Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-08

point with reasonable certainty 10 INC
election OF Blaine's ticket by the
people of Maine, and the re-
coyery OF the Legislature by
the Republicans. If this result can be
attained by Blaine, he will vault to the
front rank of the Republican heirs APP
parent. and thenceforth the drift OF Re-
publican sentiment will be toward
concentration on Blaine rather than on
Sherman to turn back the Grant tide.
sherman lost his great opportunity
when he allowed the President TO AID
the revolutionists OF both parties, by the
veto of the separate bill prohibiting
bavOnet elections, and he is no rival for
Blaine before the stalwart element OF
the party. Blaine is fighting what now
seems certain to be a winning battle,
and when it shall have been won, he
will thereafter be the Republican pickle
next the wind in the national field.
Butler has Just a remote chance to win
extraordinary prominence and power IN
the Gubernatorial contest OF Massachu-
sets. This is dull year in politics and
there is nothing TO force wayward party
men back into the lines. There is not
much love for Butler among the average
Massachusetts people, but he is accepted
bv very many as tirst-class political
emetic to cast up the mire and art
which have settled in the Republican
stomach. There is not general content
with Republican rule in the Bay State,
and variety of local issues combine to
make any hopeful or plucky opposition
leader dangerous 1t is probable that
the Republicans may save themselves
by the nomination OF eX-COngressman
Pierce, aud thus add another to the
many protests against the fraudulent re-
turn of HAYES for President in 1876; but
it is evident that it will need only little
more strain on the iOrbearance OF the
Republican voters, TO elect Butler GOV.
ernOr Ii elected Governor, he would
be at once slated as the free-iance candi-
date for President, and what havoc he
might play at the election, or In con-
test in the House, is what no fellow
ever could find out until Buffers band
strikes up its music.
The battle in New York involves a
large assortment OF political giants, in
Guiding both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. Ii would seem that Tilden and
Kelly practically agreed on but one
thing-that is to give New York to
Conkling. COnkling is smart enough
10 know that he must carry his State to
be either candidate or factor in the
next National Convention, and Tilden
and Kelly are luny enough TO assume
that they can best serve their purposes
next year by defeating the Democracy
this year. 1t matters not whether the
whole Republican ticket is just as Conk-
ling would have made il or not, he IS
the leader OF his party in New York
and Republican victory will be
Conkling's victory; and Democratic
defeat will be Tilden's defeat, whether
the Democratic ticket is the handiwork
of Tilden or Kelly. All the indications
today point to Republican success IN
New York, solely because the Demo-
cratic leaders are bent on political sui
eide, and Conkling will manage to gath
er up the State lightly in his hands
when delegate is To be chosen to the
Presidential Convention. There will be
giants among the killed and wounded IN
New York, no matter how the result
may be, and Conkling or Tilden will be
the victor.
The battle i'm Ohio also involves a
pretty fair assortment of political giants.
Sherman has staked everything on the
success of Foster, and Humans Sem
atorial and Presidential hopes are
pinned to Ewing; but the giants there
are not Of the first grade, and there Is
danger all around OF the minnOws swal-
loving the whales. Ii Foster shall win,
he NAV at once assume that he Is big
ger man than Sherman, and II Ewing
sLall be triumphant, it is not certain
that he will rush upon Thurman to
crown him with Senatorial and Presi-
DENTAL laurels. The only thing certain
as a consequence OF the verdict OF Ohio,
is the utter defeat OF the Presidential
aspirants on the side that loses the
state in October. While the success Of
Foster may throw fresh embar-
easements in Sherman's Presiden-
tial path, the defeat OF Foster
would wipe the name of Sher-
man and OF ali other Ohio Republicans
from the Presidential slate for 1880;
and i'm like manner, while the election
OF Ewing may make some other Demo
crat than Thurman Senator, and may
rive birth to fatal rivalry for the Presi-
dencv, the defeat OF Ewing would sum
mariIv end Thurman's Senatorial and
Presidential expectations. While both
Sherman and Thurman have everything
to lose by losing the State, 1t Is quite
possible that neither may have much to
gain, rs Presidential candidates, by the
success OF his party ticket. In all these
contests, there are but two national OIL
GERS TO elect-one Senator in Ohio and
one Congressman in New York; but the
battle OF the giants will be none the less
decisive for many of those who are in
volved in these off-year elections.