The evening world., 1888-11-07
The Democratic Ticket Beaten
Over the Big Bridge.
This Is the Notable Feature Of
the Situation.
What Boss Mclaughlin Has to
Say About 1t.

As the smoke Of the contest clears away It Il
plain that Kings County Is largely responsible for
Cleveland's defeat.
Had Kings County stood shoulder to shoulder
with New York County Cleveland would have been
elected.
Had Kings merely held Its own with 1884 Harri-
sons margin would have been extremely narrow,
II any had been left hin.
In 1884 Kings gave Cleveland Is, 729 plurality.
In 1883 Kings gave MIN only about II, s5T plural
ity, q loss Of 4, s72 votes.
The revelation Of the why and wherefore OF this
detection OF Kings County will be exceedingly In
t~eresiing.
In Gravesend alone, Mckanes Unaffected
district, Cleveland lost 200 and Harrison gained
$50
Cleveland also lost 4a2 votes In Flatbush.
An EVENING WORLD reporter found Boss MO.
Laughlin at his handsome residence, No. 16s REM
sen street.
He had just arisen and got downstairs to break
fast. He was seated alone at the head OF the
table when the reporter was admitted. He was
ev identity In a bad humor. A frown msrred the
usually pleasant appearance of his rudy features.
heavy loss to the Democracy in Kings Z" said tps
al don't account for 1t. want to ear my
breakfast. You don't blame me for thar, do
"oh, no. not at all, bu. won't you Just tell me
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press none"
The old man sighed, and 1t was evident that he
ct least was disappointed In the result
Mr.. James Dunn, the keeper OF the City Hall, and
q prominent politician, said
al attribute the falling of to IN organized
movement among the Republicans TO buy up all
the votes they could get and the sacrificing OF
Cleveland In many OF the county townships for The
sake OF the local ticket.
"This In illustrated In the vote cast In Graves
end, q formerly strong Democratic town whlch
figures this morning, which give S34 for Harrison
ana only 392 for Cleveland. Think OF that, In Jonn
Y. McKanes district, too.
"If you compare the ward votes with those of
there 10 a slight falling on in each. II Is an easy
matter to buy o few votes In each ward. and the
combined number will help decrease the plurality.
There was Q prominent Republican down In the
whom i know positively 10 be Democratic but
were hired TO vote the Republican ticket and per-
suade their friends to the same course
Managing Editor Efry OF the Standdrd.Un toe
In this manufacturing city that mis- party, II sue
cessfui, would force free trade.
Editor Bernard Peters, OF the Brooklyn Times.
sail. 81 am Of the opinion that In Kings County
there was q caimer and a more thorough discussion
OF the main issue, tie Tariff, and that fewer side
issues and divertinE agencles were AZ WORK 10
divert the minds OF voters Besides, Brooklyn -
made up largely OF an intelligent middle class who.
on National Issues, are ant to 70 Republican In
their sympathies and tendencies.
''There was q decided movement in this city 10
favor OF Cleveland four years ago.
second term, his change OF front on the question
of free trade and his inconsistent course on Owl
Service produced q reaction and lost him many
votes in this county"
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