Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-06
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaZElrED
WEST POINT, September IA prominent
gentleman from Albany, and-a rank repub-
lican, made some statements to me last
night that show just how BIaine's followers
are claiming this State on unsuhstantai
grounds. 1t has usually been the case that
the democratic nominee for President goes
to Harlem bridge, which is the dividing
line between the city and ihe rural districts,
with large majority, and this must be over
come by the republican majority coming
from the country portion Of the State. The
gentleman above referred to claims that the
Stale will give Blaine fifty thousand ma ORR
~. Yet when asked him what Blanr's
majority would he at Harlem bridge ard
what ma jority Cleveland would bring from
New York, the subtraction seemed Ia upset
his calculations and he could not work ont
the sum. He also stated that Blaine waa
as strong as Garfield was in 1850, but when
pressed as to the independent vote which is
in large degree in The country he again had
to do mental arithmetic, and the sum was
still Il puzzler. He also claims the ci;y Of
Albany, when it is notorious fact that
Cleveland's strength in the city in which he
has made his recent home, among tEo re-
publicans and independents, is very decided.
and that coupled with city pride will swell
the democratic majority.
To show how this contest is dividing
families, l will state the gentleman, above
mentionod is opposed in his views by his
son who is morally certain of Cleveand's
election.
In a conversation with an intelligent Ger
man this morning l put the query? Why
are your people supporting Cleveland? He
said for many reasons, but chiefly from the
fact that he was an honest man, a clean
candidate; that the democratic party repre-
scented the political views that his country
men had sought this country TO find and
that Carl Schurz's opinion on public ques
tions was potential with the Germans.
Mr.. J. II. DeMott, a prominent Wall
street broker, has wsgered three thousand
dollars on Cleveland's election, and he is
willing to stake three thousand i've hum
dred more. Mr. DeMott put the situation
IN very novel way He said he did not be-
Iieve that there were one hundred thou
sand men in the State Of New York who
voted for Cleveland for Governor who would sup.
port Blaine for President.
Ex-senator Mackin. of this State whose rela-
tons with Mr.. Tildcn very Intimate, says
Cleveland vii! carry this state and will BE elected
that shortly after the national convention there
was some soreness against Cleveland, hut that the
feeling has all died out. Bot that the ether
hand the disaGccted republicans arc going to sup |
port Cleveland and the independent vote Will be
cast almost sodIy for the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Pat Calhoun, formerly of South Carolina |
saws that the outlook is most encouraging for No
vember; that he has spent mach time invcstigat-
ing the comparative strength % both candidates
for the presidency, and that the result OF his
Iabors is strongly for the election OF the dem":
cratic ticket ri does not hesitate to say that
the only usrtics who are arrayed agains! Cleve.
land in his OWE party are the disappointed poll
ticians and that they cannot realize that canvass
Fan he conducted with honesty for watchword
and purity a. a purpose. He thinks Cleveland
will sweep the country. ALrAls.