Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-14
0HI0'S DAY OF BATTLE.
REPUBLICANS COUNTING ON A
MAJORITY OF $4,000.

last day Of the campaign develops some
changes, though each party still claims
to have organized victory. The eXecu-
tive committees give out to-day some data
as to the estimated majorities, and, while
claiming as a rule that figures don't
lie, are willing to admit that they are
sometimes misplaced. The Democratic
committee foot up a majority of 1924.
The Republican committee are not quite
so exact, but adhere to a general claim of
5000 to 10000. This committee have
deemed it unwise to make public the real
estimate, but the fact is their actual
figures make the total $4,000 majority,
and all over 10000 they expect to furnish
in the way Of what they call the Maine
surprise" over again. They have
endeayOred to keep this very quiet,
but IL is the estimate they have
sent to Blaine, and which they will stand
by, and which they claim will be verified
before the sun sets tomorrow. These
figures were all made on Saturday, but
since then the committee has received in
formation which gives them greater con-
tidence in their estimate. One of the rea-
sons for this is revision of the wool
growers vote, which gives the Republi-
cans the benefit of a more decided change
than had been anticipated. In a letter
received from prominent wool grower,
he says: 'We punished the Republicans
for reducing the duty on wool; now we
are going to punish the Democrats for not
restoring it,
THE FULL VOTE EXPECTED.
"Another reason for their restored conf
dence is the advices from the Western
Reserve that the full Republican vote is
roin fn no ruh bo o6
ceived this morning are encouraging in
some quarters as to the German vote.
These facts have certainly given the Re-
publicans much more confidence than
they had Saturday, They declare that
nothing but money and fraud can defeat
them. A telegram from the National
Democratic Committee, that a fund of
$l50,0C0 has been sent from New York
since Saturday, for distribution in Cleve-
land, Columbus and Cincinnati, to aid
the Republicans, is pronounced a false
hood by Chairman Ogilvie. The Demo-
cratic Chairman, however, has advised
the Democratic managers in those cities
to look out for such a corruption fund.
Gov. Hendricks left this morning for
ParkeTsburg, W. Va, where he makes his
last speech in the October campaign. In
conversation he said that he was conf
dent that the Democrats would carry
whatever, and the result in November he
predicted would be the election of the
Democratic ticket. He was not, however,
as confident of Ohio as of Indiana. Even
if Ohio did 60 Republican now as it did
in 1876, he added, that New York would
90 for Cleveland in November just as it
did for Tilden in 1876. He was not en-
thusiastic, but quiet and earnest. in his
predictions. He says that this is the
nd no ha or
was in, but that it has improved his
health very much. His speech in Parkers-
burg is to be a joint one with Gen. Wood
ford, of New York.
FOR A PURE BALLOT.
s'This afternoon there was a meeting of
citizens designated by the Republican
State Committee, with the committee ap-
pointed by the Cleveland and Hendricks
club to cooperate in detecting fraud at
the polls tomorrow. The Republican
Committee appeal to the business men Of
the entire State to close their places Of
business tomorrow, and devote the day
to organization in the interest of purity OF
the ballot-bOX. There never was such a
cry of fraud in politics in this State, and
whichever party is defeated is going to
run to cover under it. Tissue ballots,
combination tickets, fraudulent votes
and voters are all named in frightful ar
ray. One of the charges brought into the
Republican Committee to-day was that
twenty-siX Democratic newspaper men
now here were to be voted. When the
latter heard of it they were muchamused.
The interest in the close of
the campaign is shown in the fact
that some of the churches are thrown
open to political meetings. Both COM
mittees now agree that the vote will be
almost as full as at the Presidential cleo
ton. The Democratic Committee esti-
mates a vote of 10000, while the Re-
pubiicans place it in round numbers at
100000. Large as the vote is and small
as the margin of results promises to be
either way when compared with this i'm
meuse total, complete arrangements
have been made to receive full returns.
Two large halls have been fitted up with
telegraphic instruments, and every re-
turn will be received and compared with
the vote of two years ago, and then inn
mediately announced to the country"
BLAINE AND HENDRICKS ALMOST MEET.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 13.-Mr. Blaine left
Lancaster at a little after O'Clock this
morning for Toledo, via Columbus. just
as he started, a train going down on the
HOcking Valley Road, carrying Mr.. Hen
bricks, the Democratic candidate for the
Vice Presidency, arrived at Lancaster.
The crowd at the depot cheered Mr.. Hen
bricks when he appeared on the rear plat
form of the trair, and he returned thanks
IN a very brief speech, in the course of
which he said: @If Ohio tomorrow shall
support the Democratic cause, the fight is
over; but if Ohio tomorrow shall not do
that, then in Indiana and in Ohio States,
the fight is unto DEATH" At Columbus
EX-GoY. Foster and Chairman Ogilvie,
Of the Republican State Committee, and
Commissioner Dudley boarded Mr..
Blaine's car. There was a stop here of
over an hour, but the car was left on the
outskirts of the city, and did not so into
the depot at all.
A CONSERVATIVE REVIEW.
Various estimates are made of the vote
to be cast. They run all the way from
776, 900 to 100000. 1t was 71S,0O0 in 1888,
for Governor, when the Democrats elected
Hoadly by II, 600 plurality. 1t was nearly
725. 900 in 1880, when Garfield had $4,000
plurality. The Democratic vote in 1888
was the largest ever pOlled in the State,
while the Republicans fell short of their
vote in 1880 by $4,000. The Republicans
say that much of this loss was caused by
desertiOn, the Germans leaving them
with the belief that the Republican party
was hostile to them, and that this vote
will largely return. The Democrats, on
the other hand. claim that the gains
were made in 1882 and kept in 1888, and
that their poll shows that the gains of
those years will be retained. Ifthe Repub-
lican calculations and expectations are
well based there should be no doubt in the
minds of the members of the State Com
mittee as to the result. Senator FRYE,
who does not see how the Democrats can
possibly win, says the situation in Ohio
appears to be about what it was in Maine
in September, except that the feeling here
is more intense than it was in Maine
Chairman Barger, of the Democratic
State Committee, says that he has never
seer. so much excitement or so determined
feeling in the Democratic party, and he
feels it in his bones that the Democrats
will win if they only come out. The Re-
publicans have had to do a great deal of
work in AithortO strong Republican coun-
ties.
THE LAST ELECTION.
Cuyahoga, which gave Garfield $500
majority, last year gave Hoadly 300 ma
iority. Erie, which rolled up 600 ma
jority for Garfield, gave Hoadly 1,400.
Franklin changed from 400 Republican
to 800 Democratic, and Hamilton from
5000 Republican majority in 1880 to 1900
Democratic in 1888. There were also
heavy Democratic gains in AuglaiZe,
Butler, Lucas. Montgomery, Richland.
and Ross counties. 1t will not do. if the
Democrats are to win, to simply hold
their vote of 1888, unless the Prohibition
vote is to be much larger than either
party is willing 70 admit 1t will be. If
the vote should be 100000, and the Demo-
Gratis get the proportion of the increase
only that they got between 1876 and 1880,
they will find themselves short about
5000 votes. The Democrats, how
ever, do not regard Blaine as being as
popular as Garfield. The disatfectiOn in