Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1888 — MR. CLEVELAND TALKS. [ARTICLE]

MR. CLEVELAND TALKS.

HE SAYS HILE’S “’ART WAS TRIE TO POLL.” Tlie Chief Magistrate of New Y'ork Manipulate* Tiling* in His Own Interests — Senator Quay "Wins Nearly #100,090 Brice I* Blamed by Everybody. [Washington special.] President Cleveland never looked more ealm or more self-possessed than he did the afternoon of the 7th when a reporter called at the Executive Mansion. The President had finished luncheon and had just begun at his desk when the reporter entered. He wore his conventional suit of black broadi appearance indicated that he had had a good night's rest. He gave a cordial greeting, smiling pleasantly, and inquired: “Well, what can I do for you?" The reporter briefly stated that the object of his errand was to learn the President's views of the result of the election. President Cleveland replied: . "I dislike to see my name figuring in set interviews in the daily press. I have no objections to answering a few questions, but I prefer that our talk should take the form of a brief, informal chat. “You desire to learn, you say, to what cause I attribute our loss of New York. I answer frankly that I do not know. I should say"—a.nd the President laughed quietly—“that it was mainly because the other party had tne most votes. Your remark when you first entered the room indicates that you regard me as indifferent to the result. I am not indifferent. I look upon the situation from a practical and common-sense standpoint. It is not a personal matter. It is not proper to speak of it either as my victory or as my defeat. It was a contest.between two great parties battling for the supremacy of certain Well-defined principles. One party has won and the other has lost—that is all there is to it.” “Do you think, Mr. President, that Gov. Hill acted in good faith toward you?” The President laid down the bundle of papers he had been holding in his hand, and with more earnestness than he had previously displayed said: "I have not the slightest doubt of Gov. Hill's absolute good faith and honesty in the canvass. Nothing has ever occurred to interrupt our kindly relations since we ran on the ticket together as Governor and Lieutenant Governor.” “I would like to inquire, Mr. President, how Mrs. Cleveland bears your defeat?” “O! she feels about it just as I do. You know the defeat brings its compensations. AVe shall now have some time to ourselves and can live more as other folks do." “Shall you continue your residence at Oak View or return to Buffalo?" asked the reporter, “I haven’t given that subject a thought, nor shall I for the present. There is no hurry about it. My future movements are as yet wholly unsettled.” KNIFED BY HILL. How Cleveland AVas Defeated—The Chief Magistrate of New York Manipulates Things in His Own Interest:. [New York telegram.] The jeremiads are ueitig sung today. One is the wail of the mugwump, and the other is the requiem over the .blasted prospects of Governor David Bennett Hill. The political career of his Excellency is without doubt wound up. He organized this State for himself, without paying any attention to Cleveland. All the liquor men and the disreputable members of society generally were tor Hill, as he has vetoed the high license bills both years they were passed by the Republican Legislature. All through the State where his friends are the strongest he ran ahead of Cleveland. Where Cleveland Democracy is strongest ho suffered but slightly, and not in proportion to the number of mugwump votes found in these localities. In his own county Hill ran 520 votes ahead of Cleveland. In Erie County, where Cleveland used to live, but where now Governor Hill's friends have charge of the Democratic organization, Cleveland was defeated by over 2,000, while Hill had almost 5,000 plurality,- a difference of about 7,000, In Rensselaer County, where Cleveland was defeated by 374, Hill had 790 plurality. This is the county where Chairman Edward Murphy, of the Democratic State Committee, lives, and is the local leader. In Monroe County, where Governor’s Hill’s friend, Secretary of State Cook, lives and controls the German vote, Cleveland was defeated by almost 5,000, and Hill ran ahead of Cleveland more than 2,000 votes. .Rochester is in this county. In Onondaga County, where Hill has many friends in the Democratic organization, he ran 1.i'.00 votes ahead of Cleveland. Syracuse is in this county, and Hill’s friends control the city organization there. In Oneida County Hill ran over 800 votes ahead of Cleveland. David Disber was the State committeeman from this county until he was put off the committee by the Cleveland men on account of his disreputable character. He is an ex-gambler and a friend of the Governor. In New York the liquor men had a Hill organization of their own, and made enough difference in the vote to elect Hill without any gains throughout the State. They were encouraged in their purpose by the State Committee. On election night, when the returns from all over the State told that Cleveland was defeated and that Hill was elected, the State Committee held a jubilation meeting. They were making so much noise about it that the crowd around the hotel took it up, and the news spread through the town. Senator Gorman came down from the National Committee to the Hoffman House and told the State Committee that they might at least have the decency to conceal their joy. After this they subsided for a while. The results of the vote in this city, as revised and announced semi-offlcially to-day, enable one by a simple arithmetical calculation to determine within a few hundred of the number of mugwumps in this town. Cleveland’s plurality was 57,213, Hill’s was 68,353, Jones’ was 73,290. The mugwumps supported Cleveland and Jones; they opposed Hill. Jones was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and his name was on the same ticket with Gov. Hill’s, the twa names making up the State ticket. The various mugwump newspapers and the first meetings that opposed Hill urged on the mugwumps the necessity of voting against Hill, and, at the same time, of voting for the other man on the same ticket, that they might emphasize in this easy way the immense number of voters who were opposed to Hill. THE LOSERS AND WINNERS. Senator Quay Said to Have Made #90,000 on Election Bets. In all at least $500,000 was wagered in the hotels in the neighborhood of Madison Square during the campaign, says a New York dispatch of the 7th inst. Most of the money is yet in the hands of the stakeholders. “Billy” Edwards surrendered about $30,000 to bettors on Harrison to-day. The big bettors during the campaign were Matthew S. Quay, Hamilton Disston, and John- L. Hill, of Philadelphia; “Jim” Mahoney, AVilliam L. Scott, of the Democratic Campaign Committee; Edward 8. Stokes, John and “Phil” Daly, and ox-Senator Jones, of Nevada. The biggest winner on Harrison is Chairman Quay. He was a member of a syndicate of PfelUdelphia who formed a “pool” of

about $250,000. to which he contributed SBO,OOO. The money was bet here and in Philadelphia by H. L. Swords, sergeant-at-arms of the Republican National Committee, and John L. Hill. Good odds were obtained and Mr. Quay is estimated to have made about $90,000. Ex-Congressman John J. Adams has won about SIO,OOO. Edward M . Stokes made most of his bets on the election of Hugh J. Grant to the mayoralty, and would have made about SIB,OOO but for the fact that on Tuesday night, when Republicans were becoming offensive in their dem- ; onstrations, he was moved to bet SIO,OOO i that Mr. Cleveland was elected. The loss of this diminishes his winings to SB,OOO. ExGov. Hauser of Montana loses about $20,000. The biggest loser is “Jim” Mahoney. He went into the betting as a pure speculation. His confidence has cost him about $40,000 at the lowest estimate. Subway Commissioner Daniel L. Gibbons has- lost several thousand. H. AV. AValker has sent SI,OOO in the same direction. Congressman William L. Scott has lost a very large sum of money, but its amount cannot be estimated, as it was spread in many places. John Dalv has parted with $30,000. James E. Kelly, a bookmaker, is a winner of about $60,000, it is reported. Col. W. L. Brown is a heavy loser, and George Bowman loses about $90.000. a part of which goes to a Maine syndicate of which Joe Manley is a member. There were men around the Hoffman House to-day strong enough in political sentiment to bet large sums of money that Cleveland had been elected. One of them. Joseph Rickey, of Missouri, offered bets freely. Notwithstanding the confidence of a lot of Republicans that their candidate had won. only one took up his offer. Mr. Rickey will probably lose about $30,000. THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO GO. A Boston Man’s Prediction Regarding Hold-Over Ke publicans in Federal Positions. A curious prediction was made at the Custom-house in Boston by prominent hold-over officials regarding the policy of the victors in distributing the spoils. This gentleman positively asserted that the first of the present employes of the Customhouse who will be asked to take a walk next March will be the Republicans who were retained by the Democratic administration. The outs claim that these undisturbed officials sacrificed all right and title to further consideration by their party in consenting to remain in office under tho Cleveland regime. They also argue that many of the hold-overs have fed quite long enough at the public crib, and should be willing to give way to those who helped the party back to power. The mugwumps who have found their way into Government positions will of course be mercilessly beheaded, and so will the Democrats. There will be a new deal all around. “Because Cleveland has been a fdol,” concluded the official, “is no reason why Harrison should be one." EVERYBODY BLAMING BRICE. The Democrat's Ch liriuan Being Heartily Abused—Hewitt’s Defeat. Calvin S. Brice. Chairman of the Democratic National Campaign Committee, says a New York telegram of the Bth, is suffering all the vicissitudes of the vanquished. Betting men are denouncing him because he raised false hopes after he knew the election was against him. The Democratic newspapers proclaim his incompetency in the management of Mr. Cleveland’s campaign. Republican dailies call him Colonel Rainbowchaser Brice, and a man from Ohio says he is no colonel. The overwhelming defeat of Abram S. Hewitt is now attributed to the venality of the County Democracy heelers. These heelers were evidently bought up by Tammany. On the afternoon of election day County Democracy heelers in Harlem tore down the pictures of Mayor Hewitt, from their ballot booths and declared for Hugh Grant. Tammany's candidate. HOW THE WAGERS RESULTED. Probably #200,000 Changed Hands in Cincinnati on the Election. The late campaign was characterized by a great deal of confidence on the part of both parties in Cincinnati, Ohio, and enthusiasts freely risked their money on the result. It is not at all improbable that $200,000 changed hands on the result in bets ranging from SSOO to $13,000. Among the heavy losers are Abraham Furst, $5,000; Labold Brothers, about $7,000; Ottic Arrnlader, $1,000; Simon Wolfstein. $400; Lew Kraft. $1,200; R. N. Fenton. $3,000; Albert and Sigmund Mayer. $1,800; George Hubbell. $1,500; Henry Ziegler. $1,800; Robert Linn, $13,000. The losses of William Finlaw and Mark Simonton are very heavy. Between them they probably lost $20,000. CABINET-MAKING. The List that Seems to Meet with General Approval. There is already a good deal of Cabinetmaking by the politicians, and the following is a list which seems to meet with general approval among Republicans: Secretary of State, John Sherman; Secretary of the Treasury, William B. Allison; Secretary of AV ar. Russell A. Alger; Secretary of the Navy, AVilliam P. Frye; Secretary of the Interior, AVarner Miller; Postmaster General. John Wanamaker; Attorney General, Judge Thomas Settle, of North Carolina. At the last Congress a bill was passed raising the Commissioner of Agriculture to a member of the Cabinet, and the President will have an additional adviser, who will probably be some AVestern man, as it is the purpose to place the Bureau of Public Lands under the new department. ANNA DICKINSON HEARD FROM. She Brings Suit to Recover #1,250 froiu the Republican Committee* Anna E. Dickinson, the lecturer and actress. has begun suit in the Supreme Court of New York against the Republican National Committee to recover $1,250 for services rendered during the campaign. She claims she< was engaged in September to deliver thirtysjectures in the West, and was to receive sl’2s for each lecture and her expenses. Shejius received the $3,750. but claims it was alsb agreed that in the event of Harrison's election she was to receive $5,000. The complaint has been served on Senator Quay and his fellow-committee-men. THE MONEY SIDE. Millions of Dollars Expended by the Campaign Committees. The campaign that has closed lias cost an immense amount of money, more than twice as much as any previous one. The exact amount is difficult to estimate, but each of the national committees raised and sppnt more than $1,000,000, and each of the Ntiw York State Committees $1,000,000 more. The Democrats sent out 16.000,000 documents from their headquarters in New York City, which does not include those mailed to their constituents by Congressmen, and the Republicans must have handled as many more. The printing bills of either committee must have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mantle lambrequins of heavy crimson plush are decorated with thick fancy cord embroideries in rich brown shades. Diffidence is, perhaps, quite as often the child of vanity as of self-' depreciation.— Julia G. R. Dorr. i