New-York tribune., 1888-08-31
CHEERING NEWS AT HEADQUARTERS.

REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE REPUBLICAN CON-
MITTEE-GENRAL NEW DENoUNCEs LIE.
Chairman Quay, OF the Republican National Com
mittec. did not get back from Washington yesterday
10 attend the meeting Of the Republican National Ex
ecutivc Committee and In his absence j. s. Clarhson
the vice. hartman, presided The meeting was held
In Colonel Clarksons room at the Everett House
Colonel Clarkson feeling much better than he was
and will probably be able to get out I'm few days
Senator Fassett General New and Messrs Hobart ana
Dudley wero also present. Reports OF decidedly
aattering nature received The meeting was not
long one, but much important business was trans
acted
When John c. New OF Indianapolis. saw the Demo
cratic papers yesterday containing the scurrous ar
Gle furnished by the Democratic National Committee
concerning General HarrisOns remarks about laborns
men, he said
"Mr. Bailey, who makes the speech which the DEM
ocrats arc publishing and exploiting without regard TO
tr h is an Assistant United states DIsirctAtorney
He Is q miserable little VII pper snapper, who has
more voice than brains. lie Is a member Of tho Dem
ocrac State Committee, and docs not hesitate TO utter
malicious and malignant partisan Hes Hc Is much
better known abroad than at home, where his rcpu.a
on Is neither great nor particularly good. Tho Dem
Ocrais as was expected, have bribcd sOmc poor
wretchcs in Chicago to say tina. they heard Mr. Har
rson make the remarks which ex-senator Joseph
Mcdonald and many other respectable Democrats
cheerfully as crt he never made The fellows In CHI
cago who claim that General Harrison said dollar a
day was enough for a working man are unreliable and
untrIs worthy, and not willing TO come 10 Indian
apolIs to make legal afldavlt. They would not dare
to do this for II they did they would be promptly ar
rested for perjury General Harrison never made u,c
Of that expression attributed TO l.m by Democratic
liars and 10 one prove that he did. The better
class Of Democrats I'm Indiana do not countcnance the
circulation Of the falsehood but those who In poll
tics take II up and spread q In an outrageous way
Garrct A. Hobart, Of Ne"-Jersoy. member Of the
National Committee was at headquarters, and brought
cheering report Of the situation In his State. Said
he: I've have opened up headquarters in the Weldon
Building, IN Jersey CITY, and are thoroughly Installed
there The w rk of the campaign IS going actively
az encrgcticaly for ward. We hope within few days
10 have large political meeting in each Of the twenty
one counties These large meetings Will be followed
by smaller ones I'm all OF the school districts. The
New Jersey Republicans are much encouraged at the
outlook ard arc daily receiving large and important
accession, irOm the Democratic and Prohibition ranl
There are a. work on committee such we'll known
men IS Frederic a. Potts, Alexander g. ta'cll, iona
than X. Rogers, Frederick 5. Fish, staI Treasurer,
and John }. Toney.'
r. w. Crosstiale, of Mercer County, " j. says that
the look In his section Is good and tha the recruits
frr m Tho Democratic Party are both numerous and
prominent. lie says that fl one small town twenty
iwo DcnOc rats have DECLARED heir intention Of voting
for Harrison and Norton