Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-21
POLITICAL.

1t is officially announced li.y 4ir.
Cleveland will attend the great Ger
1ran-Amcrican democratic mass-meet-
ing 10 be held at Cooper Institute New
York, "Wednesday ming, October 70.
The Bowden-Poacly committee was
in session until after II o'clock in Nor
folk Wednesday night, and after taking
Is ballots for the eleventh member of
the committee without result adjourn
ed till mex; Monday. The Peachy fac
ton named over twenty persons for the
eleventh place and the Bowden men
eight.
General siekles, yesterday in New
York. tolG MIR. Croker, that if he is
elected and it comes TO the point OF
resigning his place in Congress or Civ
ing up his liGe-pay as an officer, he will
give up the latter. He does not, how
ever. believe that it will be necessary
to Go either, and he will fight the pro-
vision which forbids any officer of the
government to be member of either
house of Congress. In no event. how
ever, will he withdraw from the
Senator German made his first
speech Of the campaign yesterday IN
Howard county, Nd. He said he had
made mistake rs To Cleveland's noml-
nation. said he realiz ID now that Clevc-
land was the right man, and predicted
democratic triumph in November.
lie discussed the tariff, and told how
the Force bill was defeated. 4, few
DAYS ago he tel4sraphed to democrats
in Nevada, urging them to support U.
:. Senator Stewart for reelection, be-
Cause of his action in aiding to defeat the
Force bill. Speeches were also made
by Ex-Governor Carroll, Mr.. Compton
and others.
Mr.. Harry, chairman of the national
democratic committee, said yesterday
in reference to the large registration iii
New York The registration means
that the people of New York. as else
where, have made up their minds de-
liberately on the democratic side. This
is democratic year and especially so is
it evident in the great city of New
York GIr Croker said Wednesday ::
1T meals mat the democracy will rally
up an unprecedented majority in this
city, and that means, with the large
majority which Kings county will give,
the election of Cleveland and Steven
SON Conservative men said last night
| that the total democratic vote i'll New
York city will be not less than 200, 000
and in Kings county not less than
100000 which will assure Mr.. Cleye-
land plurality south of the north line
of the city of 100000 or more. No pos
sible plurality which the republicans
may roll up in the rest OF che State can
possibly overcome this. This is so evil
dent that the betting went decid-
cdiy over TO the democratic side
at once and the odds during the
day was at the rate of 500 to
$50 hat Cleveland carries the State.
One large bet was made at the rate Of
$1G0 TO 500 that Mr.. Cleveland would
not have plurality Of 10000 in the
State. The republicans refused to bet
on the result and would ONLY wager
against the size of Mr.. Clcveland's
plurality. Billy Edwards, of the
Hoffman House. has several thousand
dollars intrusted TO him to bet on Mr..
! Cleveland. lie has not yet been able
|; !ad Harrison hackers. In regard to
the registration outside of New York
ana Brooklyn the results in the cities
which comprise all the places OF the
second grade in the State, has been, on
the whole, favorable to the democracy.
In nearly all of them the registration
has been large showing that the talk
about apathy isnonsense. John Holmes,
Il prominent ward politician 81 .lHan.n,
when aslcd how Cayuga county was
going replied, gone to HI" II is
sad that weak republican local nomina-
tons and disgruntled farmers may lose
Cayuga to the republican party.