The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-20
TAMMANY DENOUNCES MAYOR HEWITT.
Purroy Democrats Condemn Him
Both In Song and Prose.
Republican Prospects in New York
Constantly Growing Brighter
indiana's Army of Forty Thousand
Young Republican Voters.

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indiana's Army of Forty Thousand
Young Republican Voters.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Tammany Hall has
replied to the County Democracy's appeal
for union on the local and congressional
candidates, refusing such union, and de-
nouncing Mayor Hewitt and the county peo-
pie generally.
Sunset Cox, renominated by Tammany
Hall on Oct. 18th. was endorsed tonight by
the County Democracy.
Hewitt Condemned In Song.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-Stronger evidence Of
the deep, relentless, spiteful and uncom-
promising nature of the divisions which ex-
ist within the ranks of the Democracy of
New York city could hardly be desired than
was furnished in the proceedings Of the
Purroy county convention last evening. The
place of meeting was Webster Hall, in East
Eleventh street, which, long before the hour
of meeting, was crowded with delegates and
others, who wed with one another in cries
and expressions of vindictive hostility to
Mayor Hewitt and his County Democracy
and "Know-Nothingv supporters. Before
the great men of the convention arrived, an
improvised glee club sang well hang Abe
Hewitt on a sour apple tree," and other par
odied songs. directed with sarcastic malevo-
lence against the present mayor In point OF
both numbers and general appearance the
meeting compared favorably with the other
two Democratic county conventions held this
year.
The report which was adopted refers to
Mayor Hewitt in vigorous language, the fol-
lowing extracts being samples of its style:
Within the last two years, at every opportunity
he has yenomously attacked and slurred the
President of the United States. In the presence
of the president of the Board of Aldermen and OF
several reputable citizens, he has openly declared
mat he would not support Grover Cleveland
ers, he has declared that If the Mills bill passes
Congress he Will Immediately shut down his work
at Trenton and discharge his employees, and still
later he has reiterated his emphatic dislike for the
man whom the Democracy of the United States
has unanimously nominated as its standard bear
er in the approaching Presidential contest.
Himself the son OF an Englishman. he has in
herited and except when candidate for office,
has never omitted 10 display his hatred of Amer
lean citizens of Irish descent while his contempt
for immigrants of all the other nationalities has
been hardly less pronounced. When asked to be
present at the arrival of the distinguished patriot
William U Brien, M. r., he snappisaly refused, on
the pretence of his unwilngness TO interfere in
the politics of other countries; but on the occa-
sion of the English Queens Golden Jubilee he
FASTENED to the Metropolitan Opera House and
indulged In a fulsome and untruthful eulogy OF
that foreign potentate. At every opportunity he
has eagerly and mercilessly raised his hand to
strike down the interest OF organized labor; but
when the greatest monopolst of the present age
was trembling before an impending investigation,
from which he was eager TO fly. he interfered anu
used the full force of the official power confded
tohim by trusting people to enable this man to
escape.
He insultingly refused TO review the parades,
respectively, of the German societies, of the
Grand Army of the Republic and of the Ancient
Order of HibernianS; but he reviewed ''wth the
greatest pleasure" the parade of the followers of
Garlbaldi, who have since indorsed his candidacy.
Cleveland Losing Ground.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-George C. Lee, a
prominent business, man of New York city
is here. He says that the Hill men, Cleveland
men, Hewitt men and Grant men are all
knitting each other. He lsays that Cleveland
is losing ground every day in New York be-
cause of these quarrels, and that his chances
of election are not as good by % per cent as
they were two weeks ago. II was in Erie
county the other day." said he, land I'll tell
you that Cleveland will get thousand fewer
votes there than he did in 1884, Buffalo has
gone back on him with vengeance. / be-
lieve the Republicans will come down to
State, and there will be Democratic majori-
ty there of 10000 to confront it, so that the
Republicans will get the State by about 10,-
600 majority. That is the way l figure it
out"
Cleveland Money Not Forthcoming.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-G. X. Clark, this af-
ternoon, offered to bet $25, 900 even that Har-
rison will be the next President. Up to a
late hour there were no takers.
No Eurchard This Time.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19-The Democratic
managers are becoming desperate. This is
shown by the character of the schemes to
which they are resorting in the hope of boil
stering up their fast failing canvass. As
everyone knows, they have been for the past
week on the lookout for 'Burchard," hop
ing that some one, miRister or layman, would
say or do something to interfere with the tri-
umphant progress of the Republican cam
paign. They have waited and watched in
vain, however. No "Burchard' has appear
ed, and as election day is drawing near,
Chairman Brice and few others have con-
ceived the idea of manufacturing one. Their
plan, according to the Tribune, was to have
a Democratic speaker visit General Harrison
He was to pretend to be Repoblican from
some far away section of the country. While
in the Generals presence he was to make a
speech containing remarks that would preju-
dice the Republican candidate. These ut
terances were to be mumbled in such a way
as not to attract the attention of Gen. harri-
son or anyone else except the representative
OF Democratic paper, who would be on
hand for the purpose. He would telegraph
it all over the country late that night, and as
no contradiction could be made until the
next day the effect Of it would be as great, it
was thought, as the remarks of DR.. Burcn-
ard. The man selected to carry out this
plan started for Indiana ON Thursday. but
before his train left the Grand Central sta
tion the whole project had been disclosed to
the National Republican Committee, and
steps taken to prevent him from carrying
out his Instructions successfully. He may
visit Gen. Harrison, but he will find the Re
publican candidate prepared TO receive him
in way that was not anticipated by Mr..
Brice and his associates, some of whom are
not much better qualified to keep secrets
than their chief.
Forty Thousand Young Republicans.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct, 9.-Information col
lected through careful canvass of the State
shows that there are 65,0O0 young men in In
diana who will be eligible to vote for Presi-
Dental candidates this year for the first time,
and to which party will be given the majori-
ty Of these 65,000 votes is regarded as de-
termining the campaign. The politicians in
Indiana refer to these young men as "the
Logan voters" because it was the Illinois
statesman who long ago figured out that the
sons of Union soldiers who would become
| voters about this time would give the Re-
| publican party a new lease of life. Accord
| ing to the statistics that have been gathered
| his prophetic views were about correct. w
| l.. Taylor. president Of the Indiana Lincoln
| League, said today that it was known
beyond doubt that fully 10000 of the young
/ men are Republicans. In some counties
| particularly in the northern and centra
| parts Of the State, 90 per cent. of the frs
voters are Republicans. There are over 3OC
| clubs composed of them exclusively in the
| State. III there should be gains from no 9th.
| er sources, it is estimated that the first vot
ers alone would give the Republicans plu-
| rality of about 5000. The drift of the cam
| paign is alarming to the Indiana Democrats
| who are most concerned in the result and
| the uneasiness of Congressman Matson, tn,
| candidate for Governor, has given rise tC
strong dissatisfaction with the party organi
| zation, which, it is positively known, he be
| lieves is greatly at fault. He has decided
that something similar to Mr. Hendricks
work in 1884 must be done Immediately. MI
| Hendricks became dissatisfied, and twt
| weeks before the election took the manage
| ment of the campaign into his own hands
| Matson has confided his views to severa