Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-01

the Worth monument. The President sat
in the first carriage with Mr.. Eugene Kelly,
Although rain was falling at the time, the
top OF the carriage was thrown back and
the President was greeted with frequent
cheers, to which hsseveral times responded
by raising his hat. The carriage drove
direct TO the reviewing stand, where thd
President was conducted to a seat by the
reception committee.
Mayor Hewitt reached the stand shortly
after tbs Presidents arrival, and the two
gentlemen had d brief but very friendly
chat. Sheriff Grant, Tammany's candidate
for mayor against Mr.. Hewitt, was also
present. The contendipg candidates reeogl
ntzed each other with cool nod, but MIR.
Hewitt soon extended his hand 10 Sheriff
Grant with the remark that "this is NOT
across the bloody chasm."
Mrs. Cleveland watched the parsders
from the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Mrs.
Parnell, mother OF the Irish leader. re-
viewed the procession from the Hoffman
House. There was considerable enthusiasm
at the reviewing stand while the paraders
were passing.
After tie parade was over the Presidents
party returned to Mr. Whitney's house,
where luncheon was served. Ex-Mayo1
Cooper, Eugene Kelly, W. n, Woodward,
Charles NJ. Fry and James p. Wheeler were
also present at the luncheon. Shortly after
6 O'CLOCK the President, Mrs. Cleveland,
Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Hartman and Mise Ward
drove In covered carriages to Desbrosses
street ferry, where the carriages crossed "a
the Pennsylvania railroad depot IN Jersey
City. Colonel Lamont accompanied the
party as far as the train and then returned
10 New York. The remainder OF the Pcesi.
dents party boarded the private car In
which they arrived on Friday night and at
2 O'Clock started for Washington, where
they arrived at II 40, making the run In 81
hours.
Speaking OF the general political sttua~
tion prominent member of the DemoS
cratic national committee said to the New
York correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Record Monday:
"Fttst Of all, let me run over the doubtful
states. New Jersey can be disposed of In d
sentence. 1t is 80 safely anchored In tho
Democratic column that the Republican,
will not make fight there to win. Con{
| necticut has been source OF como un4
easiness TO the committee, but we now cons
fdently believe that we will carry tie state,
Mr.. Baruum has given two weeks of steady
work to that state, and some matters have
been Strengthened out there that practically
insure to us the six electoral votes. Indiana
will swing into line fof Cleveland, unless
some political cyclone occurs there thai
will upset all our calculations. HarrisonH
unfriandliness to the cause of labor has
drawn down upon him the combined oppos
sition OF ell labor organizations. Tnert
have been three accurate polls made Of New
| York state, the last having been completed
on Friday, and Chairman Murtha OF the
state campaign committee Is sure that
Cleveland will carry the state by hom
| $1,000 TO q, GOO majority.
I'VE believe that wawill carry California,
| q Blaine state in 1854, on the strength ~
J the Presidents Chinese Exclusion bill and
| Thurman's oid-time record on the Chinese
| question. Nevada is r a. ably safe for ne
| because Of the strenuouf .forts that will
| be made there by some III It's Influential
Democratic citizens who ars candidates fol
the United States Senate, and the election
OF Democratic Legislature means the car
rying OF tho state on the Presidential
ticket. Would It not create a surprise Il
OHIO should jump the bounds and land In
the Democratic column Only on Satur.
day last Speaker Carlisle telegraphed .us
that he thought Ohio would be carried fol
Cleveland. Our Congressional nominees
In that state have made such an aggressive
heht on the line OF tariff reform that we
will gain half dozen Congressman there.
and probably win the state in addition,
'iTha Republicans are badly frightened,
as Is evidenced by the appeal OF their stats
committee warning the workers that uniess
they prove extraordinarily vigllant HarrI.
son will lose the state.
General Palmer, the Democratic candI.
date for governor In Iiliuois, will be elected,
and there are bright prospects of cleveland
sweeping the state. General Alger, who Is
being held responsible by the Republican
national committee for Michigan, Is in the
deepest distress over the prospects of Dem.
ocrattc victory ia that state. Tariff reform
is the guiding star OF the Democracy there,
and II 10 making tproads In Michigan as II
IN everywhere through the west and north.
west.
"There IA no chance for any Republican
surprises In the south, and Florida IL as
safe for us as 1t was four years ago. There
Is not q better chairman OF any state COM
mittee In this country than the head OF the
Democratic forces In Florida, and he re-
ports that we can rely upon Fiorlda's four
votes being cast for Cleveland, Gould
Democratic prospects be brighter"