The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-03
The ''Rebel Claims" Howl
Proves a Boomerang for
the Grant-Hayes
Managers.
Republican Admissions that
the Chances are in Favor
of the Democracy in
Indiana.
Evidence from Various Sources that
the Democrats Will Carry Ohio
in October.
Special Despatch TO the Boston Post.

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WAsHIxGToH, Sept. ga grea'
| howl has been made In Indiana and Ohio
| over the War Claims in the present
! House. and Blaine has charged in all his
speeches that the so-called Confederates,
if they get into power, would overwhelm
the country with these claims. 1t Is easy
to make this charge, and it is one that q
great many people will hasten to believe
When the facts are KIN wn, however, its
falsity will react on the utterers. For a
week or more past, Harry Smith, present
Journal Clerk of the House, and Clerk of
War Claims Committee Of former Con-
! gress, has been getting up statement of
| facts. AS shown by this statement there
were a larger number of claims reported
and allowed at the first session of the
| Fortv-third Congress than at the session
of the Forty fourth Congress just closed
and the first session of the Forty-thirc
| Congress was not so long by two months.
In the first session Of the Forty-third
Congress there were 1850 cases before the
Committees representing S2S,OOO,OOO
This last session there were 1899 cases,
representing S26000.000. At the first
session of the Forty-thIrd Congress the
| House Committee reported - cases, in
volving $4,000, besides cases OF 600
| bales of cotton; also, the bill known as
"The lron-clad Contracts involving So
| 100000. During that session the House
passed "A cases, amounting TO S2O4 700
| In the present House, during longer
session, SO cases were reported, involving
| S2l5,OOO, of which 81 were tavorablv re-
ported by the last Congress. OF the 90
reported only II passed, involving S13,-
600. Verify, comparisons are odlous.
MORE CHEERING NEWS FROM OHIO AND
INDIANA, THE NEW YoRK TRIBUNE
CORRESPONDENT GIVES UP INDIANA
AND THE HERALD's MR.. NoRDnoFF
GIVES UP OHIO.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The news from
Olio and Indiana continues TO be OF Il
most cheering character, and each day
seems to strengthen the chances Of the
Democracy in both States. The most
significant tidings to-day come through
the correspondence of the Herald and
Tribune, which seems TO have no doubt
of the success of the Democrats in Ohio
AS well as in Indiana. Mr. Charles
Nordhotf, the accurate and painstaking
correspondent, has made complete tour
of the State of Ohio, and after convers-
ing with large number OF the leaders
and observing the political drift general
" ne concludes that the success OF the
Democratic ticket there in October is not
at all unlikely. Mr.. Smalley, writing
from Indiana to the Tribune, tells SINH
lar story of the prospects there, and AL
though he is on the stump for the Repub-
lican candidates he does not hesitate to
say that the chances are with the Demo
Gratis. The Times sdvices from Indiana
are doleful enough, and the most it can
say is that the prospect Is "hopetuI.'
THE OUTLOOK IN OHIO.
Mr.. Nordhotf writes that the Ohio
| Democracy have the most perfect organ
ization of any State or party in the coun-
try. The records of headquarters show
! that correspondence has been kept up
with local organizations, down to the
| school districts of each and every town
! ship of the State. Furthermore the Cen
trail Committee here have selected three
men OF un6oubted Democracy in each
election precinct and have honored them
with special commission, document
! finely engraved and colored and not I'M
| like five-twcnty bond or a certificate of
stock. and calculated 10 appeal to the
pride of each possessor and inspire him to
! fight for the cause it enlists him in. This
commission was stroke Of genius. With
each commission the recipient gets let
ter OF instruction that shows just what Is
expected OF him aud details the whole
plan OF the work he is called upon to per-
form. Now when it is considered thst
there are ten to eighteen school districts
in each township and lightweight coun-
ties in the State, this work of organiza-
ton reaches the voters of the State in
groups of less than fifty and OF sometimes
MS few as twenty, concentration OF effort
and decentralization, too, which prom
iscs important results to the party so IN
dustrious. Through this channel of conf
munication the State Committee are
pouring arguments into the ears OF 5OO.-
900 men.
As an evidence OF the growing strength
of the Democracy in the State,
the Democrats cite the dwindling
of the Republican majority of 100, So
IN 1868 down to nothing in 1878,
ten years later, at which time the
two parties became so evenly divided that
Gov. Allen, the head of the Democratic
ticket, was elected by 81 votes, and the
rest of the Republican ticket by 1000 to
20J0 votes-a virtual tie. That is, the
average annual gain for those ten years
was 10000 votes. Mr.. Bell the Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary of State.
says the Democracy of Ohio were never
so substantially united as they are to-day.
why" he says, Il have just returned
from tour OF ftty-three of the eighty
eight counties of the State, and I found
not q malcontent. ! have had men ap-
proach me who assured me they are going
to vote Tor me who never voted the DEM
ocratic ticket before, and they gave me