Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-25
of THE EVENING STAR.

Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, october "a, 1884.
There Is little in common between the November
campaign in this state and the October campaign
In Ohio. Generally speaking, the conditions are
essentially different and the interests at stake are
hardly to be compared. Here for both parties 1t is,
In all human probability, the last chance; without
the thlrty-stx electoral votes OF New York little
hope OF success can be entertained by either Blaine
or Cleveland. Yet in the moral aspects Of the cam
palgn there is noticeable striking and significant
point OF resemblance. This is the blind confidence
Win Which the rank and Ie OF the republican party
seems 10 be imbued that Blaine Will be successful
In spite OF everything Clear and tenaDle reasons
Ior tnis confidence are not easily obtainable. even
from the leaders The detection OF many able Jour-
nails ana influential men; the alarming and con-
stantly swelling proportions of the Independent
movement; the dangers OF the prohibition canvass
and the threatening attitude OF the stalwarts are
alike lost ON these political Mark Tapleys. The
tarin, Ben Butler, Tammany and the Irish defec-
tlon, they say, will pull Blaine through, although
it seems hardly credible that all these drains on
the democratic strength combined Will approach
In na1 what the republicans
to democratic computation, have fully $1,000 names
on their iists according to their own estimate,
6O,0O0 The republicans and Butler men answer by
pointing to the fact that Gideon j. Tucker, when
he ran on the greenback ticket few years ago got
$4,000 votes; John Kelly received 5000 when he
Cornell was elected. And Butler, it is claimed, is
stronger than either OF these men in the state at
large; large; 10 be sure party lines are drawn more
tlshtty In presidential years, and neither Tucker
nor Kelly ran when President was to be elected.
In any other year, they say. Butler would receive
10000 votes; this year he Will receive enough to
defeat Cleveland; and this, the more frank Butler
men freely confess is the object Of Buffers cam
paign.
THE INDEPENDENTS.
The democrats, it is easy to discover are relying
largely on the independent republican movement
to make the state certain for them. At the demo-
cratlc headquarters they tell you the independents
nave between $1,000 and $1,000 names on their lists
Of men who have pledged themselves not to vote
for Blaine About 5000 OF these, they say, will
vote for Cleveland.
At the Independent headquarters not quite the
same story Is told. "Thesc figures have been given
In great many quarters said the assistant Secre-
tary TO The STAR representative, "but they are
without authority from this committee. We have
no definite idea Of what the strength Of the inde-
pendent movement is in the state. We have long
lists OF names OF men who have pledged themselves
not TO vote for Blaine, but these names have never
Deen counted. Our organization extends into Mas
sachusettS, New Hampshire, Connecticut Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa. In this
state our organization is more thorough and our
following larger than in any other. We have regu-
larry established Clubs In New York BROOKLYN
IOnkers, Albany. Elnira, Potsdam, Auburn, Ro-
chester, Buffalo and many smaller Cities We have
no adv1ceS as TO the extent of the movement in In
diana. We know, however, that 75OO0 sets of our
documents have been sent to as many different
voters"
Mr.. George WALTON Green, secretary of the inde-
ike young man. was hopeful and entirely satisfied
with the work OF his committee. "While we cam
not exactly estimate the extent OF the movement -
he said, 'We are confident il is sufficient TO insure
the defeat or Mr.. Blaine. proviiing the democrats
can keep their men in line. The names on our lists
have not been counted, but from the shape in which
they come and the average daily receipts since the
campaign began 1t Is safe to say there are 60OOO Of
them. They are coming In now right along at the
rate OF $50 TO 200 day. And these names that we
receive do not nearly represent the real strength of
the movement This is shown by the fact that
from ionkers. where club of Independents about
aO strong Is known to exist, we have received but
three nanes-thoSe OF the principal officers OF the
CLUB. The same Is the case at Mt Vernon. And
there Is no danger that the independents will cave
in and vote for Blaine election day. as they have
pledged themselves In black and white not to do
So"
Mr. Green said further. that within the past ten
days ne, himself, had been in Albany and had made
carelui inquiries into the rumOlS that Gov Cleve-
lands life at the state capital had not been moral
one He had been referred to a number of men as
alleged authors OF stories rejecting on the COVER
nors private habits, but each OF these men, when
approached. denied all knowledge OF any impro-
prety on the part OF GOV. Cleveland.
MIR. Green says there is a strong probability that
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will make number OF
speeches for Cleveland In New Jersey aud Connec-
tlcut during the coming week.