Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1892 — HARRISON’S CHANCES. [ARTICLE]

HARRISON’S CHANCES.

MANY REPUBLICANS NOT BUP- ■ porting ben. n» Malms mud Vermont Elections Hare Revealed This Fact to a Certainty— Feck’s Hocus Testimony—The Klwood Tin-Plate Fake—State Elections. Outlook for Harrison. The Vermont election revealed the presence of many Republicans in Republican strongholds who are not supporting Harrison. The general extension of the comparative falling off in the vote of the two parties in Vermont would mean a Waterloo for Harrison. In Maine the falling off of the Republican vote is even greater and more significant than it was In Vermont. In Vermont the Republicans showed a slight gain on their vote of 1890, though they lost heavily on their vote of 1888, but In Maine they are losing heavily even from the vote of 1880. One hundred and sixty “towns," which in 1890 gave them about 10,000 plurality now give only a little over 6,000, and Manley only claims the State by 11,000 at the outside, while the latest returns from 177 towns give hurJly 10,000 for the entire 3tate. The highest Republican vote ever polled in Maine was 77,779 for Governor in 1884. This gave them 19,779 plurality, while they had'* plurality of 20,060 for PreStddnt witti a vote of 71,716. In 1888 they polled 73,734 votes for President and 04,214 for Governor in 1890. Their

pluralities since 1884 have been as follows: lt#*4—Governor 1»,703 18f4—President 20,060 1886— Governor n,6#l 1888—President 23,263 181*0— Go vemor in,883 In 1884 the Democrats polled 58,070 votes in the State; In 18e6, 56.242; in 1888, 50,481; in 1890, 45,331. So by a remarkable coincidence the election of 1890 shows- OB each -side a little over 13,000 .oflstfermen’’ when the comparison. Is made with the largest vote ever polled In the State. The total vote of 1888 was 128,000, and according to the Manley telegram the total vote is now 12,000 less, or about 116,000. This Is over 2,000 more than the total vote of 1890, while the Republicans are some 7,000 and odd votes behind their plurality of 1890. This shows very clearly that whllo the Maine Democrats are “coming out of the woods,” the Maine Republicans are going fishing in increasing numbers. They have polled only a sufficient vote to hold their own locally, and have not given one vote to encourage or indorse Harrison. Indeed, It is evident that the Democrats by calling out only a part of their reserves could have carried the State. This they did not care to do,-, ItIs well enough that Maine should be just as It is until November. If then the Demoorats poll their full vote and the Republicans keep on fishing, the result will be the loss of the State to the Republicans. This Is not probable, however. The State will probably give Harrison about 5,030 plurality, but even conceding him twice that In Maine, It would mean his defeat in New York, in Indiana, In Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, lowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Democrats have only to get out their votes to make this certain. The Republican party is not going to pieces at present, but there are thousands o! Republicans who see that they must upload Harrison to prevent a recurrence of 1890, when it would mean complete party demoralization. The present Indications are that Harrison will not poll 90 per cent, of his vote of 1888. A full Democratic vote will retire him and his radical faction from politics—St. Louis Republic.