Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-10-21
NEW YORK SURE FOR TILDEN AND RE.
FORM.

From the New York Sun of Sept. 30th.
INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF NEW
YORK DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.
A Sun reporter visited the headquar-
ters of the Democratic State Committee
in the Everett House yesterday, to as
certain the condition of the Democratic
eanvasa in tho State Of New York. In
each of the committees 3 rooms were un-
mistakable indications that vigorous and
effective work is being done. In. the
business room Mr.. Daniel Magone, the
Chairman, and William w. Gordon,
the Secretary of the committee, were
busy answering the questions of Chair
men of county committees. Presidents
of campaign clubs and other inquiring
visitors. In the working rooms, clerks
were preparing documents for the mails.
To the reporters question, Mr.. Ma
gone replied that more work was being
done than had been attempted in any
previous canvass; twelve hundred Til
den and Hendricks clubs have been Or
ganized in the State.
The reports that we have received
from the various countless" said Mr..
Magone, "are much more favorable
than they were at this stage of the can
vass in 1874. The information that
comes to US is precise and definite and
affords much better evidence of the con-
dition of affairs than the opinions of in
fuential politicians. Those opinions
are usually based on heresay testimony,
which best, is vague and uncertain,
Most of our information in the shape
of reports containing the names of elec-
tors in cities, towns, and villages who
have declared their inteLtion to vote for
Tilden and Hendricks. On nearly
every ono of those reports are names OF
men who have heretofore voted the Re.
publican ticket. These reports are con-
fined to known cases, and therefore
furnish good evidence of the drift of
public sentiment"
"Do your reports indicate that many
Republicans will vote the Democratic
ticket ?"
"They show" answered Mr.. Ma
gone, very large accessions to ou1
ranks from the Republican party. There
is scarcely town in the State in which
some Republicans have not come over
to US. In some towns where there are
500 voters the accessions number from,
twenty-five to fifty. Many of these Re-
publicans have joined Tilden and Hen.
bricks clubs; others have openly de-
clared their change of political relations.
In addition to these, there are many
who, for various reasons, maintain q
nominal connection with the Republi-
can party, but say that they shall vote
for Gov. Tilden, for the chance of hav.
ing change in the Administration
These accessions," continued Mr.. Ma.
gone, "do not come from the floating
voters, who are usually uncertain up to
the day of election. They are from the
best class OF citizens. Most of those
whose names have been sent to us are
business men, manufactures, merchants,
farmers and mechanics"
care these charges general through
out the State, OF are they confined to
particular regions?'
"Our reports indicate that we are
receiving accessions from the Republi-
can party in every country in the State D
answered Mr.. Magone. "They ore
larger, however, in the agricultural and
mining districts than in the cities"
Can you give an estimate of the
number of Republicans who will vote
for Governor Tilden?'
eve have not received complete re-
turns from every election district in tht
State. But if the reports to come show
anything like as great change as thos'