Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-17
CLEVELdNUS FRIENDS.
w,I,-etreet Men ard Politicians Agreeing
that the Result is Not Affected.


WsIl-Street Men ard Politicians hH'oo"-
that the Result is mol Affected
New York Ueraid.I
The dispatches from Ohio were looked
for Yesterday with. great interest Va tue
Stock and other exchanges, Tue DeuV
Gratis and Cleveland Republicans saw WIN !,
satisfaction that the Republican "Victory
in Ohio grew smaller every hour elcn sue
ceedipg telegram bringing news OF Demo-
cratic Gains. Bets were freely made in the
stock Exchange that the Republican INA
joYity would he less than 6.00O.
Mir z, N. Cox, Of the Stock Exchange
aid that The result OF the Ohio State cleo
ton would not In any way affect CleVe-
.nd,s chances in November. Mr.. G. /.
Hudson. a Cleveland Republicln; Mr..
Harmon II. Hart. Mr.. Theodore Myers,
and other Stock. Exchange politicians, were
OF the same opinion.
william +. Ferguson, Cleyeiand hP-
rubican end q prominent member OF the
Produce Exchange. said he was not IN tie
least discouraged. III | had been IN
Ohio.v he added. - should probably have
voted the Republican ticket. II was a
state election. Nobody was voting Tor
Cleveland or for Blaine. | am Republic
can. but | shall vote for Cleyellnd for
President Of the United States. ] fai, to
see why the fact that the Republicans have
carried 4 Republican State should dts
courage Cleyelnd's friends"
Mr.. John i. Townsend, president OF
the fredericksburg Cleveland CUB,
thought that the election in OHIO would not
i'm any way affect the general result IN NO
ypmher The first effect might be to throw
the Democrats q little OF their feet. but
there would be an immediate recovery, and
the fight would 90 on with every chance Of
ultimate victory.
WILL VOTE or PRINCIPLE.
Mr.. Alexander Meakim. secretary OF the
Produce Exchange Cleveland Club. said:
"Thc men who are going 10 woe against
Blaine will do so on principle. Even il the
Democratic party had sustained great de-
feat in the state election IN Ohi0-which /
DO not admit would in no way affect the
sction Of the Republicans rs well rs Demo-
Gratis who have firmly resolved to vote
against Blaine"
Mr.. Joseph j. UDonOhue. The well
known coffee-merchant, said: 81 am not
frightened at all. The Republicans have
carried State which belongs to them in 4
state election. Wait until the presidential
election. l am just as confident as ever
that Cleveland will win"
81 don't think il was much Of shower
in Ohio" SAID Mr.. J. l.. Macau'ay. oi the
Cotton Exchange. II am confident that
Cleveland will be elected in November"
Mr.. A. w. Peters. chairman OF the M
tional Petroleum and New York Mining
Exchange. SAID: 1.-THE Republican,. have
carried ohio. but the Democrats have got
West Virginia. Well. It's stand-oif. Isn't
it!"
"As Democrat, | am not discouraged
at.ail by the result in Ohio" said MIR. Hen
~ IIentL, the prominent Cotton Exchange
operatOr. ct was Il State election. The
question Of Blame or Cleveland was not be-
fore the people. don't see how it can al
fec: the general result in November. |
think that about Is per cent. Of the total
vote Of Ohio car control the result in the
state, and think that Cleveland will have
strength enough to control that vote in NO.
VeInbeT."
IL am Republican, but disguised
one" said Mr.. william V. King, oi the
Cotton Exchange. IL am not q Blaine
man"
well" said conservative stock
broker. with a significant smile. the
frmer stock market and the higher prices
which Gould and Sage and White and the
rect Of the truly good Wali-Strert Blaine
men were 50 unanimous in prOphesying
to-day did not come. after all. The market
opened with higher prices. but after the
first fifteen minute, n selling movement set
in which lasted all day"
MAYOR EPSON HOPEFUL.
Mayor Edison, in reply to the question rs
to what he thought Of the Ohio election.
slid, with smils: 81 understand from
the information telsgr,phcd 10 the papers
that ohio has gone Republican. The battle
ground Is now transferred from there 70
New York. The Democrats will have to
win victory herr. There must be no fool
ing. II the canvass is properly conducted
and carried on with care and energy | am
hopeful that we will win
Dir. Frederick x. Coudert said: II the
returns declared majority OF 10000 in
Ohio for the Republicans. it would have
been deemed a victory for the Democrats.
II they give the Republicans majority in
the neighborhood OF $1,000 it may be called
4 drawn battle. There il no reason for
alarm or diSquletude on the part OF the
Democrats. The Republicans made the
most unprecedented exertions, employin.
all their most prominent speakers, in.
Guiding Blaine himself, and using every
possible appliance to carry the State. only
very Few over-sanguine Democrats
dreamed that their own party would
carry Ohio in presidential year"
No SURPRISE.
General Martin L. Mcmahon said "The
majority OF 1000 or so that the Republi-
cans clam in Ohio was long since dis
counted by the Democrats, and creates no
surprise. We feel Just IS confident As be-
fore OF electing Cleveland and Hendricks.
II should be borne in mind that the returns
30 far from Ohio some from The strong Re-
publican centres, and We have vet TO heic
from the Democratic districts along the
borders OF Indiana and Kentucky, and the
io-called great Republican majority may be
cut down verv considerably. ANYWAY, the
fight for reform government will 90 on,
and this State will be sure TO give arousing
majority for the Democratic national
ticket
Colonel DunIap said: "A Republican
msiority in OHIO Of 1900 or even 10000
would be only what We expected. IL does
not discompOse the Democratic party in the
least. At the same time we have good
deal Of work before us in this State.r
EYAssemblvman Joseph HcDOn0ugh, OF
Irving Hall, said: at is Just as well Ohio
went Republican as il did. That will wake
upthe Democrats here and make the work
all the harder. From this out you will see
that they will put their shoulders to the
wheel with vengeance, and work for We
tory
-<crs---
Card from DIR. n. q. Cnbe.I.