Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-03
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT.
Statement Issued From National Held
quarters in New York.

Statement Issued From National Held
quarters in New York.
The following has been issued from repubk-
can national headquarters in New York:
Confidence reigns supreme at republican
national headquarters, and the managers Of the
campaign will no longer admit Of q doubt of
the election Of Harrison and Reid. The en-
couraging reports that come to the committee
from every quarter are now fully backed up
by the betting market, in which it IL almost i'm
possible any longer to get even money against
Harrison. But this hopeful condition Of Affairs
will not induce the committee to relax single
effort that might be put forth between now and
election day.
BETTING IN NEW YoAK.
money is still being wagered at odds in favor
OF Cleveland's success in New York. Most Of
this money is being put up by gamblers who
have no personal knowledge Of the political sit
uation. They are betting on tips from WILL
lam F. Sheehan, chairman Of the democratic
state committee. Mr.. Sheehan knows perfectly
well that the registration figures both in this
city and the county promise nothing but defeat
for the democratic national ticket.
"On anything like an honest vote the extreme
limit OF democratic possibilities in this city Is
plurality Of 10000. The New York Sun has
admitted that go. 900 will be big result. The
registration in New York amounts to only
S09,000-an abnormslly low figure. The ro-
publican strength in New York il enrolled and
the democratic vote IL deficient. There 10 also
a falling off in the vote actually cast from the
vote registered. In presidential years 1t
amounts TO about Per cent. There il not the
slightest probability Of larger vote being cast
than 291 900.
DEMOCRATS GIVEN r1rrY-oNE rHousANp.
"The republican vote in 1888 was l06, OOO 1t
is bound to be in this election at least lis ,000
Certainly AZ many as 10 900 votes will be cast
for the socialist, prohibition and other candi-
dates and will 60 into the scattering column.
This will leave FOR Cleveland l66, 900 votes, or
plurality Of 81 900. Surprising that the demo-
Gratis do their best in Kings county, their plu-
rality can by no possible means exceed Il, 000
Their best results from Long Island will be
800 and in Richmond county 1000 This will
give them below the Harlem river plurality Of
Il, 500, as against II ,031 votes in 1888. There
is not politician of standing in any party who
does not know that OH an honest election this Is
the remotest limit Of democratic possibility.
''In the country where personal registration
is not required, the republicans have been fully
registered, and the arrangements of the local
committee are known to be perfect for getting
the strength Of the party into the ballot box.
Harrisons majority above the Harlem river in
1888 was 30, 404. This year II will be at the
very least calculation 100 greater. There IL
no way by which q democratic victory in this
state can be achieved in an election which IL
even halfway honest.
And yet the democrats are giving odds on
the state, while tens Of thousands OF dollars are
being offered on the general result by repabli-
cans without democratic taker. The republic
Can leaders understand perfectly what this
means. 1t means that an army Of democratic
reporters are to be put to work in this city,
each man furnished with u carefully prepared
list Of polling places and names, where and I'M
der which he is instructed to vote It means
that full million dollars of democratic money
is to be spent on election day to corrupt the
franchise"