Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-14
GIVING 1T UP ONE BY ONE.
Why Dont the Blaine Hen Haul Down TLsi
Fiars and Admit Defeat.
IHtw York Time..I

|
Dir. James ID. Warren. chairman OF the
| ReI ublIean Stale Committee, ha, returned
10 his wgwam in Buffalo satisfied that
Bo:hiEg short of miracle can give this
stste TO Blaine, and he frankly admits that
| this is bad year for miracles. Assistant
Secretary Charles s. Chiekering has also
retired in good order TO The !astnesses OF
| Lewis county. A. &. Draper, chairman Of
! the Executive Committee. and Seerc,ary
! John W. VTOoman do not share Dir. War
| ren's belief about miracles. and they are
waiting very patiently for the skies so
| oIen.
The committee has abandoned the GIL.
scy annex. and hcsSrs. Draper and NrOO-
| man aIc now confined tO one little room.
by II feet. under the Gilsev House roof.
| The room has no beds, and ~ lts occupants
will doubtless bc required to ply for il
rent The tmsC Ives |. Is only question ~
few cay. when they. too, will abandon the
metropolis and return 30 their rural homes.
Among their visitors Yesterday was A.
semblyman George T.. Erwin, OF -. Law
renee county. Br. Erwin has Just been rs-
elected. and as he is a candidate for the
sreakership OF the next Assembly. Il is be-
lieyed by Ecssrs. Draper and NrOOman lha,
bis visit to this cliy at this time is not re.
moteIy connected vilh a purpose 10 enlist
those Republican a.semblymen who live at
this end Of The State.
Chairman Jones, Of the Blaine National
Committee. /. very serious gentleman OF
late. lie. too. has abandoned all hope.
though he will not admit that fact for pub
hcation. The committees new quarters in
;he Victoria Hotel annex have just been
furnished with Western Union wires by
Jay GOuld's orders. and operators are kept
busy at some sort Of work which evidently
requires vast deal 81 telegrlphing. Thr
failure oi William n. Evarts 10 appear at
tie Official canvass OF the vote Of this city
yesterday suggested that he. too, had given
ii up and had Withdrawn from further par
ticipation in politics. Slr EvartS would
moi say last night that he bad given il up.
His relations with the National Committee.
he declared, were the same that they had
been all along. and The reason OF his alb
.enec was the necessity Of his attending
cburch-dcdic ,iioD.
The nightly conference Of the lawyers
who have been retained by the National
and state Democratic Committees was held
last uight al the Hoffman House, and the
plan Oi operations TO be pursued to-day was
agreed upon. Dir. Conkling was in consul
man William l.. Smith saws that the Official
canvas. oi St. Lawrence county will show
gain Of 80 votes for Cleveland. The can
,a,s Of the ~ wards in Brooklyn shows "a
cain Of 30 votes for Cleveland over the
committees figures. In Chenasg0 county
there is entire agreement ~ to the
figures, but there is delay Tor the corree-
tion O; clerical errors. In Columbia tho
canvass goes over one dav for = similar
reason. From advices received from those
co.niics that remain uncanvassed. the Re
pubhcans coneede that there will be- No
material change in the totals already re-
ported t0 the committee. Those gains
which Blaine Was TO receive in the rJril
coTniies have not been discovered. and
naturally Repubiiclns are asking. why
don't the Blaine people haul down their
hsg> and like men admit they are de-
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