Show THE BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS the great coldest coi COL test national and local takes take place two weeks week from today and it to tea a reasonable supposition that nearly everybody la mind la in about made up aa to how he will set act on that oc aaion the few who still waver are not sufficient in number we take it to great ly change the result in any place or at large but the spell spellbinder bindert and the organ l will keep up their work till the last day in the evening then the people may look for a long and needed rest reel A glance at the chances of the two parties through colored spectacles ib hi a pleasant diversion at this stage of the p proceedings oce edings both the democrats and republicans Republic aus are t of wj winning nning anu and lc it is 18 as well for us to know beforehand what either has to do to accomplish it the republicans in order to come out ahead have only to do as well as aa they did four years ago when har raaon carried every northern noi thern state but new jersey and connecticut receiving electoral votes against lor cleveland Clev eDd of course under the new apportionment the electoral vote is increased but it the republicans can carry the same states as jost jast time they will succeed for they would have voter or three more than a majority the increase is from sol to fifty three it Itis is practically impossible that they will lose loge all the now new votes vote and those they may low lose at least those of the now new stated will be no DO direct gain fr for the democrate Demo crato who have fused with the populists lists in all of the states but montana and washington it thus appears that the demo brats have to rely upon states state which gave them nothing in 1888 to win and ana probabilities tb thus us beco i a a factor I 1 ID u the computation it to is conceded especially since the recent state elections that the entire roll of the south will respond to the democratic call cal giving cleveland votes to be gin gia with leaving him 64 short abort of a majority if ne he again carries NOW new jersey and connecticut the former with 10 and the latter with 6 votes the gap will be narrowed to 48 he Is ii reasonably sure of at least 6 5 in Mic michigan which further reduces it to 43 his hie friends and himself are confident of cal catarin ca turing turin indiana this time which would give him 15 more and leave but 28 to be gained to reach the goal montana may reduce this to 25 but it cannot be depended on however thi may be there li is still a big deficit and the only other state which the ex president came anywhere near carrying was wa new york this with its ito plump 86 36 votes would take him away beyond the winning post poat having 11 votes to spare carrying the empire vat fate therefore he could do without new jersey jeney or connecticut but not without both and with both he would not need michigan or montano montana while the democrat are counting strongly tron gly on OB lome of the northwestern states state which went republican in 1888 illinois iowa wisconsin and as ai stated bated a part of michigan and of a negative gain by fusion and thus giving to weaver kacian minnesota and colorado it will be seen that the real battle ground is as usual new york while it Is i possible they may win the states name dand thus thui ie be corn com for the lose loci of the empire state uch such a thing is in hardly probable and it to is likely that only in michigan m will there be recorded any chinke change e from harrlson harrison to cleveland in that quarter it would seem that the managers manager so BO regard it too for each side bide is IB holding 1500 1600 meetings in the former state every deehl wet kl As to the importance of this one mighty commonwealth the situation may be briefly stated thus cleveland cannot win at all withe with ut new york harrison Harr can win without it but in all probability will not DO I 1 so that as an now new york goes so BO goes the tbt country on the basis of the now new registration in new york city the republicans cipher the democratic majority there down to about less than four years ago this would mean about or for the republicans republican to overcome at harlem river and they came down to it in 1888 with upwards of they thus thua count on carrying the state by to on the other hand band the democrats democrat from the same source of information claim a majority in the city of which with brooklyn and its ita surroundings proportionate would run the total up to about and beat the republicans in the state anywhere from to these however are only figures which the people can easily an am they often do change considerably sider ably one way or another it should be remembered in this connection tion that not only the presidency but every branch of we government excepting the supreme court to is in the issue chairman carter of the republican national committee announces this layng the election of cleveland means also a congress Con greBB democratic I 1 in n both branches it la Is hardly probable chrt the house of representatives will be subjected to aoh such a revolution as ai to change a majority of tor for the democrate Demo crata into a minority for that party though undoubtedly this huge preponderance will be somewhat ome what perhaps greatly reduced the senate thus thua becomes the cynosure of tho occa ion next to the presidency I 1 a order to change the political complexion of this body the republicans have only to low lose three mem bere ther the are now forty seven member a of th that at 1 party forty democrats and 0 populist peffer in this thic foO footing tIrA kyle of south dakota li is clasena as an a democrat although elected by the farmers alliance and aad demo crate jointly and being considered at alt the time as belonging to the fortner former but he be votes vote with the latter u usually 31 and has received all his committee A assignments from them three democratic senators hava alread already been elected reelected re gorman german of 0 maryland george of mini alad art daniel of virginia the states tate chios cavoto have to elect Be natora senators in place argit of alt zing democrats Democrat aare are florida missouri tennessee Tennet iee texas west virginig virginia delaware radians ladiana and now new jars jerry 21 ey the fint drat four of theme will choose dom dem and it to i considered resso certain that all but one of thena will the present legislature of delaware la republican by a majority of eight elight in total membership of thirty 7 iud and the tha preceding legislature was republican the present pre fleat legislatures of the ethera are democratic by heavy majorities delaware would seem to be the on really doubtful one in the lit f two re republican senators sherman of v offo ohio and aldrich Aldr loh of rhode have been reelected re elected the republican are certain or reasonably certain to ta the next legislatures irk in maidae man massachusetts vermont vania california washington and nevada the states regarded as aa doubt ful fui are connecticut now new york alich igan wisconsin minnesota nebraska north dakota and montana the tee probabilities and possibilities the claims and counter counterclaims claims being thus thug placed before the reader he can pro acted to post the books for biEni birri elf gelf doubtless he will do it as it is done elsewhere se where in accordance with hta his no lotical predilections predilection 8 |