Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-26
CLEVELAND SILENT
Irritated at the Implied Doubt of
His Democratic Loyalty.
WILL CARLISLE SPEAK FOR HILL?
Mr. Faulkner Was in a Measure a
Successful Hamonizer.
CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION

CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION
Mr. Cleveland at the White House is in
accessible and the seal is put upon his lips.
Apparently he does not propose to be sub
Jected to any more pressure to the end of
his coming out for Hill. Whatever his in
tentions are, he has succeeded In keeping
any intmation of them from the demo-
cratic leaders, and If he should, between
now and election day, say anything con-
corning the New York campaign, 1t will be
a surprise to those who have been most
anxiously expecting something from him.
The explanation given by the demo-
Gratis for his refusal to speak or to
write letter declaring himself in favor
of Hills election is that he ia of1e ended at
the implied doubt of his loyalty, carried by
the demand for some affirmative declaration
on his part. 1t is asserted that he has be-
come irritated and stubborn. The fact
however, that so many of Cleveland's per-
sonal followers are working actively and
earnestly for Hill is pointed out as an evil
dence that Cleveland desires Hilrs election
though he Is stubbornly silent himself.
Secretary Carlisle's Desire.
Secretary Carlisle has been waiting for
some time to decide whether or not he is
to go to New York to take the stump.
While the declaration to that effect is not
made by Mr.. Carlisle himself, it is be-
heved and is probably true that he has
been waiting to first ascertain the feeling
of Mr.. Cleveland in the matter.
cabinet meeting was held this morning
which Mr.. Carlisle attended, and at that
meeting he doubtless discovered what are
Mr.. Clevelands wishes. After what is known
or Secretary Carlisle's desire 10 participate
in the New York campaign If he should fail
now to do So 1t would clearly warrant the
assumption that Mr.. Cleveland objected to
the administration being thus committed to
isle III this matter after his interview with
Mr. Cleveland may be accepted as a fair
Indication of Mir. Clevelands feeling.
Prepared for Hilrs Defeat.
The democrats are trying to put the best
face possible on the matter, but the course
of Mr.. Cleveland has obviously greatly an
noyed them. 1t is very evident that the
democrats generally are prepared for Mr.
Hilrs defeat. The most claimed for Mr.
Hill by those who have been actively inter-
ested in trying to unite the parties is that
he has a fair chance Of election. 1t is as
serted by democrats that one thing In Mr.
HilPs favor is that he will not be put at the
disadvantage of having to contend against
large sums of money put up by his opponent.
Mr. Morton, II Is said, has taken the high
ground that he does not propose to give any
warrant in fact to the allegation that hts
candidacy is the result of mis- possession of
great wealth. and that IL he is elected he
does not want 1t to be said within the pos
sible range of truth that his election was
secured by the use of his barrel. This Is in
contradiction of the insinuation carried in
Mr. Hilfs speeches about big banking houses
to draw on. Mr.. Morton, 1t is asserted, has
made a very moderate contribution toward
the expenses of the campaign of the state
and will go no further. 1t Is not claimed
credited even by the democrats who make
the statement with the most honorable
sentiments.
Measure of Harmony.
The visit of Mr.. Faulkner to New York as
a harmonizer, while not entirely successful,
was measurably 50. As suggested in The
Star II was difficult to secure Withdrawals
of candidates in districts where the demo-
cratic majority was so large as to render
the election of a republican practically i'm
possible even with the democratic candi-
dates in the field. Eliminating these dis
tricts there is comparatively little left to be
uneasy about. Still there are two or three
districts in the state which the democracy
would like to have got into better shape
before the close of the campaign. Out OF
the whole number of doubtful districts they
are very apt to lose at least two or three
Mr. Faulkner thinks that while they will
lose possibly these they are just as apt to
offset the loss by gains in other districts.
On the whole the committee here is calcu-
lating on having very nearly the same
Cnquestionably, however, New York is the
sorest spot in the whole United States. A
large number of districts now held by the
democrats are expected to be lost, as a
matter of course, but the news from these
districts which they have been calculating
upon carrying or which they have hoped
for is quoted exceedingly encouraging,
and 1t is said that New York Is the only
state in which the Democrats have a right
to complain of the situation.
Mr. Faulkner's Statement.
Mr.. Faulkner in a statement as to the
congressional situation in New York says:
1--WE have done a good deal more than ap-
pears in the dispatches. Dunphy has de-
clined a nomination, Campbell has lost the
support of the republicans, who indorsed his
candidacy, and the state democracy has in
dOrSed the nomination or SulZer In the
eleventh. No state democrat is running in
the 18th district, leaving Quigg and Con-
molly to make the race alone, a straight re-
publican against a straight democrat. In
the sixteenth all opposition has been with
drawn to Ryan, who will have a walkover
In that district the republican candidate
failed to file his papers of nomination. SO
that his name Will not go on the official
ballot. In the Brooklyn districts the Shep-
ard men have taken down their candidates
In the fifth and sixth, and have indorsed the
regular democratic candidate in tn fourth
This leaves fight in the second and third
districts but from the information l gath
cred 1 feel safe in predicting that there is
no danger of losing the second; III 1act,
think no possibility. The only doubt is as
to the third. Covert is certain to carry the
Long Island district
Expected Losses and Gains.
"All these represent cock-sure democratic
districts. Both factions agree that Connol-
ly will be elected against Quigg. According
to this summary, we are sure of the sew
enth, eighth, ninth, eleventh, fourteenth and
sixteenth. The greatest danger is In the
fifteenth, where Cantor is running side by
side with Monroe the state democratic NOM
inee, against republican. and where no
compromise could be effected.
"In addition to the districts which we
set down as certain for US, we are conf
dent of electing our men in the tenth,
where General Sicilles Is the nominee; the
twelfth, where Mcclellan Is on the regular
ticket, and the thirteenth. where Amos
Cummings is the candidate.
What we lose In our old strongholds,
however, we expect to make up by sue
cess in districts now represented by re-
publicans. Several of the republican can
didates have failed to comply with the
election law of the state by neglecting
TO file their certificates of nomination,
and they cannot legally be placed on the
official ballot, as in the case mentioned.
The time expires at midnight. and under