Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

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There are enthusiastic democrats, some o,
them in high political position, and generally
more or less shrewd In political affairs, who
express In good faith the conviction that Cleve-
land may carry Michigan, California and lows
or Illinois. No such sanguine hopes are enter.
tanned by the democratic managers of the cam.
paign. The campaign as conducted from Mr..
Brice's committee is laid out in old lines as far
as locality is concerned All the energies OF
the committee are directed upon New York,
Indiana and Connecticut, with
NEW YORK As THE CENTRAL POINT.
Whatever work more hopeful partisanf
may do in the West is not discouraged by
the committee, but they do not rely upon
it at all in figuring out the result. Looking
back now, some Of the members Of the
they might have done something in Michigan
and Iowa, but at the time they were too much
occupied with their fears for New York to adj
init OF their entering seriously into such ven
turesome missionary work. 1t is generally be-
heved by the ardent Administration men that
they will make immense gains in the popular
vote for Cleveland in states where the re-
publican majorities have always been very
large. How large these gains may be cannot
be estimated. In fact the belief in them il
IOuuQ6Q ON
THEORY AND SPECULATION
most largely, the assumption being upon the
general belief that many republicans in that
region are tariff reformers. This field gives
more promise to the theoretical and enthusas-
tic partisan than to the practical old-time poll
ticians who handle money, make deals, and
figure out their results from what they have in
sight. Many of the men who regard this cam
paign as an intellectual struggle are in Michi-
gan and other Western states. Those who think
it is a campaign Of politics and business turn to
New York, and that is where the fight is raging
that is where the hardest battle of the con-
test will be fought to a close. The reports
brought to Washington through various pri-
vate sources indicate that neither party will
stop long to measure their acts when party ad-
vantage is at stake. Both committees are get
ting
DANGEROUSLY IN EARNEST
as the campaign warns up, and it seems likely
that expediencies will be resorted to that will
bring them into sharp contact. 1t is thought
hardly likely that the campaign will close in
perfect good feeling, and a vote as close as
that in 1884 would be regarded with some ap-
prehension.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AT DEMOCRATIC HEAD
QUARTERS.
Men who are pretty close to Messrs. German
e-AN cAASO Ahoiot thdt buCy dIc cdIucSt III lutlr
expressions of confidence, and that they really
feel satisfied that Cleveland cannot be beaten
This confidence does not extend to all the DEM
ocrats about headquarters, however. Though
the complaints that used to be heard
from democrats early in the Administra-
ton have been mostly silenced
there certainly are still disgruntled
and some of them right about the
New York headquarters, who privately circulate
hints to the effect that things do not
look so entirely bright for Mr.. Cleveland after
all. They are men who have never been en-
tirely friendly toward Mr.. Cleveland, but who
have been concealing their ammosity of late.
number OF them are known to be giving
somewhat the same support to the ticket that
the New York Sun INDUCES in. They are not
leading men at all, but they are supposed to be
workers in the cause.
NO HOPE OF HARMONY IN NEW YORK CITY.
1t is the general impression of politicians
now that nothing whatever can be done to
lessen the feeling of antogonism between the
factions of the local New York democracy. The
feeling between Tammany and the County
Democracy is very bitter and not getting any
less so as the campaign progresses and the
republicans are hopeful Of gaining Represen-
tatlve or two in the House out Of the contest.
REPRESENTATIVE MERRIMANs REMARKS.
A STAR reporter met Representative Merri-
nnan Oh the sIeet to-udy ne mas not Deen In
New York for three or four days, and is ap-
parently not taking any special interest in
the campaign. In answer to inquiries as
to the state Of affairs in New York, he said:
oh, Cleveland ought to carry the state.
don't know much about it. 1 have not been
there for several days. The factions are hav-
ing some trouble. I guess it will come out all
right don't know just what they are going
to do / don't think there will be any trading
to hurt"
NECTICUT.
Treasurer Hyatt, who has just returned from
told STAR reporter to-day that
the well-informed politicians he had happened
to meet during his visit had assured him that,
while the democrats might lose in some direc-
tons, they would make gains in others, SO that
in the end they would hold the state by little
better majority than formerly.