The Portland daily press., 1876-11-01

The Republicans are enteiing upon the last
week of the campaign with great activity, and
with the assurance from every part of the coun-
try that the full Republican vote will be polled
for Hayes and Wheeler The steps that have
been taken by business men, leading bankers
merchants and manufacturers, to prevent
sudden and unwise change in the financial pol.
icy of the government, has had powerful in
fluence upon class of men who have hitherto
hestated The anxiety that was felt two
weeks ago has been relieved as the canvass has
revealed the true strength of the parties
From Califordia, Wisconsin, Florida, New
Jersey and Indiana, the reports through the
state committees based upon Information OBJ
taiHed by a careful study of the field, leave lit
tie room for doubt about them. Even New
jersey is now considered as removed from the
list of surely Democratic states, which it was
conceded to be earlier in the campaign, and a
good majority for Hayes and Wheeler would
not surprise the National committee Iu New
York state very cautious estimate has been
made, which shows that only an enormous
illegal vote ia this city and Kings county can
off,et the Republican majority. S. ID. Dutch
er, chairman OF the State Executive Commit
tee saws there is co doubt whatever that the
careful, he says,i making his estimates Of ma
jorities.
The letter published to-day in a Democratic
newspaper in this city, purporting to be copy
of Que SEPT by the secretary of the National
com mittee to Senator Edmunds at Washington
and representing the Republicans as despond-
ent aud fearful of defeat, is pronounced by the
secretary of the National committee to be en-
tirely false. He says that he has had no cor
respendence with Mr.. Edmunds, unless the
short notes ordering documents can be called
correspondence, and that it would not be pos
sible for him to write letter containing so
much Information about the political situation
in New York city, as he has paid but slight at
tsntion to local affairs. He does not even
know who Shafer ls or what arrangement
o. Bren could or would make with his oppo-
nents, and believes that the letter was made
out of whole cloth" by Democrat who could
reasonably be expected to be familiar with the
details of the situation SO minutely described.
The publication of such letter at this time is
considered as an evidence of great weakness and
desperation in the party from which it emauas-
ed.
The plans of the Republicans in this city this
week include the great Evarts meeting on We'd
nesday night, which promises to be one of the
most important ever held in this city; proba-
be meeting on Thursday night, to be called by
the Reform Club, at which an address is ex-
pected from Jacob ID. Cox of Ohio, who was
yesterday invited to come to this city for the
purpose of presenting the leading questions of
| the campaign 10 the business men of the city in
| the interest of Hayes aud Wheeler; and the de-
monstraton on Friday night, when there win
| be a turnout of the city clubs.
| The Democrats at the Liberty street head
| quarters were to-day very much excited about
| their prospects in this and neighborng. states.
| Several persons were present at noon demand
| ing prominent speakers for New Jersey, where
il was represented that the necessity for tell
| ing speeches was most urgent Another vs;-
| tor was complaining of the iooishness of
| sOeaker who had "ihTown himself away head
! foremost and obliged the managers of a meet
ing TO take him from the platform, so absurd
| were his statements.
| There is no more boasting at the headquar-
| ters of the Democrats. One of the attendants
| who has hitherto expressed the most confidence
| today alluded TO Connecticut as a doubtful
state, whereas it has always been counted
among the safe Democratic strongholds. The
| anxiety about New Jersey has led the National
committee to incrS sse the number and frequen-
| cy OF meetings in that state, but the supply o.
speakers is unequal to the demand.
The rumors about the pools which have been
so industriously circulated for two weeks in the
Democratic headquarters, have suddenly ceas
! ed.