New-York tribune., 1894-10-31
DEMOCRATIC HOPES FAST ooZING OFT
cu.rNcEY = BLACK PRAISES HILL AND
KArs CLEVELAND -pElEcTIoN hT
III. Annf. AIlrENs


Visits Yesterday T. the Democratic State Head
ouart.rs I'm the Pax Avenue Hotel and TO "N-
,,,vor Grants headquarters in the Inioa square
Hotel disclosed the fact that Democratic 'nthu-
siasn is sadly the wanc. The managers at both
places have pcrccptbly lost heart since this week
began and the confidence they prof"s-ed last
week Of elccting TIlll Governor and Grant Mayor
has fed.
Several Democrats who visited the I'm State
machine headquarters Yesterday told their friends
afterward not to bet any money on David u. hi
unless they prepared To- los" II. ono OF these
said Il never the headquarters OF the Demo
cratic stat" Committee In such a stat" ~ detection
as was evident to-day and have been a visitor
there for many years They talk about iiills hig
meetings up through the state. Did YOU ever see
anything to beat the meetings Fassctt addressed
three years ago. Yet what was the result when
the votes were counted tell you. boys. tn Re
publicans have vs. the hip this time. We might
as we'll own up. for hy O'Clock next Tuesday even
ing Morton's election Will be- conceded and the As
semb!y ana the Constitutional Amendments hnd
the city OF New York VIII all 20 the sam" way"
Chaunccy +. Black. of Pennsylvania. president Of
the National League ~ Democratic clubs. sent a
ceived yesterday. 1t gave 10 the managers who
have been bitterly denouncing Mr. Cievclanfs de-
seron OF them some grains of comfort because they
interpreted II TO mean criticism Of the President Tor
his selfish and coldblooded treatment of HI" MIR
Black wrote from his home III York Penn re-
eretting that he could not accept the committees
tn" opinion that the struggle here ~ IN"
mos. momcntous I'm the history Of the party The
heart Of every sincere Democrat IN the Union. ne
wrote with Senator iilli wnOsr caus- was The
cause Of pure Democracy and honest government
II dissenson ana treason cut down the leader The
political conditions of the who'll country would be
changed the extent Of such a disaster could hardly
be- measured. The Democrats of PENNSYLVANIA re-
membcrcd his gallant work In the hour of peril. and
there is not decent man among them Nhp does not
wish he had n chance to join the solid column of
unninching Democrats behind him In N"W-Nork and
cast q ballot for the manly leader who never re-
garlcI personal questions when the party was at
stake"
grim satisfaction. and there was no. lll man at
| headquarters but wondered how Cleveland wond
enjoy Blacks way OF chsilgaiing MIN.
Chairman Hnkley got some encouragement of n
letter from &. Augustus Havilan1, OF Bruoklyn.
which contained Il check In ald ~ the Hlll cam
paign fund and a prcdiction that Iiill would have
fondlcd the check and remarked that the letter was
| important because Iavand WAS one OF the original
| Anti-Snappers OF Brooklyn In 1892
\ letter from Walter = Logan. a member Of the
| Reform club. admitted that the clubs Committee
Tariff Reform did pass resolutions scoring Send-
| tor Ili and calling on Tariff Reform Democrats
to vote for Everett i. Whee.er for Governor. hut
Mr. Logan said that this all grew ont OF Mr..
Wheelers personal popularity In the club. When
the members got to the polls they would forget al
| about Wheeler and vote for IIll. Democrat who
read Mr.. Iogan's letter thought that Mr.. liinkley
| and his associates hard pushed for campaign
| literature when they sent this out last evening.
Word received from Speaker crisp. at Am"rl-
Ga. Yesterday. 10 the effect that he had can
ccled all previous engagements and would come on
| he speaks Thursday. Mr. crisp had heard the
| loud wall from the Democracy OF New York. and
Is to be here to speak Saturday evening. either
| In Brooklyn or this city.