St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-08
special Telegram to the Globe

!SDcclal Telegram 70 the IiOOe-
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE bulletin boards
the telegraph Offices and the newspaper
Offices have been besieged all day, and is
certain that the people in the departments
cannot stand many more days of strain on
their nervous systems. Commissioner
Evans gave the thing up this after
noou on the strength of what were then
the latest dispatches, but Assistant Secretary
Coon insisted that Blaine had carried New
York aud he would not give up until the New
York Tribune hauled down its flag. Assistant
Secretary Joslyn has steady insisted that the
official count would give New York to Blaine,
and this afternoon he received from the
national committee denial of the report that
that committee had conceded Cleyelandis
election. The clerks generally are con-
WINGED by their fears aud believe Cleveland
is elected. Those who have been very
actively engaged in Republican missionary
work at home while the government was pay
ing them to work in the departments are
grimly facing their fate. The other clerks
hope their obscurity, the civil service law and
Gov. Cleveland's reform tendencies will
shield them. Democrats in this vicinity are
not clsmoring voeiferously for spells.
Mr.. Laurence Gardner, secretary of the
Democratic national convention, said: 81
think that Mr.. Cleveland viii make but few
changes and think further that before the
end of year one element in the Democrat
party will be greatly opposed to Mr.. Cleve-
/ laud, namely those who are after spells.
They viii demand that the present incum-
bents be turned out and their places given
TO them, but am of the opinion that Mr..
I Cleveland will not adopt any such policy.
/ He has nothing to lose by taking that stand.
/ You remember he said in his letter that he
was in favor of limiting the presidential term
to four years, and he implied that he was
not candidate for a second. He has
| qualities which viii en- able him to carry out
such policy, and believe he
viii be sustained in it by majority Of the
Democratic party. Ny interest in politics is
purely local. l wantto see the people of this
district governed by. themselves and not by
strangers"
Hon. Eppa Hunton said this morning that
he believed Mr.. Cleveland was elected. He
thought in that event there would be but few
changes in The offices and that a conserva-
tive policy in this respect on the part Of Mr..
Cleveland would meet with the approval and
support of the Democratic party.
''No," said Mr.. A. Wilson, of the Demo
cratic congressional committee, when asked
If the victorious Democrats would make a
sweeping change in the offices. ''No good
Democrats have any such idea. In their hour
of victory the Democrats are magnanimous. -
Ex-senator Davis, of West Virginia, saws
Cleveland will be very conservative and
nothing need be feared in the way of sweep
ing changes.
At Democratic headquarters the sam e
opinion is expressed. On the other hand
some Of the division chiefs, who are feeling
veiy bitter over the election, are talking in
uudertones about prosecution of the Dem
ocrats in the departments. There are q
good many of them, and it has been said
that their conduct and work would
be watched with great close
ness, and advantage taken of any
derelichon to dismiss them. Probably moth
ing of this kind will be done. Il would GER
tainly attract attention and provoke reprisals
after March 4, but the fact that it is talked
ment people are.
Business men In Washington generally
look forward with pleasure to the incoming
of a Democratic administration. II will
bring more new people TO Washington
than another administration. by the same
party that has managed things for the past
twenty-five years, and many of the people
who will lose their places under the govern
ment, as the result of the change, will re-
main here to 60 into the real estate business
or law, or pensions, or claims. The result
win be a net gain to the city. 1t is
known that a great many clerks
let their hopes run away with their judgment
and bet on the election of Mr.. Blaine a great
deal more m oney than they could afford tc
lose. The loss Of money and the possibility
that they will loose their places just after be-
ing cleaned out of all the money they had
saved has completely demoralized them, and
they are likely to be in a mental condition to
do no work for months.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butter, recently an
alleged candidate for the presidency, is in
the city, and an attempt was made to inter
view him, but it failed, as such attempts al
ways do, except when the general has some
end to he served by the interview. He con-
descended to remark, however, that he did
not know who had been elected president
and nobody else, or would know for some
days.
Cleveland's Cabinet
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