Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-09
Things Pertaining to the
Late Election.
TARIFF REFORM DEFERRED.
Comments on the General Result
by Papers on Both Sides
of the Water.

News by It's washington correspondent,
who has been in New York the past
month:
When President Cleveland had pre-
pared the first draft of the message he
sent to Congress last December, he sen,
for the Secretary of the Treasury to sub
NIT the document for his criticism, and
remarked: ''Fairchild, l have written
something here that will beat me for re-
election, but it is right"
The ful6llment Of that prophecy was
read in this mornings papers, and that
the tariff brought it about is conceded
by the managers of his campaign this
morning. Cleveland lost votes in the
manufacturing centers of New York and
gained none among the farmers.
REDUCED MAJoRITIEs ACCOUNTED FOR.
The reduced majority he received in
Brooklyn is largely due to the friends OF
Archie Bliss, one Of the Democratic Con-
gressmen from that city, who voted
against the bill, and was defeated for re-
nomination by the Federal office-holders
for that reason.
In New York city the friends of Con-
gresham Merriman, who was defeated
for denomination in similar manner and
for similar reason, 'got even" with the
Administration when they went to the
polls. OF the Chief causes of Harrison
large gains in the country, perhaps the
most effective was the Indifference OF the
local Democratic leaders throughout the
State to Cleveland's chances, particu-
larly in strong Republican districts
where there were no local offices to fight
for. The President neglected these men
in passing offices around. They spent
their time and money to elect him Gov
ernor and then President four years ago,
and declined to give him any more credit
until something had been paid on
account.
CONGRESSIONAL CHANGES.
Tim Campbell, the Dogberry of the
House OF Representatives, has been de-
feated by a Tammany man, and will be
greatly missed in the resorts of Wash
ington. Campbell is the man who met
the refusal of Cleveland to grant some
favor because it would be unconstitu-
tional, with the remark. ooh come off.
Now, now, Mr.. President, the Constitu-
ton ought not to stand between friends"
The entire list of Congressman elected
in New York City are Tammany men,
which is largely accounted for by the
fact that the organization had not been
properly taken care of in the postofice
and custom-house.
The Erie, Pennsylvania, district, now
represented by William Scott, has gone
Republican, although that gentleman was
confident that his successor would be a
Democrat. He would have been beaten
himself if he had been a candidate, and
he saws the tariff men subscribed SIS, 900
for that especial purpose. One reason
he gives for not accepting the nomination
is that he would have been compelled to
fight them with their own weapons, and
did not want the voters in the district
corrupted.
HOW SCOTT EFT AL. FEEL.
Scott is more broken up than any
other Democratic leader by the defeat,
for not only was he confident of winning,
but he had been the Presidents nearest
friend and was largely responsible for
the tariff reform message of 1887. He
was the only one of the Democratic
leaders in the House who was consulted
or was permitted to read the document
before it was sent to Congress.
Senator German takes the defeat phi
losophically, but he was never an adj
mirer of Cleveland. He is protection
list and has been stubbornly opposed to
all the features of the Presidents policy
from the beginning. He was the first Of
the Democratic leaders to 60 to bed last
night, but he continued TO claim victory
until his head touched the pillow.
Postmaster General Dickinson is
another man badly hurt. He had been
absolutely certain OF the Presidents re-
election, and had leased his Washington
residence for three years. Up to the very
last moment he insisted that Michigan
would go Democratic. and when the re-
turns showed Republican gains in the
southern part of the State, he wired his
headquarters here to keep up their cour-
age for the Northern Peninsular would
redeem his promise.
WHAT THE CAMPAIGN COST.
The campaign that has just closed cost
an immense amount of money, more
than twice as much as the
previous one. The exact amount
is difficult to estimate, but
each of the National committees
raised and spent more than 81 ,O00, 900
and each of the New York State commit.
tees 81 900 900 more. The Democrats
sent out Is 600, 900 documents from theil
headquarters here, which does not in.
clude those mailed to their constituents
by Congressman, and the Republicans
must have handled as many more. The
printing bills of either committee must
amount to hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. The amount of money that has
changed hands on the election is very
large, probably 81 100000 in this city
alone.
THE COMPLEXION OF NEXT CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, November S.-"I do not
see any reason to revise the estimate !
made yesterday relative to the strength
of the Republican majority in the next
House," said Secretary Mcpherson, OF
the Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee this afternoon. 81 can't inn
agine what basis there is for the claim
made in New York that the Democrats
will retain control of the House. All in
formation obtainabl this morning justi-
fes me in expressing the opinion that
the next House will consist of 173 Re-
publicans and 152 Democrats. There is
possibility that the Republican major
ity will be reduced by later advices to
10 or 20, but have made liberal allow
ances in my calculations for all the DEM
ocratic claims"
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
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