The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-24
AS 1T Is In new YORK.
Will the State Go Republican or
Democratic?
CLEVELAND MAY LOSE ANYHOW
Even with New York Democratic His De
feat is Not I'm possible -Giiroy Will be
Mayor-senator David u. Hill Now
Poses as "a SuIker.

NEW YORK, Oet. 24.-"New York is
doubtful State, and as goes New York. so
goesthe nation" said prominent Re
publican in the Tribune building to-day.
New York is doubtful STATE" said
Democrat equally prominent.
Both u Ell spoke with perfect honesty.
believe. No one knows how the great
State is going. But there is this differ
ence The Republicans can win without
New York: the Democrats cannot. Ana
thereby hangs tale.
The other day swarm OF gamblers
came out of the HOLMAN House the
Democratic headquarters-and began OF
fering even money that New YORK would
90 Democratic. Not one of them, how
ever, would bet even money on Cleve-
lands election. Was this - ruse, or rs it
a sign OF Democratic weakness in West
Virginia, New Jersey and Connecticut.
As to the two latter States, so Intimately
dependent upon the tariff, the Repubii-
cans express the utmost confidence. Con-
ne,ti icut travelling men say there is very
little doubt of Harrison's receiving the
electoral vote of the state.
In West Virginia the Republican clubs
are doing a magnificent work. They are
determined that Cleveland shall have
every yo, @ couuted for him which is cast
aud no more. 1t will b n difficult mat
ter TO steal that State. The campaign is
red hot in West Virginia aud the tariff is
the issue.
The local campaign in New York city
can have but one end in the election or
Gilroy The time has passed when the
Republicans even dream of carrying the
| city with the help of third ticket. The
| Counties" will amount To nothing. The
! power OF Tammauy Will never be over
| thrown by dividing the Democracy, but
! il Will be overthrown as soon as all re-
| spectacle elements in the city become
| united against 1t.
For the present. then, GilrJy's election
is certain; and Republicans view the
| prospect with tolerable complacency.
| Gilroy, they say, is n thorough lammahy
mau, but he is one Of the ablest and
| snrewdest of the tigers GU :. Ten years
| ago he was worth nothing. lie has twelve
| children. who are eXpensively dressed and
| educated His daughters are at school
| in Paris. His salary has been $1,000 a
| wear most OF the time. lie is now re-
! ported worth million. No scandal has
| touched him. Tammany men get rich
more safely and shrewdiy than in Tweed
! day. They have invented better trio :
| than altering bills and repairing armo
ries.n
Snppose that a New York capitalist
! want, some franchise or other municipal
| favor. He engages Bourke Cochran "a,
| counsel Bourke Cochran hens aud haw'
| and SAYS "Well, sir; my time is prett,
| well occupied. You must pay me well 10
my services
SHo,v will half Il million do!" asks th
capitalist.
| probably the franchise goes through
| Now, then. VINO is To prove that BourH,
| Cock ran uiyides his counsel fee will
Croker, Gilroy, Martin, 1t al?
And why Is it that John Crimmins geti
| all the fat contractsg And who shares il
the profitsl
The machine is beauty, perfection, sim
| plicity. Croker for counsel, Gilroy TO
action, Martin to lead the toughs, Bow
ers TO furnish law and Cochran TO Civ
eluuueuce and glamor - and Hughe.
Grant to be respectable and do rs he !
told
Grant is the one member of the CON
binRtiou who isn't keen aud shrewd. II
is merely respectable, or was.
| lie got his vague-elOq comment
airy on the times and the morals of tn
times.-by failing TO take brbe. lie wa
triumphantly elected mayor on this issue
Behold one Tammany man is honest"
| Gllroy's estimate of the Democr All
majority below the Harlem Is to,OOO Z
so O0O. IL that is all, New York is surel.
Republican. IL is possible that Mr. Gil
ROY is undertaking the Tammany expec
tations u lay tue foundations for boast
ing hereafter. Why shouldn't Tam mau
have as large n ajority as its leader
| think uesiraDleI lie macnlnery Oh tn
| election is absolutely in its hands.
Looms Up as "a suikcr.
wAsurNGToN, Oct. Ex-senator Hill i
TO speak AZ Lyuchburg, Va. Thursda
night There is grcnt interest TO lear
what he will have TO say. Many peopl
believe that he has IL in his power I
either defeat or elect Mr.. Cleveland. Uu
less he makes Cleveland's fight his own
they say, the latter will not carry Ne'
York state. Mr.. Cleveland's friends ar
not satisfied with what senator Hill ha
done. They say that his support of th
Democratic candidates has been OF per
| functory character. Something more 1
expected Of him by the Democratic man
ayers Unless Mr.. Hill takes a NOR
nositive stand in favor of Mr.. Cleveland
Than he has done as yet, IL is feared tina
MANY of Hills friends throughout tn
1 Nt tTs.f hsf .aIl