Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1892, Page 9

—_——~— ——S o THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4,°1892—TEN PAGES. NEARING THE END. The ute tee of the Political Campaign. BOW TT LOOKS IN MANY STATES. What the Leaders of Both Parties Say. THEIR HOPES AND FEARS. i & F ( 1 oH uM i a | F i a ¥ if i f F E 53 £ é i i ry & f i i t Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada and estern state to the le’ ry, satly, like Mr. Cleveland, will fall shrewd politicians have begun betting encouraged partly by the big odds Walker, the Washington correspon- fa their representative and he has already det $500 at the odds of one to twenty. The | ‘at present are fifteen to one in this event. | as the work at the two national heud- marters is concerned the end has come. 1 f i i F 34 Ererrbody is hoping for fine weather on an mdafall vote. Meanwhile the mors, which disturb everybody the managers. POLITICAL OKATORS KEPT BUSY. A Thorough Canvass Being Made in New York Stats Special Dispatch to The Eventing Star Axnany, N.Y. 4.—The closing days of the campaign throughont the state are not marked with any sensational features up to the present time. The managers and leaders of both parties are using their utmost endeavors to get outs full vote and to bring it to the polls with & realizing sense of the importance of the issues involved. ; ‘With that purpose in view the leading speakers of both parties are upon the stump. Gov. Hill doing yeoman service throughout i New York Not au ambiguoas, sa er unfriendly siatement mars his speeches | and tbe republican managers are unable to fiud the slightest flaw in hix public utterances. He closes the campaign in this city on Suturday mught Other speakers, Ramell, Tracey and for democrat On the . Cockran, Warner, Fellows, man, are also speaking neces, side foreible en- deavors are being made. Whitelaw Keid and Chauncey Depew are making speeches in all the interior towns, either from the piatforms of their special car or in the village town halls, Hiscock is to be called into requivition and an enormous array of speakers reaching into the hundreds are speaking in the country towns it. in the northern M. Weed. He i ‘TROUBLE FEARED. troubie is apprehended in this state of the conflict between federal and election officers which will occur because He it the Portsmouth end of the district. Portemouth sheet, which denounced his nomination “ race to the nad in deal, has sent a trict. had better save his mone: Ex-Senator Blair's real battle is being fougat | Ling, was elected out of the five, the demo- Chronicle, a strong republican a lot of mouey into Blair's dis- y, a8 Blair won't come within 2,000 of an election.” In face of this opposition the Blair Club of | Portsmouth is the banner campaign club of the | crate capturing three districts and the alliance | one. leguaature was Jointly controlled by | the democrats and alliance and on a joint bal- lot showed the republicans to have tut sixty- nine votes out of the 169. In 1888 four-fifths of the legislature was republican. It wae ap- parent therefore to the democratic managers that by fusing with the alliance this fall they could capture the state from the republicans, and they evidently laid to effect a fusion. | | They were a little disconcerted by the absorp- | tion of the alliance by the people's party, and | | they were not able to drive such an easy’ bar. | she never owed him anything. | stat | claims of the candidates for recognition will be w | decided. | torial districts of the state *o that the state, and the of Mr. Blair’s candidacy has sarptioed both porte. ‘Bis friends have taken an up} ted step in nam of the Called ow that the democrats, who ope rank setrions years, have 300 fraudu- Tent names on the list of voters in four wards ‘The petition indicates that Blair's workers are alive. ‘THE ATTACK OM GEN. BAKER. Republican success in the second congres- sional district is also jeopardized by » newspaper war upon the candidate. It is hard to tell Just what will be the effect of ex Nashua, there is the disaffection in Cler- mont and other parts of Sullivan county, be- cause Mr. Colby, a representative of that county, was defeated by Gen. Baker in the re- publican congressional convention. BOTH CONSIDERED OUTSIDERS. The greatest weakness of both Mr. Blair and Gen. Baker is that the one from his long service in Congress and the other from his long prac- tice of law in Washington are looked upon al- most as outsiders. The papers who oppose Blair say the state long ago paid him more than she owed him. Those who oppose Baker say The strength of the democratic congressional ‘nominees is that both have always lived in the have served in the legislature and are thoroughly identified with its interests. They haven't much reputation outside the state, but they are well known. It is bere where the votes are and where the KSPUBLICAN CHANCES VOR THE NATIONAL TICKET G00D. The chances for the republicans to carry the national and state tickets are excellent. New Hampshire's strong protection sentiments will be able to hold it im line for Harrison just as it did in 1888. Co: n McKinney's cam- palen for governor iy handicapped by bis min- terial calling and his avowed free trade ideas, while his opponent, John B. Smith, is « manu- facturer and protectionist, and enjoys the dis- tinction of having conducted @ factory and grown wealthy at it without encountering any labor disturbances among his employes. ‘The Australian ballot law still manages to keep the prophets at the headquarters of both parties at Concord gu ‘The fear now is that it will not be able to check many uncom- fortable election practices which are alleged to have been common in New Hampehire politics. The voting booths are so constructed in this state that tions dividiug them are only five and a half feet high. Ifa “worker” ix a tail man, and he bus any doubt as to the inten- tion of a piece of political merchandise to carry out an agreement, all he has to do is to enter the booth next to him, look over his shoulder and see how be marks his ballot. catch the ides of the ballots; others are illiter- ate; some have poor eyesight. Allof these turn to the supervisors for assistance. These officers are selected one from cach party, but if anfluence” could be brought to bear upon one | of them, so that he would act with his colleague, there would be but one party to do the super- | ising and if #0 dixposed could “bunco” the doubting or halting voter in its own interests. ‘These are some unwelcome possibilities—good citizens would not say probabilities—of the work- ing of the Australian ballot in connection with the historic New Hampshire “system.” There ha» been « gertymander of the sene- pabli- fans on & vote of 5,14 have fourteen out of twenty-four senators solid, while the democrats with a vote of 5,278 must be content with ten. THE RAILROAD INFLUENCE. The new combination of the Boston and Maine railroad with the Reading system is looked upon with apprehension by New Hamp- shire people, who have already seen the baneful | influence of ‘the railroads in its state politics. | Senator Chandler wrote to President McLeod of the Reading urging him to assure the public that the practices of President Jones, late of the Boston and Maiue,were not to be continued. | President McLeod's ‘answer was not whol satisfactory to Senator Chandier. The Hampshire Telegram, = weekly paper with the t circulation of any journal in the state, es this appeal to voters: j “Do not vote for any candidate for the house or senate who is the tool or subservient follower of the Boston and Maine road, now joined literally by bands of steel to the grea spiracy most heartless monopoly formed —the Reading coal trust. ——— ESOT. jore Strange Conditions in the Campaign ‘Than Ever Before. Correspondence of The Eveniny Star. Sr. Pavt, Nov. 2, 1992. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Republicans Heve Good Chances for Carry- ing the National Ticket. Commeapondence of The Evening Star. Maxcuzeran, X. H., November 3, 1892. politics always take on a re- looks decidetty squally for the suthor of the FF ‘The present campaign in the three northwest- ern states, Minnesota, North Dakota and South | Dakota, has been the hardest fought and has | presented more strange conditions than ever be- | fore. The democrats have made them a fight- ing ground, and now, on the eve of election, it looks us though they will achieve some results. It is certain that they will cut into the republi- can majorities in Minnesota and North Dakota republicans will love their electors in the two Dakotas, but in North Dakota the disaffection in the party's ranks is greater than it has ever deen before, while in South Dakota the repub- licans will not receive such strong support from prohibitionists as formerly. In the three stales the democrats have stirred up « strong a axa. Republicans retaliate by alleging that the at- attack is instigated by the enemies of the Wash- burn-Hatch snti-option bill and that the repub- lican party is not responsible for the existence of the alleged “wheat ring.” This bas the defensive during the en- nanced the exactions of the railroads, nillers and levator men, and, has given its tacit approval of the “ring.” nuestion, while But a local one, bas been infused into the national senatorial and congressional contests aswell as in the state cam; end in some question. which was the great ques- tion in 1890 and gave the northwest to the demo- crate, there is no sign of # general change of dimffected republican | almost completely in the dark as to the proba- ble outcome. have no data for their predictions. publicans having held rall op} them experiencing greater losses than those indicated. exceedingly close. lican candidate, was personally more popular his election would be certain, as in 1890 he had & majority of 1,6: eee wos c ; eae ae coer cane en emnse | We lute siete heads, thal Bucks Hlaniinet ete crati gain with the populists. In fact, the demo- cratic managers say they have had no negotia- tions with populist r, and they in- dorsed the four populist electors so that four of the nine Minnesota electors should be anti-Har- AGAINST SENATOR DAVIS. In the legislative districts this campaign there is very general fnsion between the demo- cratsand populists and as the sonate of 1890 holds over the re-election of United States Sen- stor Davis, to whom the republicans stand pledged, is seriously Ra a is regarded by many republicans as alrea feated.. The names of J. 3. Hill ident of the Great Northern railway,and Michael Doran, democratic national committeeman, have been mentioned as probable democratic candidates for the United States Senate, and Daniel Buck Js spoken of o# & democratic-populist fusion candidate. In the congressional districts, which under the recent reapportionment have been in- creased to seven, there is no fusion. They bave been very fairly reapportioned and will prob- ably return three republicans, three democrats tnd one populist. republicans will prob- ably carry the first, second and fifth districts, the democrats the’ third, fourth and sixth and lists the seventh, which was the hotbed of the alliance movement in 1890 and then elected Kittel Halvorsen. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET SATE. The republican state ticket with the oxcep- tion of the three supreme court judges is prob- ablp safe and may have not more than 8,000 lurality. In nominating ex-Congressman Knute Nelson the republicans made the wisest choice possible, as he will win back « portion of the Scandinavian vote, which went to the alli- ance in 1890. He is opposed by Daniel W. Lawler, democrat, » young St. Paul lawyer, and the populists have nominated Ignatius Donnelly. The whole state campaign hinges on the vote cast by the people's party. If it is larger than that of the alliance in 1890 the re- publican ticket isin danger. The fact that the Australian system of voting is to be tried for the first time in this state on November 8 lends such an element of uncertainty to the election that it is not possible to make any estimate of the probable result. The three supreme court judges are probably lost to the republicans, ownig to the democrats and populiste fused on their candidates, ing MANAGERS IN THE DARK. The managers of the political parties are ‘They talk about pluralities, but The re- y for so long natu- feel discouraged at the strength of the osition, but there is but little ance of They claim 15,000 plurality for | their state ticket. The democrats expect the | ple’s party vote to“ be larger than the al oe vote of 1890, and that it will sap the re- publican strength and so elect the democratic state ticke! state ticket is sure of election. The populists claim that their | IN NORTH Dakor. ‘The contest in North Dakota promixes to be If Gov. Burke, the repub- .623 over democrats and inde- pendents combined. But the people have got the railroad companies and he will lose many votes on thataccount. Shortridge, the demo- dependent candidate, 1s said to be gain- ing strength, and there will be but few v spare whoever wins. The republicans Burke's election by 1.525 and the fucioni claim the election of Shortridge by 1,850. The democrats and independents having’ fused on the presidential electoral ticket, the results will | not be much different from the gubernatorial vote, though perhaps a little brighter for the republicans. in the North Dakota legislature of 1890 re- ublicans had a majority of 29 0n a joint bal- lot. It is not very probable they will lose con- trol, and Senator Casey feels confident of re- election. In case th nists capture the legislature M. 1. McCormick will be. the next U.S. Senator from N Congressman M. N. Johnson, republican, should have no trouble in being re-clected. He is opposed by J. F. O'Bri and Hans A. Foss, independent and prohibition. Between the two Johnson's election is rendered almost certain, SOUTH DAKOTA'S PROSPECTS. In South Dakota the republicans are rejoicing that the democrats and independents failed to fuse. If they had the fusion ticket, judging by the vote of 1890, would have been elected by 9,000 votes. As it is the repul i will prob- ably carry the state by eight or nine thousand, perhaps more. The democrats stand committed to the resubmission of the prohibitory amend- meut, while the republicans have not opvored the prohibition movement. The prohibition- ists failed to file nomination papers and have no state ticket in the field. Their vote will be divided between the republicans and inde- pendenis, the latter probably receiving the major portion. The real contest, it is under- stood, is between the independents and repub- ,, and reports indicate that the republicans probably have from cight to ten thousand plurality. This will carry the state and elec- jortl ticket. The two congressicnal districts will probably elect Congressman J. A. Pickler, republican, in the astern section aud Wm. Lardner, inde pendent, in the west. Pickler ix 0} by 3. £. Kelley,” independent, and “E. D Whiteher, democrat, W. V. Lucas, the repub- liean candidate in the west, has a hard row to hoe, the democratic candidate, Chauncey L. Wood, being an exceptionally strong man, and the independent, J. E. Kelley, exceptionally weak. vote in the district ix close, and a sufficient number of independents may vote for Wood to defeat Lucas, The Campaign Closing Quiet and Apathetic Except as to Registration. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Convuses, Ouro, Nov. 4.—The campaign in This will still leave him, however, in a safe Porition unless there should be a political revo- lution in Ohio, and there are no signs of such a thing now. BLIOIBILITY OF A CANDIDATE QUESTIONED. A political sensation has been created this week by the announcement from the democratic tate committee that Col. C. L. Poorman, re- Publican candidate for Co in the six- ath dstriet, is not eligible. Col. Poorman was appointed secretary of state by Gov. Mc- | Kinley when Secretary of State D. 4. Ryan re-| signed to become Ohio world's fair executive | commissioner last spring. A new law of last winter makes thesecretary of state ex-officio state supervisor of elections, Col. W.A. Taylor claims that the Ohio statutes forbid any clec- tion officer to be a candidate at any election over which he exercises control and cites numerous instances where such officers have resigned for the sole purpose of making them- selven le as candidates. Col. Poorman laughs at the assertion that he is not eligible, but good lawyers aro inclined to think the ques tion of eligibility is well taken and suggest that Col. Poorman at once resign as secretary state, To thie the democrats reply that that will not help the matter, as the statute to which they ‘sppral provides that to be eligible to elec- i Poorman should have resigned the least ninety days before election day. It is too Inte now. The question evidently gives the republicans uneasiness, as in any event the congressional election in'the sixteenth district will go to the House on contest, and as that is likely to be democratic Congressman Pearson's chances of getting back to Congress aro materially im- prov XO DEMOCRATIC FIGURES TO GIVE OUT. Chairman Farley of the democratic state committee says he has no figures to give out. His committee has been too poor to undertake to make a poll of the state, and he makes no claims or concessions. Evidently he does not expect to come anywhere near to carrying the state. He has not made an active campaign. and not a single campaign mecting has been held under the committee's auspices. It is well known that the committee has been por erty-stricken, but democrats charge that Chair- man Farley has not done even what he might have done to arouse his party to action. Maj. R. J, Bancroft, editor of the Columbus Press-Post, the central organ pf the party and 4 politician of many years’ experience, gave 10 Tue Stax the following statement of ‘bis view of the situation in Ohio: A DEMOCRATIC EDITOR'S VIEWS. “While Ohio has not cast its electoral vote for a democratic piresidential candidate since 1852, the indications are now that if it goes for Har- rison it will be » remarkably slim plurelity. Cleveland is stronger in Ohio than any other democrat, and will get republican support in every precinct; apd ifthe defection among the republican toilers in the factorics and mines is as strong as it hasbeen found in three con- gressional districts his chances are goud to carry Ohio. Col. Taylor of the Enquirer will no doubt defeat the other Taylor, owing to the Foraker-Sherman feud and the determina- tion of the Foraker bosses in dozens of the large counties to secretly knife to death the Sherman | candidate for secretary of state. ‘The state was gerrymandered last winter to give the democrats only six Congressmen, but they have | the best chances to carry five more,giving them eleven out of the twenty-one Congressmen, namely: Tom Jobnson in the twenty-first di Ritchie in Toledo, Bowler in Cincinnat Turner, the one-armed candidate, in the Zanes: | ville district, and Pearson in the Steubenville | district. Judging from the registration in the cities and large towns and the feeling of the rural districts the total vote will exceed that o 1888 and will reach up to 925,000, the demo- crats making large gains among the young men their first votes, onaccount of the tariff | Which hns also brought them « larg number of recruits from the republican. party among the students and school teachers.” Guaxp Rapiys, Micu., Nov. 3, 1892. The campaign in Michigan w Saturday night. A few final grand rallies are | announced for the eve of election day at var points in the state, but the speakers will be the candidates for office addressing their home people, and the purpose will be to keep those | who have already made up their minds in line | rather than in the hope of winning any ne converts to the faith. Judgo Morse, the demo- cratic candidate for governor, has been mak- ing afternoon and evening speeches for two seeks past and will close at bis home in Ionia on Monday night, John T. Rich bas been making a flying tour through the upper penin- nd will close at Lapeer the night before m. The congressional candidates will close at or near their respective homes. When | the ballots are counted next Tuesday night the | results will be known of all the speech making | and toil, but nothing is certain us to the results | until the batlots are counted. The campaign | has been the most unique in the history of | Michigan politics, absolutely devoid of excite ment, pyrotechnics or brass bands. No r¢ backs have been sprung and personalities have | not been indulged in. The canvasses have been made in every district, but the remilte are un- satisfactory and uncertain, und both parties claim to have made gains." The results may b a landslide in either direction and while whichever way the election goes there will be many sore hearts and disappointed mortals, yet nobody wili be surprised if the other fel- lows win, THE STATE TICKETS ARE CLOSE. Barring landslides the prospects at this wri ing are that on the state ticket the election will be very close. Michigan has been a republican state ever since the party was organized. it gave Grant a plurality of 60,000 in 1872, Hayes 25,000, Garfield 54,000, Blaine 3,308 and four years ago Harrison carried the state by 23,000. Two years ago the democrats elected Gov. Winans by a plurality of 11,000, but the total vote cast was 76,000 less than in 1888, and fully two-thirds of the stay-at-home voters were re- publicans. The vote this year gives overy in- ication of being unusually large, and with every vote out the republicans expect to elect their state ticket. When they lay aside their party enthusiasin and get down to facts, how- ever, they a that as a candidate Rich is not the strongest man they could have nominated, while they recognize in Judge Morse the best vote getter in the democratic party. Rich will inevitably be cut in many quarters in favor of Morse, but the republicans are hopeful with » normal plurality in their Ohio is closing as it began—quiet and apathetic except as to registration. The new law re- quires registration only in the cities of the first and second classes, so no definite indica- tion of the total vote of the state at the elec- tion next week can be given by the registration reports, The registration in the cities, how- ever, #0 far as it goes, bears out the prediction made in Tax Sta several weeks ago that the vote would closely approach 900,000. hadrman Dick off the repabiican. state coms- mittee, when asked by Tue Strap for his esti- mate of the result in this state, said: ‘‘Our poll of the state is not yet com pleted and I should not like to give out any statement of what we expect until I am able to put it in exact figures. Our poll should have been completed by thia time, but unforeseen delays in the close of the work have prevented me from giving to the press, as Thad hoped todo ere ‘this, my esti. mate of the Obio vote. In general terms I will say that the republican presidential electoral ticket will have in Ohio plurality not less than that given to McKinley last fall and we willelect sixteen out of the twenty-one Congressmen." McKinley's plurality last year was 21,511. It is difficult to see how Chairman Dick's predic- tion that the republicans will elect sixteen Con- gressmen can be fulfilled. The. redistricting lan of the bill last winter only con- passed mplated making fifteen republican Congress- wena the a jateatieo. districts are so strongly democratic that it is beyond reasona- ble hope that the republicans may carry any of m. THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. While this is true, there are three and pos- y been shown in Tux Sra, and cer- tain local facts give the democrats undoubted van favor of 15,000 to 20,000 that these inroads will not overwhelm them. HOPES OF THE DEMOCRATS. The democrats are counting for their suc- cess upon Morse’s popularity, upon republican diseatisfaction and upon the results of their proselyting Inbors in the rural districts. Four years ago the farmers were thrown into con- vulsions by the British free trade scarecrow, but since then they have become accustomed to contemplate the terror with calmness and deliberation. They have talked the tariff in their school houses and grange meetings. The Farmers’ Alliance movement two years ago was a great educator for them, and since then they have been reading and thinking, and the demo- cratic party managers are hopeful that the re- turns next Tuesday night will show that their work among the farmers has not been in vain. The farmers as a whole, however, are republi- can and thefr faith is founded on the conditions that existed a quarter of a century ‘They haven't recovered from the prejudices of the war. The democratic farmers are mostly the younger men and foreigners, and a great many of theve will be at the polls this year who were not there four years ago. Political convulsion the In the absence of a republican state ticket will be elected by small luralities, with the Got eran pacts Ag of }. J. Dilkema, the candicate for attorney gen- eral, w! for election are the slim- mest of all. CLEVELAND MAY GET THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Of the electors the democrats are eure of electing in the first, eighth and tenth and the elector-at-large for the eastern district,and this means four votes in the electoral college for and Stout in the sixth both have hoe for re-election. In the fourth, eleventh | and they do not hesitate to say so. and twelfth the combination of populists and ive campaign conducted by the combination against the re- n the normal th, where Con- ._ H. Wheeler is the candidate for i in all probability send John W. Moon, the republican nominee, to Washington. fBculty in making canvasees this been the reluctance of the voters to express their intentions. This is in marked contrast with the situation four years ago, aon democrats and the more publicans will have an effect uy republican pluralities. The groesman re-election, The chief year when every republican raised up bis ‘Harrison’ the mention of andwhen name ocrate did not hesitate to tell their preferences. In this district four ‘ago the republican parts Predicted within 200 votes of would be, but this year they are not dead sure within’ 1,000 and admit it, iy managers what the results although they hope to pull through. LITTLE MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT. In Michigan very little money has been spent for campaigning purposes, and this bas been ‘of | chiefly because the necessary funds have not The Miner election law made tate not worth much as an invest- bl? the republican national committee ith money or speakers, while the der ers have not had the they have been more lly ‘liberal with speakers. The system bas dampened the nd that clanse in been obtainabl Michigan a ment either eratle national ‘mai money to spare, althou; than uraall re Australian ballot ardor of the Michi the law requiring sworn penditures money spent would look bad. campaigns have serious done in the state is on Cleveland votes. — > —_ DELAWARE. Both Parties Working Vigorously—The State in Doubt. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Exxrox, Mp., Nov. 3, 1892. Both republicans and democrats are claim- ‘The pres- ent campaign is the hottest in the history of ing the electoral vote of Delaware. the diamond state. place the state in their respe crats have every reason to be hopeful. Cleveland by 1,000, in the stat i son a fair majority claimed by the de: ts, countios are expected to give Clevelax majority that will overcome New Castle will give for Harrison. i of the in the co! both parties: re state, and the best stump sp The republi as they were never known to worth. in the negro churches and cans are confident that they column. The eamt demcerats is just as opponents, if not more Realizi been hol n on the part of gely attended, which i perfect harmony in the party. of the big circle during thi: Hon. Lonrk campaign w le were present. living in the first district of this coun! elaware line. tected. ————— VIRGINIA. The Repubiican and Believed to Be Accomplished, Correspondence of The Evening St ment in political circles. ago exclusively could be made until now. This fact throws a new and presents the contest ina new phase, ing to the “we told you #o, pw choose between Cleveland and E ‘To say the least the democrats are mal disclosure count in their favor. vote the straightout third party ticket taining Harrison electors. je deny the fact. ince already the erstwhile democrats in large number 01 tion was made scarcely different course. They are loud), They pronounce it malignant kind, their organ and Feport. however, are “hedgi electors and third party Co opulists) had no tickets at the polls on clection day. WHAT THE POPULIST CHAIRMAN Says. party said, when approached by the Stan resentative lar, ‘The people's party has eaver electors and didates on their ple’s party committee.” Consternation has been created in the list ranks by the announcement that Mr. Mr. W. E. Grant, the Congress, in his (the yy " his election, as’ vir Cleveland. The democrats are confident of the second, sixth and seventh, and in these dis- tricts the republicans admit’ the situation is doubiful. If these districts are lost to the re- ablicans the of lists the democrats are almost certain of to make them candidates and committees has | had made them somewhat circumspect in spending money unnecessarily, as too big 8 sum of In this city the managers of republican as well as democratic n so bard up that the neces- sary funds for the ball rent has at times been a roblem. What little betting is being in New York, Indiana and general results, slight odds in favor of Rich and even that the republicans give Harrison eight of tho foutccen electoral Both parties are making a desperate fight to | ive columus and | at present it must be conceded that the demo- Dela- ware for years past has always cast her votes with the democrats, but this year she can be safely set down as doubtful. The republicans claim the state for Harrison by 500, while at the demecratic headquarters it is claimed for ‘There are three counties iz: New Castle, Kent and Sussex. ‘The first named will in all probability give Har- | notwithstanding it is | of * ‘The two lower | arrest democrat atry have been called into service by | the ans are holding | meetings in all parts of ‘the state and working pefore. ‘The negro element is being worked for all it is Every night meetings are being held | Is, ‘The republi- y succeed in placing the state in the Harrison and Reid orous as that of their their danger the democrats have ings every mght, all of which go to show that st events in the democratic the address of > Cockran of New York at Wilming- wind! up on | t0M last eveuing. “It is estimated thut 10,000 The democrats claim to have just learned | from reliable source that the republicans in- tend to vote a large delegation of negroes close The fight between Rev. J. 8. Willis, the republican nominee for Con- and J, W. Causey, the present Congress- isa close one, but Causey will probably Populist Deal Now RicuMoxp, Va.. Nov. 8, 1892. The startling disclosure that the sepublicans and populists have certainly made a fusion deal in this state has created the greatest excite- ‘The ballots now in the hands of the democratic authorities, con- taining the names of the republican electors and populist Congressmen, leave no doubt that the deal, which was announced over a month in THe Star, is a reality, was in effect then, but no public disclosure cht upon the canvass of the three parties have changed their tactics democrats are appeal- povulists, telling them and declaring that they must 1g the There are thousands of farmers in this state who would would not think of touching a mixed one con- REPUBLICANS HOPE TO CARRY THE STATE. ‘The republicans are very quict on the sub- It was through their effosts that the fusion plan was adopted, and this being well known they are unwilling to go s0 far as to They hope through this scheme to carry the state for Harrison and defeat sev- eral of the democratic congressional candi- dates. This is, however, very improbable, were led into the populist ranka are deserting althongh the fusion revela- ty-four hours ago. The populist leaders are pursuing an entirely nantly denying the existance of a fusion Neal, ‘ome of the more conscientious popnlista, ing” by saying that the ballots containing the names of republican ngressmen are solely the work of the Fepublionas ‘and that they (the ing whatever to do with it. ‘hey say they will have straightout populist State Chairman Pierson of the populist “The statement published to the effect that the republicans and people's party are working together is untrue in every particu- Prexlded tickets ird party con- and nove with the Harri- If the republicans choose to print the names of people's party congressional _can- ickets it is a matter that I am not going to bother myself about, as the repub- licans have not been asked to do 6 by the pco- Kenry leary L. Ly 5 haps the best known alliance man tn the state, will vote for Cleveland. it ite for aiiray pens who is negro vote to secure virtually killed bis chances with that element. He was recently invited by the colored Harrison and Reid Club of this city speech. made the follow- ly: “Your letter of the 27th of October BITTERNESS IN THE FIGHT. The greatest bitterness has been engendered in the political fight in this city sale arrests of democratic registrars by the federal authorities for various alleged of the election laws, The first of these occurred Inst Monday and numerous cases have followed. ‘The democrats are making counter arrests Upon e of perjury and illegal registering of test has developed into affairs, A number of arrested at the instance democrats for registration. The democrats claim that they have proof that these negroes either have been convicted of petit larceny or resented themselves li ing at places at which they are found not to reside. Mr. B. F. Shepperson, one of the best known democrats in the city, is under arrest charged with refusing to register an alloged legal colored voter. When the case was broaght federal commissioner Mr. Shepperson stated that the negro who applied for registration bad deen convicted of petit larceny, but he gave him an opportunity to bring f to the con- trary, which the negro failed todo. ‘The negro swore that he had not been convicted of petit larceny, but failed to sustain his statement by witness and during the cross-examiuation con- tradicted himself several times. ‘The commis- sioner pinced Mr. Shepperson under a heavy bond for his appearance before the United States grand jury. The democratic. counsel the negro arrested for perjury, and so the legal-political fight goes. This iv but a sample of the many cases which are now keeping the commissioners of this district very busy. LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED. However, during the days between now and next Tuesday lively times may be expected in every direction. An interesting phase of this legal political warfare is that the populist leaders are working hand in hand with the re- publicans. This has furnished a fine opp tunity to disclose the co-opera’ parties, Heretofore the popul working under cover, but as election day draws near they are getting bolder, and in cares where there can be but one line drawn they invaria- bly straggle over to the republican side. I other words, the lenders in the. populist part, are fighting the democrats only. but they are unwilling for the converts from the democrati ranks to kuow that theyhave anv love for the republicans, knowing that there can be but one result. In this connectic spired that the populist le: greed to the fusion plan with the distinct ax tanding that the republicans should kee low until ntatives w preeinet in nd county to pacify ai might kick against the fasion scheme. But unfortu ‘the ballots fell into the hands of the enemy throngh a traitor in the populist ranks, hence the disclosur: AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. City Democratic Chairman Patteson makes an exciting announcement this morning to the effect that he has received reliable information conspiracy formed by the majority that | morning of next Tuesday. Mr. Patt | Prepared for the emergeney, and will have men th parties have made a thorough canvass | ready to qualify aud carry on the election whe akers | the regular of n into custody by United States marshals, so that the voting proceed without long interruption. tatements are still made to the effect that Republican State Chairman Mahone is abso- lutely indifferent as to the result of the ral vote in Virginia. A personal friend of the gen- eral’s who was in the city a few days sin ated to Tuk StaM correspondent that he had had a long pr talk with Mahone and had no love for Harrison or the present ad- ministration and would not turn upon his heels to have the President re-elected. The marked activi of both the republ way of public speaking continues. The demo- | crate have arranged for several big rallies in this state between now and election dav, whi ndolph ‘Tucker, J, m Jones of politics guns” will spe: the the part te in Pine a NEW YORK. Differences Between the Talk of Parties and Their Betting. Correspondence of The Fvening Star. New York, Nov. 8, 1892. ‘The situation is certainly a curious one. The republicans claim with great apparent earni ness that they are confident of carrying York state. Yet the force of bets of €1,000 to $700 that Cleveiand will carry New York stand untaken. The democrats claim that the: confident of success on the general result, yet the force of even bets amounting to « hundred thousand dollars, perhaps hundreds of thou- sands of dollars, stand untaken. They are ap- parently confident of carrying New York, and when you ask them about Indiana they express ¢onfidence in that state. With New York and Indiana it is more than probable that they would win, yet they do not back their claim of confidence with a dollar of money. Even those democrats who, a fortnight ago, were doubtful secm to have picked up courage, especially upon New York and Indiana, though the most of them now admit that Connecticnt is ex- tremely doubtful, and will probably go republi- As to West Virginin, they do not concede yany means. ‘They are confident that the south will be solid, and that West Virginia is still to be counted us a part of the south. COL, ALDERMAN ANXIOUS, I met Col. Haiderman of the Courier-Journal, who has been here for some time on business matters. “I find,” enid he. talking of the sit- uation, “that there are very few changes, ap- jy, among the men who have been voters in former presidential years. I have wlked with a great many men whom I have known for years here, but fail to find any changes.” hat do sou think is likely to be the gen- eral result of the election?” #e, of democratic sue- immense fund which the re- ang have at their command and their in its use Tam, of course, anxious about esult.”” “What about New York?” “New York, I think, will be democratic. see no good reason to doubt that.” “And as to Connecticut?” “The indications are not particularly en- couraging for us in Connecticut. From all that I can gather I should think that the chances are rather favorable to the republicans of that state.” [ow about Indiana, your neighbor state?” Our people are confident of Indiana. Of course we cannot tell what the developments of ad All who ~ who to New Jersey, Delaware and West Vir- inia?” “Oh, I do not think there isany doubt about those etates. They will be in the democratic column, I feel confident.” This talk with Col. Halderman was at the Hoffman House, At the Fifth Avenue, a few teps away, I met Eugene Higgins, formerly ap- olatment ‘clerk of the ‘Treasury’ Department le did not wear a very cheerful look, and if he was confident his countenance and talk did not indicate it. WHAT EUGENE HIGGINS THINKS. “How do you account, Mr. Higgins,” I said, “for the curious condition of affairs in regard to the betting. The democrats are willing to rep- New York, they express confidence in his carry. ing Indiana, New Jersey, Delaware and West Virginin, yet’ —— unwilling f money on result, apparently.” ‘I can hardly answer that,” said he, musingly. “I suppose that they prefer to scoop in wi they consider a sure thing by getting the bets ‘on New York first.” to put ing rep! inviting me to address your club is at band. Thanking you for the’ sourtery' and ou ihe interest you are constrained to cline the invita of my appreciation of your invitation my canvass I am Oecupy- violations | republican witnesses and voters and the con- | fore the | inlets This letter has greatly displeased the negroes | and « | cans. wermge by the whole- | wheimed with the belief in the skill and expe | | | th | and injured his party in the state ‘not for publication” and he will tell you that the chief thing of which he the | organization and skill and « financial ability and methods of the rej The aj democrat ix not over- the of the os aon I think ponuliet’ nominee for governor, will more votes than Weaver. I give him now vous of former and 15.000 of former republicans. nother words, more democrats and more republicans, certainly considerably more than our leaders at firet thought, will vote for Exum. 1 got this news from our own people, wot from populiste, whose news is generally grossly exaggerated ‘and unreliable, ‘Thi movement of republicans to Exum will mot exvend as far as our national ticket. I think Harrison will | get perhaps 10,000 more votes than our nomi- nee for governor, Purches, Exum will per- haps get that many more votes than Weaver.” rman Eaves coutinged: “lam informed | that in New Hanover county the democrats bave challeged the votes of 600 negroes. Thie Will largely increase the third party vote.” Mr. Eaves declined to say why the challenge of 600 Tepublicen votes, as in this case, should be of benefit to the third party. Mr. Eaves then said: “We have also informa- tion that ina number of counties the registrars of election have not been «worn in by the demo- crate. If that fs so we will do some toe. for we will assert that the election te rience and ability of the leaders of his party this time. Most of them believe also that republican campaign fund is much in exces the democratic. And some way they have » fear that this condition of superior skill and | “sinews” of war will knock them out on the | final round. REPUBLICANS MORE CONFIDENT. There can be no doubt that the republicans are more confident as to the general result than | are the democrats, A dispatch from Indiana says that a canvass of the state made by the | democrats indicates that they will fall 4,000_ short of carrying Indiana, It may be that in- formation of this sort is the cause of republican | confidence. It must be that the republicans are not confident of New York state, although the registration has been in their favor. ‘They have»plenty of money to bet, but they do not take. the bets offered. at big odds on New York, yet ther are confidently very confident as to the general result. If half that is said about the amount of money on hand for use in this election is tree the voters in the close states will have on | Tuesday. It is probable that not or one- | fourth of what is said in this particular is true. It is asserted. however, that the democrats have | within the last day or fwo raised a million ande | half of dollars, aud assertions of a similar cbar- acter are made with reference to the cans. Whether any of this money is to be used in an improper way can only be surmised. That there will be legitimate use for immense sume is undoubted, for there will be a tremendous scramble to get every voter out, and the use of money for bringing voters from their homes to msidered a legitimate p ements may be offered for the purpose of keeping them away from the polls. ELECTION RIOTS EXPECTED. Elections in this state have always been marked by absence of fighting, but this year will be probably an exception, for with the in- tense fecling now existing it hardly seems por sible to avoid rows, The state of fecling be- tween the democrats and populists is From Chairman Eaves’ talk today tt would appear t be posable that the whole state ticket may be taken downany day tu faver of the populist ticket, end this the j chairman's former assertion ticket would be kept up. Ina this was hinted at as a Eaves said some days ago that be was rison and Purches would ‘he state, he today said that Harrison would, but that be would not advise any one to bet on Parches. It ts quite reasonable to ‘that arrests of certain prominent men suspected of Gideonites will follow close upon the hele the election. Senator Ransom has done s great work for the democrats in = ‘He bas been forced to stop. Night reek of he had a severe = NORTH CAROLINA, A State Registrar of Elections Arrested— Talk With Chairman Eaves. Correspondence of The Fveuine Star Rarezom, N.C. Interest in the election is now intense, and there has entered into ita new clement. Day before yesterday chief supervisor of elections A. W. Shaffer of this district ordered the ar- rest of a state registrar of election. ‘The man arrested is K. G. Roid of Halifax county. Two United States supervisors, a republican negro anda third partyite called on Reid and demanded his registration books in order that | they might inspect them and make copies. f | save such’ as talked doctrines. as Reid refused to allow the books to be inspected. | soon as the populists mai coalition with Thereupon the supervisors telegraphed to A.W. wd awe cS 4 at once attend Shaffer, chief supervisor, at Raleigh, and the | the speakings lnttor. latter ordered that Reid boarrested and brought | yA! the otber | partics 4 ey have no idea the the 10,000 votes the la and say 4,000 will proj The Hayseeder, the moet vulist OFgant. says inner was taken off elector-at-large was tain things which the One of bis demands is said to have been he discovered that the to se¥ out the state to # i before him and not before any other commis- sioner. Reid was brought here this afternoon, Shaffer cluininy; that he only had jurisdiction. He required Reid to givea $1,000 bond for his ap- pearance. The arrestof Itcid has eaused intense indignationamong the democrats and is declared to be worth 500 votes to their party in Hali- fax county aloue. Some of the most eminent lawyers in the state, after investigation at the quest of Democratic Chairman Simmons Jared that Shaffer is acting in defiance of "law and in excess of his powers and that his action ix aclear effort to force the suffrages ot the people in favor of the republican party under ich he holds the office of postmaster of the city of Raleigh. They base their opinion upon section 2029 of the United States Revised Stat- utes, ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVIDSON'S OPINION, Attorney General Davidson today gave an opinion on the matter, In the course of this be says: “Supervisors county and parish election districts ha t a right, as super visors, to challenge voters, or to make lists of registered electors, or to scrutinize ballots or returns: in fact, they have no dutics to per- form with respect to registration, but simp! to be in the immediate presence of the oiticers holding the election, and witness all their pro- ceedings, including the counting of the and making the returns thereof. They have no | authority to make arrests, and these Tuuctions only pertain to election of Congressmen.” INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPERVISORS. This is going to be acclebrated case. The current opinion appears to be that Shatfer has | in his excess of zeal both gone eee "4 ie canva: A DREADFUL SCOURGE. ‘The Case of Mr. Palmer—Pneumonta Carrie, Him Off Suddenly—Every One Should Know the Symptoms and Be On Guard. The next day his nostrils were inflamed, bh, *hrow’ sore, his chest pained lim, his bongs ached and be feit sore all over. The das following he was in wed, with physicians shaking their hea” *.and the third day he was dead from pucumonia, Which he failed totake tu tim ‘There are ten thousand men and women tm America today tn the same condition a# Mr. Pale mer when le know it. The slightest appoara toms above named should attike te yond the law | or woman. A 5 | of pneumonta; aches and pains throughs Xs is alleged | ors the Srst eymptome. Wt te Rev about a reactfon at once. How, then, Way of bringing about « reaction? | stefan and ne matter how , sky at such # time is 8 ¥, bat whfore tunately there are few pure whiskies ip the world, and in fact there ts but one that has received the Ungnalified indorsetent of physicians, chemise the highest author! that Is Du that the supervisors had plan registration books wherever thi yy the names With the latter Chief Supervisor Shafer had furnished them. On the poll books are p these instructions to supervisors: “A correct transcript of the registration list of your p: cinct, entered into this book, carefully chec! iug under their respective hoads of those who vote, who fail to vote or whose vote is rejected and the return of this book to on the day after the election, with | sour signatures attached, is of the very first importance. If you are hindered, delayed or | asist tn prolonging lite and obstructed in any way in the performance of | happiness. this duty by any officer of registration or of election, or ther persons whateve: if your associate refnses to assist you in this work, you are required to report on oath with- out delay to me all the facts relating thereto, with the names of parties and witnesses thereof.” The democrate claim that their prospects | grow brighter daily and that things have go: decidedly their way. Factors of success they consider the exposure of the Gideopites, the attempted assassination of State Andifor Sand- erlin and the arrest of Register Reid. CHAIRMAN EAVES’ STATEMENTS. Repnblican State Chairman Eaves today said: “In the past two or three days I have come to the conclusion that the populist vote in the state, for the state ticket, certainly will be con- siderably larger than I at first expected. 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