The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-01
METROPOLITAN GOSSIP.
THE SENTINEL'S WEEKLY LETTER
FROM GAY GOTHAM.

FROM GAY GOTHAM.
Maneuvers Of the Political Armies at
the Metropolis-Blafne'sT Twenty-Five
Trunks as Democratic Ammunition
Fred Douglas Gives it Up.
Especial Cor. to The Sentinel
New York, October 29th, 1883
The document and mailing room Of
the National Democratic Committee
is scene of remarkable activity.
Two hundred nimble fingered girls
are sefibbling away as if their lives
depended upon it, addressing envelopes
to convey campaign literature to indi
vidual voters. This means something
over 100000 documents day, and
yet this is scarcely 1.-THE of the whole
output. Great blocks of these docu
ments, too bulky for mailing, are sent
by express to various distributing
centers, chiefly in the close States 1t
is said upon excellent authority that
more Campaign literature has been
disseminated by the National Commit
tee this year than in the past two
Presidential Campaigns combined
One Of the most popular of the new
documents was, strange to relate, sup
piled by the great and only "Un-
crowned" himself in one of his recent
Western TRADES. Even the Republi-
cans admit that the wary Maine man
made an eggregious blunder in allow
ing himself to be drawn into an at
tempted explanation of his bringing
foreign goods into this country. The
grotesque apology that there were only
% trunks of these imported fabrics,
after the manner of the girl in "Mid-
shipman Easy" who excused her un-
expected offspring on the ground of
its diminuitive size, hardly places the
matter in better light before the
public,
Indeed this is one of the Democrat
ic hits of the season. "Here is pro
lection with vengeance" they
shrewdly say here is a splendid ex-
ample Of encouraging the American
producer and the American trades
man, when the acknowledged front
and center et the Republican party
imports enough wearing apparel to
last an ordinary family life time.
And this without paying one cent of
duty y
Another thing that has recently oc-
Cured to further depress the dropping
spirits of the Republican managers is
the unguarded admission of Fred
Douglas, who has just returned from
stumping tour in Indiana, that that
State is almose certain to cast its
Electoral vote for the Democratic
ticket. The venerable leader of the
colored race also admitted that his
party's chances in New York seemed
even worse than in the Hoosier State.
Boss Quay was furious when he saw
these statements published at great
length in the Democratic papers, and
is said to have served notice on Doug
las that he must deny the reports
equivocally or he would be publicly
repudaited.
The total registration in the city of
Brooklyn, just completed, shows an
increase of more than 10000 voters
over four years ago. The Democrat
lie managers estimate their coming
majority at $4,000 against 5000 ma
jority in 1884, including the whole of
Kings county.
Betting is still at fever heat whenev-
er those who have Republican money
to offer can get sufficient odds. Even
wagers are entirely out of the ques
ton. Nearly 100000 has been
posted by various parties at the
Hoffman House during the past week,
awaiting takers. This it is needless
to say, is deposited by those of Demo
cratic predictions, and any one who
desires TO invest will have no difficult
ty in getting some concessions in the
way of odds.
The local fight is as hot as ever
The Republicans have been bristling
up good deal during the past few
days, and now pretend to be making a
genuine fight for Erhardt, their can
dldate for Mayor. This is probably
a bluff. The real fight continues t.,
be between Grant and Hewitt, and in
any event New York is assured of a
Democratic Mayor.
ioned day or SO since by the discov-
cry OF an dtCenpG TO cOlOulZe some
hundreds of negroes in the outlying
districts of this city. At one polling
pace which four years ago showed
four negro voters, 1876 were registered
for the coming election. The ink on
their names was scarcely dry when
the Democratic managers had doz-
en- OF more detectives hunting them
up and procuring evidence of the pal,
pable fraud. As result three-fourths
of the negroes have become suddenly
invisible, and as the investigation is
being rigidly conducted no fears are
entertained that any fraudulent votes
will find their way into the ballo,
boxes. There is still some talk of the
Importation of Philadelphia repeaters
but with the almost perfect organiza
| tion of the Democratic detective force
| it will be next to impossible for any
considerable number of fraudulent
votes to be cast.
To show how dead in earnest the
managers are, call has been made
upon the business men of the city tt
exercise q surveillance overE every
voting precinct on election day. AL
ready 1I712 gentlemen connected witt
first class business establishments hav,
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