The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
HOW CLEVELAND WILL WIN
Roswell z. Flower Predicts eo.ooO
Plurality IN This City.
From the New York Herald.

From the New orK Herald.
In the face of the kindling wood copai.
ton of local politics no little anxiety !,
beginning to be expressed about the con.
dition of the national democratic wood
pile throughout the state. Fortunate,v
the assurance is given that there are bic
logs of democracy in the interior which
cannot be split.
At least a prominent democrat, vhohss
travelled through the southern tier" and
western counties, says that the canvass il
booming. Schenectady, which was car.
ried by Blaine in 1884, by 283 plurality
says this gentleman, will this year 90 for
Cleveland. Owing to the large floating
population in Dutchess county, the demo.
Gratis hope TO have a fighting chance for
Hill over Warner Miller.
F. c. Dean, of Avoca, n. Y, wrote
letter to friend in New York, in which
he said: "My father has 1000 pounds Of
fine wool which he will bet against $500
that Cleveland will be reelected, or he
will sell it for $1,000, to be paid for when
Cleveland is reelected president"
Just between lights yesterday, Mr,R Roswell
P. Flower dropped in at the Hoffman
house, and in few moments was sur
rounded by parterre of political buds
He looks as rosy and rugged as a wento
do farmer, with all the polish of a City
club swell. When asked WHISTLER he thought
DIR. Cleveland's chances for re election in
New York would be discounted by The
disintegratiUn Of the democracy in The
city he SAID emphatically "No."
Mr.. Cleveland will carry the county
of New York by $4,000 majority" said MI
Flower, "and I'm betting on it."
"Then," was added, "you believe that
with Kings county's plurality of 10000
which is conceded, the 10000 plurality
expected to strike the north shore Of the
Harlem with a Harrisonian thump will b.
more than counteracted, and the STATE
given to Cleveland and Hill by at least
100000"
"Yes, sir; that's the way things will
shape up"
"Was there ever any honest intention
on the part of the county democracy OIL
Tammany hall to unite on you as a union
candidate for the mayOralty?"
Mr.. Flower blushed liked peony sna
then said in confidential whisper that
was charmingly naive:
II don't know. A member of the ma
tional committee told me there was. Bot
1 didn't want the nomination, and wouldn't
care for it now"
you don't think there is any chance dI
a change in the present arrangement oil
candidates?'
Il am not on the committee this yenI
you know, so can't say much authoriti
lively, but 1 think the struggle will run
along in its quadrangular grooves up n
election day, when the cruel war will allhI
over. Good day! The Herald is very ID
teresting reading nowadays"
And about that maj ority in King|
county.
"Cleveland will carry Kings county JUL
as sure as sit here" said District-attoFI
ney Ridgway, of Brooklyn, at the demo
cratic national headquarters. HE VlA
get 10000 majority as certain as fate
Hill may get few more votes, but th
difference will not be more than 5,OW
votes. There is no betting; people CONE
to New York when they want to put uV
money. The democratic party is united
in Kings county, and they have got thos'
Blaine fellows back again."