Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-02
ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH.
These are Days Of Doubt for Even the
Most Confident Party Men.
THE SITUATION ooNFUsRD-BErTIxo NO CLUE, ~
SPORTING MEN Know NO MORE THAN foIITI-
CLANS HOW THE CAT WILL yunP.

SPORTING MEN Know NO MORE THAN foLrTI-
CLANS HOW THE CAT WILL yun.
The few days between now and Tuesday will
be days Of anxiety for the politicians Of both
parties. As the time approaches when predic-
tons are to be verified or disproven the most
sanguine become more cautious. Among poll
ticians about town generally the disposition il
to ask for opinions rather than to give them.
Men who have been very ready In declaring
that the result was certain this way or that
now show doubt in their own Judgment by the
anxiety with which they seek the opinions OF
others. The whole situation Is confused, and
no politician has keen enough insight to
find genuine confidence in the result.
Betting is favorable to Cleveland, but republi-
cans assert that this fact is not worthy Of con-
sideration, as sporting men have no better
means Of reliable information than the cam
paign managers have, and that they are infiu-
enced in their bets by Q superstition that
Cleveland is lucky. To sporting man .'luck''
Is always the first consideration. Besides the
odds are always in favor Of existing conditions.
The chances are always considered to be
against change.
THE UNCERTAINTY As TO NEW YORK.
Reports from the two committees in New
York indicate confidence on the part of the
leaders in both. Both can't be right, and
there is very little reliance to be placed in the
Dragging OF either. They keep their appre-
tensions for confidential Communication. The
uncertainty is impenetrable to the keenest of
them.
THE PRESIDENTS CONFIDENCE.
The most genuine confidence seems to be
right in the White House. II this feeling is
not shared by all the friends of the Admins
tration there is no doubt that Mr.. Cleveland
and those Immediately surrounding him be-
l1eve that his reelection is bound to come
Both the President and Col: Lamont are pretty
familiar with New York politics, but it may be
that they are prejudiced in this matter.
The decision of the attorney-general Of New
York, which permits the casting of votes in
that state after o'clock, is regarded in the in
terest of the democrats, and is not especially
gard the immense registration as opening the
way to frauds.
THE FLOATING VOTE.
There is a large vote in New York city that
cannot be depended upon either to vote hon
estly or to carry out the terms Of q questions
BILE deal. As republican Just from Mr..
Quay's headquarters said to a STAR reporter
this morning; ''They won't stay bought; they
won't vote upon any principle, and you can't
Mr.. NJ PHERsoN Is SURE THAT HARRISON WILL BE
ELECTED.
At the Republican League rooms this morn
ing Mr.. Mcpherson was engaged with a column
of figures, as usual, but he was too much taken
up with the consideration of the general cussed-
ness of the democratic party to smile even at
the pleasing communication conveyed by the
figures. He said that no other party had ever
had such a criminal record as that Of the de-
mocracy. He was perfectly confident of the
success of Mr.. Harrison and Of the republicans
gaining majority in the House. He did not
think there was any room to doubt. All news,
he said, was good. The work on the congress
sional election is done. 1t is too late for any
thing more to be done from here.
.'Ihope," he said, ''the majority in New York
will be large. / believe it will. If it is not
there is sure to be trouble. This man in the
White House is bound to stay there if he can
do 30 by trickery or force. II everything else
fails they will use force if they can. 1t Is the
history of the party. They have the power,
and if the result is anywhere near as close as il
was in 1884 there will be no chance for us. A
very large majority is the only safety from
trouble"
He said, however that he believed that Har-
rison's majority would be large. As to the de-
cisiOn of the New York attorney general OPEN
ing the polls after o'clock, he said he thought
it an odd decision, but he believed in giving
every opportunity to honest voters. The trou-
BILE is, he said, that with six hundred or thou
sand voters at one polling place the chances for
fraud were great.