Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-04
FOURTH EDITION,


Bright RfoePecss'
NEW YORK. Nov. 3.-The mist which |
has enveloped the political horizon ior
the past few days In this state 10 iepid'
iy nassinp away. The Republican
leaders to. night see nothing bctween
themselves and victory. MT. Blaine's
nresepce placed the Republican aitua-
ton on It's highest crest, and had the
cleo ton taken place on Saturday there
would not have been enough LETT OF
Cleveland TO carry back 70 Buffalo.
At Republican headquarters tonight
there is no doubt ~ to the result OF TO-
morrow's contest. Senator Chaffee.
who has been untiring In his labors 1t
the committee rooms, WAS the centre
10. night of host Of callers, and his
quiet but assuring manner dispeiled all
doubts from the minds OF oil he talked
with. 49,.
"The National Committee" said he,
F." have INDUCED In NO braggadocio from
the beginning Of this contest until now.
We believe, however, tonight that
nothing can interfere with the success
of the Republican ticket In New. York,
Ind lana, New Jersey or Connecticut.
New Jersey may be doubtful /; New
York cannot b"
What do you THINK Dialn0e una
Iiority In this State will be ?"
+" count upon anywhere from 1000
to 10000.
"buppose, according to the Demo
cratic calculation, Mr.. Blaine does moi
carry the State outside Of the city By
more than 1000, do you think that car
be overcome in New York City ~"
az do not agree with your PROPOSE
ltion," said the Senator, but l will
wager that Cleveland will not carr,
40, 600 ma jority to the Harlem bridge
Colonel Hooker, Of Vermont, who ha
made careful survey Of the situation
lcorroborates Senator Chaffee's views
lSpeakinE of New Jersey, which ha
been claimed by the Democrats, Colone
Hooker said
" There is no reassn Why In this cor
test New Jer sey should not be place
, in the Republican ranks. A very sma
, margin IL left for either side to coui
upon, and 10 contest where the FRI
tect ion issue has been brought to th
front AZ 1t has this year, have no dout
of the result in that manufacturer
State"
ii Mr.. h. r. Jones, the chairman, said
." l have not much time at my disposal
but II you will frame your question
Iauickly will try to answer then
l Now what do you want to know ?"
First, tell me haHyou and yo'
associates on the National Committ
think AS TO the general result 2"
III 81 think now what l have alwa,
tho ught, that We will carry all q
I Northern States without an exceptio
We will win in Indiana, and ! ha
1 not the shadow Of doubt as to u
result in New Jersey and Connec
cut. Mr.. Blaine is as good as et
ted"
"On what do you base this sweepil
concl usion."
iii " Mr.. Warren, The chairman of 4
New York State Committee, was
TO day aud he told me that his late
. estimate of Blaines plurality in t
state, formed upon careful analysis
! reports received from every count
was that our candidate would have
II least 80, 600 plurality here. In India
Il the prospect is equally good. Mr.. NJ
autographed from Indianapolis late
d saturday night that the State wou
give clean Republican plurality Of,
: least, 10000, and ] do not hesitate
accept this estimate as being q pref
good one. The party in Indiana v
Jll never in better condition and IN,
thorough and efficient canvass was Ut
or seen that has been conducted by I
State COMMITTEES"
"What information have you FRI
New Jersey"
This-that the Republican plura
ty will not fall below 6OO0."
g. And from Connecticut"
"That we will carry the State b.
plurality OF between 1000 and *
votes.
~. presume, then, you are in evt
lie way satisfied"