The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-03

the names of men who were going TO d
Just % they were. l am satisfied that an.
Republican who hasn't examined tn
facts and the figures and who counts oil
an easy victory will wake up to find him
self woefully mistaken" Both Mr.. Bel
and Mr. Thompson concur in the opinion
that the vote of the Prohibitionists viii
have a strong influence in the contest
ave elected Ball two years ago by H.,
900 majority" says Mr.. Thompson. "Las
year we were beaten by a plurality o
$500 for hayes. you deduct the 26O(
votes cast tor The Prohibition candidate
the majority of Hayes was less than 5000
But it is curious fact that in the tota
vote for State officers the Gubernatoria
vote ran about $500 behind the average
vote for the rest of the ticket, Most Of
these $500 were probably Democrats
Now q further allowance for these dis
contented Democrats shows that, with al!
the Disadvantages we were coatendIng
against, Hsyes's majority was really
nothing. The Republicans got the Off
ces, but they didn't get the fight. The
Democrats didn't regard it as defeat,
and they didn't, therefore, look upon il
as Republican victory" Mr.. Thomp
son Is confident that the Democrats have
gained largely since last year, and that
Bell will be elected by from 10000 to
10000, majority. He counts upon elect
ing all the present Democratic Congress
men, with probable Democratic gain OF
two or three. Mr.. Nordhoff thinks it
safe to predict that the contest will be
very close. The calculation OF the Re-
publcans that they have placated the
Germans, whose desertion was the cause
of their defeat IN 1874, it upset by the
vigorous use the Democrats have made OF
Barnes's connection with the crusaders.
Franz Sigel has also given partial check
to Carl Schurz in the effort to retain this
vote, tho alliance of which with the Re-
publicans gave Gov. Hayes his victory
last year. With the Germans all against
them last year the Democrats were bare
" beaten. They stand to. get a large
portion of their vote this year.
THE PRoRPECT IN INDIANA.
MIR. Smalley writes from indianapolis
that the Democrats are making ali ex-
ceedingly energetic canvass in Indiana.
They have an army of speakers on the
stump, their meetings rival IN size and
display those of the Republicans, and
they are animated by zeal and vigor. At
the outset OF the canvass political wise
acres imagined that the adoption of the
Tilden programme involved the virtual
abandonment of the West, but it turns
out that the party is in much better fight
ing trim in Indiana, where 1t was sup
posed it would be weakest, than IN the
States that were to constitute Gov. Til
denis tower of strength. The meetings
of the Democracy appear to be about as
largely attended as those of their oppo-
nents. and they too make use OF the
spectacular psraphernslia of Transparent
cies banners. uniforms and torchlight
professions employed by the Republicans.
At Anderson, a town of 5000 inhabitants,
a few DAYS since, 5000 or 5000 people as
sembled at the Fair grounds to hear
Voorhees, and Williams. Looking at the
relative strength Of parties as shown in
former contests, and at the conditions OF
the present struggle-the greenback
movement and the apparent solldlty and
energy of the Democratic masses-Mr.
Smalley reluctantly admits that the
chances seem to be in favor OF the Demo-
Gratis.