The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-09
FROM our SPECIAL PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT.
Feeling Of the People and Strength Of the
Contcndina FOrces-B0th sides Confident Of
Victory. &c.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct 8, 1885,
The greatest political battle that has been fought
Pennsylvania since 1884, perhaps takes place morrow
and now that the forces both sides are fully
shaed and prepared for the fray the excitement OF the
people exceeds anything Of the kind ever Witnessed
Il win be terrible struggle see which party shall
tain control OF the STATE and very well be
mined without some hot work at the polls Three
-four weeks ago the contest seemed " be all sded
and i looked though tho democracy going be
beaten worse than they since then there
has been great change In public sentiment,
espec ally within the past week or ten days,
and the conservatives ssuguine Of
they fearful Of defeat month sso Whether this
conservative cuont is strong enough 70 turn aside the
well laid plans Of the republican party and bring about
o defeat u is difhcut 70 say; but thing IL pretty
ccr,An--bs,s large majornes are not made by The
republicans freely they wers a short time ago.
Few now willing to bet more than eight
thousand majority for 0eary, where thrse weeks ago
they would have been willing "a have staked Their all
fifteen thousand Indeed within the last few days,
democrats have had the tdmeriiy TO bet even
their avorite II Is true the number OF bets
very small but only mention these facts 70 show The
growing confidence OF the democracy the success Of
their ticket ~r.tr #s
DEMOCRATIC ESTIMATES
The Democratic State Central Committee have Just
completed what they consider full and impartial
Of the State, and they figure up jus, think or 70
radcals) 10000 majority for uymer This calculation
pretty large one think-is based On the assumption
that the republican majority Philadephia will DO re-
duced to one-haf 10 other words that tho govern
meDt patronage al the Custom House, Post once and
Navy Yard will add At least four or Ave thousand votes
to the democratic ticket Then again they expect by
somewhat similar influence reduce the republican najo
rity in Allegheny county 70 sboat65 500 With such re-
ducilon this In the republican districts and q
spondn M increase in the democratic Counties they cay
their way clear and thai the chances are all In favor
o. clyger's election The republicans boast o. Gsays
sy vi g,ys LINER sse m.lYl'X, s 81 "a
year. ago they admit, however, thai %, coua,y viii
10 against them, hui arc quito confident Of carrying the
Congressional ds,rc, and siesunG the easdsdsss.
latest from Bsris county ,ha. shsy will .lgssd the
IY.s y oss ,sHas.as sss Ss hsv: ben <:
lsehAny county. Then again Cumberland county pro-
lses 70 the Presidential election vote BY too
hundred and roll ose thousand majority Tor he conser
Great importance u attached 70 shs ssidiss vots
date n getting s mas Of tho veterans Of The
late their sds is certain 70 Be- elected. Both
parties claim to have this vote OF the major
portion H. and 20 both candidates equally san
guins Of sscce~ II would seem most nAaurai that
General Gsasys claims should be the strongest and
hnk they really sre but they are no. ss sroas - b
hsps bul then nothing like a. strong q he led 70 b.
eve From the very outset the soldiers yots has been
put down for Geay and the republicans have counted
moro strongly ON This slsmens for success than any
cshsr ihsy have bassd their calculations obtain
,woth'rds q hs vos: think that the vv-..ss g ss~
isis de,nons,rsiions At Reading IAscasssr, Car
democratic procsss,oas were led BY nom one thousand
10 twenty-five hundred veterans horseback- Facts
bsve placed TOO nnuch conSdencs 10 tho soldiers vote
tina, General Gcary Is BY no means :. popular among
,o.r ssa apss he % "" ID. Il b. iii
he able divide the vote with his opponent with some
'h'os 70 spare psrhap. .~..
0f the two parties the republicans are most cnthusAs
40 and ssnsuIns Of sucress They are wiling 20 BET
srvriy o.o00 majority and Great many DTS have
been made much larger cds They calculate not only
their PhiIsAsphla and AIisshany Do,
be by fa rge. one ever poIicd Republican speak
ers have ia-i competed their elecson.erns .ears
rsssp:"u " he n.s..s. ss3 sy ssss bad % ids.
the PARTY could turn Out half a. strong A. u has.
ion,y wilI h. they 40 not hess.te % place 4 a.
high a. twenty ave thousand. Indeed, Governor Cur
thoassnd. b., then. thai vas three weeks ago, and
he may have come little then A. the com.
n,eneni Of the canvass n hoped that quite re-
.csbe portion Of the Irish vote would BE- secured IN
consequences OF the tskea BY President Johnsou
10 relation 10 the Fenlsns but the speech Of Hickman,
in whcb he declared that negro vas - good ~ -
Irshmsn ought have The sasDs right 70 vote, 80
sscss,neIy d,sss,sfa 70 natives Of the Emerald i.,s
and spoiled whatever chance there q turning the
FerlsD question 10 account Mo- the Irish vote, vhai
there " \ this stale, wil 70 fos uymer 20 naa
| alnss8 assu,s the s,osNeay the rspubcass em
| pioyed 70 a. However they sspsrt v
MAIZE up Ter Tbs disApposntmsns by receiving
ell through the Stale, aud has tnksd like Duicf
| urcs' 10 bis ooansrymeB, with considerable erect