Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1880 — Jay Gould Predicts Hancock’s Election. [ARTICLE]

Jay Gould Predicts Hancock’s Election.

Mr. Jay Gould, last week, while here, spoke his mind freely on the subject, of politics, prophesying the certain election of Hancock and English. In conversation with Maj. Thomas Cornell, Mr. Gould unhesitatingly said that he anticipated the success of the Democratic Presidential ticket this fall. “ How is that?” queried Maj. Cornell. “Well,” gaid Mr. Gould, “ the fact is that Gen,

Arthur loads down the Republican ticket, and aside from that the Democrats are thoroughly united on Hancock and English. 1 have no hope of carrying New York, and I believe that as goes New York so will also go New Jersey, at least, and Connecticut probably.” Mr. Gould also ventured the remark that the Republican “machine” had already practically abandoned the- Presidential fight, and would henceforth concentrate its efforts upon carrying the various State Legislatures, with the obvious purpose of controlling the United States Senate. Mr. Gould’s revelations are important only as exhibiting the fact that what is called the money power does not seem to be as much afraid of the Democracy as some people make out. —Kingston (N. Y.) telegram to the World.