The sun., 1880-10-10
AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERs.
The Hon. Montsonery Blsir's Hopeful View
Of tho situatien-The state Canvas.

The Hon. Montgomery Blair called at the
Democratic National Committees headquarters
yesterday. He thought that the outlook for q
Democratic victory In November Is excellent.
" The people are determined to right the great
wrong OF 1876" hs said. "by electing Gen.
Hancock to the Presidency This 10 canvass
Of the people, and the people want change. I
have not been West. but from all the intorma-
tion have received from Ohio and Indiana.
am sure the Democrats will do fully as we'll as
they did In the last Presidential contest on
Tuesday next. Notwithstanding the extraordi-
nary efforts OF our opponents in both OF those
States"
Mr.. Blair was very pror ounced In his opinion
OF Gen. Grants attack on Gen. Hancock. Il
never thought Grant would be guilty OF bearing
party malice against ANYBODY" he said. Il
cannot comprehend why he should have mis-
stated facts. There must be some mistake. At
all events. this uncalled-for attack, to which the
Republican newsI apers have given so much
the strength, OF Gen. Hancock in November"
mittoe who are in town are confident OF the
prospects OF the Democracy in this state In
Noyember. the reports received from all parts
OF the State being cheering accounts of the
progress OF tho Democratic canvass. William
A. Fowler, Chairman Of the Executive Commit
forming all over the State. and that accessiops
70 the party from the Republican ranks
we're 4 daily occurrence. The meetings
N tie State are largely attended. More than
iity prominent Democrats are speaking In the
State. and they are assisted by 500 local speak
ers. Among the gentlemen who will speak in
nan, Col. John W. Fornsy. the Hon. Joseph
Pulitzer Speaker Randall, ex-Gov. John T.
Hoffman and Col. Edward F. Jones. the COM
mander OF the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment
when It marched through Baltimore in 1861.
George Caufleld OF this city has just been
put on the Democratic Presidential electoral
ticket of this State for tho Tenth Congressional
District. in the place of County Clerk William
A. Butler. who resigned. Lewis A. Beach, the
elector for the Fourteenth Congressional Dis
trict. has resigned. in consequence OF having
will be filed this week.
Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted. Govern lor-elect OF
Maine. and the Hon. Thomson II. Murch. Con-
gresSman-elect from that State. were in New
York yesterday. Both gentlemen are confident
that the Fusion electoral ticket will carry Maine
In November, Congressman Murch said that
Solon Chase's straight-out Greenback electoral
ticket would not receive 500 votes. Gen. Plais-
ted thought that Chase's ticket would poll
sionists would carry Maine II the Chase
ticket received 1000 votes. BE added that tn 9
Republicans were thoroughly demoralzed, and
that ever since the September election large
numbers OF them had determined to vote the
Fusion ticket Mr. Murch concurred with Gen.
Plaisted and added that the Republicans were
holding no meetings, but were quietly at work
trying TO keep their people together. The
Fusionists are hard at work. Gen. Plaisted and
Mr.. Nurch have been speaking every day for
the past two weeks and will resume their labors
ont hai p rot N rn to nj