New-York tribune., 1884-11-04
A BUSY DAY AT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
GENERAL FEELING OF CoNfiDENCE-DEMoChAIi
SCHEMES IN VARIOUS QUARTERS.


Yesterday was the busiest day at the Rcpub-
lican National Headquarters since they were opener on
July l. Ali the members OF the Executive Committee
were present In the morning except Secretary Iesscndc
who went 10 Connecticut on Sunday. Chairman 'h""e'
of the Executive Committee. had returned from ms
Southern trip and the Information received py MN "o
away taken I'm connection with the splendid reports from
the Northern States put everybody about the phcc III
good huinor Chairman Jones was especially good
injured He said TO n TRIBUNE reporter that he was
pretty well worn out and consequently not hclueu 10
eNuhcrant but he had not the slightest question a. I'd
what the result Of todays election wonh pc' an" was
therefore in a happy frame OF mind. s. b. ElkinS sad
that Mr. Blaine would carry NcwYOrk and every douOt
state
A COPY OF the Democratic canvass OF New-York state
was brought 10 Headquarters during the day by Demo
crat who proposes vote for Mr. Blame, bnt mas not
publicly declared his intention OF doing So IL c1ccaeS
$4,000 majority to Mr. Blaine down u Harlem b.uGo
In York Countysthcy expect 10000. KINGS lfo"o
and the remaining co"ties 5000 majority gvlng ~ tne
5000 in the State Mr. Elkns said OF H. that TN, wa
the best they could do they would not carry NcW-ioAp p
Henry A. Castle chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee Of Minnesota. teegraphed from 81 Paul " MN
nc,ota for 10000 majority for Blaine and Logan
ana five Republican Congressman" ,
Word was received from Philadelphia, by Chairman
Hobart. OF the NewJersey State Committee oil me en
ing Democratic rcpeaters into that state me e"r
nation procured from one OF the gang VINO wa eA
between fty and sixty repeaters went to Cand ana
Jersey City about week ago ana reestcLe, IeceEg
~ o each with the understanding that their WORK on
election day should bring them S2J additional. com
plctc list of all these people has been secured ana Is III
thc hands OF the Republican committees ia those places
In the gang IA leaders are " Jo0' Burns, " Jack
o. Brien and other notorious Philadelphians.
Trustworthy information also reached headquarters
that the Democrats had sent an enormous corruption
fund into New-fcrscy. Thc'agcnts one hundred ia mum
brr were carefully selected several weeks ago ana IN
prcimIuniics. ast night 10 each ono o
fle=e agents the OF II 900 secretly distributed
ic matter was discovered thro gh the incautOus re-
mark. nf one ~ the selected FOR the work.
II was discovered In the afternoon that ktpuplcan !
electoral tickets were being given ont n this city which
b,rc ou their reverse side p Endorsement Electors
only instead Of " President Number one, ~ rtglifu
bv law Inquiry NJ state headquarters ELECTED the IN
formation fla few tickets lRd been carried away RON
there which ndOrsed "Ecciors only. But II was
found that thpso by means covered the numerous !
eases reported oi erroneous distribution, and IL l. now
believe that tho Democrats have Hooded me |
city with the frst-nam"d ballots, hoping |
thereby 10 catch Republicans unawMes ana secure the |
Al, ing of a large vote which caunW be counted.
There was thr0ng of visitors all dn{ long, dr,roh5 oi
being furnished transportation To neigNborng states so
that they micht 90 home to vote Very few OF these
accommodated.