The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-03
New York's Registration Figures Show Con-
clusiyely that the Democrats Are Short
Fully Twenty Thousand Votes.
The Harrity-Murphy-S -Sheehan Corrupt
Gang Of Heelers Warned to Beware.
Their Betting Bluffs an Indication that Fraud
Is ntended-Cleveland's Confession of
Ieisat. as Viewed by Mr.. Depew.
NEW YORK Is SAFE.
Statement from Republican National Com
mittee-Democratic Bluff

Statement from Republican National Com
mittee-Democratic Bluf.
United Press Dispatch.
NEW YORK, Noy. 2-The following was
given out at Republican national head
quarters tonight:
Confidence reigns supreme at Repub.
hcan headquarters. and the managers of
the campaign no longer admit doubt of the
election OF Harrison and Reid. The ell.
couraging reports that come to the commit
tee from every quarter are now fully
backed mp by the betting market. in which
1t Is impossible 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 be-
tween now and election day. Money is
Cleveland's success in New York. Most Of
this money is being put mp by gamblers
who have no personal knowledge of the
political situation. They are betting on
Is,o tips from s.nt. W. f. sheehan Of the Demo,
knows perfectly we'll that the reg
istration figures, both in this city
and country, promise nothing but defeat
for the Democratic national ticket. On
anything like an honest vote the extreme
limit of Democratic posi- bilities in this city
is q plurality of 10000. The New York Sun
has conceded this fact. EditOrially it has
frankly admitted that 10000 will be a big
result.
The registration now in amounts to only
309.0 Inc Republican strength in New
York is enrolled and the Democratic vote
Is deficient. There Is falling Oft In the
vote actually cast from the vote registered
In presidential years; it amounts to about
8 per cent. There is not the slightest prob
ability OF larger vote being cast than
291 600. The Republican vote in 1888
was 106U0. 1t is bound to be
in this cleo Jon at least 115, 600; certainly as
many as 1).000 votes will be cast for the
Socialist Prohi hibitionist and other candi-
dates. and will go into the scattering
column. This will leave for Cleveland
100000 votes, or plurality of $1,000.
supposing that the Democrats do
plurality can by no possibility exceed 1s.-
000. Their best results from Long Island
will be 1,5O0 and In Richmond county 1.200.
This will give them below the Harlem
river q plurality of ~. 500 as against a, ,0S1
in 1888. There is not a politician of stand
ing who does not know that on an honest
election this is the remotest limit of Demo-
cratic possibility.
SIN the country, where personal registra-
tion Is required. the Republicans have been
fully resistered and the arrangements of
the local committee are known TO be per-
feet for getting the strength of the party
into the ballot-box. And vet the Demo
crats are giving odds on the State,
while tens of thousands of dollars
are being offered on the general re-
suit by Repu blicans without Democratic
taker. The Republican leaders understand
perfectly what this means. 1t means that
on army of Democratic repeaters are to be
put TO work in this CITY. each man furnished
with carefully prepared list of polling
places and names. where and under which
he is instructed to vote. 1t means that q
full million of dollars OF Democratic
money is to be spent on election day to cor
rupt the franchise. Great schemes of out
rage end wrong are being concocted by the
Democratic leaders. They intend to cheat
majority. The Republican national COM
mlttee does not intend that this wicked
acheme shall succeed. The Republican
managers will not be cheated or buildozed.
and the man who enters upon such under
taking will find himself i'm quick distress" {"
Senator Hoar. of ssachusetts, who has
Just returned from Europe. called at head
quarters to-day. He said: I'm England
the vote is almost unanimously for Grover
Cleseland among all classes of
men. but the most marked indl-
the tradesmen and manufacturers who
are interested In the productio
of articles which we can now make for our
selves. The Englishman admits that he ia
being driven from the American market by
bis American competitors" Among the
callers at the national headquarters were
Henry Clay. president of the Virginia
League OF Repubiicar -ubs, and Hon. Per
~ ii. Carson. of " sshIhgton. ID. c.
Tho following was issued from Demo-
cratic national headquarters tonight:
''The froth and bubble of the Republicans
in betting. which was exploited Saturday
and lasted until last night, was
lost sight of completely to-day.
The very shallow design was
to have offered very large bets in central
places when there would be no proposition
to meet them, as bets for amounts up to
5000 have been freely offered
by Democrats on the general re-
suit every. day for two weeks
without takers. besides countless offers
of 2 to on New York. The Democrats
Ter Theo. Myers. of New York, was In a
public way offered by q prominent Repub-
llcan. Mr.. Collins s25,OOO on Har-
rison. Myers promptly responded,
producing five certified checks for
IS. 600 each, when Mr.. Collins said he was
only joking. This evening at the Hoffman
House a man from Philadelphia entered
the crowd in the lobby ard loudly offered
$4,000 TO $4,000 on the general result
III favor of Harrison. Offers were
at once made to him to di-
vide his bet into separate ones of
SIS. 600 even, but these he refused. Thirty
minutes later Edward Murphy. chairman
OF the New York State committee. was
hunting for the Philadelphian. offering to
take him, without ODDS. for $4,000 on
Cleveland. The Philadelphian had disap-
peared. and Mr.. Murphy registered the offer
for takers 10 stand until election day."