Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-01
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
NEW YORK, November 1.
The campaign closes here with the republicans
confident, and the democrats hopeful. Blane's
presence here since Tuesday seems to have In
spired the republican managers of his campaign
with renewed energy, and they claim that
the work they have done in the last few days under
blalnes immediate supervision makes them feel
absolutely certain that they are going to win On
Tuesday next. They say of Blaine that the surest
index of his feelings is his countenance,-that no
man shows more plainly by his face whether not
he Is elated or depressed If that is so, Blaine's
countenance since he has been here would indicate
that he feels that he is sure winner am told
that since he came to the city he has given many
hours to a review Of the canvass in this state New
jersey, and Connecticut as 1t is made up by the
national republican executive committee from
their canvass by school districts and that he has
expressed himself so satisfied that he will carry
every northern state, excepting possibly New Jer-
sey. When he was supposed to be In bed at his
hotel here, am told he was busy in his rooms In
conference with the men OF his party who look
Ing after the details of the canvass in this state
and especially in this city and Brooklyn
The democratic committee made squirt with
the coming In OF the week. and it is said that they
have been getting in some telling work. particularly
SO In New Jersey and in this city. One Of the pc
cuiar features of the contest it closes is that
tiic appear W cOnllGe0U UldL CleVe-
land will carry New York and New jersey and in
betting they will give you odds that such will be
the caSe but tney will not say that Cleveland will
be elected. II you ask them to bet on the general
result they will demand oddS-Say 81 600 S.O0 The
republicans, on the other hand, say that il New
York and New Jersey both go for Cleveland they
feel that Connecticut will follow suit. The demo-
Gratis appear to have little faith In their being able
to carry Indiana, and the whole bent Of their cam
vaSS at this time seems to be in the direction OF Sc
curing the three votes necessary to be added to
the solid south, New York and New jersey to
make Cleveland the winner They appear to have
a faint hope that their fusion with the Butterflies
in Wisconsin and Michigan may bring them the
three votes, but where they are working hardest
to get them is in Connecticut and Nevada.
What appears to make the democrats SO confident
that Cleveland Will carry this state is that they be-
Geye that the independent republican vote in the
state will go beyond $4,000; that the Butler vote
Will not be more than half OF the st. John vote,
and that the straycd away lost stolen Irish vote
will amount to nothing when the time for voting
arrives. The democratic managers say that the
only thing they have to fear about this state is
the possibility OF their voters in Tammany Hall
dickerng with the republicans to trade off Cleve-
land for Hugh Grant, the Tammany candidate for
mayor. They say they have perfect faith in John
keley's honesty ana sincerity in his support of
Cleveland, but they fear that he cannot hold the
rank and file and the sub bosses of Tammany to
Cleveland II they get 1t into their minds that there
is probability OF the defeat OF their candidate for
the mayOralty.