Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-15
correspondence New York Tribune.
At CleVeland's Home.
PROMISE or GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
-DEMoCRATs DEMoRALIzED.-THE EN-
THUsIAsM ALL FOR BLAINE AND LOGAN.


BUFFALO, Aug. IL.
A stranger sojourning in this city could not
tail to be strongly impressed with its ominous
lack of enthusiasm for the democratic NOM
inee for the Presidency. Here Gov. Cleve-
land made his home from boyhood up to the
time that he removed to Albany as Governor
of the State. Here he is best known, and
here, if anywhere in the land, should the
people rejoice over his selection by great
party as its candidate for President. But it
il evident that home pride will bring few, if
any, votes to Gov. Cleveland. On the other
hand, there can be no doubt that he will lose
here hundreds. perhaps thousands, of votes
from his own party because of his record at
Albany and the belief in his unftness for the
office of President. Any unprejudiced per
son would soon become satisfied of this fact
by making inquiries of reputable citizens of
Buffalo. and by using eyes and ears upon the
public street.
SearChers after truth need only to take the
convincing proofs that are on the surface to
learn that James C. Blaine and not Grover
Cleveland is the choice OF the large majority
Of the people of Buffalo for President
Blaine and Logan banners are to be seen IN
all parts OF the CITY Not single Cleveland
banner has vet been HING, Every ward has
its Blaine and Logan club, and in some of
the wards there is a club in nearly every
election district The democrats are not
only without spirit but without organization.
In the OH ward, in which the democratic
candidate had his office and his bachelor
home, a meeting was called to organize
democratic club in his behalf Not sutfi
cicnt number responded to make the meeting
a success The next meeting, at which the
club was formed, was held in the office of
livery stable, which will show with what
enthusiasm the democrats responded to the
call In the 10th ward the first public
meeting held to organize democratic club
was attended by five persons only. according
to the testimony of one who was present.
| Ex-Mayor Manning. a brother of Daniel
Manning, eX CITY Auditor Richard w. Eng
/ lish Nicholas Carroll, chairman of the dem
ocratic committee of the 81 ward. John J.
Hines, ex-secretary of the Land League. and
many other prominent democrats have come
out openly against their party ticket, while
! its secret enemies i'll the party are numerous.
In the First Ward, the great democratic
! head Cedtre. there are seven independents
| democratic organizations openly at work for
! Blaine. and like associations have been
formed in other wards, the membership being
: WNollN t1at Oh democrats VINO nave heretofore
voted their party ticket. A democratic parade
through the principal streets few nights ago
had in line Just sixty-ive voters. The de-
lection in the party ranks here is so marked
/ that Governor Clevelands chief advocate
/ Senator Titus, said at public meeting the
! other night that he was aware how Buffalo
( people sometimes got discouraged, and felt
I As though the world was going wrong polit-
cally. but that he thought was one of the
marked characteristics of Buffalo" The
Senator then went on to tell how much more
enthusiastic the democrats in New York City
were than in Buffalo, adding that 1.-THE people
in Buffalo had no idea of the enthusiasm and
the energy that were being manifested in the
metropolis by the friends of Mr. Cleveland -
/ The people of New York City who know so
well how lifeless aad demoralized the demo.
Gratis are there over the course of Tammany
and the candidacy of Mr.. Butler. can appre-
ciate what must be the condition of affairs
here when Senator Titus publicly holds up
New York as an example of democratic en-
thusiasm after which the party in this city is
to copy.
The Republican Central Club of this city
has a membership of / 500. The Plumed
Knights have membership of l.40O and
there is a republican First Voters Club with
nearly 500 members. Each ward. besides
its regular campaign club, has Logan Lee
gion. and there are Blaine and Logan Gun
Squads Old Guard clubs, Veteran orgauiza.
tons, Blaine and Logan Workingmen's clubs
and numerous other associations, showing an
extraordinary interest in the success of the
ticket. Garfield had a majority of 5000 in
the city. The republicans are now claiming
that they will have at least 5000 majority fol-
Blaine. Thst is the estimate made by Mr.
T., -,
date for Mayor last year, and il is the esti
mate of Mr., Charles 4. Orr, the chairman OF
the county committee He has got an efficient
organization and has already completed
canvass of the city, which enables him t,
/ sneak with authority.