The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-01
HOW THE TIDE IS DRIFTING

PROMINENT REPUBLICANS PREDICT
ING GARFIELD's DEFEAT-BLAINE
SAYS THAT THERE IS NO CHANCE OF
ELECTING GARFIELD-GARFIED ADJ
MITs OHIO Is VERY CLOSE.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 29.-George Al
fred Townsend telegraphs the follow
ing from New York: 81 have just re-
turned from Philadelphia where had
personal interviews with number of
leading Democrats and Republicans:
"Ex-State Chairman McClelland
said that Senator Blaine admitted here
last night that there were no chance of
electing Garfield. If it was not
breach of confidence" he added, 81
could tell you the channel through
which that information came to me
from those who heard him say 80. He
is badly demoralized, and so are all
the Republicans the Camerons includ.
ed.
Randall and Wallace are no more
friendly than ever, though they are
both working hard for Hancock
Some say that Randall will have twice
as hard fight to be made Speaker of
Congress as he had two years ago.
General Garfield is quoted here as
having written private letters saying
that Ohio is doubtful.
Mai. Quincy said: 81 spoke all
through the State of Maine, and was
not disappointed in the result. The
Republicans were beaten there-as
they are being beaten in New York
and all over the country-by too much
bloody shirt. The people are sick of
this abuse of the South for things
which happened fifteen or twenty
years ago. 1t would pay the Demo-
cratic party to employ Conkling to go
to Ohio and Indiana to make the same
speech he made in New York. l an
ticipate," said the Major, "a majority
of 60, 900 in New York"
Mr.. Leeds, one of the Philadelphia
managers, formerly Sheriff, said that
he did not know how Pennsylvania
was going, but Philadelphia was all
right.
General Joshua r. Owens said that
the campaign for Garfield looked pretty
bad to him; that there was a good deal
of strife among the patronage politicians,
and that the movement led by Forney
and others out of the Republican ranks
to Hancock seemed to be picking up re-
cruits all the while. General Owens
can procession.
Charles Smith, editor of the Press,
said: awe are having close campaign,
aud it Is a very hard, tight contest"
The Republicans are having con-
siderable trouble to raise fresh campaign
funds.
Judge Hilton's contribution tc
Hancock is now said to have been only
$500.
Meeting Horace White, stout Gar
field man, on the street to-day, L asked
him what be thought of the Presidential
prospect. sit looks like Hancock very
much," he said.
Mr.. Hopper, of Newark, N. j., for
merly president of the Singer sewing
machine company, tough Republican
also said 81 don't see how it can help
being Hancock. 1t is almost sure
thing that he will get the nine Electoral
votes of New Jersey and the 30 Electoral
votes of New YORK; and, in that case,
Maine will elect him. | don't see how
we are going to get over that situation"
The Democrats of Pennsylvania point
to the immense orders given out for
iron. which are sufficient to occupy all
the furnace ami mills for the next year,
and say that this is far from showing a
want of confidence in the business sta
bility of the country. Many large
manufacturers edifices are at the present
time being constructed in Philadelphia,
aud their proprietors are going on with
them, Indifferent of the result of the
Presidential election.
Don Cameron is playing timid and
non-interferng game, while his adj
versaries in Philadelphia have been
Strengthening the Cameron men on
their local tickets numerically.
James d. irish, president of the Ma
rine National Bank, said: 81 can not
see what is going to defeat Hancock.
have been a war Democrat, and of
course stand by our financial system
but can not see how Gen. Hancock
is going to be an injury to any bust
ness interest of the country. Most
every day see Republicans who are
going to vote for him, and | have not
seen any Democrats who expect to vote
against him. At Norristown, the home
of Gen. Hancock, was told that some
of the manufacturers-sucha as George
A. Bullock. one of the wealthiest of
all-were openly out for Hancock.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles is preparing
another lengthy and forcible speech.
stating why he cannot support Gar
field and why Gen. Hancock should be
elected. Gen. Buttertield is also pre-
pairing an address to be delivered at a
reunion of many of his old command.
Betting men with large capital can
find no one to bet against the Demo
Gratis in Indiana. There would not be
much surprise manifested here if odds
would be offered on Democratic sue
cess in Ohio.