Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-16

The new deal, as at present put forth, IN
volves First. That Tammany Hall nominate
augustus Scher for mayor. and the republicans
Grafton OF this Tammany Hall help the
republicans to carry the State for Gar
held. Third. That in case OF the cleo
be retained, or his place be filled by another "a
publican to be suggested by designated republl.
can leaders. Besides certain appolntive officers
John Kelly to continue in office as city control.
Ter. at the head OF the iiuance department
Fourth. Republicans to help elect 'ramnany
men where they know they cannot elect rapub.
lcans, and Tammany to return the compliment
where the shoe is on the other foot.
Nov the is Just one little objection to this SO
far. That is, the republicans want Thomas L.
James. the present postmaster TO be MAYOR
and are willing to give minor offices to Tam ma
ny If they can get the mayors Office. The dcker
is going on, and some sort OF an agreement will
probably soon be reached. Two weeks from
LeXt Tuesday the election will take place and
whatever Is to be done must be done quickly.
THE DEMOCRATS ON NATIONAL ISSUES
The national democratic committee have had
submitted to them and have been considering
proposition for the democracy somehow to
make pledge that they Will not attempt to
elected at the coming November election shall
take their seats iheDecember, 1851; that they
Will appoint commission to recommend ad-
justment OF the tariff and report to the Forty
seventh Congress. And, secondly, that they
will not remove republican employees Of the gov
erlment from office except for m1sbehavlor or
iDCapacity. prominent democrat opposes
this as 'deathbed confession" but something
OF the kind may be done The trouble is that
many OF them have discovered the dilemma the
tarlff question has placed them in, and curse
that little word ''onIy" in the democratic plat
form. The words ''a tariff for revenue only"
has done them no good, especially as General
Haneock has asserted since the platform was
adopted that the tariff was purely local ques-
ton, and thereby SO disguised even the free.
traders that be has almost driven them from
the party. Even w. M. GrosVenor, editor OF
denounced the democratic position on free trade
as inconsistent fraud, and a bid for votes on
a false issue. And there are only seventeen
days In which to untangle this snarl into which
the democracy has been prectpitated and with
which they now confront both importers and
manufacturers. Meantime the democrats and
republicans are both working their best, the for
Dner to recover the ground lostin the october
elections and the latter to press their present
advantage.
GENERAL NOTES.
met Jay Gould lust now and told him of the
general belief that he had helped the Democrats
in the october campaign on account of his
friendship fer Hancock. he said he had done
nothing at all about 1t, so that ought to settle
the question OF Guilds alleged subscription.
The republicans of the Union League club
if they can, but Leonard Jerome and humber
of the others say they propose to stay In the
cluD and resist an such attempts. Several reso-
iutlonS We're presented at the regular meeting
last night asking the democrats to resign.
The disputes between joan 1. Davenport,
supervisor OF elections, and the democrats
ton papers issued in 1868, still continue; and
there Is yet considerable bitterness shown on
both sides. Davenport having modified his
original order to seize the papers when pre-
sented, SO that the man Is arrested with the
fnculpat1Dg papers. he considers that he has
done his best in liberality In construction OF
the law under which he acts, and VIII carry il
out with ali the severity he can In order to pre-
vent voting on the fraudulent papers.
Ex-Senators Dorsey and Barnum. the former
from Arkansas and the latter from Connecticut,
Is proposed that they both run for the Senate
from that state.
THE BETTING MANIA
has been OF service to Washington people
Hallet kilbourn went on a still hunt, to In
diana five weeks during the campaign He re-
turned full OF confidence and enthusiasm, to
induce his friends to join him in betting on the
state. They doubted his Judgment In the mat
ter. and he played ga lone hand" against the
field. as the depleted ,pocketbooks Of several
prominent democrats bear gaping testimony.
He captured Washington representative OF
the national democratic committee for a large
sum as late as o'clock On the night OF the
election.
K1lbourn is something OF prophet. He first
proposed Gen. Arthur for Vice President In 1879,
In an interview in the National Republican.
ton to it last night. BE said he had looked
over the list OF perquiSites and patronage OF
the Nice-Presldent, and found all there was to
give was the prOprietOrShip of the Senate res
taurant. AS Kilhourn had lived long enough at
government expense on meals furnished from
the capitol restaurant. he probably knew how
1t ought to be kept and would give him the
restaurant, If elected.
simon Wolf appears In the new role OF consul
70 f0umanla, and is published as the man sent
TO Indiana by the republicans to capture the
u nfcfn i'm,
for Consul Peixotto, Of Roumania. Wolf has
pee q mere sick. Speaking OF him, he will pro-
paDly need somebody to collect his bets He has
Deen betting small sums On Indiana right along
ana has collected 500 cash, TWO new hats. 81
cases OF champagne, and there are still owing
th!ee suits OF Clothing and over $500 to him.
among the spectators on the Indiana cleo
tlon the most confident was William Brown,
who married one of Washtngton's falrest
eea eau now Of The New YORK Daily Ne,rs,
Youngstown, Ohio, TtndicGtor. William. fully
Impressed with belief that indiana was going
hia placed his money In the saucer Ike
1000 majority; Sl0O that it would give 900: sI0j
That It would give three; 800 that it would give
Jour; SCo that It would give 5000 for Landers
Of course, William lost the whole i've bets HIS
family are at Ridley Park, near Philadelnhia
ana he is inqulring the distance and condition
OF me roads, for he says he wants to go there
ana wants 10 knoW If the walking is good.
well known Janitor In large down town
bu!ldlng tells General Corse that Dorsey ana
BaInum divided the money sent them BY the
TepupHcan ana democratic parties to capture
indiana, and that Dorsey got Barnum BECAUSE
ne had more money. ''This awfully far fetched
JOKE" says General Corse, lis all the satIsfac.
Tory news l have had from the state. and /
rought the man 25 cent cigar for throwing the
only light On the subject that I nave seen.
zen. Corse Is most uncompromising democrat.
GENERAL LoNGsTREET AND THE SOUTH.
Gen. Longstreet minister to Turkey. sailed
for Liverpool yesterday to take his post as
minister to Turkey. Gen. Longstreet and Col.
Tom. Ochiltree were the first rebel soldiers an
polnted TO Office by Gen. Grant. The next was
zen. MOSeDy. Gen. LOngStreeU was quite talk.
alive here. He had been called from the plOW
TO take the position he is to hold, and am told
that ne was so lily circumStanced that he had
dl1nculty In gathering the ready cash to pay his
way 10 Washington to get his Instructions
lie has plantation down there He talks com
men sense. He attributes the recent republican
successes TO the prosperous condition of
Int country. He says there never was T.
IRE history OF the world such magnapiujty
e4h1Dited as that displayed By the Victorious
north TO u cir defeated brethren Of the south.
because there was no cOnf1scatiOn, no exile no
oeatn. He deems 1t wonder that In fifteen
ears after their surrender they are 10 full con-
llol OF their state governments, but that they
are not satisfied to be conservative, even with
control Of both branches of the legislature In
!ne1r hardS besides, AID propose to dictate to
the chief Executive OF the nation. He calls it
wanting ambition that oerleaps ITSELF"
lie believes in the conservatism that is fQuohf