The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-17
In New York and indiana.

| event nu was as enthusiastic as the crowd
whiciso highly appreciated the speech.
In New York and indiana.
NEW YORK, Oct 15.-The Herald gives
prominence to the following, dated at Buffalo
and signed "a Herald correspondent: "I
am burrying through the western counties.
You can make up your mind that, unless
some extraordinary change occurs between
now and November 6, Harrison will go down
to High Bridge with something like 10000
plurality. If New York city can overcome
that Cleveland is all right; if not he will
have to pack up and come back to Buffalo.
You can get no idea in your present sur
roundiDgs of the situation in the country.
The Republicans are making fierce, intelli-
gent and so far successful fight. 1t was a
mistake for Cleveland to raise the tariff is
sue. l can see that now for the first time.
The surface argument is in all in favor of
the Republicans and that is the argument
that catches the countrymen. There are
large defections of lifelong Democrats
among the ia rmers everywhere. In Roches-
ganization will knife Cleveland sure. They
are very bitter against him, and in private
make no bones OF 1T. In Steuben county the
Democrats are all smashed up. Cleveland's
appointees are lot of milk and water jack
anapes, who let their enemies scoop every
thing.
G bp bs hpS bamBapHf n PHaa correspondent
he says that General Harrison will poll the
full Republican vote, and Mugwumps are
nearly all supporting him. Many Democrats
will also vote for the General. The Rev. DIR.
jerks, rector of the Protestant Episcopal
church, of whose parish Thomas A. Hen
bricks was member, has hitherto been a
Democrat, but will vote for Harrison. He
says dozen Democratic business men in his
church will also vote for the General. The
Republicans expect great gains from the
soldier vote. The Greenback leaders are
working for Harrison. A Pittsburg despatch
states that Henry Hall, of Mercer, Pa, who
has been stumping that part of Indiana
where the large Democratic majorities come
from, says: Indiana will give Harrison
from 5000 to $4,000 majority just as sure as
the sun rises on election day."
New York's Kilkenny Fight.
NEW YORK. Oct. 16-Joel b. Erhardt, the
Republican candidate for mayor, returned
to the city yesterday morning. Throughout
the day his Office in the Equitable building
was thronged with visitors. He was the re-
cipient Of the heartiest congratulations both
from his callers and by letter. To Press
reporter Mr.. Erhardt said: Il am just rub
bing the sand out of my eyes. On reaching
my Office today found hundreds of letters Of
congratulation. The majority of them came
from men who say that had / not been
named they would certainly have voted for
Hewitt. am confident of polling the entire
Republican vote, and of course that means
that shall win. On Wednesday l shall OPP
en- headquarters somewhere up town. just
where l cannot say at present My cam
paign will be vigorous one. L intend to
take the field in person, so Hewitt, Grant
and Coogan must look out"
The Kilkenny fight between the Tammany
and County Democracy is booming along.
The former were thrown into CONSERVATION
early yesterday afternoon by the announce
ment that g retaliation. policy had been
adopted by their adversaries, which bids fair
to clear every mothers son of them out of
the Public Works Department General
John Newton welded the cleaver and no less
than fourteen heads tumbled into his basket.
Among the Betting Men.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-No large bets were
made at the Hoffman House last night, al
though Col. Swords, of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, was there with $4,000 to
bet on Gen. Harrison's election. A Produce
Exchange broker offered to take $4,000 of it,
but Col. Swords preferred to put up the en-
tire amount. The broker would not give his
name, and no one knew who be was. About
midnight BILLY" Edwards was looking for
the Colonel, but he had gone to his hotel.
Steve" Brodie was there with $1,000 that he
offered to put up on the result In this State.
He wanted to bet $1,000 to $500 that Cleve-
land will not get 90 900 majority in this State.
AS the Democrats are refusing even money
on the general result, Steve" will have a
hard time to find a taker.
The betting men are not making many
ventures on the National :and State tickets.
Those who have money up against Harrison
and Miller are trying to save themselves on
the mayoralty contest. Jerry Pangborn
made bet Of $50 to 500 on Grant, and
John b. Devlin bet 500 to $50 that Grant
will poll more % votes than Hewitt. e,o Un Edward
and Commissioner Hess offered to bet $4,000
and $500 respecti vely that Grants vote will
be larger than Iewitt's. For these offers
there were no takers.
His Friend Bangs.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Politicians are ask
ing, "What has become of Cleveland's
friend, Millionaire Bangs?" For two
months the Democratic press has been
filed with stories about the great wealth
and prominence oi Myron Bangs, who
at one time ran bank in Fayetteville, and
was set down as a close friend of Roscoe
Conkling. 1t was not until after Mr.. Conk-
ling's death that Bangs asserted that he was
on close and intimate terms with the dead
ex- Senator and then through the pressure of
Democratic politicians he was led to publish
an interview with himself supporting Mr..
Cleveland.
In this interview he was reported as Civ
ing $4,000 to the Democratic campaign fund
and it is known that he has not one-tenth
part of that amount to give to politics. Fur
thermore, he posed as an intimate friend of
the President. He did this because he is dis
family related to the President, but when be
ventured to take a trip TO Washington Mr..
Cleveland simply saw his card. Again he
was put down as a close political friend of
Roswell p Flower and "Dick" Croker, and
at summer resort he exhibited telegram