Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01

Campaign Gossip Picked Up at Political
Headquarters i'm New York.

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Campaign Gossip Picked Up nj Political
Headquarters in New FORK.
Correspondence Of The Evening star.
NEW YoRx. August 81. 1892.
Washington faces have been as thick in New
York today as blackberries Indeed, it might
be said that they are thicker than blackberries,
for the blackberry season in New York has
pretty well passed. Editor Lemon of the No
ttonat Tribune, who holds the purse strings Of
the Grand Army reunion fund, was in the city
and was among the callers at the republican
headquarters. Ex-Congressman Bowden and a
couple of his Virginia friends were again at the
republican headquarters talking with Gen.
Garrison about the situation in Virginia.
Charley Hamilton came into town in the
morning and registered at the Fifth Avenue
along with all the other nobs. Assistant Reg
lister of the Treasury Harry Smith spent a
part Of the day in the city calling at the repub-
hcan headquarters to pay his respects to Gen.
Garrison, Chairman Carter and Secretary Nc
Oomas. He was cordially welcomed by the
corps Of Washingtonians there. He is on his
way 10 Boston, where he IL going to make
study Of the question of state banks. resolu-
ton was passed by the Senate shortly before
its adjournment calling for information about
taxes collected from state banks. amount of cir
culating notes issued by state banks since 1880
and other information of this character, and
Mr.. Smith has been detailed by Secretary Eos
ter 10 obtain this information He will go to
New England first, thence to Albany and back
to New York city in pursuit Of this information.
Congressman Abner Taylor also put in
appearance at the republican headquarters and
talked interestingly about the situation in his
state Illinois. Capt. Edward Wright Brady
was also in town and made call at the repub-
licsn headquarters. Senator German was at
the democratic headquarters again and 80 was
Senator Brice.
WHAT CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR THrNKs.
Congressman Taylor Of Illinois thinks the
rainbow chasers' are not going to accomplish
much in his state or in the west generally.
1.-THE democrats are very much divided" he
said. las to the issues in the west. Many of the
democrats are for free coinage, while probably
an equal number are against it. On the ques-
ton of tariff the repor. of Commissioner Peck
is going to upset the free traders in our state as
well in New York. On the question of the
force bill. called. there is q wide division, for
the better class of democrats are in favor of
fair ballot, and that is all that the force bill
means"
"what about the school law, which seems to
be cutting more or less of figure In Illinois as
well as in Wisconsin,"
''That is a law which yves framed bv demo-
Gratis. but they repudiated it more quickly than
the republicans did. 1t provided that all chill
dren educated in the state should receive an
English education Some directors in differ
ent parts of the state construed it as applying
to schools established by the Germans for the
purpose Of educating their children according
to their own ideas. OF course, they resented
it, as think they had right to do, and both
parties are pledged to its repeal"
rs the third party developing any strength
in nlinoisi"
Comparatively little They will have a
small vote, which will come about equally from
the two parties
"How many Congressman do the republi-
cans expect to elect from Illinois,"
Fifteen, perhaps sixteen
lis Uncle Joe Cannon going to get back
AGAIN.
The fight in his district is going to be a
sharp one. but his chances of success are good.
There will be also close fight in the Bloom
ington district now represented by Mr.. Scott. n
democrat, who carried it by little over 1000
last time
UNEASY VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
The Virginia democrats make no conceal
ment of the fact that they have a hard fight on
their hands. They express confidence in their
ability TO carry the state but are evidently de-
pending on the success of the effort they are
making to pull back into their own ranks many
democrats who have gone over to the third
mitteeman from that state. is here consulting
with the national committee about the situation
there. He wants speakers and docume hts and
money.
Il believe" said he. 'that with hard work
and plenty Of it Virginia will give about her
usual democratic majority. But there is no
Use attempting to conceal the fact that there
must be earnest work done in the state
What is the prospect In regard 10 the third
party voter
The republican leaders are doing all they
can to encourage a division in democratic ranks
and to strengthen the third party in that WAY.
] think, however that the third party movement
has been checked at all points and that it is
in many parts of the state Men
who have been all their lives in the democratic
party zee that the republicans are irving to use
the third party to destroy the democracy and l
think they will come back into the democratic
ranks in great numbers before election
PRoDDISG the HILL PEOPLE.
The campaign managers at the democratic
headquarters seem to be inclined to prod the
Hill people little and try to get them into line.
The fact that Senator Hill passed through New
York on his way from Normande- -the-Sea to
Saratoga without a. much as stopping to pay
his respects to the leaders at the democratic
headquarters has disturbed them not a little +.
They seem to be inclined to put the RESPONSE
bility of the situation upon the shoulders OF the
Hili-Tammany people. and in an interview with
Judge Van Wyke given out al the democrtic
headquarters they quote him saying that
1.-The eyes of the national democracy are fixed
On Tanmany Hall; they known that Clevelaud's
election depends upon the State of New York;
That the state depends upon the city, and that
Clevelands majority in this city depends upon
Tammany Hall ~