New-York tribune., 1884-10-24
POLITICS At PRINCETON.

TIE FACULTY AND STUDENTS FOR BLAINE AN,
LOGAN.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE rsrBrxr
PRINCETON, n. j., Oct. 23.-Rcports published :,
"The New-York Evening Post" Tines and ws.,s
to the effect that the faculty Of Princeton Colley,
a body has repudisted its Republican principles ana
will support Mr. Cleveland in the coming elect,o.
have made a great stir among the students. "Tbs
World - short time ago stated explicitly that ooy,
three of the professors would vote for Mr. Bans
These Interpretations, however have done nom
good than harna. The gentlemen whose stand Ia.
been misrepresented have come out emphaticaIlv
and spoken with uncertain sound When the Um
Chauncey VI. Depew addressed the college a few even
mgs ago twelve OF the most prominent members Of the
faculty sat on the platform while DR.. Cameron intro
duced the speaker The work Of canyassing the faculty
with view OF determining the political opinions cf
that body has been extremely difficult for obyieas
reasons The task has just been successfully con-
peted however, and the Democrats teel much
chagrined at the result. II Is definitely known
that Of the thryeght professors and tutors who can
vote here in November. twenty-five Will give their
ballot for Blaine. OF the sixteen which remain,
eral will support Cleveland, and two at least viii
for st. John. One OF the oldest members OF the
faculty said to TRIBUNE correspondent this morning:
We Republicans are anxious that our true position
should be known. Democratic newspapers have been
making stock ont of the malicious lie that all but
three OF princetons professors wonld stand by Mr
Cleveland Such an untruth is next to Ghellous. We
campaign. condone one of the most fiagrant of nor{
offences We the guardians of hundreds OF youn1
men, and therefore should be slow in approving q
Cleyelands record private gentleman
The leaders of the Democratic club in the college
have long claimed General Karge. who occupies ths
chair of Modern Languages. Yesterday the General
was asked. "Will you vote for Mr. Cleveland The
reply was: Never never, sir. | am Republican
through and through in this contest. II had no
other good for my decision, cowardly Demo
cratic mud singing would be enough TO settle me'
President McCosh wishes it to be understood that he
will not vote for Cleveland and those who have talked
with him at length political topics positively assert
that he will vote for Mr. Blaine
Probably in other campaign since the war tlmes
when the students from the North and South fought 70
settle the question to whether the " Stars and
Stripes sh 'ud hoat from old North Hail. has there
been much excitement politics Ii is the theme
for conversation everywhere The Republicans
Outnumber the Democrats. but it is claimed that the
latter have the most voters There Go be little
ground for this assertion than there the
Wild Inaccurate specuaton 10 the faculty. An ~
animation of the matrIcuaton book shows that the r.
about 1915 students who are twenty.o years Of
age Only 100 in Princeton and OF these the
Republicans hold the lmjority.
Republican camp aign club has been organized With
n membership Of 300. The club has marched in
several parades held in this aud neighborins towns.