Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-18
SENATOR MAHEDNE IN PHfLA-
DELPf7EA.
Both Party Leaders Seek Him
Gov. IHartranft First - Speaker
Randall NeXt-Mr. MahOne's flu-
ns0red Position. Etc.
Special Dispatch TO the Sur

lSiJtTtdt OtSp0tcH 10 ne SuF.l
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1S - Senator-elect Ma
hone, Of Virginia, arrived here yesterday
morning, and bis presence in the city was not
discovered by the leaders of either party until
to-day. AS early as O'Clock this morning ex-
Gov. Hartranft and VIM. r. Leeds. one OF the
prominent republican local leaders, called at the
continental hotel TO see him: but 1t is reported
that they failed to secure an interview. Speaker
Saml j. Randall was also early on hand ana
was closeted with Mr.. Mahone ali the forenoon.
TIE democrats have since exercised close
watch on Mr. Malone to keep the repub-
lcan leaders away from him. Governor
Hartranft, who is co lector Of the port, and he
aud Leeds represent the Cameron interest. This
attempted dickertng by the leaders OF botn
parties with Mr. Malone has excited an extra
ordinary interest on account OF the possible
position OF Malone to throw the vote OF Viz
ginla for Garfield or Hancock, and secure gain
OF three Or four republican members OF Con-
gress in that state, which would send Mr..
Mr.. Randalls anxiety to secure the Mahoue in
tuence for himself and Hancock. Malone. to
arbiter of the presidential election, and this one
man word is anXiOuSly awaited.
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER TALK.
Ieremiad by tas .:sun,' m, upon Dem::
Upon the Tariff and Democratic
Prospects-The 'WOrid'' Upon
...,s .hs Changes YIN i'm Ena,ana ,.Ia The
Iicans Against Over Confidence
The 's'Hilnes'' Urges Republican,
TO Register.
[Specidl Dispatch TO The Sar.]
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-The sun to-day has a
column double-leaded editorial headed an
Mircing Matters" in which it says the DEM
Gratis have been d1sastroHsly beaten and that 1t
is silly to make light of 1t and idle to try to
whittle 1t away by cunning calculations and
adfoit figuring. It declares the whole demo-
cratic campaign to be series OF blunder5. and
says the greatest blunder was the failure to
renpminate T,iden. The Sun says in this
connection: '"rhIs ilIustrouS man the demo
cratic party thought it could afford TO dispense
with as candidate! There is a word
here. The party nominated General Han
cnck. a good man. weighing two hundred
Their, as a crowning act of folly, the party wenr
into the state OF Thomas A. Hendricks, ami
took another man for Vice President! AM
name other than that Of Hendricks would have
been folly enough; but, to go one step further,
they had to take man with the most o lou
reputation as skntlint 70 overcome.
7 here used to be fellow who made an occlpa-
tion OF butt1ng his head against rOugh-Srone
New England wall for TWENTY-FIVE cents. The
democratic party in making this noN'-
nation resembled him; only, If a report b.
The Herald says the position OF the democracy
on the tariff question has become as helpless as
1t is humiliaItng, and that the recent sudden
conversion is so obviously eXtOrted by panic
that it can be OF little service to the democratic
party in manufacturing states like Connecticut
and New jersey. Referring to the signs of rally
Ing along the democratic line the i9era,d says
"Ihe democrats do not mean to leave the field
until the battle Is over. The republicans Will
OF their powder In firing salutes. 1t will be
wanted for serious business. We have heard,
too, of battles lost because the ammunition
nJ,t NJ ord
Mr.. Jewell not to sell the skin of the democratic
bear in Indiana prematurely and says that the
will be out in full force in November to support
a candidate In whom they eli believe. The
Tribune warns the republicans not to be lulled
suspicious unanimity In the talk of the demo.
Gratis of this city and Brooklyn that their oppo-
nents have the advantage Of them and In their
TO defeat Garfield" The Times has urgent ap-
peals to the republicans OF New York TO register.