusetts appeared, giving the reayons why the voters of the state should support the democratic ticket. The address is signed by Henry L. Pierce, Martin Brimmer, Charles R. Codman, William Lloyd Garrison. Robert Treat Paine, Theodore Lyman, Charles Francis Adams, President Eliot of Harvard | University, Col. T. W. Higginson, Moretield Storey, T. B. Adrich, E. B. Haskell of the Her- ald, Clement K. Fay, Jubez Fox and many others. It isa formidabie array of witnesses against the republican party and their arraign- ment of President Harrison's administration was sweeping and strong. In closing the letter attacks his foreign policy, and says: Tho foreign policy of President Harrison is well de scribed by Theodore D. Woolsey, the emsinent profes- phd ep = ae speaking o# a jurist “ait mouna in the Sst place a departure from the old and safe policy of the fathers. It weans courting Father than a¥olding foreign entangletnonts. © Tuesday night Congressman Lodge spoke in Springfield and immediately took up the letter of the independents, He said: “There are cer- tain signe which foretell the coming of an elec- tion ae surely as the frost in the air or a change in the leaf betoken the fall of the year. “There may be expected about this time,’ in the laa- lor Mr. Cleveland. This addross appeared this ‘independent.’ Independence of late years has 9) tly consinted of voting the democratic thos ell the time, and as these goutiomen bave voted nothing bat the democratic ticket for the lnst eight years (laughter), I suppose they feel that they have fairly earned the right to call themselves independents.” Mr. Lodge then referred to the quotation from Theodore Woolsey and pointed ont that President Woolsey had died within three months after President Harrison's inauguration and before uny foreign policy had been devel- oped by the administration. He then added: *"Those words were not uttered by Prosident Woolsey with any reference whatever to the administration of President Harrison. Tho lain intention of the wentence as it reads in his address is to invoke that great sathority against President Harrison on matters whic occurred after President Woolsey was dead. ‘The independents promptly took up the sub- t in un open letter to the Nahant Statesman, ed by Winslow Warren, Morefield Storey and Richard H. Dana, in which they said: “The language in question was never used by Presi- dent Woolsey, but was quoted from an article in the Yale Review for August, 1892, written by his son, the present eminent professor of in- ternational law in Yale College.” Mr. Lodge now defends bimeelf in a letter that begins in this unique manner: “I have just received on my return from Pittsfield your letter dated August 12. I had already read it in the Springfeld Republican, where it was dated September 12, and in the Boston Herald, whore it was dated October 12. [assume that the last date is correct.” He adds: “I was re- ported us saying (quoting from your address): ‘The foreign policy of President Harrixon is well described by lore Woolsey.’ I did uot say it, I read it, and what I read was this from your addresa: “The foreign policy of President Harrison is well desc: el by Theodore D. Woolsey.” “The initial is of the utmost importance. Theodore D. Woolsey was president of Yale, rofessor of international law and an eminent jurist. His son, Theodore 8. Woolsey, is like- ‘wise professor of international law and an emi- nent jurist. You refer to him in your letter as the ‘present’ eminent professor. " In your ad- dress the word ‘presgnt’ was omitted. "In your address, according Yo the Herald, Globe and Springfield Republican, you attributed the quotation to Theodore D. Woolsey; I had noth- ing else to go by. “Ido not see how it can be expected that any one should have supposed that when your Publinbed address said Theodore D. Woolsey, you meant Theodore 8. Woolsey, and I think no one can deny that when I referred to Theo- dore D. Woolsey aa I did, I referred to him correctly. “President Eliot has hastened to ridicule me for blundering without first sscertaining the authority on which I spoke, or determining whether I had really blundered or not. Ho took occasion to urge the necessity of being prepared before entering upon public debate. ‘advice, if not novel, is good. It is wise saw, of which this little controversy furnishes an excellent modern instance.” ‘The public now awaits the ‘‘retort courteous”” It is only fair to say that popularity with the re- his readiness to en- much of Mr. Lodge's Publicar massos is Coat ms t0 em gage the mugwum; tors and ust Greditable showing in the division of the honors. ‘A speaker from Indians has been in the state all the week, W. D. Foulke, and he has done valiant service for the democratic party. He spoke with Geo. Fred Williams in and with Prof. William Everett in Lodge's district, at Plymouth and at Newton. the Tariff Reform League dinner on Wednesday a notable event politically. It was the first meeting since the Chicago convention and took the form of « ratification of Cleveland as the best exponent of the doctrine they PEOPLe'’S PARTY RALLY. The people's party held « very successful Edward Atkinson, Prof. Eliotand others made | of GEN, COLLINS’ COXFIDENCE, morning. He says: “The tide is our way! Grover Cleve- to be the next President. Gov. Russell will be re-elected and we have a fair chance of carrying the fifteen electoral this state. “There ian't much noise in this campaign, but solid work is being done. When you note that in New York, on the first day of registra- tion, 100,000 voters want to the offices and had their names placed on the voting lists, it proves People are in There is no doubt about New York. It will go democratic, sary to but we shall have several votes to “The third movement has helped the democrats rathor than hurt them. Most of the third party men are ex-republicans—about four-Afthe, Ishould sey. | They sas eepais who openly rel against ‘unjust tariff laws of their pi party. issues, cluded: “No reason has yet been shown by the re- publicans why Gov. Russell should uot be re- elected. They have refused to treat of state issues, and that means they have no fault to find with him. The honest, plain people of Massachusetts admire him, and will, J am con- — him to the office he has filled so well” —_—_—_—. WISCONSIN, The Probabilities as Indicated by Past Votes and Keeent Occurrences, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Minwavxex, Oct. 14, 1892. Wisconsin is a republican state. She gave her electoral vote to John ©. Fremont ip 1856 and since that time she has been continuously in the republican column in presidential elections. Following is the record: During the period covered by the above re- viewthero have been two political revatetone to gubernatorial elections which gave the state to ‘the democrats. In 1878 the granger movement was eo adroitly utilized by the democrats that Wm. RB. Taylor, the nominee of their party, was chosen over Cadwallader ©. Washburn by © majority of 15,375, notwithstanding the f that Gen. Washburn carried the state two years previously by a majority of 9,801. ‘The effeots of this turnover were not fully overcome until 1877, and the small majority for Rutherford B. Hayes, the republican presidential candidate in 1876, is somewhat ascribable to it, although the centennial year was marked by political sur- prises throughont the coun’ farrison Lud- ington, therepublican candidate for governor in 1878, defeated Taylor, who stood for re-elec- tion, by majority of $41, and in the election of 1877 the republican’ candidate, Wm. TR. Smith, carried tho stato by «plurality of 8,273. Two yeagu ago there was another po- Kitical revolution that placed the state govern- ment in the hands of the democrats, who are now in control. Acompulsory education law known as the Bennett law wus made a political isque as adroitly as the granger movement was utilized, and Geo. W. Peck, the democratic can- didate, was elected by a’ majority of 11,627 votes, or a plurality of 28,320, through a union of the German Catholic and German Lutheran elements. It is quite likely that had the revo- lutions noted occurred during the presidential years the electoral vote of the state would bave been given to the democratic candidates in both instances. SPOONER'S CHANCES REOARDED AS THE BEST. Speculation as to the probable result of the balloting on the 8th of November inclines to the prediction that John C. Spooner, the republican candidate for governor, will be elected over Gov. Peck, who iv again’ a cundicate, and that the electoral vote of the state will Le given to President Harrison. There are three elements in the calculation as to the probable result of the approaching election. The total vote two years 45,489 lera than the vote of 1848, probably owing’ to the wisunderstanding oF mistepresentation of the new tariff law, which | had just beon enacted by Congress. This un- doubtedly caused many republicans to refrain from voting. If thexe stuy-at-homes can be brought to the polls this year the republican candidates will, of course, be the chief gainers. ‘The second element of the calculation is the probable action of the German Lutherans, who are republicans at heart, and who voted the democratic ticket two yours ago regretfully in obedience to the advice of their spiritual pastors, and in conformity with their own convictions ‘as to what was the right course to pursue in re- gard to the compulsory education law. The greater portion of them will undoubtedly re- join the republican ranks, as the Germania, the leading German Lutheran newspaper in the state, bas declared in favor of John C. Spooner. Although it is not generally known, it is never- theless true that John C. Koch, the republican candidate for ficutenant governor, was one of the Lutheran bolters, This is an indication of the temper of the leading Lutherans, many of whom have accepted places on republican county tickets, The third elementin the ealeu- lation ts the populist vote, which will probably be light, although it may be sufficient to cause injury to the republicans in some of the north- ern counties. IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. Under the new apportionment Wisconsin will have ten Congressmen instead of nine, as at present. The delegation chosen in 1888 con- sisted of seven republicans and two demo- crats, The delegation chosen in 1890 contained only one republican, Representative Haugen of the eighth district. With the districts as at present constituted the balloting will be quite roblematical, even thongh the old-time repub- ican vote be cast. If the various counties which comprise the new congressional districts vote for Congressmen as they did in 1848 the pluralities will be us follows: Republican. Democratic. First district. 6. Second district. th district ‘Tenth district : S It will be seon that the tabulated summary of the congressional situation gives the republicans six districts by majorities based on the vote ot 1888, two on narrow margins. The democrats are given two districts by small majorities, Conservative republicans counting only four districts am sure for their candidates. ‘The congressional vote of 190 affords no bacis for calculations. ‘The election of that year was full of surprises. For instance, H. A. Cooper, the present republicon nominee, was defented in the first district, which is usually » republi- can stronghold. Congressman Chas. B. Clark was defeated in the sixth district by Ropreventa- tive Miller, who had no thought whatever that hgeould be elected. And Congreasman RB. M. district that had for years clamored for the high duty on Sumatra leaf tobacco provided for in the new tariff law. In the first district H. A. Cooper, the repub- two years ago, lican nominee, who was defea will undoubtedly be re-elected over Representa Hive Babbitt by a plurality of over 5,000. resentative Barwig In the second district will be closely pressed by ex-Reprosentative Lucien B. Caswell, the republican nominee, who ia atirring up a good deal of enthusiasm. ‘The third district will undoubtedly elect J. W. Babcock, the republican nominee, over A. H, Krouskopf, his democratic opponent. ‘There will be a hot fight in the fourth district Qlilwankee), now represented by John L. itehell, the millionaire democratic Congress man. Theobald Otjen, a resident of the Bay View rolling mill district, is making a strong run on the tariff issue, Mitchell will probably be elected by a small majority, but Otjen has a good fighting chance. district, as it is at present constituted, was democratic by a nar- Tow margin on the congressional vote in 1888, but President Harrison carried it by a plurality f 2,334. Julius Wechselberg, a popular Milwaukee German, who resides in a ion of the city which was added to the fifth district by the new apportionment, is giving Representa- tive Brickner, the democratic conilias )» @ very strong run. ‘There are many wool raisers in the t, and the fact that Brickner, who is berlibrimedhe pdatsenrimen ninpcet oy wool, is ‘used The domocretic candidate in the aizth die- trict, Owen E, Wells, was nominated by arump convention after a prolonged deadlock. 420 | dictum. A comparison of the votes of the dif- ¢ | sonal popularity or unpopularity of candidates ‘Follette was defeated in a tobacco-growing bs e.20, doubler to the re clection of ve Nils P. cansof the tenth district othe district ate publican, but there will be some defection to the populists from the republican ranks. THE ESTIMATE ON THE GROISLATORE. No estimate can be made as to the result in Wisconsin on the legislative vote, because of the chaotic state of things incident to the cu- Premscourt. The legislature will assemble in extra sension on Monday next and endeavor to redistrict the state in uccordance with the con- stitution. ‘The legislature to be elected will choose » United States Senator to succeed Sen- ator Sawyer, —_e—___ NEW YORK. The Legislative Fight and the Contest for the United States Sepatorship. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Axnaxy, Oct. 16, 1892. ‘The decision of the court of appeals in the legislative apportionment cases makes it prob- able thas the next legislature will be democratic. ‘The state senate holds over this year. It con- tains 15 republicans and 17 democrats, and the lest assembly, under the old apportionment of 1879, bad 62 republicans and 66 democrats, making a democratic majority of 6 on joint | ballot. The present apportionment ia favorable | to another democratic plurality this year, since the law was framed and the apportioning of Gistricts made by democratic legislators. “If wecan gota plurality under a republican ap- rtionment,” said a democratic leader recently, e should certainly be able to obtain the tame \rerult under a democratic apportion- men A carefal review of the situation seems to sustain the sentiment expressed in the above ferent districts with tho votes in 1888 for Presi- dent and for governor in 1891 shows that there are fifty-nine sure democratic districts and fifty-five sure republican. These votes are the | faircat test, ex they represent together the maximum strength of the parties, and the dis- tricts designated assure republican and sare democratic will vote that way as long as the present srportonmant laste, althongh the per- will cause an occasional and infrequent varia- tion. Of the 128 assembly districts in the state only fourteen under the present law are cou- sidered doubtf Eleven of these districts, with the compat majorities of 1888, and 1891 ure as follows: 1891, Fourth diatrict—albany.. 2.111 D. Columbia ¢ = Second dintrict—Dutcheas Fourteenth district- ‘Third Atetrict—Queens. Firat aitetot vie jecond district—U “Flan a democratic assomb!yman at present. Tho three remaining doubtful districts are the thirteenth, twenty-seventh and twen! eighth New York, the change in boundaries making it impossible at the present time to give the figures for the two elections with the other doubtfal districts Tt will be noticed that seven of the district are at pres- ent represented by democratic askemblymen and in all probability will return democrats this | yeur, and in the remaining ones it fx conceded that four times out of five the democrats will carry them. WHERE PACTIONAL FIONTS EXIST. As stated above, the personal popularity or unpopularity of the candidates will have much to do with determining the result on November 8. Both parties are aware of this, and except in four instances coming under your correspond- ent's attention the candidates are popular, of exceptional worth and ability and the choice of a mnjority of their party. ‘Three of these in- stances have arisen in Onondaga county alone, where the factional fight of on one wide and Hiscock, Hendricks and Postmaster Smith ou the other has been at the expense of party spirit, harmony and power. ‘The members of the administration wing are determined. to de- feat the Belden men at the polis. Postmaster Smith, who is editor of the republican organ, the Syracuse Journal, refuses to place the local ; ticket at the head of his editorial columns or to indorse {t in any way. He has bolted the nomi- nation of Belden for Congres, and has stated that he will work to defeat Belden’s candidates onelection day. The fourth instance, the re- maining one, arises in a democratic’ district, where the only effect of the unpopularity of the republican candidate will be to increase the democratic majority for the local and electoral tickets. ‘The fourth Albany district has a plurality of democratic voters, but is rendered doubtful because of the factional democratic fight on local nominees. ‘This district is the only place in Albany county where Senator Hill, when overnor, could find malcontents to support Eim im. bls fight against, the Albany county or- anization. ‘This opposition is led by ex-Mayor jarside of Cohoes, who is inspired and aided in his work by Edward Murphy, the chairman of the state committee. Last spring the mayoralty fight between Candidate Garside and Candidate John T. Gorman of the regular organization rivaled the most lawless scenes in wegtern min- ing campe. The fight between the two wings enabled the republican candidate to carry the election, though the normal democratic plurality in the city is about 800. The present assembly- man, the same John T. Gorman of the mayoralty fight, has been renominated and the Garside contingent bas nominated a candidate also, and the proupects now favor the return of a repub- lean from this district unlessa truce can be patehed up. ‘THE SENATORIAL FIGHT. All this may seem diffusive to one unnc- quainted with the situation in this state, but the selection of a United States Senator to suc- ceed Hiscock hinges at most uponsuch a narrow lurality, either one way or the other, that only ‘4 careful review of the situation will give those outside this state who are already considering the probable political complexion of the next United States Senate an adequate idea of how doubtful the final issue here iw at best. While the conditions, as I have said, favor ademo- cratic plurality in the legislature on joint bal- lot it is not a thing on which » bettor can gam- ble with absolute certainty. ‘The crop of candidates in the event of demo- cratic success is already plentiful, those most rominently mentioned being Gen. Charles fracey, the present Congrossman from this district, who waa renominated on Saturday; Edward Murphy, jr., of Troy, chairman of the democratic state committee, ‘and Wm. Bourke Cockran, the present Congressman from the tenth New York. The contest will be, strictly speaking, between the first and last named gen- demen.”’Mr. Murphy is an eminent politician. He is alsow prominent beer brewer in Troy, nd, it is asserted by his enemies, is the man who has done more to bring disreputable prac- tices into democratic politics than any other man, save David B. Hil, in this stato.” He is very ambitious, but lacks tact. Congressmen Tracey and Cockran on the other hand are both gentlemen who command universal rospeot in this state and out of it. Both have made particularly brilliant records in Congress, the first expecially so in his op} sition to the attempted free coinage legislation of the last session. The only obstacle to Gen. ‘Tracey's success in the event of a democratic legislature lies almost wholly in Cockran's can- didacy, Tammany Hall is very friendly to Tracey. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. unquestionably approve and support, #0 far tions, Mr. Tracey's candidacy even if a sought the office. Bet Tammany would natur- ally throw its whole support to its should he enter the list. Without Tracey stands easily first. LOOKING FOR ILLEGAL VOTERS IX KEW YORK. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Whitney would { chief as it would be compatible with thelr pos | epee: of this kind, but provides pepalties for those refusing to answer questions of canvassers. ‘The section of the law bearing upon this eub- t nays: onlay acid, dwelling in a building in the city who to meeting therein for any election, before the polls of such election, relating to the residence and qualifications ass voter, ort any person dwelling in euel ing, of of any person who ‘upon the liste of registr: of voters made by » board of registry as resid- ing at such building, is guilty of = misde- meanor.” This isan extract from the election laws of 1890 and Committeeman Martin proposes to canvass the entire city daring the present week, to determine whether the people who register | are entitled to vote. It is expected that about | 300,000 voters will cast their ballots in this city, and within the next week the of these to vote will be defivitel; directly or indirectly by Mr. "s can- vassers. That this will cost a lot of money and | labor is plain. | There are 1,187 election districts in this city, | and there will be regularly three canvassers for | every district, making 3,411 canvassers who will | beat work simultaneously. They will be paid | $2.0 day, so that the amount of the expenses of | canvassers alone will be @6,822 per day. TRYING To ORT TUE IRISE VOTE. There is an enormous pressure being brought to bear just now on the Irish vote, and it looks as though it were likely to be effective. Mr. Blaine’ appeal to effect upon them. The average Irishman “has | it in” for Great Britain at every opportunity, and if he gets it clearly in his mind that Greai | Britain wanta the demoorats to. succeed he will | vote with the republicans, and that point. is being made very clear to him. Bostdes this, some reports are being brought to the surface | howing the attitude of Mr. Cleveland and some of his lieutenants toward the Irish in the past. An affidavit by Edwin C. Robins, a reputable citizen of Buffaio, saye that Mr. Cleveland re- fused to run for mayor of Buffalo on a demo- ith John C. cratic ticket of the man o ta couse be was an Irishman. ‘The affidavit says: ‘‘Nald Grover Cleveland was the principal one named for the election for the office of mayor of suid city and had | d to wocept the nomination, but on the day ch convention and immediately after such | nomination of the said John ©. Sheeban for con- | troller of naid city, Cleveland refused to accept | ‘said nomination for mayor; he then and there | saying in deponent’s presence with an oath that he would not go on a ticket with that Irish- man, meaning said John C. Sheeban, aud de. ponent further says that said Cleveland then | and there agroed to accept such nomination | only upon condition that said Sheehan should withdraw from the ticket and from the nomi- nation of controller, and that said Sheehan was | induced tos o withdraw in order that said Cleve | land might be nominated and accept such nomination. Deponent further says that on several other occasions he har rd maid Grover Cleveland assert that he would never vote for an Irishman, and particularly not for an Irish Roman Catholic, for the reason that he believed them all treacherous and unworthy of support, (8ij L) “Epwi ©. Roprxs.” In addition to this aliterary gem from the pen of Mr. Roosevelt, formerly Cleveland's min- ister to Holland and now treasurer of the dem- ocratic national comunittee, is being reproduced. It is an extract froma book written by this gentleman, entitled “Five Acres Too Much,” in which he says upon page 50: “The inhabitants of the Emerald Isle are certainly a magnificent race, especially when their biographer does not happen to owna house which has stood on their land and does not want to run for alderman, and if they did not lie, steal, cheat, rob, murder, get drunk, quarrel, fight and insist upon de- mands unreasonable they would be almost es good as other nations.” * > — NORTH CAROLINA. Chairman Eaves Tella Why the Repub- Means Opposed Fusion. Correspondence of The Ration, Chairman Eaves of the republican state com- mittee, while talking with Tue Star corre- spondent, alluded to the republican and third party tickets, saying: “The result in Georgia does not surprise me. When the people who wanted fusion with the third party were mak- ing such aetir I made up my mind that the movement would bea fatal one for our party. T told some of the third party leaders who talked with me thut I could never agree to fusion, and that I thonght «full Tepublican ticket ought tobe put up, even if not over a dozen people supported it. I carried my point, Now for the reasons: I saw that if there was a fusion the democrats could easily say that the republicans were working the third party for all it was worth, and thus canse third party men heretofore democrats to leave the fusion organization. I felt that really the distinct organization of the republicans would strengthen the third party, because then no cry could be raised of republican management of the fusion party, and democrats in the third purty ranks would be far more likely to stick with their new friends. It will be found that by reason of these things the democrats will have more voters in the third party than the republicans will have.” Chairman Eaves is backed up by the chief republican organ, the North State, which says: “A very earnest ex-republican opponent of the republican state ticket in North Caroline calls it a ‘fool policy’ to have nominated it, and sare there is no such ticket in any other southern state, except Tennessee. No such ‘fool policy’ was adopted, it seems, in Arkansas, Flori or Georgia, but in those states the republicans made no nominations and ostensibly supported the people's party candidates. Tn the Arkaneas election the opposition to democracf was ab- solutely crushed out. In Florida the demo- cratic majority was 25,000 and in Georgia 70,000. Better adopt a “fool policy’ and down for principle than to abandon’ principle and then get whipped.” A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The people of this state will at the coming election vote on an amendment of the constitu- tion. This isto provide for the election of solicitors of the twelve judicial districts by the vote of the entire people instead of by esch die- trict. The republ lege thet the plan is to prevent the election of republican solicitors, Of these there are now two, one being George H. White (colored), in the ‘second district. and ess Thomas Settle, im the fifth. But the judges of the districts are elected by the people at large, and have been for many years. The, third party continue to do = reat deal of what Senator Vance used to term: “wild talking.” For instance, Dr. | and third pa: —— = often said in a speech a or two ago in county» “I have written & letter to President of ing him we want federal supervisors at the ing a that the third party papers which have put u their candidates’ uames grow more ‘snd more extreme, while the papers which are on. the edge tread carefully. The alities and are “trimmers,” so when the democrats win they can come forward and say: “We were always opposed to extreme measures, ‘You can see we put up no candidates’ names,” ‘The troth is that as to the rabid third satisfies him save Min" | nn New Yoru, Oct, 16, 1893. The republicans are ina hopeful frame of mind now. The development of the past two or three days has strengthened their confidence tly. There can bo no doubt that Mr. 6 speech has helped them materially, and, it is evident too that things are moving more the present democratic representative, L.. M. Miller, is Ps 4 sppointed. About the same time the Judge of Jefferson was greeted withs request after this wise: making an mt run. ves the republican te, Judge Ea of Manitowoe, © fine opportunity, to secure an ‘election. There is also a populist candidate in the district. In the seventh district George B. Shaw, the — will undoubtedly suc- Tt appears for news is now received that he is mak- in that district, estimates Hos.eless! That's way. It's ng | eweep the state they say remarkably Uttle sbout | been invited the legisiature and county ofices, and right here the danger points, ws Tuk Stax cor- | McIougull her respondent mentioned some days ago. ¢ republicans +4 thes keep well informed a* to the plans of the democrata and third party people. say they find it no trouble to get democratic news, while in 1888 they were Rot able to get any points of value democrats have conducted a remarkable campaign from the rory beginning. having bad an unprecedentedly great number of spenkers in the field. Yet more will be put on duty during the next throe weeks The most strenuous efforts are being made to secure a full registration. There is not a new registration this vear, but there will be many | new names on the lista, ‘Tho liste will be very closely sorntinized to revent ex-convicts from state. The republicans appear to be making a deter- mined attempt to carry the eighth district and the dem, money is being spent there for this specitic Purpore. In this district (the eastern) Chief Super: Visor Shaffer haa recommended and Judge Se mour has appointed supervisors of election in eighteen counties, In all of those counties, save three, the appointees are only republicans ty men. In two of the three ap: plication was made for democrats. In one case au uncertified lint containing names of demo- crats was sent in, av only the third party had sent in on the regular forms of blanks the democrats were put on with them. Supervisor Shaffer aays he Goes not. think appointments will be made for any more counties. He says that no appointment of chief supervisor has been made for the western district since the death of John W. Payne two yeare ago, and that it is not probable that any supervisors will be appointed for that district ——— onto. General Sorprine Created at the Large Reg! tration. Correspondence of The Fyenins St Couvunrs, Orc ‘The first day of registration of voters here surprised the politicians. In the result there is no appearance of the apathy that has character- ized the campaign on both sides up to thix time in all parts of Ohio. In this city nearly one-half of the total vote was registered. There are three other days upon which voters may register, and those who are obliged to be absent on those days can have an opportunity of regis~ tering on the day before election by making onth before the city board of clections to that effect. Other cities show similar results and it now looks as though a much larger vote would be cast in Ohio next month then the apparent apathy in the campaign bad led politicians to expect. The republican state committes been very active dufing the last three and cers bave been hard at work during that time in all the counties. ‘This stirring work may have had much to do with the activity of the voters displayed on the first day of regts- tration, but it should not be thought that be- cause the democratic state committee is making no demonstration it is entirely inactive. In the distribution of campaign literature and in per- sonal correspondence this committee bas been rery active since the latter part of August— even before Chairman Farley had met with it, THE WORK OF THE DEMOCRATS, Chairman Farley is organizing the county and city committees of his party and getting them to work harmoniously and ia concert, His idea is that these local chairmen are nearer the people who do the voting and better nc quainted with the conditions peculiar to each county than he or his colleagues on the state committee, and that they by reason of this fact are better prepared to see and take advantage of the local opportunities than the state com- mittee. He simply counsels with these local committees, gives them whatever information and suggestions he has, and urges them to do the work of the campaign. Upon each county chairman he has urged the fact that the local ticket must stand or fall with the state ticket. ‘The p of the campaign work in Ohio will be seriously interfered with this week by the dedicatory exerciseaat Chicago. On Wednes- day morning a train bearing 300 people, amon them the state officials, members of the gener: assembly, judges of the supreme court and dis. tinguished citizens of the state will leave this city for Chicago. Few i work upon the stump will be left in the state while the dedicat ercises are in progress. OEX. Cox's PostTION. the pronouncement of ex-Gov. J. D. Oct. 16, 1892. to his intention. He will vote for Cleveland, though he said all he ever will say about thie eotlon. wh eigh' . Cleveland's that chance of voting for Mr. Asa statesman = Pineuben side in the civil war,and Moarthi i Hl F & i l | & i Eefves tl te se i ter, Beware ! putting in votes | ere are neveral thousands of these in the jocrats are making the charge that | the way your husband feels, when you're trying to clean house in the old-fashioned, hard-working, fussy enough to drive any man to take the first steps downward. You can leasant whi ake Pearline to it. much work that house-cleaning is no trouble, either to the looker-on. and it’s better done. ge as well make home ie you are making it clean. That saves so the worker, or It's sooner over. Pecdiers and some # grocers will tell you be i as good as” oF a Peariine.” IT’S FALSE Pearline in never peddiall if your grocer sende vou an imitation, he honesy— miu bch = SH) JAMES PYLE, New Vert, n they begun to claim t to them to bring When Poraker ne a oandi- speak th that it wae a pe date for governor the inet time MeDougall a= eatled him in the newspapers and wrote letter aftea letter tn which bo arraigned his admtnis- tration and political methods in the severest terms. He is «till Fornker's implacable enemy snd the Foraker republicans hate him cordially. Tn rending out his letters to republicans of Obie who someti & fe r on the «tum ampaign harman to invite them to ik this HM ming valley, where 1 week on business for his paper, whi him in company much of the time with a Workers of that great tron-p tng district. | To Tue Stan corresponde: id: "L bave frequently visited these nin tee Fears and am well acquainted with them wus greatly xurprised thts note their changed views of the tari Hereto- fore they have all seomed to be protectiontets, antly when vou talk I am inclined to though it gave a republican plarality of 0) Laat fi Editor Mochi, it should be stated im this « nection. is a democrat, and it is t his ove rutoment quoted from While the campaign in Ohto is atill outwardly ¥ aiderable defection here and there among the republicans no reason to believe t danger of going democratic. th as some of the startling from hers to eart- ern newepap last two woeks would #eem to indicat > TOKIA MARTINS LETTER, Tt Will be Issued in a w Days. and WH Present the Woman Suffrage Iaus, Mra. Victoria Woodbull Martin arrived yes terday from England with her husband, Mr. John Biddulph Mra, Martin bronght the draft of b tof acceptance of the nomination for President at the bands of the national nominating convention of women suffrage, of which Anns M. nt. It will be put in the mails and for= warded in a few days. Mrs. Martin will claim in ber letter that there. is no great issue between the two great partion, But one great question exists, she says, “tin our issue, Whether woman shall remain sunk below the right granted to the negro or be elevated to all political rights enjoyed by man The single immue whether woman shall not have this more important that is likely to arise be- fore this presidential election.” Continuing, she save: “What T wish, and especially to emphasize, is that Iam not an advocate of Woman's rights in the sense to un- sex woman. I would give women the ballot that they may defend their rights, “The woman's vote is the only great weapon of reform. The woman's vote, with the en- lightened and honest men’s vote, will «weep country f its degradations and redeem rid. For woman's vote would certaiuly be directed to reform in all social questions and to ruise the #tandard of morality. The woman's vote would settle the liquor question iteelf, which the saloon vote nnder present conditions will never permit. With woman in politics and the saloon out of politics what may we not hope for?” - coe Alleged Victim of Domingo L Ecuador, was arraigned on Saturday in New York on a charge of having forged a signature to two notes for £1,000 each, and was held im £2,000 bonds. His lawyer declared that Ruiz was the victim of a plot, the chief offender being his adopted danghter, upon whom be had lavished over $30,000. The womau was ar- rested. There’s sa. Life in Iter: Every one who bas drank it knows that there is