Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-04
NEW YORK.
Democratic Confidence in
the Empire State.
REPUBLICANS NOT DowNCAsT.
Bets of Two to One on Cleveland
and no Takers-New Jersey
and Connecticut Also
Reported Safe.

Especial 10 the Herald By Associated Press.
Special to the HERALD
NEW YORK, Nov s.-The situation here
tonight is one OF great confidence on the
part of the Democrats There is no doub
about this State Advices from Connectlcu
indicate that Cleveland will carry thai
State sure. The Republicans here are de
moralized. Their only hope is in the lies
which they are industriously circulating al
over the country to the effect that there are
Democratic dissensions In this city. There
will be no trading here. Tammany and
other organizations will prove true beyond
donbt Jay Gonld tried bluff game to-day,
for effect in the country. His partner,
Washington Connor, rushed into the Stock
Exchange this morning, offering to bet even
that Cleveland would not carry this State.
His bet was taken In ten minutes. The
Democrats and sporting men offered at the
rate OF ten to eight that Cleveland
would carry this State. and. no
takers. When the Stock Exchange
land % and seventy on Blaine, with no no takers. sss
At that time there was fifty thousand dollars
OF Cleveland money on the floor OF the ex-
change. but there was no Republican money.
Conner played the same tactics In other
the. Astor House offering large sums on
Blaine, but when Cleveland money ap-
peared he skipped. Tonight he rushed into
the Hoffman House offering to bet even that
Blaine would carry the State. He would
only bet very large sums and would not
take even certified checks. He played big
bluff game for half an hour but when $4,000
in cash was stuck under his nose, even on
twenty to sixteen thousand dollars,
but there were no takers. Connor's bluff bets
have been telegraphed all over the country
by the Blaine managers. IL shows the des-
now is $1,000 on Cleveland to $500 on Blaine,
with no Republicans willing to risk their
money.
Late tonight betting greatly changed in
betting now Is $1,000 to 500 that Cleveland
carries 1t, and no takers. Joseph J. O'Don-
ough, a large coffee merchant, offered fifty
thousand dollars or any part. not less than
be elected President. and no takers; He
then offered odds of five to four on Cleve-
land being the next President. and no
takers. Jay Gould's latest money campaign
pool rooms are unlawfully open es-
pecially for his accommodation. This
city will give Cleveland over sixty
thousand majority, To%orsows nsIosss else ,
man the polls. At midnight the Repub-
licans refuse to bet on any one State or that
Blaine will be elected. They. however, Of
fer TO bet, II they get large odds, that Blaine
will be the next President. Their attitude
this way has caused widespread comment.
and expert politicians say that IL their only
hope is in an electoral commission they are
gone beyond all doubt.
In Hartford, Connecticut, tonight the
Democrats are betting ten to one that Cleve-
land will carry that State. The Republican
Committee OF that State have given up the
sponge tonight. They concede that Waller
H. II - fA.- IL.
and admit that Cleveland will poll at least
three thousand more votes than Waller.
Our latest advices convince us that New
Jersey and Connecticut are all right. The
result in this State has censed to be an open
question. Nothing but wholesale corruption
and Federal bull-dozing can defeat us In 1n-
diana and we even doubt whether the best
that the United States Marshals can do. with
the aid OF rev0lyers OF heavy calibre, will
be found effective. They will have 10 food
the Ho0sier State with two dollar bills, as
they did In Dorseys year, and even then
their investment will be unfortunate. By
scarcity Of greenbscks Of that Denomination
It Is pretty easy TO guess where they are. We
are likely to be reinforced by one and per
haps two OF the Pacific slope States, and II is
not at all certain that Wisconsin will not re-
pudiate the Plumed Knight. New Jersey Is
sure, Connecticut surer still. There Is no
danger that a Southern State will slip away
this time.
Ine secretary OF the independent hepuD-
licans says. 1--WE have kept the promises
made by the most sanguine OF our speakers
II the Democrats hold eighty per cent. of
their votes in this State Cleveland will have
a larger plurality than any Presidential can
didate ever received before. We see no rea
son for modifying the estimates given from
this Office. The Republican dissatisfaction
does not fall short of twenty five per cent,
and this does not include the Stalwart dis
content. In round numbers the diverted
Republican vote will be 125,0O0. II has bee n
more specifically figured as exceeding that
by IL 900, but round numbers will serve our
purpose for today. We believe 10000 of
the boilers will vote for Cleveland, while
the remainder will vote for st. John or re-
frain from voting at all. II looks bad for
Blaine. We don't see how he Is going to win
In any of the aforementioned States W which are
essential to his success. The Republican
revolt In Connecticut Is too large to give him
any chance there. You will perhaps be
surprised when we tell you that Illinois Is
much more likely TO go Democratic than
Republican. We have between fourteen
and sixteen thousand names on our roll
from that State. How Republicans are
going to overcome such loss as that we
simply cannot conceive. We have done
very well in New Jersey, but not so well,
perhaps, as elsewhere, still the responses
received from that State are sufficient in
number TO place the result there substan-
TALLY beyond doubt, especially when You
remember that the State Is Democratic.