The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-01
IN ~CLEVELAND'S HOME.

A Buffalo Man Who Is Confident that Blaine
Will Garry New York.
Washington Special.
The situation in Buffalo, az seen by Mr..
Matthews, of the Express, which paper support
ed Mr.. Cleveland for Governor, is thus tele-
graphed to the STAR
81 am very hopeful that Mr.. Blaine will carry
the State, but entirely confident of it. | think
he will have a majority anywhere from twenty
five thousand to fifty thousand. L Will be more
surprised if it goes below thirty thousand than
above fifty thousand. / have no figures on the
probable independent vote in Buffalo, but am
satisfied it will be small. The claim of the indie
pendent committed that they have sixty thou
sand names enrolled in the State, is ike the
declaration of some young men here that they
would get four hundred prominent Buffalo Re
publleans to sign a paper vindicatlng Cleyelands
character. They got sixteen names, mat, l
think, will be about the ratio of the independent
vote for Cleveland to the claims of the leaders
1.-THE independent vote will be more than
offset by the Irish detection from the Democrats.
ave yet to meet an Irishman who is not at
COR Blaine. While l do not meet many, l
have met some very influential ones. l think
Ire Catholic hierarcSy is for Blaine. About the
Butler movement, l do not know, thct1gh L be
lieve many who who we're at first for G@tler
have gone back to Cleveland. On the othef
hand, the same tendency is noticeable among
Prohibitionists who are largely returning to the
Republican ranks.
my opinion is not of greater value than most
other mems. l have, perhaps, better means OF
information than some men, and l think that il
enthusiasm and systematic work count for any
thing we will carry the State. We will carry
Buffalo which gave Cleveland about 1000 for
Governor, by at least 1000. The county gave
Cleveland 1000, but Blaine will get it by 1900.
New York. in my opinion, is the only Northern
State at all doubtful, and we have just as good a
chance to carry West Virginia next Tuesday as
the Democrats have to carry New York"
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The Blaine Parade in New York City.
"Gath's'' letter.
The presidential fight in this vicinity is hotter
than 1 ever knew a battle to be. The elections
back in Lincolns time seemed to me extraordi-
nary, and l then lived in the most marching city
in the country, Philadelphia. l sat IN a room
with Stephen A. Douglas one evening when
some of the earliest torehlieht clubs ever seen in
this country came under the window shouting
for Lincoln. The Prince of Wales was in the
city soon afterward, and 1 thought the torch
light PROFESSIONS he saw for Lincoln must have
astonished him. But in our day marching has
become everybody's way of expression. There
was a procession in this city yesterday that l
supposed was never equaled. George Williams,
of Indiana, who organized the japanese Treas
ury, made their loans in Europe, and is familiar
with almost everything, told me last
night that he had never seen such a performance
as the business mems parade for Blaine. 1t was
entirely made In the rain, formed In the rain,
and, when it got to where Mr.. Blaine stood, the
rain was tremendous, Yet there he stood, bare
headed, for nearly three hours, or from near 4
O'Clock to Z, refusing an umbrella, aud waiting
Till the last person had gone by in the dark.
Think Of lawyers like William N. Evarts, who
get $25, 600 fees, marching in the rain, at near
sixty years of age, the whole length of Broad
way. Gray hairs were so plentiful that they
ceased to excite remark. Now and then some
old chap, who had been middle-aged when Ere
mont ran for President, would be pointed out,
but the excitement was equal to the numbers.