Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-20
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence of the Alexandria oAaErrr.)

Correspondence
NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 1SS4.-Ir. Sprague,
ex-member of the assembly and an ardent
Blaine man, says that the prohibition move.
ment is playing destruction with repubii-
can chances in the rural districts aud that
unless something is done TO stem the tide
great disaster will result.
Mr.. Maxwell, Treasurer of New York
State, has just returned from the western
part of the State, and says Clevcand's
cause is growing with rapidly.
l attended on Wednesday night quite an ;
interesting add enthusiastic meeting in the
18th assembly district Of independent re-
publicaus and was surprised ut the ardor
and energy evinced by those who were SO
recently against the democracy. The 18th
district is the most pronounced republican
section of New York, but the Germans
are determined to reduce the republican
majority as much rs possible.
An Intimate and close friend Of MIR. VIM.
H. Vanderbilt says that the millionaire is :or
Cleveland, and that he will put up TWO dol
lars for Cleveland for every dollar that air
Gould puts up Tor Blaine.
The salesman of Jairay & Co., who
travels west and visits all the large cat.
les in that section, says that almost
without an exception the dry goods
interests, oh republican aud democrat, are
| Tor Cleveland.
In a conversation with Blaine lepubli.
can this morning from Virginia he told me
that the fight was transferred from New
York to Ohio and that we must carry that
State 10 win that the recent publication
of the Mulligan letters had Infatuated the
| plumed knights admirers and that the fight
henceforth would be obstinate aud aggrss-
sive. The probabilities are that they viii
next demand that unless we carry Vermont
or Michigan We cannot win.
Senator Callahan, the straightout repnb.
lican from Virginia, and who is opposed TO
| Malone and his methods, is here, aud the
object of his visit is connected with politics
III his State.
Mr.. Charles Banks, Of this city, gentle
man of standing and large wealth, has Of
fered to- bet twenty thousand dollars that
Cleveland will be elected.
Grady's support of Butler ia based on the
theory that il Blaine wins he will be The
important factor IN the Butler movement,
and hence his reward will be great.
Baine's reception last night was failure.
70 be sure there was quite u crowd, not as
large as went out of idle curiosity TO see
Butler but the lack Of hearty applause and
the great dearth OF enthusiasm showed even
20 casual observer that Blaine is besten.
Every preparation was made 10 make it d
grand demonstration, bug the effort failed,
and Of those who looked on half were dem
ocrnts and half republicans. Mr.. Blaine
looks care worn and az xious, and he does
not bear himself with that conscious air
that betokeus faith iii his election. He ap.
hall. (rni, r f,f
avenue hotel for q few moments aud looked
on the surging mass of humanity and then
quietly withdrew. Mr.. Blaine Is not salts
: lied with the management of his campaign,
and be has come to see if something cannot
, be done to support his waning cause.
A prominent republican told me the
other night that L. p. Morton had been
, sent for, as he had large wealth, aud that
5 he was 10 be offered the Treasury portfolio
if he would come down handsomely for
the grand old party" and that he thought
that his party must be III pretty bad way
: when they were forced 10 send to Europe
for Morton and to put Blaine Oh the stump.
attended last night meeting in Brook
tSwas = st e sss.y ~ -1n1-i1,c
and general ratification. There were ) 600
people present filled with good will and
, enthusiasm for Cleveland add Hendii ks.
The meeting was addressed by many dis
tinguished men among others Geo +. Can
field, u brilliant lawyer of this city, who
made a splendid speech, which was all the
more effective as he has been pronounced
republican and always heretofore voted with
his party. Mr.. Robinson of Congressional
fame, laid bare the errors and mons ease
of Blaine's foreign aggressive policy and
proved beyond doubt that one hundred
American citizens languished in British
dungeons while Blaine was Secretary OF
State without redress aud without liberia
ton
Mr. Ridsewsy, the district attorney OF
Brooklyn made telling speech, and had
the crowd amused. excited and interested
for the democratic cause.
The latest craze among the dudes is to
have their toes cut off so they can wear
small shoes, and if they had their ears cut
Off they would resemble less the animal
whose bray is nnmistakablc
Pierre Lorillard lost some say ten thou
sand dollars on Drake Carter yesterday and
the Dryers Won largely on Miss Woodford.
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