Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22

TIE NEWS RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT ENCouR-
AGING 10 HIN-How Mr. sowDKN Is SAID TO
HAVE CUT OFF DEMOCRATIC sUPPLIEs-rALKs WITH
HOPEFUL DENoCRATs-AoNEY GOING FROM WASH
NGTON.
The rarest thing in Washington to-day is q
statesman. THE STAR man ran across q solitary
representative. While they stood on corner talk
ing, one Senator passed. There may be q few
oth r Senators ana members In the city, but they
ana are making the canvass as hot as possible
wherever there appeared to be chance to change
vote by argument.
REPRESENTATIVE LEE ON THE SITUATION
Representative Lee was in the city for short
time this morning. He is in communication with
his party friends In various parts OF the state He
said to The STAR man that while Virginia was not
rellaDle state, all the democrats appeared to be
perfectly confident OF carrying 1t for Cleveland
He felt certain that the democrats would win back
some Congressional districts now represented by
republicans. II they could not do this they might
he did not think would result in the election OF a
democrat. If Langston made break in Mahone's
line the colored vote would 60 to him in droves 1t
would ABOUT all go together whichever way It
10 get this vote under any circumstances.
DEMOCRATIC CALCULATIONS IN NEW YORK
The thoughts OF every one interested In the cleo
tion are naturally turned to New York. Mr. Dick
son, who has just returned from New York city,
said to TIE STAR man to-day that the democrats
at headquarters In making their calculation al
the Harlem river, and with this big allowance felt
confident OF overcoming IL by the democratic pu-
9anGy 5oG n she city Srookya ana county and give
They are perfectly confident of winning IL the re-
pubicans have no more than 10000 up to the
Harlem.
PROMINENT DEMOCRATS CONFIDENCE.
A very prominent democrat who is in constant
oor nto tfnp
committee, said to-day that they were perfectly
sure OF New York. Indiana, and New Jersey. Con-
necticut has been in doubt, said; and hereto
fore he has not for moment thought 1t possible
feels confident OF Connecticut, and very hopeful
OF Michigan and California A plurality OF "a, 900
or sc, coo 81 in New York city. he says, would not
raAty OF Brooklyn and the county.
NEW YORK BUSINESS NAN.
Another man, q prominent New York business
man. predicted plurality Of q, 900 for Cleveland
in the vote Of the whole state, and said that he
based this upon the fact that the Newark election
and other things assure them OF holding that part
OF the labor vote they have heretofore counted on
They were sure, he said, OF making gains among
business men and men who study, the thing they
were in doubt about at nrst was the labor vote
They are now reassured as to that. AS far as any
actual canvass OF the state is concerned, he said
nothlng reliable could be had by either party.
MONEY FROM WASHINGTON.
ing, but, OF course democrats are getting the big
gest share OF it. The STAR man was assured to-
day that more had been sent TO the democratic
committee from here than was sent last year, but
they still want more. The fact Is that this cam
paign is being run on a more expensive plan than
any IN the past. It has cost more than twice as
In "a.
The failure Of Congress to provide the usual ex-
ira months pay for the employees at the Capitol
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OF whom get their Ofnces through politics, have al
ways contributed literally TO the presidential
legations TO. While the extra months pay was
not given for that purpose, they counted largely
on It for the money TO contribute. This year they
worked longer than they ever have before, both as
to number OF days and the number of hours per
dag, and they naturally felt confident of the extra
money this time. But Mr.. Sowden objected with q
point OF no quorum, and they were cut on.
Mr.. sowDEN GOT EVEN.
But there ismore in this than the mere deprecia-
tion to the employees 1t is intimated very broad
by that Mr.. Sowden took this way OF getting even
with Mr.. Cleveland, on account of the Allentown
public building veto He tried using the veto him
nme a " cutting the
stated on the floor Of the House that the appro-
priation for this extra pay would amount to from
BY an agreement among themselves the Demo-
cratic employees decided that they wanted each
to contribute at least half this extra pay to the
1t is asserted that Mr.. Sowden had heard of this,
and IL Is believed by some that 1t Influenced him
In making the point OF DO quorum. II this is true
he has taken .quite considerable revenge"
THE NEWS RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
From authority, understood to be very close to
the President 1t is learned that the news received
by him Is OF the most confident character as to his
reelection. The same authority states that his
relations with Gov. Hill are Of the most satiSfac.
tory character, and that there is no longer any
n ri laSh hot thotr
friends The President will go to New York prob
ably on Friday; review the immense parade with
GOV. Hill at pm. Saturday, and return the same
day to Washington.