Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1892, Page 7

we a, i THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1892—TWELVE PAGES. 7 BEFORE THE BATTLE Predictions Made as to the Result Tomorrow. RESULT OF THE CAMPAIGN WORK Claims as to the Different States IN THE NORTHWEST. Minnesota and the Two Dakotas, probably Republican. A REVIEW OF THE FIELD. Former Action of the So-called Doubtful States. MR. MeCOMAS CLAIM. He Thinks Gen. Harrison Will Have 210 Electoral Votes Sure, and the Chances Are He WM Get 63 of Those Considered as Poubtful—Senator Peffer's Claim of Kan- sas—Democrats Instructed Vote for Weaver fu Oregon. THE REPUBLICAN CLAIM. New York, Nov. 7. Ex-Representative L. E. McComas, secretary of the republican national committee. who has Deen here steadily since the middle of July, when Chairman Carter, Gen. Clarkson and he Began to work, was asked what he thought ‘would be the result tomorrow. He replied “I feel very confident that Harrison and Reid ‘Will be elected. When we came here to begin | ‘work in the middle of July the influence of the People’s party in the west and northwest and im the south could not be measured. The dew- erate feared much from it in the south and hoped much from it in the northwest. The democrats now profess to be satisfied that the "s party will not endanger a single state south, but it is certain that they have had trouble in North Carolina and Alabama. Delaware is closely contested: our friends confident of victory. We will carry West and thus bresk the solid south. the northwest democratic fusions with People’s party will fail. These intrigues ‘disgusted alike voters inclined to vote for the Cleveland and those inclined to vote for Weaver. f ? republican party in those «tates has stead- We will carry every west and northwest, excepti may be yet debatable. We w: ost of the Allegheny moun- tiene. The republican ia active and aggressive. We inereasing confidence of victory in the t's own state. In the east many demo- admit that a republican governor will be New Jersey. We are sure of Con- it. This time New England will vote for Harrison and Reid. “WE WILL CABRY EW You “The democrats increased their registration im New York city this year only 8 per cent in- stead of the usual inerease every four years of 16 per cent. The increase of registration in the most democratic eity in the Union fell one-half below the of Tammany. the Harlem ‘York is the most republican state in the Union. The increase of registration above the Harlem, compared with foar yeurs ago, exceeds our expectation. The work of the republican leaders in New York state has been loyal. unceasing, wise and energetic. ‘The state committee has been tireless. Senator Piattand ex-Senator Miller, side by eve for months sought to arouse New to register every republican voter and bring themout to the polls. Ax I said, our is united andearnest: we have registered that vote amd today, from every county, we fig F i iH I et have unmistakable evidence our reserve vote ‘will be fully The highest probable vote for Clew and Stevenson below the Harlem ‘will fall below the lowest probable vote for Har- rison and Reid above the Harlem. The ne election muebinery. the police, ‘Tammany. of course, encourage *bope of im- munity to demveratic colo: in the vast population on Inland. a Every effort has been made to ferret ters away from the polls. Judge Benetict sentenced Marpby to three Years in the penitentiary for fraudulent registra- tion; mang offenders have bees indicted for a Whe offense, many more will be detected and PUnisbed. With a fair election New York would es plurality for Harrison and Reid, every aligwance for repeaters and frauds New York iif be carried for Harrison and Reif by a ale plurality. Wigs is DOUBLY coxriDENT. ~omntae Nevada and five electoral votes in Michigan. republicans count on 210 electoral Votes without West Virginia, Indiana. Connec- tieat or New York. We have by far the better chance to win the 63 electaral votes of those fone states, while we need but 13 of them. We are doably confident. therefore, of the election of Harrison and Retd. “The speccbmaking of this campaign in charge of the national committee has been con- ducted on « larger senle than ever before. ‘The literature of the campaign has three times ex- the amount of the republican docu- Ye have distributed ighont the most heavily the contested states. Protection, and sotnd currency, a free ballot pom the people. The clusn and able istration now the . the increased wages increased production of mines. the railroads groaning rer and better home markets for these cry out against a chang wants better times than the best he mown. No party was ever turned when this country was prosper- Will protest against turning who has made his first term administrations in the P will vote tariff just when it has by ite blessings and its muting wild-cat local money. They will turn times and vote to con- A REVEEW OF THE F Past History of Doubtful States from a D. Standpoint, ‘Spe tal Dispateh to The Bvesine Star Naw Yous, Nov. 7—The curious spec: tacle of haiftthe states in the Union counted by one or the other side as in the “doubtfal column” suggests, at this closing moment of the cam Something os to what those states have past and what the con- dition seems to be at the present. The states which are named by various people as doubt- ful are Connecticut. New . New Jerses, West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama, Sora cus Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, yoming. Nerétlt Dakota and Sorth Dxkota. on count are the issues which have been | im power, the unexampied | Waffle, growing towns, increas- | | here, however, this list of doubtful states can | defeated. This state in republican and I do | be cut down to just one-balf, so as to include | New York, Indiana, Connecticut, Delaware, | West Virginia, and perhaps also New Jersey. Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada. It is scarcely probable that the last named states are entitied to rank as doubtful, but for the moment it may be interesting to consider what they have done and something about their conditions, NEW YORK GENERALLY REPUBLICAN. Beginning with New York, upon which all eves are turned, it is interesting to remember that since the republican party elected its first President, in 1560, the state has but three times given a democratic plurality, and on every one oft ticket. On one other occasion, namely,in 1898, a New York man again headed the democratic ticket and was defeated by a plurality of 14,373, Just what reasons there are this plurality of 14.373, of four years ago, when the same candidates headed the | ets. will be reversed this time is difficult to understand. The drift of republican ypinion [here is that it will not be reversed, and that the feeling among the business men and capitalists that they do not want the busi- ness of the country unsettled, investments | made uncertain, manufacturing checked. and the currency made uncertain in value, and with the workingmen of the state fearing that a change in the tariff policy would reduce their wages and the Irish voters inclined tosideagainst the democratic party, it is difficult to under- stand what impulse is going to lead them to re- verse the republican plurality of four years } CONNECTICUT PROBABLY REPUBLICAN. Connecticut has given a democratic plurality three times in the eight presidential elections | whic have occurred since the republican party became a fact in 1860. Its democratic plurali- ties were: In 1876. 2,900 votes; in 1884, 1,285, and in 1888, 396. The republican plarality in | 1872 was in 1820, 2,656. So that in the five presidential elections of the past twenty years the democratic plurality has been 4,520, and the republican plurality 7406. The pro- tection idea is strong in Connecticut, as it is in all manufacturing sections, and the feeling on both sides is that there will probably be » re- publican plurality there this time, NEW JERSEY PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC. New Jersey has been democratic practically all the time since 1860. In that year thete were four republican ciectors and three. democratic. In all of the other presidential elections, how- ever, New Jersey bas given a democratic plu- rality. and there is reason to believe that she will do so this time, though there are many re- publicans who claim that with the strong feel- ing that there is in favor of protection their chances of success are very good. DELAWARE DOUBTFUL. Delaware has always cast her vote with the democrats, except ‘There can be no doubt, however, that the republican chances of | success there are good this time, and the re- pablicans feel fairl state, confident of carrying the while the democrats admit that the re little more than even against their . Senator Higgins is doing very acuteand able work for the republicans there, and with fairly good prospects of success. THE INDIANA SITUATION. Indiana attracts special attention next to New York. It is a curious fact that in the mind of the average citizen Indiana is looked upon as a “democratic state.” This grows out of the fact probably that in off years Indiana frequentiy, perhaps usually, is democratic, but in presidential vears this is not the case. In the eight presidential elections which have taken place since the republican party came successfully to the front the democrats have carried Indiana but twice. namely, in 1876 and in 1884. In both of those cases that popular and able democrat, Mr. Hendricks, was second on the ticket. There were two other occasions in which even the presence of an Indiana man upon the democratic ticket failed to give demo- cratic success. In that state, now that the of an Indisna man on the on the republican side, it is aeasonable to suppose—other things being equal—that indiana will reverse her cus- tom of giving « republican plurality in a pre-t- dential election. - The plurality which the dem- ocrats had in the only two presidentialelections in which they bave ever carried Indiana was in 1876, 5,515, and in 1884, 6,527. The republi- can ‘plurality in 1872) was 22,515: in, 1850, 16,642, and in 1888, 2.349. Thus in the five elections of the past twenty years the demo- cratic plurality in Indiana has been 12,042 and the republican plurality 41,508. But the demo- crats are fairly confident of carrying Indiana this time. They secm to base their confidence here upon the reports received from such acute democrats as Senator Voorhees, Chair- man Sheerin and Postmaster Dalton of the House of Representatives, whose judgment is believed to be extremely accurate; also upon the further fact that the democrats are unable to find republicans in that «tate who are willing to accept offers of even bets on carrying the state for Cleveland. As to Wisconsin, not only has the state always given m republican plurality which has never fallen below 6,000, but in the last presidential election the plurality was 21,321. SOME SOUTHERN STATES. Alabama, which has been looked upon as fairly in the democratic column by the repub- licans, never gave anything but democratic pluralities, except in 1568 and 1872, which were under exceptional cireumstances. It is trae that the circumstances today are somewhat “exceptional,” but very few really expect to see the vote of Alabama counted as anything but democratic. North Carolina is another state somewhat pe- culiar in this particular. She gave republican pluralities in 1868 and 1872, and democratic pluraltties sinee that time which have seldom fallen below 20,000, that of 1488 being but 17,824. Nevertheless a division of the vote there by way of the populicts leads some well- informed men to doubt whether the democrats will get the electoral vote of North Carolina, while not a few insist that it may be given to Harrison. Although Virginia is claimed with the utmost confidence by the democrats and is not counted upon by the republicans, it is an interesting fnet that the democratic’ plurality there eight years ago fell from about 46,000 in 1880 to 6,141 in 1584 and dropped down to 1,539 in 1888." If the populists are really making the inroads on the democratic ranks that is claimed, and a fair and a fair count are had, the little demo- cratic plurality of 1,589 of four years agomight be Jost in the sbuffle, even though it is not ex- pected by the leaders on either side. West Virginia is confidently claimed by the democrats and claimed with a fair degree of } confidence by the republicans. West Virginia, it will be remembered, gave republican plu- ralities in 1864, 1568 and 1872, and democratic pluralities in 1876, 1880, 1884 "and 1888. It is an interesting fact, however, that since 1880 the democratic plurality las been steadily growing less. In 1880 the democratic plurality was 10.148, in 1894 it was 4,211 and in 1888 it | was 552. At the same rate of decrease the plu- rality would be on the other side, and the re- publicans insist that the additions to their vote im the state we 1888 gives them good reasons | to believe that this will be the result. DEMOCEATS AT A DISADVANTAGE. Looking over this field of “doubtful states” it | Mill be seen thet the history of presidential | elections «ince the republican party came tuto | existence favors repubilean suecess in nearly every one of these close states. But figuring on the probable result it is observed that the dem- cerats are at a disudvantage in the fact that to rin they must carry probably all of these close states, while the republicans can win by carry- ing one or two of the largest ones or three of the smallest. ——__ VIEWS OF MANY KINDS. What Newspaper Men and Others Around Headquarters Say. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. New York, Nov. 7.—You may be interested in what “the boys think about the situation. Billy MeBride thinks that “Harrison will carry New York by several thousand.” Col. Stealey says: “I am putting my money on the winner and have not placed a bet on sentiment. I think Cleveland is sure te carry New York and Indiana.” | Walter Wellman says that “New York, New | Jersey, Connecticut and Indians will Cleveland beyond any shadow of doubt. Thave tried to get takers for €1.000 on Cleveland for any or all of those states, but the betting men of the republican faith are not in sight.” Hobart Brooks says: “It looks os the democratic factional fight in New Haven will result in giving the nutmeg state to Harrison. I think. however. that Cleveland is likely to carry New York and Indiana.” | Charlie Murray says: | elected. | majority | Al Lewis says: “Cleveland is as as elected. He has ‘a cinch’ on New York. It is | ® good straw and fact that the | hunted their holes a: men who were betti i doodle have | nobody in New York with money to beton it = found them. There is John Shriver says: “It ts very plain to me | thst New York is aafe for Harrisou and that be will be elected. Ido not see how he be for believing ‘that | tive tick- | ose occasions a New York man headed the | i } | must have gained 12,000. The democrats had not see how Tammany can accomplisl enongh frandalent work to steal New York, The re- publican raajority th of Harlem ie surely not less than 100,600, Col. Ayres says: “Lam now content that Clevriaud will carry New York and be elected, Tam willing to bet any amount of money and at any odds on this state oF on the general re- sult. Col. Mussey is not in the prediction business, bat be seems to think that Harriaon will be elected. Walter Adams thinks that Cleveland will catty Massachusetts. Ho te quite confident tbat New York state will be democratic and that the big man will be elected ready. ‘There ix no “doubt | about it. Everybody feclx that way and I can’t find any enthusiasm or hope even at re- publican headquarters. They #eem to have | given up in despair. It looks to me like a sure thing for Ruthie’s papa.” Col. Sterret! have been over in Jer- sey. There are no republicans in that state. Every man I met was a democrat. Everybody, from five-year-old boys to the most ancient men, are out hurrhing for Cleveland. New York is for Cleveland, and he will be elected. I'm betting that wa: J..8. Van Antwerp says that he believes Har- = ee = New York and be elected. “Van” is us ly « good prognosticator. O'Brien Moore has no doubt of Cleveland's election. However, as a member of the Lotos Club of this city, he is taking life easy and not worrying about the political horizon. He is busy all the time entertaining and being enter- tained by hosts of friends. At the same time he is giving his paper splendid news and good deoecernite doctrine, uther , While giving the Times mag- nificent democratic news service, has privet ¢pinions which are believed to be ‘favorable to farrison. sieTtnk De Puy is certain of Cleveland's elec- n. Col. Dick Bright can see no weak joint in the democratic armor. He in confident that Cleve- Jand will carry Indiana and New York and be elected. Tom Cavanaugh guards the entrance to the republican national committee rooms and knows nothing but Harrison and his certainty of election. t Wm. Duff Haynie, who was chief clerk to Adlai Stevenson while republican postmasters were being guillotined, is at democratic head- quarters, He says: “It every imember of the lemocratic national committee were put upen his oath to tell what he thinks and feels away | down in the bottom of his heart the affidavits | would be all alike in expression of profound | beliet thut' Cleveland and Stevenson will be | elected.” Chairman Tom Carter is undoubtedly sincere in his uniform expressions of confidence in re- publican success.” Capt. McElroy of the National Tribune is | here with Capt. Lemon. He says: “I have studied and figured from every standpoint aud | Tcan see nothing but success for Harrison. He | will carry New York, Indiana and all the old time republican states and be elected. Ido not think the business men of this country are | anxious for a change in existing conditions. It eeems to me that Cleveland has no show of elec= tio Gen. Upshaw, whom we all knew in Washing- ton as assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, says that he sees no show whatever for Har- rivon. He says: “Cleveland will carry New York by 20.000 and Indiana by not less than 10,000. He will also have part of Michigan and Thave information which leads me to believe that Cleveland will also carry Wisconsin. He is certain of election. It cannot be otherwise, Don M. Dickinson has a rosy smile and there are brass bands in his bright red whiskers. He is the most enthusiastic Cleveland man in Ne’ York. That is to say, he has been, for he now on the cars speeding home to cast his Cleveland ballot in Detroit. HOW HE FIGURES OUT A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. As to my own opinion let me say first, if Har- ison is elected he will owe more than words can express to that indefatigable, imperturba- die man of nerve, James Sullivan Clarkson, the only man at republican headquarters who was not distarbed in the slightest degree last ‘Thursday and Friday when the air was fall of threats of riot and bloodshed by the Tammany toughs. While the others were perturbed Mr. Clarkson said that the federal authority is su- reme, and that repubiicans in the north shall protected at the polls by federal marshals, It was the attitude of Clarkson, and of h alone, which caused a change in Tamman: tactics at the last moment. Others were alarmed at the big betting on Cleveland, but Clarkson said: ‘They intend to intimidate us and steal the state if they ean, and then point to their big bets as proof of the alleged fact that w York was demo- they knew in advance that They will lose this@tate and also their cratic. money. The betting ceased. It was becanse of Clark- son's determination of character that the Sun on Saturday morning came out in big headlines saying, “If you're wise, you won't bet.” The Sun had learned that bluffing would accom- plish nothing. The republicans claim 9,000 ga since 1 | | | in in this city }. conceding that the the democrats 56,000 majority here’ in "88. Now, add 12,000 | to 56,000 and you will see that the democrats are certain to have 68,000 majority in this city. In Brooklyn and contiguous places the demo- crate had 12,000. majority in ‘88 outside of New York city. ‘The republicans concede 15,000 this year. I call it 18,000. Now, add 18,000 to 65,000 and the democrats will have 86,000 mi jority south of Harlem bridge. That is the best they can do, and is 11,000 more than republican managers concede. I think you will find that they have 86,000. Well, the republicans came to the bridge with 85,000 in 1888. Republican managers claim a gain of 20,000 wince 1888 north of Harlem bridge. Iconcede only 5,000 republican guin in the entire great state, and yet 5,000 added to | 85,000 makes 90,000, and Harrison will carry New York state by 4,000 majority over the 86,000 which I concede to Cleveland south of the bridge: Harrison cannot have less than 4,000 majority in this state, and it may run up to 15,000 majority. Iam the only newspaper man in New York who is not betting money, and am, therefore, unprejudiced and unbiased. I do not see any prospect of Cleveland carry ing New York, and have urged all of my friends tosave their’ money; but they are betting largely on their hopes and desires. They will jose. rH D. Fur. The State Claimed vy the Chairmen of All ‘Three Partie:. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. St. Paci, Mrxx., Nov. 7.—In Minnesota all estimates are the veriest guesswork. Chair- man Jameson of the republican state commit- tee claims everything from electors down by 30,000 votes and all seven Congressmen. He even claims the supreme court judges. Chairman Baker of the democratic state com- mittee claims a lurality of 8,000 for Clevela nd and the state ticket and five of the Congress- men. Speaking of the United States senator- lex ee ways that the defeat of Davis is certain. fusion between democrats and populists will prove a success in the legislative districts | and prove a great gain to the democrats, The democratic choice for United States Senator will be ex-Congressman Thomas Wilson of Wi- nona, who ran for governor in 1890 and was defeated by Merriam. This ix the first an- nouncement of the democratic choice. 5. M. ‘Owen, who was alliance candidate for gover- nor in 1890, nel} people's party gul is condidate, Claims his’ own’ elestion by 10,000 Pari, andsays that Minnesota will eaver 5,000 plurali Small Plurality. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Bismarck, Nov. 7.—North Dakota repub- Pooch acsuers She Sopumtinne Cecgrenmnn te t ger. 16 Fe] . bly safe. ‘The state legislature is claimed yy the republitans, and Alexander McKenzie, noted for his support of the lottery scheme, is mentioned as the SOUTH DAKOTA. Republicans Claim the State by Fifteen ‘Thousand. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Sioux Fatx8, Nov 7.—There hasbeen amove- ment in South Dakota to win the prohibition Yote from the republicans, It will be par- tially successful. but will probably pot acquire sufticient strength to turn the scale against the republicans, The democratic state committee has not issued instructions to voters to rote for the Weaver electors, as some days ago, but many democrats will do #0. The con- gremsiondl contest will probably result in the election of Pickler, republican, and Keliv, in- dependent. Republicans say it will require two-thirds of the democratic votes to be cast for Weaver to defeat the Harrison electors. ‘They claim the election of their state ticket by 15,000, Democrats have but little hope of carrying the state, and they recognize the fact that the prohibitionists who break away from the republicans will vote the independent ticket. —— IOWA. Reckoned Safely for Har- rison. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Des Mores, Nov. 7.—In Iowa it is expected that 425,000 votes will be cast. As no governor | ix elected this year the personal popularity of Boies does not help the state ticket of the demo- crats to any extent. Republicans expect to partially retrieve the losses of two years ago. ‘The chairman of the republican state commit- teo claims 15,000 plurality for Harrison and nine out of the eleven Congressmen. At pres- ent they have only five. The democratic state | committee claims six Congressmen and a small | plurality for Cleveland, but concedes that the contest will be close: The alliance movement is not very strong, | and may not number more than 15,000 votes. | Probibitionists will very generally vote the re- publican national ticket and the state may be reckoned eafely for Harrison. The local ques- tion of prohibition is not entering into the campaign except in county contests. CALIFORNIA. The State May Be The State Conceded to Harrison by a Small Plorality. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Sax Fnanctsco, Nov. 7.—Reports jut re- ceived from all democratic and republican chairmen of county committees in the state result in the following estimates of votes for President: Republicans claim California by 9,000 plurality. Democrats concede tha’ the state will go republican by 1,000 plurality. At the headquarters of the democratic state ccn- tral committee in this city, however, it is mai tained that the state will’ go democratic by a small majority. | ‘The populists have been holding their own | during the last week, and democratic managers | assert that three-fourths of their vote will come | from the republicans. Bidwell will also draw heavily from the former republicans. ‘There is good ground for belief that the legi lature may be democratic, even if the state goes for Harrison. ‘This belief is partly based on M. H. De Young's candidacy for ¢ The Examiner, the leading democratic paper | ‘on the coast, makes no prophecy, but admits that the chances in California are in favor of Harrison. The chairman of the republican state central committee predicts republi success, but does not think Harrisén’s majority will be as large ay it was four years ago in San Francisco. ‘The independent “municipal ticket is almost certain to be elected, To sum all up the chances are today that Harrison will carry the state by asmall plurality and that the legis- lature will be democratic by a small margin. —— OREGON. Democrats to Be Instructed to Vote for Weaver Electors, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Portiaxp, One., Nov. 7.—In accordance with instructions from Chairman Harrit ceived last night, Chairman Murphy of the| state committee started out two special trains, loaded with democratic workers, with instruc- tions to see as far as possible every democratic ¥oter in the state and advise him to vote for Weaver. This is the fourth move by the demo- crats. The first was the nomination ot Cleve- land clectors; then the circular to vote for Weaver; then, when three democratic clectors refused to withdraw, a circular in behalf of Cleveland. Now the order goes forth to vote for Weave: ——— NEVADA. ‘The Success of the Weaver Electoral Ticket Considered Certain. Spoctal Dispatch to The Evening Star. Canson City, Nev., Nov. 7.—In Nevada the situation remains unchanged. It is considered acertainty by all that her three electoral votes will be giver. to Weaver by a good majority. Woodbury’s fight for Congress against New- lands has been ineffectual and the latter is as good as elected. From the latest advices it is evident that Nevada's next legislature will re- turn Stewart to the Senate. Nevada is completely given over to the one issue of silver, and even Senator Jones’ appeal to the republicans of that state to stand by their guns is without avail. —— DELAWARE, The Fierce Fight Being Waged in the Dia- mond State. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Wiuaixotox, Dex., Nov. 7.—Delaware is properly placed in the doubtful column. One of the hardest fights of this extraordinary eam- paign bas been in this little state, and there is no state wherein both parties are more doubt- falas to the result. The republican national committee hesitate about claiming the state and the democratic national committee cannot bring themselves to believe that they are really in danger of losing it, but the politicians of both parties within the state know that the fight is a desperate one with seemingly nearly equal chances. ‘The situation is regarded aa so close that every new vote on the registration list is aa conspicuous as a fly ina pan of milk. You judge bow close it is. when each party is elai ing that it will “‘eweep the state” by a majority of from 600 to 800. ‘The latter figure marks the high water of expectation of each party. WAAT THE CONTEST TURNS ON. ‘ The contest seems to turn upon the votes of 2,000 negroes in Wilmington as an addition to the republican vote. The election is for Presi- dent, one Congressman, some county officers and & legislature, which will choose the me- cessor to Sepator Gray. The contest is one of extraordit activity and extreme bitterness. Senator Higgins, republican, and Senator Gray and ex-Senator Bayard, renga bare ros for weeks making speeches night, and day throughout the state, each often spedking two or three times within twenty-four hours. Each party is driven almost to the coinage of new adjectives of reprobation to be applied to the other and an absolute torrent of aburive epi- thets is applied to Senator Higgins by the dem- ocrats, ‘On the streets of this city there is little spoken of and apparently little else thought of besides politics, and the partisans of one side cannot refer to thore of the other except in terms of bitterness. Ina sense the aristocracy seems to be opposed to Senator Higgins, whom the democrats recognize as their arch enemy and the most dangerous they haye ever ing i an intense ry calmly and shrewdly working | to place the state in the republican column and to do so in such « way as to keepit there. Ex- Secretary Bayard has probably never in his life before made such a fight as this time, and Sen- ator Gray is as bard at it as is he. ‘The great straggle is in Newcastle county, in which Wilmington is situated, and the republi- cans claim that they will carry that county by 1,000 or more majority. The other two coun- ties of the state the, republicans concede to the democrats, Sussex by 500 and Kent by 8,00. WHAT SESATOR HIGOINS HAS DOXE. | Until Anthony Higgins took hold of the thing the republicans of Delaware hardly thought of the possibility of overthrowing the rule of, the Bayards and the Salsburys. But Higgins made his fight, elected a republican ture and got into the Senate by taking vant ofa when the Salsburys and Bayards were over a jealousy of power. That was creased registration is about 1,400, while the increase of the republican vote is 2.000. This | number of republican negroes in Wilmington | Itis conceded that of the white votes the dem-| ocrats have 1,009 majority. made w the | Irish vote, which is practically solia with them. A BEPUBLICAN CUAIRMAN'S VIEWS, | Ae Mr. F. E. Boch, chairman of the republi- | can county committee puts it, it is a question | which ebail count for the mcst 1,000 Irieh or | 2,000 negroes. Counting on the democrats car- ing the other two counties by about $00 and | claiming Newcastle county by 1,000, Mr. Boch expects a republican majorityof about 200 in the state, Senator Higgins cays that he does not like to make predictions, but that he fecle that the Republicans are in a fuir, way to carry the state. Mr. Boch claims that there has been a republican majority in the state for a num ber of years, but thet many republ were kept from voting because of a law which pro- vided that the poll-tax must be paid thir- teen months before election in order to qualify a citizen to vote. ‘The whole labor of the republicans, he says, has been to get their voters qualified. ‘This law has now been repealed and they have been en- abled to increase their registration, but he claims that there is still trouble because the democratic tax receiver purposely keeps out of | his office in Wilmington as much as possible and throws all sorts. of obstructions in the way of republicans desiring to qualify to vote by paving their taxes. He charges bad laws, bad administration and extravagant expenditures against the democrats, DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS. very bard fight and that for a long time the | state appeared to be in great doubt, but say 800. ‘They charge the republicans with trying | to practice bribery. and even go_ 0 far ax to make this charge against Senator Higgins him- telf. They are working right up to the last | moment. and appear to be quite confident of a small majority. ‘They say that the talk of a re- | publican majority im New Castle county be- | cause of the increased negro vote means that frauds are to be attempted. Predictions of broken heads, bloody noses and perhaps se- riously riotous proceedings at the polls are freely made, and the local leaders of both parties talk as if the result would depend upon which can stand the most battering —the ne- | groes or the [rish. An agreement has been | reached that neither deputy marshals nor dep- | uty sheriff shall be called on unless there is equal number of each part RAN, uceced It Will Be jy Close Plurality. Special Dispatch to The Even! Gnaxp Rarws, Micu., Nov. 7>—1 will end the agony. ‘The last campaign will be delivered tonight, and in the mon the enlightened American citizens wiil ste the voting booths and record their sentiments | and convictions upon the I will be a quiet one throughout the «t possible th in _ Detroit, trol the pmorrow, where uunierpal disposed to nd, but the tre not be serious,” Tn this city, the second in the state, the election will be as quiet Sunday. Most of the factories will shut do f if not all day, business will prac suspended and the saloons will 1 Under the provisions of the Austral law there will be no crowds around the polling places, no buttonholing and strikers and he ers will be out of jobs. ‘The vote will be as se- cret as can be, and absolutely no estimate be made of the result nntil the count ism In all the other cities in the state the same q and propriety will prevail, and in the rural di tricts it would be quiet anyway. ‘The polls will be open from 7am. to5p.m., and the count | will begin immediately. ‘The returns will begin | to come in about 8 o'clock, and probably by 10 enough will be received to form some estimate as to the result, and about that time the howl- ing will begin. THE STATE WILL DE CLOSE. On the eve of election day, taking an impar- tial view of the situation, the prediction i made that if the republicans carry the state at allit will be by a dangerously close plurality, Four years ago they carried the state for Har son by # plurality of 24,000. In that campaign they had an unlimited campaign fund, ample assistance from the national committee in the way of speakers and literature, harmony in their own ranks, a tremendous appetite for the federal offices and the old-fashioned way of voting. In addition to these advantages Cleve- land and his position on the tariff was as fright- ful abogie as the bloody shirt ever was, and among the veterans of the war the feeling against him for his pension vetoes was bitter. These are ome of the elements which carried Michigan four years ago for the republicans. Inthe campaign which will close with the ballot boxes tomorrow night the conditions have been radi lifferent. The passage of the Miner electoral law discouraged the repub- lican nations! committee from putting much money or many speakers into Michigan. The enactment of the Australian ballot law will pro- | duce a marked effect in the mining and lumber ing districts and also in the cities. For fo ears the farmers and working classes bu been studying and discussing the tariff and its upon themselves. In addition to these circumstances, all adverse to the epublica: wheat is only 64 cents a bushel and wool 18 and 22 cents a pound, the lowest p known in Michi for thirty Four years ago the republicans were united on the i the state ticket was. generally satis there is more mn among the republicans upon the national ticket, chiefly growing out of disap- | poiutment over the distribution of the patron- age, and the support given John T. Rich governor is far from unanimous and cordial. | In this campaign the republicans have been on the | defensive throughout, aud their presentation of | the benefits to be ‘ed from protection has i , convincing nor con- the | | | | sistent. On the democratic ide four years ago found thren split up into factions over the dis- of the offices just as the republicans and ihe tariff question, as repre- sented by Cleveland, was new, novel and start ling. They were at that time on the defensive on the tariff and also on the pension question, and their campaign was not conducted with a vigor that deserved much success. This year y united both on na- tional and state tickets, and they have a confi- dence in the result which goos far toward car- rying them to success. GROWTH OF THE PoPULIsTs. Four years ago the industrials or populists did not amount to much, but what votes they | did get came chiefly from the democratic ranks. The populists will this year poil comparatively a large vote, 10.000 or 15,000 perhaps, and of these the republicans will lose more than the democrats. These are the conditions ws they exist in Michigan the day before election, and upon these conditions the prediction 1 made thnt if the repnblicans carry the state ticket it will be by a very narrow plurality. If there is a land- slide to upset calculations the landslide will be in favor of the democracy. The tendency has been strongly in that direction for four years nnd upon this tendency the democratic brethren base their chief hopes for success. TUE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK. Inthe congressional districts the situation has changed somewhat during the past week. In the first district the democrats are nervous over the prospect of losing Congressman J. ‘Logan alpen. It he is eiected it will be by a very small plurality notwithstanding his pl tality of about 4,000 two years ago. ‘The elec- tor will be democratic without doubt. In the second district both the democrats and republicans are hopeful, but the district is naturally democratic and’ the democratic hopes both on Congressman and elector have the best foundation, | Congressmen Gorman wil robably be e an rospects are good Tor the democratic elector.” 3 The third district will return Burrows and elect the republican electors. The republicans are claiming everything in the fourth, but private adviece from various quarters give the combined democrats and po} ulists am George L. Yaple for Congress and a Weaver elector 4 decided preference. ‘The fifth dis crats and populists have combined on a farmer candidate for Congress, while the repu have renominated | | | entire time to work ‘The sai} has been introduced, and in both instances ‘inst the democratic candidates. In both have qualified who had not heretofore done so, | districts the democrats are confident of elect- | with ing Congressmen and ‘the electors to the dem CLOSE CONTEST IN THE NIX In the ninth the deme made great gains and pre Cony and to £00 plurality, Conj elector will go through equally as well. district organized labor mill play ar, tant part, opposing John W. Moon. candidate for Congressman: G. J. Diekema, candidate for at- toryey general, and Whitelaw Reid, and their i count materially in the results. The district went democratic two years ago DY aboxt 190 snd four years ago republican by The eleventh district is republican for Con- ressinan and elector and the twelfth is proba- the repablicans concede oer prstmict. * claim to have ict the re-election of gressman Wheeler by 600 to 900 plurality The republicans claim the bly republican, although in that part of the | fact is therefore repeated that Alabama's vote _ state the combination of populists and demo- crats will make a strong showing against the republicans. To summarize the situation the democrate wall elect Congressmen in the second, fourth, seventh. eighth and tenth districts’ without much doubt. The republicans are sure in the third and eleventh and tolerably sure in the ninth and twelfth. The first, fifth and sixth are doubtful, with the republicans hopeful in the first two and the democrats in the third. ESTIMATES AS TO ELECTORS, ‘The democrats will elect electors in the enst- seventh, eighth and tenth districts. The re- publicans will elect in the third, fifth, ninth, at-large. Weaver. Those prognostics aro based on a careful and conscientious review of the situation and on estimates and every district. With the lack of demonstration which has characterized this campaign, how- ever, estimates are difficult to make and no cal- culations can be made on landslides. Under the Australian system the election tomorrow will be so quiet and the splitting of tickets will be 80 easily and secretly done that the candidates ‘The fourth district elector will be for treated until the ballots are counted. Both par- ties will make every effort to get out # full vote, and an unustially large vote ix expected. ‘The re-registration in this city and in Detroit nan whose name is on the list will be brought the polls by one party or the other. NORTH CAR A Expected to Give Cleveland Eight to Ten Thousand Majority. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star, Rattan, N.C., Nov There was much | political feverighness Saturday and even yes- terday, In all the towns negro voters gathered in large numbers and the re- publicane and populists devoted nearly their mong the black voters, lists have now cast aside any veil concealed or attempted to conceal ting in concert with the republica z to keep the negro in line ‘The republicans want him to. vote their ticke goes and_ the e the populist is the uncertain quantit: ar corre- spondent will make an estimate that 2 per cent of them wiil vote for the democratic county and legislative nominees and that 2 per cent will abstain from vo nd legislative nominecs. This will leave 96 r cent to vote just ax the republicans dictate. The entire body Of negroes will, of course, vot for Harrison, and it does not appear that as much as 2 per ceut will fail to vote for the re- publican state ticket. ‘ount on the negro vote in North Carolina. y never have done 60, That vote goes just where the republicans say it must go. Chairman Eaves of the republican state exeen- committee declares positively that A. M. . republican congressional nominee in the third district, has not withdrawn in favor poy which ote The of Keonce, the populist nominee. That may | | be so, but there is a strong probability that the ‘epublicaus, acting under instractions, will vote for Koo Republicans admit that Grady, democratic nominee, will in all probability be the winner there. J.C. Brown, the populist congressional nomi- nee in the ninth district, has withdrawn in favor of Crawford, democratic nominee, aud has is- sued an address declaring for the latter. The populists are ina very sinall minority in that district. CHIEF SUPERVISOR SHAFFER'S ARREST. Chief Supervisor of Elections A. W. Shaffer was arrested here Saturday afternoon on a civil warrant for $10,000 damages for false arrest of State Election Registrar Reid. This action by Shaffer will, it is believed, cost his party many votes in the state. Democratic comment was that it was too much like the advancing shadow of the force bill. Your correspondent bad a short interview with Mr. Furches, republican nominee for gov- ernor, who say he expects his majority to be 15,000. He added that the state ticket and the presidential ticket would run close together. f course the presidential ticket always runs a | little ahead, ESTIMATES OF CHATRX! Chairman Eaves said he could give no other estimate of the vote than that contained in his address published in Saturday's Stan, which was that Harrison would carry the state by 14,000. As to. Congressmen he declined to eay ing save the reference to Clarke, above alluded to. Chairman Simmons of the demdcratic com- i poke of ent published in a ington paper that £40,000 had been sent to North Caroiina by. the national democratic comin ng there was not a word of truth init. The fact. ix he has had very little money. and that used has been voluntarily given by home people, save some $1,300 contrib- uted by people in Baltimore. Chairn for .Clev 2,000 majority; per! more. He is positive as to this and also posi- tive that all the democratic nominees for Con- gress will be elected, unless, perhaps, in the fifth district. THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE CLOSE. The legislature will be very close, your corre- spondent thinks. May be the republican-popu- list combine will have a majority there. On this matter the whole strength of the populist has been brought to bear during the past few days, Both the Senators, Ransom and Vance, are now in poor health, and upon the next leg islature may devolve ‘the duty of electing one Senator, possibly two Senators. In such a case the populists want to get one and Marion But- ler, their nominee for clector-at-large, aspires to the place. The third party is charged with having flooded the state with fraudulent tickets, with | all sorts of combinations of electors—Weaver | and Cleveland, Weaver and Harrison, &c. That party is also sending ont its tickets containing the names of W. 8. Ball, the republican nominee for supreme court justice, and of W. L. Nor- wood, republican nominee for superior court judge. As to these two offices there is complete fusion between republicans and populists, the latter having no nominees of their own. It is stated by Chairman Wilson of the third party that $25,000 was sent into this state Saturday for the purpose of buying votes. He does not say which party got the money Your correspondent believes, after a careful review of the prospect in the state. that Cleve- land will carry it by 8,000 to 10,000; the demo- cratic state ticket by 3,060 to 5,000 more, and that the democrats are «ute of seven Congress men, reasonably sure of eight. The republi- cans may carry the second and fifth dis SMALL CLEVELAND. PLURALITY. A Careful Review of the Situation in Als- bama. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Monroomery, Ata., Nov. 7.—The indica- hope to return « democratic elector by 200 | greseman by 400 to G00 and figure thet the | In this | dvices received from nearly | ng for the populist county | ‘The democrats must never | the republicans now ther boast which to | these changed conditions are already manifest, | and the rerult aa a meane of “bringing oat full vote” was demonstrated in the August state election, when the poll of the state aggregated 241,253. an increase of 66,766 over the presiden- tial vote of 1888, | UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST Ix THE CONTEST. Positive as this gain is it fails to represent that tomorrow’ statement is co August election. In addition to this, a iarge contingent of populists who refused ‘to par- ticipate in the contest for state ofticers will be represented in the vote of today. If to this is | added the fact that the vote in a presidential | clection generally exceeds that cast in a state or local contest the argument in support of } the prediction here made is complete. The | tomorrow will be the greatest ever known | There is no special significance in this beyon: the demonstration of an unprecedented inter- | est by all sides to the conftict. Neither the | vote wou | sult and the majority of the winning side is likely to be proportioned to the extent of the en- tire vote cast. is fact indicates a com) equality in the division of parties and foretells asmaller majority than has bee known in The democrats confess that they have hada ern district at large, the first, second, sixth, | *#ba™ in @ presidential year since 1872. EXPECTED RESULTS. That the democratic electoral ticket will win is that they feel confident now of carrying it by | eleventh and twelfth and the western delegate. | PTobable, but not assured. A conservative exti- mate of a majority in that eventis from 8,000 to by more or less extravagant majorities Few of their estimates conform to the situation as | it is viewed from an unbiased standpoint. The | uncertain element in the contest is the Stevens | republicans. If that faction is as insignificant as the fusionists claim the predictions of demo- cratic defeat would seem well founded. On the contrary af it is as formidable as the regu- lar democracy contend the result of tomor- row's conflict is already known, As a matter | themselves will not know how they are being | of fact neither side has reliable means of form- jing an estimate of the magnitude of the Stevens bolt. All that is definitely known as | the fact that the Stevens faction known quantity of this campaign. mall or serious trouble, and then that there shall bean has been larger than four sears ago, and every | great it appears as a factor representing the balance of pAwer in this remarkable contest, or at least this is an intelligent view of it ax the ituation now appears. It would be little ocea- gion for surprise if the vote of the Stevens republicans represented the as seems the strength of the democrats and fusioniste. The relations then of this factor to the result in this state is ensily apparent. CONGRESSIONAL, PREDICTIONS. Whatever the result in the state at In be there can may t least be some very reliable pre- dictions made in reference to candidates for Inthe first district Clarke, democrat, wi ndoubtedly be elected over Maso Thix result is well assured by the conce majorities that Clarke will receive | and Marengo countics—the largest in the | trict. Tt is possit y | ity of the counties, but these are mostly j and will not aggregate sufficient: majoritic | offset Clarke's vote in the two strongholds m | tioned. Both candidates have made a sweeping | canvass of the district, and nearly the full dis- | trict vote will be polled. | _ The second district is less certain than the | first. It ix a tri-cornered ace here betw | the democrats, furionists and Stevensites, or “straight” republicans, The result depends on the strength developed by the republican can- didate in the countics of Wilcox and Mont-! ‘an oF negro vote | omery. If the msual repu jis polled for this candidate it will reduce th | fight to a close race between Baltzell, fusionist, and Shallings, democrat. If this be divided between the fusion and republican candidates the former will win by a rafe pla- rality. The alliance vote in this district is vers heavy and the bulk of it will be cast for the fasion candidate. This renders that candi- | date’s election highly probable. While the | district is extremely doubtful the chances are 7 in 10 in favor of democratic defeat. MR. OATES WILL BE RE-ELECTED. In the third district Oates, dem., will be re- elected over Tate, fusionist. Chances which have all along favored Oates have been greatly | enhanced by recent arrests of Bullock and Henry counties democratic officials. Both of these counties are ix, the third district and the latter is Oates’ native county and present home. ‘The fusionista have made a strong fight, but many of them now concede that chances are against them. Tate's own county (Russill) went against | Kolb in August, as did “Bullock and Barbour, the largest counties in the district. The com- bined democratic majorities of these three counties in August was 4,200, and the ehanges effected since then have favored the democrate. For all of the other counties of the district, ex- cept Lee and Henry, the fusionists will proba- bly be successful. but the majorities will not | begin to cancel Oates’ big majorities in the | counties mentioned. The fourth district may be designated as doubtful, but the chances largely favor the elec- tion of Robbins, democrat ngshore, fusionist. The latter will carry a | majority of the white counties, but the vote i | these is «mall when compared to that of th counties of Dallas and Shelby. both of which, it | is believed. will be carried by the democrats, with the expected aid of the Stevens republi- cans. Dallas is Robbins’ home county and was enrried by the democrats in August by majority faction in this county the pull through. This | ever. PROBABLE FUSION VICTORY. In the fifth district it ge bel | democratic opponent, Judge Cobb. Ik does not now scem that the fusion majority will be as is vet rally | | time there has been a partial revulsion of seu ment in Cobb's favor. It does not appear to be | sufficient, however, to materially alter the chances of democratic defeat. which ix generally | conceded. This district is the alliance strong- hold of the state, as the result in the August | election shows. It is composed almost entirely of “white counties,” with the exception of Lowndes, where the negro or republican vote re} derates: ly. Pithe sixth district is very likely to return Bankhead, democrat, over Barbour. fusionist. There is little doubt that this will be the result Barbour will not be able to control the entire | fusion vote. On the other hand Bankhead will } not only get his fall party support, but will make large inroads on the alliance vote. Ordinarily this district would go anti-democratic, us it is composed main alliance largely of farmers. who are in the men, but Bankhead —himeelf a farmer—has a “pull” on this vote that even bis pronounced democratic proclivities will fail to relax or surrender. His defeat is possible, but this result is numbered among the things un- looked for in the summary of y's events, ANOTHER DOUBTFUL DISTRICT. ‘The seventh is another district that may be enumerated in the doubtful—very doubtfal— column. Wood, fusionist, appears to have the lead on his democratic competitor, Denson. The latter's chances have improved wit past week, but it still looks as if he few hundred votes of coming up to the of his fusion t. ‘The race is clove, itis believed that it will be terminated Wood's favor. In either event the majorit likely to be small. The very recent withdrawal of Austin, lican, in the eighth leaves the race in trict between Wheeler, democrat. well, fusionist. Austin Blackwell's chances materially, a doubt which the contest tage ofan apparcat tend and ta Ubaly® tage of an apparent is likely turned by a \y reduced majority. In the ninth district there is a F F i E A i ¥ os E F sent out by executive committees “to educate the masses,”- have not been introduced. The the real increase in the state's voting strength | election will indicate. This | firmed by the fact that the re. | publicans failed to vote as @ party im the | democrats nor the opposition can claim any | pecial advantage in developing to ite fullest | capacity the party strength. A light or heavy | 'd probably be crowned with like re- | tire | 13,000. Leaders of both sides claim the state | democratic | plurality in the result so nearly divided | fusionist. | in Mobile | | and Nevada and M. =< | e thould | 100 | business until most of th | understanding of fhe vital principl ved that Whatley, fusionist, wall defeat his | ‘The general has large as two weeks ago indicated, as within that | ity of than 2,000 if the ex ity of more than pressions In the cighth and tenth the religious question | now chey are panic-stricken with alarm. Then | Hesat®Wusic and Fanouil halls. ‘The next even- cause but lacked zeal; ing Bourke Cockran and J. M. Beck opened for * the democrate, making the echoes of Tremont Temple ring with their eloquence. The con- act of the case on both sides has jostified the expectations raised at the opening of the trial, Hundreds of witnoxees have been summoned, the fervices of the most eminent oxgurte have | been called in, the opposing counsel have been [quick to take advantage of any on the otber side, and the dependent prose has h ored the Judicial ermine by giving both sides @ fair and impartial hearing on all points at ienue, TRE CLOSING RALLIES. The concluding arguments were given last evening. The republicans closed their side with @ magnificent rally in Fre he auspices of the H. Addresos were given by Edward Everett Hale, ‘Theodore Roosevelt, Henry ¢ Walcott, candidate for ltentenant governor: Gov. Long, President Dodge of the Harvard Club and otbers The democrats followed their Harvard Club rally of Friday, at which Joshua Quiney, P. A. | Collins, Gen. Fred. Williams and others spoke, by two magnificent rallies iast night in Music and Faneuil balls, with addresses by Senator John G. Carlinte of Kentacky, Gov. W.E Ras sell, James Carroll, candidate for licutenant governor, and othe The interest of the xpectators, which has been intense through the contest in this state, hae worked toa fever beat by these closing anga- ments, The telling points made by the «peak- er were applauded to the echo. The enthusiasm. inspired the best efforts of the best orators the rival parties could muster. At 12 o'clock last night the jury went out the parties in interest we were excusd until Tuenday explana tion tomorrow, but that is all. The great case | te practically im the hands of the public, the jury, in this presidential contest Here are some opinions on the case, and fore= casts of what the verdict will be HENRY CAROT LODGE ~T have not spoken outside of thestate during the campaign, #0 cannot give anc my own observation as to the ge I have been all over Massachusetts, however, and know the republicans are certain to elect t electoral state ticket. It is nonsense democrats to claim the state for ( the vote for President carried with it the rekt A full vote means su We shall carry nine tricta The ninth» atic, whih ful, with « fair « nd, and 1 this state always b: f the i. necers | ‘How about the Draper-Williams fight,” sugereted Tae Stan ma «wh, Williams’ Why he doesn’t «tend any show. “Gen. Draper will surely win,” con- | d Mr. Ledge | rue covrray w R MARKISON. Speaker W. E. Bi United States Sena blica 1 candidate country will the den ether with New York and which we have « fair cham | also concede New Jersey, fi ntana, a f the for Harrison, bh, ih of ning, ond Votes in Michigan a th | election by one wote | will carry the state by count on ten Congre chance for another in fight.” No pont 30.000, men the and Atwe the CLEVELAND'S ELECTION. Col. Co chairman of the state demo- cratic campaign committee: “There ix no more doubt of Ch n than of the «an's New York as surely as eland’s elect il carry will carry Vermont are sure of In that will give us the election, whatever gocs for Harrir« unwell will carry Massachusetts. WILL ELECT ROTH HARRIWON AXD MAILE. Chairman Eben S. Draper of the Massachns setts republican committer: “I felt sure for the first time last Monday that we shoald carey the state both for Harrison and for Haile. The developments of the past week have made me only more confident. We shall nearly if not quite double our delegation in Congress A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE'S VIEWS. Charles 8. Hamlin, democratic candidate for 3 e: “The most marked feature of the demecratic rallies of the cam) been the large attendmce of re {have spoken in all the congres | during the past four wee seri] republican, is greeted cy where Iu the various con- p chances for @ demo- k pretty well, I think will be re-wk dis quiet The governor's name with great cnthuriasm, gressional ¢ cratic candidates an Crosl i clieve third against Con reRI at ~ 1 am certain that Mr. Everett will give Mr. Lodge clone fight t fininds in bain district, I rhould not be at all surprised to see the doe. tor win, INTEREST RATUEE THAR ENTHUSIAME. | Ex-Gor. Long: “Inttvest rather than en | thaxinsm rules in this campaign. Interest és the word audiences. | issue of prot that expresies the attitude of the They have read and divcussed the ction ers themsel® well as the entineinsm for Haile the. xpea | spoken in the western | part of the state and the is marke dit is due n gressman Williams upon iim, protited largely by these at~ wks of Co tacks. THINKS CLEVELAND AND RUSSPEE. WILE WEN, ongreseman J Crosby, democrat, of Pittatield, candidate in first district: “1 believe aud is much stronger here than when be lost_ many democratic of the tariff scare. ‘The peo utry, however, have come to ue between the two par- ties ix not of protection vs. free trade, but the question whether there sball or shail not be a reduction of the tariff in the interests of our people. In my opinion Mr. Cleveland and Gov. Russell will both be elected bya lagge majority.” Ym, 8. Knox, republican, of Lawrenoe, can- Aidate in fifth district: “The contest in this dis= trict is close, though it cun hardly be mid to be exciting. ' Both sides have conceded that the question at irsue is that arising upon the tariff of 1890 and Mr. Steveus’ vote in Congress in favor of free wool und reducing the tariff on woolen goods. Mr. Stevens stated that to be the issue in his specch at Lawrence. The re- ublicun candidate claims that the free-wool strikes at the industries of Lowell and Law= rence particularly in the manufacture of high= grade goods. THINKS THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE. Congressman William Cogswell, repub> lican, of Salem, candidete in the sixth i “I have never known before at and talk so litfle excitement think this means a quiet but rettied purpose om the part of the conservative thinking and busi- ness men to make no change in the economic policies of this country, and for that reason to support the republican ticket, believing it to be always best ‘to let well alone. ” John a ——, erage of Worcester, candidate in third district: * reputlicaus are putting outa gren? deal of mopey in this eity and district—I id judge more than was Walker is at all sure of being re-elected.” EX. DRAPER's OPINION. Gen. Draper, republican, of Hopedale, candi~ date in eleventh district: “The republican dis trict committee assure my election by « plural a by a fall vote at