Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-05
FIELD OF POLITICS.
THE SITUATION IN AND OUT or The
CITY AS VIEWED HERE.
The ID smocrats Confident Of yictory-Re-
pub,icans Not Inclined to Taik-Tbe
Claims Of the Third Party.


cally close tonight with the demonstra-
ton under the auspices Of the Commercial
Travellers Climb.
Ali the Democratic clubs have been do
ing magnificent work and the results will
show IN heavy majority for the party IN
the city on election-day. In the recent
registration the whites made large gains.
and the City Democratic Committee are
satisfied that the majority Will be greatly
In excess Of that given here IN the guoer-
Material election. The party IS well organ
lied, thorough canvass Of the city was
made before the registration. and prepara-
ton has been made to get out the iull
Democratic vote. The Republicans have
shown lack of organization as compared
with former campaigns. and certalnIy tney
do not seem to have their forces as well In
hand as usual. They have two city COM
mittees. one headed by Edgar Allan, Esq,
and the other by Colin Payne (coloredl,
and representing the custom-house ana
antI-custom-ho wings Of the party re-
spectively.
But 1t will not do for the Democracy to
consider this as indicating that they VIII
not present a solid front on Tuesday. The
Republican party ls famous for eleventh
hour resuscltations. and its forces can be
modified very rapidly. Besides, one
never knows what Is behind the scenes.
The party will bear watching until the sun
goes down Tuesday night.
At the custom-house IL Is positively de-
MED that there 10 a conspiracy on foot TO
arrest the Democratic judges and obstruct
voting at the precincts where the Demo
Gratis poll large majorities but II may be
depended upon that there Will be plenty
OF deputy marshals around and arrests
Will be made II the least excuse can be
found. However, the Democratic election
officials are not of the class that Is easily
lntimidated.
AS TO THE STATE.
In Democratic circles entire confidence
is expressed as to the outlook in the state.
While II is impossible to make an accurate
poll, the deduction from personal equa-
ton based on the views of a number OF
those talked with is that the State is abso-
lutely safe for the electoral ticket By q
good majority. This takes in both the
most sanguine and tue most pesslmistIc.
From the same standpoint only one dis
trict can be regarded as IN doubt and that
Is the Fourth, but the party has the
strongest hopes of carrying that also. In
the Ninth District Wood has been making
q desperate fight against Marshall Cyclone
Jim, but Hon. J. II. II. Figgatt. of Bote-
tourt, and Judge Williams, of Bland. who
were IN the city yesterday. expressed per-
feet confidence that Marshall would carry
the district by a handsome majority.
There is a most interesting fight in the
Second District. where five or SIX candl-
dates are In the field. There are two or
three Republicans ont, besides DeZendorf,
who has the sanction OF the national COM
mlttee. The present indications are that
Tyler, the gallant Democratic standard
bearer. will be elected.
REPUBLICANS VERY NUN"
The Republican leaders are less disposed
to talk or make predictions than has ever
been known before, and even when they
can be induced 20 unbogom themselves
they do not want their names mentioned.
One prominent member of the party, upon
beng asked Yesterday what he claimed.
said nothing" He added that he would
not be surprised If Harrison squeezed
through IN the State. nor would he be sur
prIsed If Cleveland carried 1t by 0,OO0 ma
jority. When asked about the congress
slonal districts he said this (the Third
might 20 Republican; that the First was
close with the chances IL favor OF Orrls
Browne, and that Tyler, the Democratic
candidate, would be returned from the
Second. The First and Third Districts the
Democrats know to be all right.
THEIR PARTY CLAIMS
The Third-partyites, after the manner of
Mr.. James q. Blaine, claim everything,
but the indications are that 1t will take
microscope more powerful than any yet
constructed to find that everything after
the election Is over. Mr.. Walter Grant.
the Third-par candidate in this district,
yesterday denied positively to a DISPATCH
representative that he was party 10 any
fusion with tho Republicans. He owed
nothing 10 the Republican party, he
added, but if either the Republicans or
Democrats or both put his name on their
electoral tickets he would not object.
City Democratic headquarters were
opened over the National Bank of Virginia
on August 25th and have been kept open
ever since. Mr.. Sam. Wilkinson. sergeant
alarms OF tho City Committee, has been
in charge of the rooms and has done an
immense amount of work in the way of
obtaining transfers and giving lnforma-
ton TO voters.
RECEIVING THE NEWS.
The means of receiving and giving out
the election returns will be more generally
distributed throughout the city than ever
before. The DISPATCH will display the re-
turns on canvas, as usual, and the West
moreland Club. the Commonwealth Club,
and the Powhatan Club will all put tele-
graph instruments in their buildings and
receive the news direct. The returns will
also be received at Civ Democratic head