St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-20
The Attention of the Public is Called to the
Fact that Blaine May Have to Appoint
-Four Supreme Court Judges.
The Republicans to Have a Herculean
Task to Obtain Control OF the
House of Representatives.
The ADgressiVe Head and Center Making
Defensive Fight Among the
HOosiers.
New York for Cleveland

New YORK, Oct. 17.-The Democrats of
New York and Brooklyn are in particular
good hurnor Just now. The fact that the Re
publicans are growing over the barren
victory Of Ohio has had no effect on their
spirits. In fact, Ohio is what they prefer to
talk about, and they are talking about it
largely. The Republicans, who are trying to
make the most of the election in the Buck
eye state, get cold comfort as the majority
is whitfield down from day to day. Now,
however, the whole attention of both parties
is turned to the Empire state, and from now
until the 9Th of November it will be red hot
here. The Democrats are never more conf
dent than now. They are strengthened by
the growing number of the Independent Re-
pubIicans. Each day develops more and
more the strength of the opponents of the
Plumed Knight. Men who will never make
their predictions publicly known are found
in every establishment in the two cities who,
though lifelong Republicans, are dead against
the Republican candidate. In one of the
largest newspaper Offices in town, a strong
union office, employing forty or fifty
compositors, of the twenty-five
Or thirty Republicans but three
will vote for Blaine, q few will vote for But
Ter or st. John, the remainder for Cleveland.
Of the Democratic party all will vote for
Cleveland. This condition of things is not
unusual.
The Independents are very aggressive.
They are working like beavers and making
converts continually. There is an increasing
demand for speakers assigned from their
headquarters, and every day correspondence
shows how destructive to Blaine the work is
The secretary Of the Independent executive
committee said to-day: ''We have positive
evidence in black and white of the fact
that the Republican disaffection is strong
enough toinsure the defeat of Blaine in the
state. There is no guess-work about it. If
the Democrats can hold their vote Cleveland
will carry the state by an overwhelming ma
iority. We are constantly coming into con-
tact with most convincing proofs that Blaine
hasn't the ghost of chance here. Take,
for instance, the case of Bank Note COM
pany, whose employees were canvassed yes
terday. Out of thirty-ive Republicans
twenty-seven will vote for Cleveland
headquarters has increased until ten clerks
are now busily employed. There is no noise
or buster about it, but every letter received
shows at least one lost Republican vote and
sometimes half a dozen.
The effect of Gov. Cleveland's visit to the
two cities has been most excellent. The
governor has reason to be proud of the en-
thusiastic tribute paid to him. The national
Democratic campaign committee has settled
down to the work of iusuring success in New
York state. They regard Indiana and the
Empire state as absolutely sure for Cleveland
and Hendricks, and expect to put Connec-
ticut and New Jersey in the same line.
The conference between the governor and
John Kelly is deemed a good omen, and the
best results, it is thought, will follow. The
way the tide is set is shown by the fact that
several professional gamblers here are offer
ing to bet on Cleveland's carrying this state
Al. Smith bet 81 900 each with Jake Hess
and Barney Biglin last night in the Repub-
licau headquarters, and had after that s1S,-
600 left, which ho shook under Chairman
Warren's nose, asking him if he
wanted TO bet against Cleveland or had any
fricndsNSho wanted to. Mr.. Warren smiled
ieebly and said that he did not know any
one who wanted to bet
The Republicans are making great efforts
to work the laboring classes. They are re-
peating the oft exploded lies as to Gov.
Cleveland's enmity to the working classes.
One of their latest lodges is
to hire bright sharp takers.
who are given positions as conductors
on the street car lines, where they endeavor
to influence drivers and conductors. One
OF them said that the executive committee
paid him $25 week, and the street car com
pany $50 and he was expected to do all he
could to make Blaine votes. He said he had
been very successful, and that there would
be large Blaine vote among street car en-
ployes.