Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-02
Political Notes.

th1eI Clerk Parker Oh the City post ONCE Do
fore leaving to vote yesterday made bet o.
slO0 even that Garfield would get q 900 majority
In New York.
The Associated Press have put loop In the
rooms of the republican congressional commit.
tee, and will telegraph the news they receive ID
the headquarters on + street.
At the rooms of the Democratic Central COM
mittee to-day they say it Is all right, and that
Hancock Will get 5000 majority in New York.
All the Cabinet officers are home to vote ex-
eept Gen. Devens and Secretary SchurZ.
Ger. Grosvenor, OF OhIo, one of the electors of
that state. passed through this city last night.
pn route TO Ohio. He saw Gen. Arthur In New
York yesterday. Gen A. assured Gen. Gr0S-
velOr that the republican ma ority ln New York
would not be under $4,000.
The republicans are so sanguine to-day that
states are being made up on Gartleld's probable
cabinet.
Among the visitors to Gen. Hancock yester-
day was delegation of students from the New
York University. In expressing his pleasure at
meeting them Gen. Hancock SAID: 1T Is now
rather late TO talk politic5 tomorrow being the
Gay OF election. and Will therefore content
myself With leaving those CT you who can vote
10 do your duty at the polls according to yOIr
various convictions. [ am pleased to say that
tie most cheering news arrives from all quar-
ters.'
Frank Richardson teIegraphs to the Bal1-
more SIN from Richmond the following esti-
mates made by the Teadiusters and funders:
General Malone spent to-day in Richmond, and
left fOr his home, in Petersburg. tonight. His
confidence III the success OF his ticket is una
b4ted. He told Ine that had 1t not been for the
recent letter OF Mr.. Jewell his electoral ticket
would receive many thousand republican votes.
but that in his calculations he now left out the
republican party entirely. He thinks that up to
to night not more than one half the colorcd
voters have registered and paid the poll tax.
His latest maximum estimate Is Al, 900 for the
republican electoral ticket. so coo for his ticket
and 60.000 for the regular democratic ticket.
at the Malone headquarters II Is asserted
that thorough canvass has been made OF the
vote in the congressional districts, and the
estimates made are as follows:-In the first
district the election Of Garrison Is conceded by
$50 plurality. In the second {NOrfOlk) district,
Dezendorff, republican. In the third tRich-
moDd) district the election or John s. Wise. re-
adjusuer. is claimed by go majority; over 1 $40
white voters In Richmond are claimed for John
5. Wise In this estimate. JOrgenSen repubu-
can. is conceded In the fourth district as a
matter OF course. Stoyan readjuster. Is claimed
by 200 majority In the fifth district In the
sixth district Frazier. readluster. by $50 maj j,r.
1ty. Seventh district. Paul, readjuster. by SD
| majority. Eighth district. Barbour. funder, by
aGt"p a,fTo plurality Ninth district, Fulkerson, re-
| House there Is only one republican member
| Irom Virginia. Jorgensen. This estimate gives
10 tne regular democrats only Two members out
| Al the regular democratic headquarters TO.
| Gay there has been much bustle aad activity,
ana 1Si 10 nighl The confidence In the general re-
heen 1or several days. The committee has not
| undertaken TO make ANY detailed estimates
| either on the result In the state or In the con.
| gieSS1onal districts. The state they regard as
| certain BY an old fashioned plurality. In re.
| gard 70 the congressional Districts they con-
| cede tie election OF two readiusterS ana admit
| the possibility OF the election OF another in bi:
| district. They are entirely confident OF tn,
| election OF Geo. ID. Wise by a heavy majority
| ard in the sixth district they are almost az
| confident OF the reelection OF Randolph Tucxel
| over Frazier, readjuSter.
The Capitol Indecent Assault Case.
| Today In the Criminal Court, Judge james