New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-05
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.


| Josiah J. White who recently presided nj Hn'lcr
mass meeting in Droohyn. was published "a mewuer
! of the Young Republican club This was calculated 10
give false idea understand that h" wna one ~ the
independents who. going out of the cluh le'r"d over
directly into Democracy. aud not being apc 10 stomach
Cleveland. landed IN the Butler camp Why may not TIE
Indcpcndents generally who insist that they cannot sup
port Blaine and who consistently approve tc,e-
land hnl refuge in the Butler camp and Join the parry
| ~ the Hopeful future
Nothing strikes more singular In politics than 10
snch bound Democrats the Southern school ~
Major William H. quincy boiling the Cleveland ticket
and hurrnhng for I}en Butler If there ever can
didae of the nalloabe putty order. which Southern
politicians like quincy have most delighted In In the
past certainly Cey Gland belongs Ia that class II ever
there positive dcgmatc. independent and posres-
siyc Democrat such Southern Democrats have always
feared. Butler * the man. Vet. Major quincy General
Roger A. Pryor and like Southern lifelong Democrats,
and Grady. Fowler Morris and like machine Northern
Democrats. enthusiastic for him ne their present
| leader. There Is something than personal innu-
encc In all ths and fancy these sagacous old poll
| tcians seen; a coming party " promising growth.
find going pn quietly IN my own immediate neighbof
hnnl curious sort uf conference political questions
I, is carried 10y Young born during the who
vote hil year FOR the first tine ~ National election
The interchange ~ views Ia generally verbal hut IN
instances n has hrrn hv letter. and ffnm Tho letters
sc,cral amall clubs have NJ Thrao have ne pur
roao ut ptcaont further than that Tho mcmhcrH propose
u 20 tn tho rnla election day IN body, such OF
carnations might have higher u - fcw Young mon
~ convictions and enors> ~ each dAliicl IN the roa
would combine or action workers ~ The polls on cleo
| llon day
Who by the way, can attempt Ia estimate tho rover ~
this element of the voting population In tho present
h..Ks harm ittftu
0f National terror aud travail from 1850 Ia 76i will
vote this year for first time for President Those
born OF Confederate soldiers wives WILL In the MAN, hell
! to solify tho south How about those born and bred
In the Northi How will they Votei Many were hegotten
by soldiers whose struggles in the field the Democratic
party IN SEA declared failure and whose subsequent
victories cndcayorcd in SOS to dcpreciate by nominal
| nr who VIGOROUSLY sympathized with their foes
In the held. The Nortcrn-bo boys from lS6i 10 1870
were taught by their parents that the war glorious
struggle for Union and liberty. and many were also
taught that the Democrats brought and forced It's
terrible sacrifices the country wonder II lessons
thus taught lost viii the young forget the
past when they have their first opportunity to record
| their feelings about iti
Said Police Justice Patrick O. Duffy who has charge OF
| Tanimany interests in the Ist Assembly District OF
whose delegation lie is chairman do not think Mr.
Cleveland possibly poll large vote In my district
General Hancock did II gave 1900 for Mr. Iiden
900 Hancock increase III OF
probable decrease in the voting population OF the dis
tric owing TO the personal popularity OF tho Cen
eral. Tden's large vote was the result of thorough
organization. For several Mr. Cleveland does
not enjoy General Iancocks popularity. and the
present organization IS not complete when Tdcn
| You Tammany Hall is like army. We know
in the district and how he will vote before
| election day comes. At 81 election day those
voters OF each election district who know will vote
right but who have not yet voted. hunted and
brought the polls OF IL they not all right We
don't bother much about their not coming There are
great many who dissatisfied and many who are
Indifferent Tho first OF course the election district
! leaders won't bother with and the others there is little
OF trying 10 do anything with. So falling OF is in
| evitable"
asked him there many dissatisfied Irishmcn and
wOrkngmen in his district lie sand that the records OF
the two candidates the question of most Interest TO
Irshmcn protection to naturazed citizens abroadhas
been put before the people In his district fully
You see" he said Irish papers which discuss that
question weekly papers which circulate very little In
the city. hut largely in the country Tine Irishmen In
the rity read daily paper; only occasionally
sunday paper which discusses the question Hence this
issue IL Of live In the country than here. and
IA nearly all the Irish weckes Blaine the effect
going be bad for Cleveland in the country. can't
how the worEingmen feel the question Of free trade
guess they don't understand bother much with &C.
1hoy Indifferent. n shy, and will make little effort
for Cleveland hls year besides. they are dissatisfied on
other grounds than bi. failure speak word IN favor ~
citizens abroad aborers nj home Personally am
for the Democratic candidates approved by Tammany
| Hal, always. always"
| / nnl u good deal Of feeling among Innmany men
agausi Republican local leaders the ground that In
stead of ndosing the best men nominated bv the Demo
Gratis M they sny minority party ought do the Re
puhcans RIM straight ticket, whenever there two
| ti Ia al ia
between the twn There l. good deal ~ truth IN this.
bnt y rrasonahe excuse H. that the Democratic factions
fail asa rule 10 give Republicans euol tickets to select
| from.
recognized what Justice Dunv meant h, sr-akl, ol
Democratic indifference shortly after cft him, aud rn
rnuntrie1 Senator nal, nni ~ arnaiut kurh. hnth
| Gland Democrats n'lt Nns not cheerful u,ei the
rtustoris ~ uhr nnd lakel lespnndpnth 1T hlnnipis
! hs tn,i, bad made susreptpd that huph we mnuh
mntp nlrhr Ia law suits nnd references Whom innnaNpf
! ~ hi question "a m CLEVELAND rnhhhlu plurality
Ia AeW \o,L HuunA be- tnnshinsY sali, "Ohl hUl ~
| ai>tY Thousand Nono 81 tao i'cn'rats VITA whom
have tahod seriously estimate toy,lands plurality At
moro than 5ooo few as hi-h 1T" said Justice puny
there slld he union on The ioeal Ticket II NAV reach
10000" iiot that II sounded very big The little
| Judge emphasized IT,
Ambrose IT, rurdy. formerly Assistant District At
| toincy aud always Democrat talking the other day
with sheriff Reilly said: II Is not one that
Cleveland will carry single Northern state IN Noycm-
| ber" The cN-~herh did not dispute what H. said but
remarked opening new topic Of conversation. that he
had doubt that the Tammany ticket which was then
| being nominated In Tamnany Hall, would be tiium-
| phsntly elected.
Sheriff Reilly had the list Of the Tammany nominees in
his hand before the nominations made and he dis
cusscd their qualifications with He laughinsly re
marked that 1t superior ticket In every RESPECT
but onc,-"it hadn't an Iri>hman IT," He added
however that It could hardly he Improved on and was
| that every Tammany In the city wond labor
from until tie close " the polls to elect Tam