South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-03
oUR NEW YORK LETTER,
NEW Yonk, Oct. %.

s>EW AOhh, WI 80
soSEY sTAKEp on rnE ELECTIONS.
Nix. HARPER All through this can.
vass there has been an unusual amount
OF money stakcd upon the results. On
the October States there was very live
ly contest between the two sides ms to
who should control the pools.
This practice is no doubt very immor-
al: but even in the good old times our
fathers we're wont to bet coats. hats.
on their favoritc candidates.
After the nominations of the rcspec-
tive parties. the betting fraternity I'm
clined strongly towards the Republican
side; but for the last month there has
been a constant reaction. and it has now
eliminated in the almost universal refu.
sal Of the Republicans to bet upon their
candidates, either for the Presidency or
for the Governorship Of the State of
New York. The odds last night were
100 to so in favor OF Tilden. and 100
TO 40 that Tilden would carry the State
Of New York. This is particularly no.
ticesbic, because the Republican Ring
politicians or this city. the disciples OF
Weed. Morgan. and the associates Of
Sheridan, Shook ard others, whose
main vocation it is TO make money out
OF their Judgment about elections, have
great confidence in the indications at.
forded by the pools: and il they are
beaten by their own standard 40 long
before the day Of the election. their de-
feat viii prove TO be disastrous in the
extreme, and they cannot complain il
they are Judged by the standard they
choose. These and other indications
lead one to the conclusion that this
State will give the Democratic nominees
4 majority of at least 10000.
GOVERNOR TiLDEN's MANLY DECLARE.
TON ABOUT SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
As mn indication Of the effect Of Gov
enor Tilden's war.claim letter. the arti.
Gle in the Springfield Republican, of Oct.
tho 25th is noticeable. The position of
that journal rs the most prominent in.
dependent daily OF the United States.
give. great force to it's utteraucns on
questions Of the canvass. because il has
wide clientage among those doubtful
voters whose sufrraees may determine
the result. and are greedily sought by
both sides. That article declares that
" objections Of many voters TO his cleo
ton. and that it will soften the sor.
=" rows Of others at his success. The
g article says. also that ''the public will
"rejoire over the letter. because it set.
=" ties in his favor all phases OF the
=" Southern question, rs far rs he, as
- President or lis administration. is
. concerned"
The Importance OF such an admission
from this source cannot be oyere TINA.
ted. because it is conclusive testimony
that the independent voters Of the
country will give their SURFACES to the
Democratic ticket.
WHAT TIE CLAIMS MOUNT TO.
The rebel war claims bugbcar amounts
to this: that the Ring of which ex Sec
rotary Belkpap was the center. which
bought MP all these claims in the South
in 1872 is very much annoyed with the
Democratic party because il rejected
TIC Southern war claims.
The Sonth does not want them nj.
lowed, aud has no interest in them
The Republican 43d Congress caused
SIX millions Of them to be paid. The
Democratic House Of the 44th Congress
rejected them whenever presented. and
approved only $4,000 in all, that were
just claims Of loyal citizens still i'm the
hands of original owners. The defeat
otthe Radical Claims Ring made them
desperate, hence their attacks upon the
Democratic nominees with this false
cry. The letter of Gov. Tildcn, and the
general exposure OF the truth as to the
ownership of Rings, has completely
discounted their plot.
THE Y1CE.PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
No one has ever thought Of compar-
ing W hceler favorably with Hendricks
Wheeler, the railroad Iobber at home.
the false trustee OF the stockholders Of
the Ogdensburg and st. Lawrence Rail
road, the compliant President OF the
Pacific Railroad Committee. who car
ried his complacency far enough TO play
into the hands OF the land grabbing
Rings is not worthy Of mention in the
same connection rs Hendricks. who for
many years has been prominent among
those worthy Of the sufrrnges OF the cit.
izcns Of the United States for the hirb.
est Office in their gift whose integrity
Is rs unquestionabe rs his ability, and
who in all his busy official life has nev.
or failed TO command the respect Of his
opponents rs universally as the support
OF his adherents. Both Til,!eu and
Hendricks are noted rs great Governors.
Hayes is noted rs being a small Gov.
ernor, who effected no particular change
IN the affairs OF his State and accom-
plisbed nothing beyond the ordinary
routine OF Office in that capacity, rs was
tho case ALA i'm hiq Cou1rcsa;oo,t 20
reer. A bold, bad man like Blaine. if
nominated. would have had more
strength perhaps than Hayes. because.
Just before an election. when IL was TOO
late to have cortradictcd an dntrutii. lie
would have promulgated some auda.
cious lie, which might have had effect
IN his favor. but. Of this Hayes is inca.
pablo. not because too virtuous. but
because too weak and Wheeler's posi-.
ton as convicted OF iufdclity 10 public