The sun., 1894-10-28
GRANTS VIGOROUS FIGHT.
HE NEVER FELT sCCH CONFIDENCE
Nv A C4MPaIGN.
Success from the Many Callers at His
Uesdausrters,who Make His Days Bs.y
Answers TO Detraetors of Tanmauy.

Ueadquarters,who w no Make His Days = u.v
Answers 20 Detrsetors of Tanna.y.
Hugh J. Grant could hardly speak above a
whisper Yesterday as the result of bad cold.
caught while prosecuting his vigorous canvass
for the Mayoralty.
i've been talking too much" said Mr.. Grant,
by way Of explaining his infrrnity OF speech.
Mr.. Grant Is not an orator. and certainly has
not been talking too much from public plat
forms, but in q lively political campaign
where he Is personally interested he talks
much any orator who ever took
the stump. but he does 1t to the crowds
who go To consult with him. There are few who
do not get a word. and some get a great many.
from the candidate. He has q private room in
which he consults with his friends and cam
paign managers while az the Union square
Hotel, but he spends less time in that room than
in the one adjoining. whcrs he meets and greets
with hearty handshske most Of his visitors.
As the canvass progresses Mr. Grants belief
In his election increases. The indications which
come TO his notice all most favorable
Never WAS his candidacy more enthusiastically
received and in no former campaign has he
ceived more promises OF support. II the con-
dition OF Nr. Grants voice will warrant, 10 was
said yesterday, he will actually make plat
form speech next Thursday night at working
mems meeting TO be held in Nilsson Hall.
Grant by his visitors yesterdny. Gen. Hen Le.
fevre called to say that he hid come on from
Ohio 10 do wha. he could to help bring about
Mr.. Grants election. The General lives at the
Ex-surroGaJe Delsno c. Calvin also called t,
congratulate the candidate un the probability
o: his election" Incidentally he said:
am no apologist foe .c"rruptioa by Demo
cratic or Republican officials. but do iGve fair
play, and dtstrust the fairness AMI the pro-
prlety or irresp ms Bile legislative investigations.
ly or hear-ay and ot idle rumor. This feeling =.
emphasized and Intensified by the course of
pr%Sssa'hSb ee ,1e e5 eS"hnas2n OF
connection with the unfair and Infamous
running comments OF a morning iou-nal,
induce the ordinary reader q suppose such un-
favorable commelts % be a part OF the tssti-
mony. do not know Commissioner sheehan.
but IN the interest - common decsnry and ths
fairness and tmpartiaiity ot such qus't trisI
protest egains, such scaadalous treatment OF Q
presumably INNOCENT cit Zen"
Rchsrl j.. Morrison. VINO was confidential
Secretary 20 Mayor Grace during his hrst term,
was another visitor. who said that he believed
Mr. Grants record entitled him 70 the support
o. all Democrats
near Kingston, sent a litter in which he ssii
that IL il were necessary u seeare the election
q. he i. he Would Nv waiE to- 10 New York. Yoa
cannot imagine NV contempt and disgust for
the third Ticket. Il cannot be possible that the
foul conspiracy cal succeed. am not L lAIn-
many man. hut ara In this tight
Battalion Chief brr-na., ELo called at he
HEADQUARTERS, pointed 10 the skeleton OF Tho
Spinsler building across uin1 square, A. ~
object lesson which ought 10 be used 20 make
That building" said he. was destroyed be-
cause the hremen c0uli not Proge-'g hSht ths
flames on account ~ the tango of overhead
wires. Every one Cf thQ-s' viF'- "a nos under
Grant whs n Mayor. and :yr ana properly ia tie
city are better protected than ever before as .
William p. Hanlon. who said he was Chair
mar g; the IadrU'RdeHt CuuntJ OrSaGiLa'i5a
nt the TWeEty-sgItA As.snhly district, callsI
previous. in which the action ot The County
Ccmmittee in endorsing Col strong Sas reDG-
dolsed Instead. The l. e.. o. - -ay thai Thomas
, MIloney is their leader in the TWsHty-slX;a
that strict endorses, the seventy ticket.
one o; the cIrcullrs which - being c.rc uiated
"a shs ~ T s srsn s5d az aTle5ts M e.
the many JayEt-h ciliErRs who have besa HON
9red with Once By the Democrst;. parry. Aa-
lar makes thls statement:
The most Important question for you To de-
tsrmine = whether you desire "a put in po~erA
party that despiseI and maligls tEn Hebrew. OF
u ksep n power the part that hss been ySss
stanch fri'.nt and the zeal2gs advocate of yuzr
member os TIE UEioH LsEZas t,To. that blAck-
0A,sd Nc Is, Nr sfra3 'a az II 2GL I,D, frgties
tsrs prndeced a rev clr1Paizn to"u meat yes
.erday sntitled "Tammluy,s pTrlencss,. Iatr-
tern u tL- things wEtcD thc cE"n3.s- - Tam
many hal. sal u On y-rs ably lre'rDds n hsyo
4oRe are rrei,sd, and ~ uret~Gcv estao-
Thrss rlIatc - The rgdIrtlUu ~ the lax
rate ~ pr cent. ard the burden % the CITY
ieol 80 pr cent tu f,-- a4arkefl Increase ig t-s
assessment 81 personal progert' under TaW-
man AlAgogs; u tho grrls Increase in seheol
,crBmIn 0ia-.CE, ga'teE tAm-nanY niuIintzt-a-
non: ~ the great fm pr0yvE. .rrr u tie water
'ront and the rlsh hing 20 'ile WuTS BY repaytng
le streets aa' - the rissni noes % the city -
~ vldenCed IN the t-c stilse Ia tu~ ,.euth rate
meeting or srst sst- bu7.Ge7a tnEH 70 organ
1s Hugh J. Grant campaign club Sill b he'd
u the Barrett House this evening. They sIpecs
. hold big FatIhcation meeting later N TIA
Fesk.