Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28

DENT OF DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSFUL, NARoNR
AND JUDGE wADDELL IN THE CITY TopAY-
EX-SENATOR LEWIS VIEWS.
A Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald says: The gossip about the hotels TO-
night regarding the Virginia campaign IL at .
fever heat over the announcement that Chair
man Barbour OF the democratic committee has
returned from New York very much disheart-
ened. The story goes that he made applica-
ton to Chairman Brice for financial aid and was
met with the reply that it was out Of the ques-
ton for the national democratic committee to
extend him any aid whatever. Chairman Brice
informed Senator Barbour that the committee
was now over s100. 900 in debt, and he saw NO
way of ever paying that indebtedness, much
less increasing it by making new debts.
Senator Barbour afterward called upon ex-
President Cleveland, ex-Secretary whitney and
other prominent democrats in New York and
asked their aid in carrying the state, which he
said would be lost to the democracy unless they
had money at once. The New York politicians
told Senator Barbour that they had a campaign
OF their own on hand next month that would re-
qulre all the means at their command It Is
stated here that Chairman Barbour has given
up all hope OF carrying the state and has so
announced to several OF his friends tonight.
The drift Of popular feeling on the result of
the Virginia election is shown by the fact that
three bets were made in the Riggs house last
night Of $1,000 to $500 that Malone would
carry the state.
One OF the cleverest politicians in the country
said to me on Friday last: Take every bet the
democrats offer you on Virginia. Malone il a
sure winner. l know what an talking about.
Malone has all the money he needs. The de-
lection from his ranks Will not exceed 800,
and it may fall below that figure. Malone will
be able to buy, IL needed, ten thousand white
democratic votes. The votes are for sale. The
democrats know this quite as well as Malone
does They are frightened because they can't
get the money to keep their people in line.
The state is an uncertain one at the best
Cleveland carried it last year by narrow mar
gin OF only zoo votes. But for the republican
split In the Petersburg district Harrison would
have captured the electoral vote of the state by
a majority of ut least three thousand"
One OF the most peculiar facts of the cam
paISn was the announcement in the press dis
patches that the total increase in the registra-
ton OF white votes over last year was from
fifteen to twenty thousand. Republicans here
think 1t little strange that with the large black
vote of the state there should have been no in
crease whatever from that source.
TALK WITH MR.. BARBOUR.
A representative of The STAR found Mr..
Barbour in the city this morning and asked
him about the report telegraphed to the Her.
aid concerning his visit to New York.
There is not word of truth in it," said the
Senator. II was in New York, but only saw
Mr.. Brice few moments, both he and myself
being in hurry. The campaign in Virginia
was merely mentioned casually and nothing
whatever was said as to funds. That is
the only foundation whatever for such a report.
The Virginia democrats are taking care of
themselves in that line"
What have you to say about the state Of the
campaign in Virginia." asked the reporter,
The democratic outlook was never brighter
and the state OF the campaign was never in
better condition at this part Of the canvass
than it is now"
"How about the reported gains in southwest
Virginia among the white voters2" asked the re-
porter.
Our information leads US to an entirely diff
ferent conclusion. OF course the Mahoneites
are making desperate efforts out there. but the
democrats are working as never before and We
have little to fear. The fierce attack of
the Malone people on that section is,
in some respects, a feint and some
is being done in other directions, in some of
the counties that have large democratic ma
Jorltles for instance, but We are up to all that
and won't be found asleep ON the 5th of No
vember"
You are pretty sure of carrying the state,
them
Il haven't the least doubt about it." said
Mr.. Barbour, emphatically, land by a large
majority, and all this stuff about our being dis
couraged is folderol. There is not single
doubt about the result if the democrats will
come out and vote, and it appears to me that
they are more aroused IN this election than for
many preceding ones"
EX-SENATOR LEWIS PREDICTION.
Ex-senator John F. Lewis of Virginia is in
the city, and when asked about his views on
politics in that state said to a STAR reporter
that Malone would be defeated by 80 1000 to
$1,000.
Il helped to organize the original republi-
can party in Virginia, have always voted the
straight republican ticket in county, state and
national elections, and now for the first time in
my life shall scratch ticket and that will be
the name of Malone from the alleged republi-
can ticket Malone is as much a republican as
l am democrat and am much democrat
as he is republican"
GEN. MALONE IN THE CITY.
Gen. Malone and Judge Waddill made fly
ing visit to Washington today, spinning around
from one department to another as fast as a
hired coupe could carry them. They were
joined by Gen. Dudley and Assistant Postmas ter
General Garrison, with whom they had short
conference. Several of Mahone's lieutenants
have been here during the past week trying to
get the administration to do something more
to hold up the hands" of their candidate, and
it is understood that he is here on the same
mission.
HOW ELECTIONS WE'RE CARRIED.