The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-04
Po1Itieai Observation-Disclosures
,8lGaigHOPes for she Future. Es' ygg-
From Ne. C3drle5t0n la @ MerciiT

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NEW YORK; September 2S.-Atl re-
cent conferences held by most asIute
leaders ofthe Democratic party, the Po-
litical situation was most carefully
scanned. Their specuIations. which
are valuable as somewhat forecasting
future events. may be summed up as
follows: als l-uE shu 81 baofuU- yy1stsft
First-The Democrats expect TO carry
Pennaylyanfa by at least five thou
sand wholly overcoming the Repub-
lican majority of'last year. liW H1d7za7r
2 "Second-Theyl ex peetto reduce Ohlois
Republican majority from fortS-two
Thousand to five Thousand, and CONT
IDENTIFY expect 10 defeat the negro snf-
frage amendment pNA'd lfalEfIl ~
hThird-Phe November election Iu
New York Is considered certain for the
Democracy by about 10, 900, with a ma
joritY In the Lower House OF the leg
islature. The Governor holds over this
year. H'il 'nE -''t" go -A91' 10 l-
Fourth-The RepubIicaa maiorItyGin
Massachusetts will be cut down two
thirds, and in the State the license
party's success, which Is not imprOba-
blea will neonsiderably lessen Radical
influence. -
Fifth-In New Jersey the negro suf-
frage amendment will be lost and the
Democrats win carry the State by boat
1000 majority. a4gh O. to ~ aal . ~ f-uluE
In short they confidently expect to
make heavy gains and defeat negro suf-
lrage amendments everywhere. But
now comes the most curious part of
all. Democratic Ieaders here are sharp
enough to seethRt this does not infiu-
erce the Presidential election OF next
year. In fact, they really fear the ef-
fects OF this years Successes on the
rank and file of the party. Ifthe DEM
peratio masses, flushed with victory,
should insist, as thousands of them
Will, upon the Nomination to offices of
pronounced men, such as PendletOn,
TalIandigham,5 Thomas +. Seymour,
James, w. Wall, or other well known
Democrats, the leaders feel assured that
certain defeat Will await them; for the
most they rely upon is a reduction of
the eRepublicaniYote, not an increase in
the Democratic, The whisky corrupt-
ion, other revenue frauds, and malad-
iministI alton "of' the finances have
brought apathy in the Republican
ranks, and hence the latter will not
Yotsin usual numbers during the COM
ing elections y,.ts ..f. ,,.,trr,..-.T f-..,f III
But the question that next arises is,
how viii this large silent mass OF vo-
ters cast their ballots next year when
political passions are reused TO their
utmost. The thing is clear. All oti er
matters being equal, they will vote the
radical ticket. THE leaders here in
New Y FORK who, as above stated, held
their conference lately, cannot by any
possibility figure outu Democratic
Presidential victory, no matter what
may take plaee>during ,Octo-
Der and November. Ofcourse, if the
country goes from bad {, worse; If the
South still remains unreconstructed
IL the radicals insist upon impeaCh-
ment IL the management OF the
finances should create a panic, or some
mitted, the Democrats certainly wonld
gain advantages; but as above said,
all other things being equal, Dem
oeratic leaders today believe that the
odds. are largely against them, in the
Presidential race at tleast. i,54eia. ID