Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
THE LAST DAY
Closing Hours Of an
Exciting Campaign
news FROM MANY STATES
How New York Managers
Arc Figuring.
WHAT TAMMANY HOPES TO Do
Republicans Confident Of Car
rying the State.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
WHAT TAMMANY HOPES TO Do
THE CONGRESSI ONAL ELECTIONS
Special From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
| NEW YORK, November 6.-The instruc-
| ton to the Tammany workers is to get q
| majority Of 10000 for Hill In New York city.
They are not restricted as to the method by
which this is to be done. AS stated In dis
| patches to The Star last week. 1t is Of much
| more importance to Tammany that Hill
| should not be beaten than IL is to elect
| Grant, and they will not let Grants inter-
ests stand In the way Of the success of the
| state ticket. There is most excellent rea-
son to believe that they will trade off every
| thing they have for Hill II they can get
any one to deal with them. 1t is believed
| by some on the inside that they viii give a
Grant vote for vote for Hill whenever
| they can. and that they are willing to trade
on the legislature and even some Of the
congressional districts IL anything is to be
made for Hill by ii. There is a very pecu-
| liar air of contentment about Grants head
| quarters. 1t is such an air as they might
| be expected to carry II they were sure Of
victory, or IL they were reconciled to de-
feat on terms not entirely unsatisfa ctory.
1t is not accompanied by inaction. Not by
any means! There is more activity In
Grants headquarters than at any other
place in the city. You can feel the wind
from the revolving wheels, though the ma
chine Is too well oiled to make much noise
The rooms crowded all the while but
the same people are not there in FIVE min
utes. One set goes as another comes and
none have time to linger. 1t is a noiseless,
perpetual motion. There is nothing In the
least like 1t at either the democratic or the
republican state headquarters, or at the
state committee, the Strong, or the head
quarters Of the committee of seventy nor
has there been at any time during the cam.
paign. Everywhere else the work IL over
except that Of sending out ballots and
''pasters."
Democratic Chances.
There are no stronger indications favor
able to Hill than were apparent Saturday.
His prospects had then improved wonder
fully over what they had been at the BEGIN
ming, but not sufficiently to overcome the
prevailing opinion that he will not be elect
ed. How far this opinion would be changed
II 1t were generally known for a certainty
that Tammany and Grant are willing to be
sacrificed for Hill can't be said. 1t is true,
however, that the average group in the
hotel corridors discussing the situate find
1t hard to believe that Tammany will do
this. They are in the habit of looking upon
Tammany as essentially selfish and they
do not, as a rule lock deep enough into the
motive to that the utmost demand Of
Tammany's selfish interest is to have Hill
elected, to stand between them and un-
favorable legislation.
Apparently Hill will need oil he can get
by Tammany's trading. The latest informa-
tion from Brooklyn is not as favorable to
the democrats as were reports received at
democratic headquarters Saturday morning,
While some democrats claim 10000 for Hili
in that city. others say they will be satis-
fled II his plurality reaches that many hum
dreds. There is little more than guessing
and calculation upon a basis arbitrarily as
sumed but the democrats are so alarmed
about Brooklyn that they dare not rely
upon much above the majority which New
York city will give an offset for what
ever majority Morton may have above the
Bronx. Tammany always decides what
must be had to insure success, and then
works to that mark. They evidently feel
that near 10000 in New York city Is neces-
sary to Hills success.
If they can get the full democratic vote by
surrendering themselves as hostages to the
anti-Tammany democrats they can secure
that much. But the Independent German
democracy is troublesome to deal with.
These anti-Tammany Germans have got into
their heads the idea that IL Hilfs election 10
going to be for the protection Of Tammany,
that IL Tammany would prefer the election
Of Hill to that of Grant. then that Hill II
the man for the foes Of Tammany to vote
against There is something so logical about
this that 1t is hard to get it out of the philo.
sophical German mind. The confidence which
many OF the anti-Tammany people have that
Strong is going to be elected anyhow also
stands somewhat in the way Of acceptance
of offers to trade which Tammany may
make.
They cannot trade much with republicans
on the mayor in the interest of Hill. II
might be easier in dealing with most re-
pubicans to trade the other way. To tempt
republicans they must offer the legislature
and perhaps Representative or two In
Congress.
The Confidence of Republicans.
II the world should come to end on
election day 1t would not surprise the re-
publican committee more than would the
election Of HILL While they have lowered
their claim Of majority in the upper part
Of the state, they have not abated their
confidence. In their calculation II is only .
question of the size Of Mortons majority,
regarding his election as a certainty. In
the hotel corridors the talk Is very general
ly one way. hut every now and then some
one puts in the suggestion that this is all
an assumption deducted from general prfn-
ciples, as no one has any substantial In
formation, and that Hill may be elected.
The democratic mind is mostly i'm a condi-
tion of uncertainty. A good many of the
best Informed of them believe firmly that
Hill has made such a campaign as t6
snatch victory from the jaws OF defeat,
They have ccme to believe, within the last
few days, that he is going to be elected by
a small majority. Those who are most con-
fdent are undoubtedly counting on vicar
ious sacrifice on the part of Tammany.
The Betting.
AS q business proposition there Ii very
little to tempt professional gamblers to bet
On the result. The laymen among the demo.
Gratis have rot enough confidence to put
their money up reclSlessly. The profess