The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-31
HILL MEN IN A VERY BAD HUMOR.
The Presidents New YORK Trip Does
Not Help His Prospects.
Republicans Confident of Victory,
and Alive to Democratic Plans.
Gen. Hovey Says that Indiana Is Al
Right.

bitter feeling of the Hill men toward him.
One incident was sufficient for this-the fact
that Mayor Grace appeared with Cleveland
on the reviewing stand and was afterwards
eloseted with him at his hotel. Mayor Grace
has been chief among the reform Democracy
in openly opposing Gov Hills reelection.
He has fought him with unnecessary bitter
ness and denounced him as little less than
criminal. To see Mayor Grace honored by
President Cleveland was sufficient to infame
the hearts of the Hill men and their mutter-
ings are loud and deep.
The Democratic state committee is made
up largely of Cleveland's followers and they
are managingi 1t entirely in the interests of
Cleveland. The Hill men are receiving
small support and all the money that is sent
in is carefully distributed where Cleveland's
managers want 1t. This has provoked deep
feeling and the governor himself declared
recently to friend in this city that the time
was coming when he would have to unload
the burden that he was bearing and let
Cleveland take care of himself. An earnest
effort was made to induce the Democratic
state committee to circulate documents in
reply to the anti-Hill documents of the DEM
ocratic reform club, but the request was re-
fused and nearly all the literature sent out
refers to Cleveland and the tariff, while Hill
is almost entirely ignored.
The bitterness between County Democracy
and Tammany Hall is revealed by the spirit
ed controversy between Sheriff Grant and
Gen. Newton. Mr.. Grant intimates that
Gen. Newton favors certain city contractors
and Gen. Newton replies assailing the intel
ligence Of Mr.. Grant Democrats foresee in
this Intensity of factional difficulties here
their most serious danger.
Every day adds to the Generalization at
both the Democratic state and national head
quarters. The Lord Sackville letter has
come like death blow to Democratic hopes.
The President was besieged by Chairman
Brice, Senator German and others while he
was here on Saturday to take prompt action
and his hesitation and explanations
mortified beyond measure those who called
upon him.
Democatic betting men in this city are so
thoroughly alarmed at the situation that no
more large bets on Cleveland are proffered.
The small bets which are made
in the hotels are simply to deceive the public
in regard to the real condition of affairs. The
odds on Cleveland ceased month ago. A
gentleman who is the intimate friend of one
of the members of the Democratic national
committee said this morning that he would
not be surprised if Cleveland were defeated
by. $4,000 in this State. He said that up
to last week he had supposed that Indiana
would surely go Democratic as well as New
Jersey, but he feared all the doubtful States
would now be lost. "We have been ruined"
said he "by President who was not salts
fed to let well enough alone and by fool
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Gen. Hovey Confident.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2O.-Gen. Hovey, the
Republican candidate for Governor, and
Speaker Carlisle were both here today for
short time. Gen. Hovey said 1--WE are GER
tain to carry the State, There can be
no doubt about it. 1t is not possible
for the Democrats to buy enough votes to
defeat us now. Wherever go / am told of
many Democrats who will vote the Republi-
can ticket, and for every one that boasts of a
determination to change there are two who
intend to but do not say anything about it.
The number of changes far exceeds any
thing OF the kind ever known here. In Cln-
ton county was told of an organization
there known as the 'kickers,' with 139 men,
bers, all of whom voted for Cleveland, but
are opposing him this year.
In Fort Wayne, where l addressed a
crowd that filled the hall so near suffocation
that two persons tainted, received reliable
assurances that the Democratic majority
would be reduced 800. Congressman White
estimated that the reduction would be 1300
there is Republican ground swell in Ind-
ana. Allowing margin for all the votes it is
possible for the Democrats to buy Gen. Har-
rison will still have plurality of 10000"
German HeeIers in New York.
New YORK, Oct 30.-The Tribune this
morning says of the plans of the DemocIa-
cy: Every intelligent observer knows per-
fectly well that the regular Democratic can
vass, that is, the campaign of ideas" that
Mr.. Brice undertook has ''petered" out COM
pletely. This is not only true in New York,
but in other States as well. In Connecticut
every speaker Of prominence has been with
drawn. The stump there is practically aban-
doned, and the entire management Of the
State, so far as the administration is con-
cerned, is in the hands of "Pat" Sheedy, the
gambler, who gained special distinction as
the hacker of John L. Sullivan. He is now
in Hartford as Barnum's representative
Similar reports come from New Jersey and
Indiana. A few speakers are still on the
field for appearance sake, but that is all. In
other words the leaders know that they are
beaten unless they carry the election in an
illegitimate way. and that is just what they
propose to do. They are going to try to win
by buying New York. The conspiracy they
have entered into will find expression partic-
ularly here and in other large cities of the
State, Troy, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, but
Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester,
Putnam, Orange and Chemung, and num-
ber of other counties have also been selected
as being favorable for active operations. In
to each of these places experienced election
workers have been sent, or will be this
week. These men come from Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Chicago and from various South
ern States. Private dispatches from Mary
land say that for a month past there has
been quiet exodus from Baltimore of the
leading members of the gang that Germans
lieutenants, Higgins and Thomas. depend on
to steal that ring-ruled State each year.
These men are experts in the work. They
are hardened in crime and hesitate at moth
ing to gain their end.
The plan is to buy up as many election
districts as possible, and by holding back
the returns until reports have been received
from the strong Republican districts, make
the malorities big enough to give the State
to the Democrats.
The members of the Republican committee
are determined to have a fair and an honest
election in this city and State and in every
other Northern State, and all the howls and
threats OF the Democratic schemers will not
prevent them from carrying out this purpose.
They know that they have tie election as
matters now stand and they do not intend to
be cheated out of it, They have, however,
to contend against great opposition. The
other side is abundantly supplied with money.
1t has come to them from all quarters, but
within the last few days large amount has
been received from the South, ard from the
representatives of several large English firms
In this country. This, with what has been
collected already from the liquor men, gives
them fund sufficient for every questionable
purpose they may desire to accomplish.
"Our people throughout the State must be
on their guard" said Chairman Bliss, of the
State committee, last evening, 'if they don't
want to be defrauded again, as they were in
1884. The other side is desperate, and will
stop at nothing to accomplish their pur-
POSES"
To this Secretary Fassett, of the national
committee added: "They are licked. We
know it; they know it, and they know that
we know it. Therefore, they begin this
cannonade against us, hoping to raise a
smoke that will hide their own rascally
schemes"
A silly Story Denied.
New YORK, Oct. 3O.-Hon. Levi p Nor
ton denies in toto the allegation that he was
engaged during the war in shipping goods to
the Bahamas. whence they were shipped to
Confederate ports by blockade runners.