Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-19
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Encouraging Reports at Democratic Head
quarters Here-The Clerks Not Bothered.

Encouraging Reports at Democratic Head
quarters Here-The Clerks Not Bothered.
At the democratic headquarters here from
three to Eve hundred letters are received each
day from all parts Of the country. The san
guine character Of these letters is such as to be
actually bewildering. There seems to be q per-
feet craze for rainbow chasing. Usually the
correspondence received at headquarters where
the documents and tracts are sent out has q
more or less gloomy character on account Of
the great anxiety Of politicians as to the fate Of
their particular localities, but the letters are
pouring in here from all quarters full Of enthu-
siasm and jubilation, declaring without reserva-
ton that the democrats are going to carry
states they have not thought Of carrying be-
fore and are going to make great gains where
they have not thought it worth while to make
an effort. 1t is claimed that there is a wild
burst Of enthusiasm for Cleveland in every
state in the Union. 1t is an experience that
no committee has ever had before and they do
not know what to make Of it. They say that
they do not know what to look for, but they
assert that the situation is the most extrsordi-
nary that was ever met with in q campaign and
that 1t seems like a midsummer madness.
DEPARTMENT CLERKS NOT APPEALED TO.
The anxiety Of certain persons lest the clerks
in the government departments be compelled
to make political contributions Of money ap-
pears to be superHuous. Up to this time no
effort has been made to get money from the
clerks, and they have been left to enjoy undis-
turbed tranquility. About three months ago
circulars were received by forty or fifty clerks
announcing that II they wanted to contribute
they might send the money to New York and
that was the end Of it. No effort was made to
collect any money, and a number Of clerks who
have gone with contributions TO the republican
headquarters here have been told that there
was no one there who wns authorized to re-
ceive the money. There has been no one
designated to take contrib tions il offered.
There has never before in the history of the
country been time when there was so little
politics in the departments. The employees in
every branch Of the government service are
devoting themselves to their work as undis-
turbed and unconcerned if there were NO
such thing as q campaign thought Of.
SENATOR HILLS TERMS.
The democratic managers are still unin-
formed as to Mr.. Hills intentions but they
have their suspicious. There is no effort at
concealment of the impression that he will not
do anything for the party beyond merely cast
unless Mr.. Cleveland humbles himself and
makes terms. 1t is said that the suggestion
that Hill would like the offer Of the premiership
in case OF Cleyelands election does not quite
hit the mark. What he wants, it is snid. il to
be in position to either take himself or bestow
the secretaryship Of the treasury. 1t is really
doubtful whether he would care to hold Office
under Cleveland, but he wants Cleveland to
acknowledge his power in New York and to give
him such recognition during the campaign and
afterward as would enable him to dictate for
New York daring the administration and have
control Of the machine at its close 1t is said
that he will not take of his coat and 20 into the
CamDalQu Sfa
and the chances Of his getting such promises
are very slim, since the foundation of the wor-
ship Of Cleveland by the most devoted Of his
followers is the antagonism between him and
Hill. For Cleveland to make any advances to
Hill, 1t is claimed, would be for him to sacrifice
the support Of a multitude OF mugwumps.
However anxious he may be to placate Hill, it
Ia held that he cannot afford to surrender to
him. and he is consequently between the devil
and the deep SEQ.