The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-04
NEW YORK TO-DAY.


The Room Is With the Republicans.
New YoRK, November 2.--As the cleo
ton approaches, the confusion of the poli-
ticians increases. The Democracy are
troubled with boilers, the Republicans
with scratchers.
The Democratic bolt is formidable. The
regulars are the insurgents. The strength
of Tammany as bolter is the unknown
Quantity which puzzles all calculators.
Tildenis credited with extraordinary ex-
ertions, and is employing an enormous
machine for Robinson, especially in the
rural districts; and it is not everywhere
to his disadvantage to have Tammany
Hall and the old Canal Ring against him.
The Republican scratcherS have devel-
oped more force then was expected OF
tl1em. but it is believed many OF the Tam
many men hate Tilden and his representa-
tive. Robinson, so bitterly that they will
vote direct for Cornell. This will proba-
bly, bring Cornelps vote up to the level OF
the rest Of the Republican ticket.
Republican confidence never was higher,
and is disturbed only by vague misgivings.
The Democrats of New 9ork'are not, how
ever, Greenbackers. and the Republicans,
therefore, do not have the dead-wood on
them on the resumption question.
In case of the total defeat OF Robinson
there is an impression that Illden Will
issue pronunciamento declining all part
| in the Presidential contest. 1t is said he
has contemplated something of this kind
| for some time. The Democratic tendency.
Tilden being off, is to Bayard. But it is
too soon to count those chickens.
Touching the "boom," Blaine has it in
New York. Hehas been received at his
New York meeting with an enthusiasm
that exceeds even his Ohio experience,
and equals that in Iowa.
The notion cultivated with such assidu-
ity by overheated persons who assume to
speak for the people, that Grants name is
received with universal screams of Joy,
and that no other man is held eligible to
/ the Presidency in any public meeting, is
mistake as to New York.
At 1.-THE Sherman meeting in Cooper In
stitute the battle was fairly joined between
the Grant and Blaine men, and the advan-
tage was surprisingly with the latter.
At the Blaine meeting the decorous mod
Grafton of the respectful applause when
Grant was named contrasted strongly
with the prodigious demonstration per-
sonal to Blaine.
OF course this was Blane's meeting, and
he was the hero of the occasion, but the
alleged emotional insanity for Grant was
conspicuously lacking, though there were
/
evening for its development. The hal
dozen noted New Workers who have been
at the trouble of indentifying themselves
with the boom for Grant and saying there
was nothing else in the air, looked grave
Ofcourse it is nonsense to say that the
election of Cornell would commit the Re
publican party to the third tern
movement Blaine could divide the New
York delegation with Grant in the Ma
tional Republican Convention, if the cleo.
ton were to take place now, and he is not
likely to lose strength.
1t has been rumored, especially by the
third term advocates, that Blaine was
yielding to the boom for Grant, and would
| Join it and lead it. He may have had 6
few moments of weakness on this subject
while he was in Ohio, but he is strong now
even ''stalwart"-and unalterably re-
solved to stand as Presidential candidate,
no matter who opposes. This is known to
be true of Sherman also, and the presence
of two such powerful men in the field will
completely Illustrate the purpose of those
friends of Grant who say land Judge
Pierrepoint is among them) that the dig
nifty of his character and record will not
permit him to go into a contest for the
nomination. 1t is certain that there is to
be contest, and determined one.