Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-04
IN NEW YORK.
TIE OUTLOOK Jusr BEFORE THE GREAT
BATTLE.
The Strength Of Cleveland and Hiil-Re-
publicaas Give Up Indissa-Eow Jsr-
scy and conneetieut
rsna.la, ,.l.rrnm 10 q. pI.patcn.l

Nrw Yoax. November 3.-The campNgn
IN New York closed to.dsy. The kepubii-
cans had big parade IN the afternoon and
the Democrats tonight. Both we're mon
slcfS. The situation here has changed 10 the
last week or ten days. There was then great
confidence IN the result OF the election.
There IL now serious doubt Then Governor
uin was leading Cleveland by about i've
votes To four and the canvass gave promise
OF from ten 10 twenty thousand plurality for
Hlll and n safe plurality for Cleveland. The
sItuation to-day Is admitted by Hii's friends
: 70 he very doubtful. This fceiing Of dOub:
has had it, effect along the whole line, but Is
believed TO have gone further than circum-
stance warrant Cleveland IL stronger In The
State to-day than Hill. THIS Is cspecially
true OF this city, where the Governor has
beea opposed by the whole Independent bri.
gade and by a large number OF conservative
Republicans, Bsiue-haters. and senate
bill tariff.reiofmors- Republicans who VIII
Internationally vote with The Democrats TINS
wear on the national issues. The Republ-
cans count on Of least $4,000 majority m the
State al large. The Democrats cOucede about
10000 plurality. The election undoubieoiy
turns upon tbs vote IN the city. The Repub.
lieans Will trade anything and anybody 70
get votes for Harrison. This y part OF the
programme. They have been dickeriug with
Coozan. the millionaire labor candidate Tor
msyor, TO have his men run out Republican
electoral tickets from the boxes. II IS more
than likely they will succeed, for COogsn IS
In the race for votes and dOn't care coutl-
mental for anybody else.
Mayor Hewitt pfa.tIcally recognized his
defeat when he complained the other night
that he had entered The race upon the sOlici-
tation Of prominent Republicans, who bad
then bet their party put up candidate
against him In trsdine this Is more likely
10 help Cleveland than not, for Il Tammany
did not feel pretty sure Of eiccilug liz canoi-
date for mayor. II Is fairly generally believed
A. would not hesitate 10 trade against Cieye-
land. That lie boss. Croker, has warned its
district leaders not 10 do. On ;he other hand,
the County Democracy, Hewitps machine,
hates Hin. and it, trading vii likely hurt
Uill in Kings county. brooklyn Demo
crate majority Of 10000 is likely. and alto
eether the outlook for Cleveland is believed
10 be- better than th- scared leaders seem 10
think. But New York is a doubtful State.
The Republican National Committee has on
bsnd to dav 81 400, 600. IL has giyon up In
diipa and New jersey. The latter because
If is democratic snl can't be rOUcht, the
former because the publication o. Dudley's
letter has aroused toe State TO such pitch
that corruption on large scale wiz be Inn
possible. n has decided to fight tho battle
in New York, Connecticut and West VIZ
Rinia. The latter has been considered
doubtful FOR some time, and II 1t csn be
bought 10 will be- found in the HARRISON
column. Connecticut will be literally
foaped, but the bulk o. the corruption fund
IS for New York.
The campaign I'm Connecticut has been
quiet one. Chairman Bqrnum, OF TIE Ma
tpnsl Democratic Committee, says there u
no doubt about the state Barnum IL
shrewd campaigncr and knows Connecticut
from A 90 p. On the surface 1t doesn't ap
pear that the Democrats have done much
work in the state. Few meetings, few pa
Tades. bot cart-losds 81 documents have been
The feature, and u is understood tremen-
dous deal Oi hustlng ~ 20 be done election
day TO get ont the vote, prevent coercion by
employers, and prevent bribery on the other
side. This pln ~ campaign seems pecu-
barry adapted ~ state whore there are so
many manufacturers, and almost all bitter
partisan Republicans. Employees, il going 10
vote against Harrison. must do II on the
quiet and TO parade. attend meetings, &c, III
small towns is out % the question:, nut 10
read taIiG.reiorm literature at The fircside Is
perfectly feasible. IA the large cities big
and rousinc meetings have been held.
Hustliug on clectiOu-day can get ont the
party vote. There is no doubt about that.
La New Jersey the tariff scare has failed IN
the northern counties, and peculiar hght
Tot The United states senatOr1hip bids fair 10
lessen he Republican mGiorities IN the
southern counties. The high-hcense law mas
auenaled lhe Germans aud noi propiiRted
the Pfohibuon,,ts, and the natural Demo-
cratic complcci0n u tho state viii not be
changed this year.