Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-12
CLEVELANDS ELECTION SURB.


contest in November.
CLEVELAND'S ELECTION SURB.
Signs that Indicate the Defeat or the Rspub-
iican Candidate.
New York Hera,d.l
Samuel J. Randall. while at Democratic
headquarters yesterday, said: can only
say that am as confident as a man can be
OF anything that Cleveland and Hendricks
will he elected. There Is no discouraging
feature about the Maine election. a large
Republican majority was to be looked for
under the circumstances"
Congressman Springer, OF Illinois, on.
being asked as TO the effect Of the Maine
election on elections in the West. said
"The principal interest in the West III the
Maine election is in the matter Of the pro-
hibitory amendment. The fact that the
state has gone for Prohibition and Blaine
will greatly strengthen the German oppo-
Siton 10 the Republican candidate. and the
fact that Mr.. Blaine lodged the vote on
the amendment will only make the
situation worse, as the opponents Of sump-
tuary legislation will prefer a manly
foe TO q cOwardly one. ON the other hand.
the ProhibiioniSts will fee that Mr.. Blaine
should have the courage Of his convictions
and locality. and will be more strenuou,
than ever in their support OF It. John
against Blaine. The excuse that il is only
a local issue is one that will not pass, for
the reason that national legislation has from
time to time been proposed. and once by Mr..
Blaine himself. And even n n matter OF
State legislation IT j. common topic in
many States OF the Northwest, where II is a
leading issue. A. against Mr.. Blaine's
dodge and the inrrenchment Of prohibition
IN the Constitution, advocated by him and
enforced bv his party. the liberals Of the
country will throw their whole weight In
favor OF the frank declaration Of Governor
Cleveland and the Democratic platform
against Sumptuary laws hch yex the citi-
zen and interfere with individual liberty"
THE CURRENT OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Colonel Lodewick. a prominent politi-
clan Of Rensselaer, county. gave his views
Of the feeling in that locality. I'm our
section,' be said, the campaign j. doing
well. All traces Of Democratic dIsafiec.
ion are disappearing. In my own town,
GreenbUSh. | do not know OF any Demo
Gratis for Butler. but there are some Repub-
licans that way inclined. In Troy the
Butler movement is falling of since the
failure OF the demonstration in New York.
Rensselaer, county will do well Tor the
Democratic ticket
FX-MaVor Wickham said "To any one
who can watch the current OF public senti-
ment there is no question but that Cleve-
land i gaining largely. While among GER
tain elements there has been some dlsaiiec-
ton. il Is more than &C cuntcrbaanced by the
accession Of other elements hitherto Re-
publican. The Germans as q body have
not hitherto been very enthusiastic for
either party a. party, but voted
more for individual candidates. There
is a growing inclination among them
toward Cleveland becoming universal
and irresiStible--in fact, almost an
epidemic. Neither Vermont and Maine on
the one side, nor Arkansas and Alabama on
the other. are indications OF great moment.
except as Vermont shows Republican de-
crease. The number OF Republicans de-
clared in this city for Cleveland i altoge-
jher unprecedented except IN 1852. The
capyass Of neutral voters will be deter
mined largely by the contrasting records OF
Cleveland and Blaine a. public officers.
There will. in my judgment, not be in the
city of New York any local complications
that will prove unfayorablc to the national
ticket
TUE RURAL VOTERS n THIS STAIE.
Letters Of p favorable character were re-
ceived hy the Democratic state Committee
in the mail Yesterday morning.
4 letter from town in WeStchester
county saws: "fhere are seven ReDubli-
cans In this election district who will vote
| for Cleveland and Hendricks. We expect
a large vote for IT. John in this district
possibly thirty, OF which not more than
| three will be Democratic"
4 letter from Montgomery county says
ave have organized Cleveland and Hem
dricks club in this town. The president
| OF it has always voted the Republican
| ticket"
A Buffalo letter says: 81 can frankly -sv
| that all Democrats in our election district
are for Cleveland. and at least one OF the
Republicans also"
A Putnam county letter says: every
| thing looks bright and cheerful in oui
| town. There are many Republicans here
| who will vote for Cleveland. We have a
| particularly large number OF young M
| who, like myself, will cast their first vote
for Cleveland, HendrIcks,::and reform. ON
| the enclosed list there are no less than
| twenty-five OF the latter class
| ~
| saws: 81 can see nothing in the situation
| here but that which bids the Democracy
| hope for increased maiorities. | am In d
| position 10 know that great many Repuo'
| licans will vote for Cleveland. Another
thing which will greatly help Us is the ~
| John movement. The Prohibitionists havt
| formed club Of over two hundred mem
| bers, OF whom all but twelve are RepuDli-
cans. The membership includes some o'
the hardest-working Republicans in thi'
| town.
INDEPENDENTS AT WORK.
| Although most OF tie members ol th'
| Independcnt National Committee are cOoi
ing themselves out OF town, the WORK Soc'
| steadily forward at their headquarters III
| Nassau street, aud thousands OF telling CIR
culsrs are being distributed among th'
country Republicans, who. IN oruihaIi :
| circumstances, would 20 unenlightene"
regarding the Republican objection
| TO James 6. Blaine. Thousands OF farmer
take no reading matter az all, and oihel
thousands read nothing but the nun
country weeklies which carefully reffall
from publishing anything adverse TO th'
candidates. To root out these people an'
supply them with live Information Is p'1
4 TASK, out tue committee ~ gfauuaiig 'N.tI,
plshing il, with results that are higna'
satisfactory. Already they have the naDie,
OF over thirty thousand correspondents oe
their books In New York state alon.
many OF whom act as distributing asenu
for. scores OF voters, and encourag"s
words come from all directions.
Mr.. Deming, who takes an active lh'oI !,
est In the work OF the committee, wa. u
Boston yesterday conferriHg with the no,
sachusetts committee and Mr.. X. X. ba"A
was In charge OF the committee-roons., =
dozen clerks were busy mailing circu,', y
and letters. -Four circulars are sent on. ,,, y
each person whose name aud address oo1', =,