The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-20

II Is beyond all reasonable hope that
either Of these States will vote for any
candidate named at Cincinnati who has
been identified with the past corruptions
and dishonesty directly or quiescently.
No machine politician need expect or
hope for the vote Of either OF these
States. It is very probable that some OF
them might vote for Dristow, but certain.
ly for no other Republican. There would
be at least an even chance that Bristow
would carry Kentucky, California, Ore
gon, North Carolina, md Mississippi.
His chances would be fully equal to that
Of the Democrats and COnlederatcs, no
matter who they may nominate. But no
machine politician has ghosts chance
Of winning either Of them. Some Of the
most sagacious Kentucky Democrats.ad-
init he can get the twelve clecoral votes
Of that State through the aid Of the old
Whiga, who still hate the secession DEM
Ocrais. This leaves the Democratic party
within forty votes OF majority in the
Electoral College. Unless Senator Nor
ton be nominated, the chances for any
Of his rivals in Indiana, except Bristow,
may be considered as extremely hazard
Gus. The vote OF the State Of New York
1851 with that OF Indiana (l5) or Of New
jersey will give the Democratic. party
tho President The same moral senti-
ment that will induce the people Of New
York 10 reject any machine politician
nominated al Cincinnati, will be felt all
over the North. While a majority Of
the people do not desire to restore the
Democratic party to power, their disgust
for the men who have made the politics
and the administration OF the govern.
ment q thing OF bargain and sale, and
fraud, is supreme. This feeling is espe.
cially strong among Republicans who
have been betrayed by their own leaders,
and who have been mortified by the
wholesale frauds and official robberies
perpetrated by the creatures OF this ma
chine system Of politics. There has not
been dishonest official in the revenue
service who was not a machine in the In
terest Of some high aspirant for honor,
and the conviction OF these men has been
resented as war upon the high officials
who appointed them. With this System
the people have become so Disguised that
they will even take the consequences OF
restoration OF tho Democratic party
to power, in order 10 get rid OF the per-
niciOus class oil men who have usurped,
rs personal perquisites, the Executive
power. Ia, ..Ii.,.s..i.,
In tho Cincinnati Convention, the DEL
egates from eighteen States we have
named, and from the eight territories,
including the District Of Columbia, which
have no electoral votes, will have 1853
votes in the nomination OF candidate.
Under the circumstances these delegates
will represent no electoral votes for the
Republican machine candidate they may
force upon the party. They will cOnsti-
tu,e more than forty per cent Of the Con-
vcn,ion, and with the Conkling. machine
vote Of New York, can positively nomi-
nate a candidate in defiance Of the vote
Of all the certain Republican States Of
the country. Tho patent delegations,
representing no probable electoral votes,
eau, therefore, by uniting with any one Of
the machine factions, give to the party a
candidate obnoxious because Of his identi.
fiCation with the past, and because Of his
adherence to the system ofmachine poll
tics.
There are but two escapes from defeat:
The one Is by tho nomination Of candi-
date unknown TO the corrupt past-some
one who never had dealings with Boss
Shepherd, and whose history is that Of
an earnest Republican, devoted to thief
fighting, and the exposure and breaking
up Of corruption and fraud, and the pun.
isment Of criminals. Tho other Is the
nomination by the Democrats Of such a
candidate that to avoid the calamity Of
his election, the people will elect any
body else who may 10 offered them. But
the Democratic party will not select their
candidate until after the Republican Gin.
cinnati Convention, and It il more than
likely they will seek 10 profit by tho Re.
publican mistake rather than to court
defent. r'