New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
BROADWAY NOTEBOOK.
MEN AND THINGS, THE COUNTRY ROUND.
THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LoUNGER

THE PERSONAL NOTES AND NOTIONS OF BROAD
WAY LoUYGER.
James w. Bosler of Carlisle, Penn, said to
me day or two ago Of the campaign there: 81 think
Beavers election is toleraby certain Pattison is not
strong in his party, where he is accused OF being
Republican in disguise. The Committee OF one Hun
dred I'm Philadelphia is also growing unpopular Win
Democrats and PattsOn Is called creature OF IT, Barr,
OF Pittsburg the Catholic Democrat who ran nor state
Treasurer and was defeated year accuses
Pattison and his friends of not supporting him prop
erly, and there symptoms of considerable Cathonc
detection which will vote for Beaver think stewart
viii get 10000 TO $4,000 votes. II my vote ccnd make
him Governor of Pennsylvania he knows he would get IT,
But does expect to be elected and having been
delegate to the convention which nominated Beaver
cannot hOnoraby assist to make Democrat Governor
think the pinch, the Republicans generally VIII take
the same stand Many of Stewards votes will be cast by
Democrats large element in that party Is enamored
of the independent school Of political action and dis
gusted with their own bosssm. The Bourbon element
on the other hand the idea that it must take
back seat as Mcclure and others have persstenty re-
marked during this campaign Every Democratic vote
east for Stewart weakens Patson Every Bourbon vote
that IL not cast all weakens him further Every dis
satisfied Democratic vote east for Beaver IL double stao
at Pattison. And think the observation-disclosures
candidate, Armstrong will get more votes than stewart
- It has been estimated as high as lOOOoo'-therepy
almost inevitably throwing the plurality TO Beaver"
Mr. BOser above mentioned, Is q warm hacker OF Mr..
Baine for President, and his behalf Is running Tor
State Senator in the Cumberland Disrct-Carise and
Gettysburg which has n standing Democratic majority
Of 600 He runs rs a Blaine man, and the Camerons
accept him "a such 1t Is said he will be elected easily
element OF the Republican party having anything but
enthusiasm for him. and many Democrats, attracted by
his generous personality. ralying to sustain him.
fort ha
next Republican nomination." said an Iowa Republican
to me last week. "can he put by He is going TO make
the canvass again. Arthur has no strength with the
party voters, and it is too late to start new candidate
against him. Blaine has taken the field and will run like
wildare."
As an illustration OF what is said above learn that
Chairman Cooper, of Beavers State Committee in Penn
sylyanla says that If Mr. Blaine would make single
speech that State for Beaver, he would be out OF all
danger The Cooper can deny anything but the barrel
Having been called ont of the city in the early part of
the week. found myself awakened at Hagerstown Nd,
on the morning of Tuesday at 4 o'clock, and L
looked from my pillow without moving through the
open window OF the Baldwin House, and saw IL broad
thing Of lurd white standing the heaven It's point
invisible behind houses It's broom brush end high In the
manGuvrng star-Geld Like great pike fish in pond
among luminous tedpOle 1t seemed poised to dart and
they all watching it on nervous pulses Or Ike long III
dex finger with diamond in the finger nail, 1t pointed
downward to the ground, If to say, like the Moorish
statues anger-shadOw: "Dlg there" As watched it
from the earth slowly till tho star In its tip seemed
brain containing eye with translucent silver eyelash
sweeping backward many league In time the moon,
crescent followed toward the spectre with pale disc OF
beying sail above like canoe, rose on the buoyant
night and the great cOmetfOr so it waslike leyia-
than seemed to spread It's ventral fin as If to uVe
beneath the mariner But slowly the crescent on
the blows the apparition shrank higher and more back
ward before it and ike unette OF fire the tiny fort ad-
vanced the invader of the sky seemed urred and kept
retiring till dawn nterposed its ambent truce the comet
thnned away. the put out its battery fires and
drew within its tent to sleep.