Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-26
FROM THE POLITICAL CENTER.
What IL Seen and Heard at the Hendquarter,
In New York City.

In New York City.
Correspondents Of The Evening star
NEw YoRK, August %, 1894.
1t looked quite like Washington to see Sena-
tor Faulkner, Senator Gray, Vim. ID. Hsynie,
Col Harry Clark, Walter wellman, Charley
Murray and half dozen other familiar WASH
ington faces at democratic headquarters today.
Senator Faulkner the center Of quite sn in
terested group Of politicians and newspaper
men, for everybody feels that his state Is going
to be close one. He is reasonably confident
Of democratic success. however
''Since was here" said he, II have been at
tending meetings in Brook and Hancock coun-
ties. in the northern panhandle in West Viz
ginia, between Ohio and Pennsyivania. ] find
the indications there. as elsewhere in NV state.
extremely good. and have thus far made
speeches in fifteen counties A leading feature
OF the political situation is that the changes this
year are all from republicans to democrats and
that there are none from democrats 10 republi-
cans. This is In strong contrast 20 the situa-
ton at the corresponding period in 1855. Then
there were a large number of manufacturers
and farmers, formerly democrats who an
nounced themselves for Harrison as against
Cleveland. Now, with a single exception. all
OF these men have returned TO the democratic
party"
The farmers find a high tariff a delusion
and realize that il has not helped, but has hurt
the wool interests. The manufacturers
also see that the Mckinley bill ha. not served
them as they expected and are back in the
democratic ranks. Among men OF all occupa-
Mons and classes the force bill issue has a
powerful effect and it will swell our vote
greatly. The onlv element of uncertainty in
the campaign is the third party movement. but
l am clear IN my Judgment that it viii not af-
feet the result unfavorably to us. IL will draw
from the republicans more decidedly than from
the democrats. There are many republicans in
the state who are alarmed al the force bill
policy and discontented at other features Of re-
publican plans. They hesitate 10 Join the demo-
cratic party and a number OF them will stop at
the alliance or third party a sort of half way
house, thus compromising between their an
tagonism TO democracy and their dislike OF
pending republican propositions. The more !
see of thadifferent localities in our state and
the more closely | watch the current of politi-
cal thought the more certain am that the ef-
forts of our opponents to transfer our electoral
vote TO the republican column will meet with
signal and disastrous failure"
lis the fight to be a hard one?"
"les-the republicans will spare neither
men nor money-their case is desperate one
and they will make the most of every vppor-
tunity they have"
What about Virginia."
''She will be in line, have no doubt 1 don't
look for any difficulty on that point"
RESULT OF SENATOR QUAY's VISIT.
The past day or two have been unusually
quiet at the republican headquarters. Since
the visit Of the Philadelphia representatives of
Senator Quay the people there have taken of
their coats and got down TO work with good
will. They are saving nothing. but the amount
Of wood saving they are doing is something
quite astonishing.
Parties arriving here from North Carolina
report the canvass there something heretofore
unknown in its vigor and intense feeling. Ii is
To be the greatest ever known in the state. All
the prominent speakers in the state are turning
out and things will be red hot shortly. Senator
Ransom is reported as on the road day and
night.