The record-union., 1894-11-03
Congress-.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

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| Special to the RECoRD-U UNION.
NEW YORK, Nov. I'm view of the re-
ports yesterday regarding the attitude of
the Strauss family, interest was excited
this evening by letter sent to ex-Mayor
Grant by Isidors Strauss in regard to the
| attitude of his brother, Nathan Strauss,
on Mr.. Grants candidacy, in which
Nathan Strauss is quoted as expressing
deep interest in the success of the present
Tammany candidate for Mayor.
Another letter which may have con-
siderable effect upon the Hebrew vote
was one from prominent Israelites de-
Tending Colonel Strong from the charge
that he had aided in the exclusion of a
member of the Seligman family from the
Union League Club.
A letter from Colonel Asa Bird Gardi-
ner, attacking Colonel Strong for his
course as a member of committee of the
New ork Insurance Company, and the
| charges and counter-charges respecting,
the use OF Mr.. MortOn's name as an off,
Ger of the eX-Retorm Association, We're
among the other topics of conversation
among politicians.
AT the State Democracy headquarters it
was announced that thirty-four mem bers
OF the Iammany organization in tho
Iwenty-seYenth Assembly District had
resigned from that body and Joined the
State Democracy.
Betting on State and city elections con-
tlnues 10 favor Morton and Strong. On
the Stock Exchange So, 600 to S., $40 was
wagered to-day that Strong would be
| elected Mayor and as much more was
offered without nnding takers. One bet
OF $1,000 to S4OO was made on Morton for
/ Governor, which is an increase of the
odds.
HARRISON SPEAKS AT ALBANY.
ALBANY (N. ", Nov. Five thou
sand people jostled and pushed and de-
| TED the police in such a manner in the
Union Station this afternoon that all con-
troll of them was lost, and the officers
were obliged to simply stand by and aid
women who had unuckily gotten into
the crush or clear the tracks when train
approached. Even the approach of an
engine did not seem to make the
vast assemblage move, and when the
train bearing ex-President Harrison
rolled into the depot at 4:30 the engineer
had to stop seyera! times in order to avoid
running the crowd down.
Such a scene has never been witnessed
in Albany before. Not only were the plat
form and yards crowded with people. but
the roofs of the sheds were black with
people, and when the train stopped men
and boys climbed on top of the roofs of
the cars.
E-President Harrison was applaufled
ana cheered when he stepped out upon
| the platform, and 1t was some minutes
before he could speak His words were
only heard by the people within a radius
OF nifty feets the vast crowd outside being
disappointed. He spoke briefly upon To-
cal issues and then eulogized eX- Vice
President Morton. He tnen referred to
the hard times and said: Tho Democrats
have proved themselves not good man
ayers OF the peoples affairs. They were
out OF control OF the Government since
1861, and since then they were called
upon to control; it was as if Christopher
Columbus was called to command a trans
atlantic steamer. While the Democratic
National Administration has been put
ting itself IN control the people have
been perishing with hard times.'
In conclusion, ex-President Harrison
SAID: i leave this message-every man,
committeeman or citizen, should do
something to make the result so emphatic
that these tinkerings OF the Democrats
would be stopped once and forever"
Great cheers greeted the conclusion of
the speech, and after bowing to the crowd.
General Harrison returned to his car.
The train pulled out at 4:45 o'clock.
CLEVELAND ANXIOUS AS TO THE REsULP.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Senator Faulk-
ner, Chairman of the Democratic Cam
paign Committee to-day made a state
ment with reference to his recent call
upon the President, at which the political
situation was talked over.
"As Chairman of the Congressional
Com mittee, | called upon the Presi-
dent. During the interview I con-
veyed to him all the information
had In reference to the Congress
sional contest throughout the coun-
try and the prospects of the Democratic
party in the various States. Our conyer-
tn 70 l.
pending Congressional elections and [
found the President, as always in preyl-
Gus conversations involving the Demo-
cratic party, manitesttng the deepest con-
Germ In the information | communicated
to him, and in the hopes I expressed for
our success IN maintaining Democratic
majority in the FittyfOurth Congress.
'He impressed me IN that interview as
having the same earnest and sincere in
teresJ IN the result of the election which
has always characterized his utterances
In the interest OF Democratic principles
when they were on trial before the people
OF this country. He clearly indicated
that he was satisfied with the direction
given the campaign by the Congressional
committee, in earnestly and intelIicentlv
bringing before the voters the results of
the Democratic action in the endeavor of
Congress to redeem Democratic pledges.
OF course the tariff law, as passed, is not
In accordance with the views OF the
pledges OF the party in its declaration at
Chicago. But, as ne has already stated
what has been done will certainly tighten
many tariff burdens that now rest heav-
lily upon the people. and he seemed to
fully approve the course of the commit
tee IN drawing the contrast between tho
onerous and burdensome actions of the
Mckinley bill and the reductions made
by the existing laws; approving fully
the presentation by the committee
shown in its campaign book, as well az
in Its other literature the difference in
the condition of the treasury under his
former administration and that of his
successor, Mr.. Harrison, and the de-
plorable condition of the treasury when
turned over to him by his predecessor.
''4 4ou can rest assured, l express my
honest judgment when say that from
conversation with the President, no man
takes a deeper interest in the success of
the Democratic party in the present cam
paign and the anxiety of the committee
to return a majority to the Fifty-fourth
Congress than President Cleveland"