Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-30

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basis for speculation. Those OF our
readers who have curiosity to look
into the probabilities that surround the
result may find some satisfaction in the
speculations of one who is termed by
the New York san, "a RoBINSoN-Repub-
Kcan," and who ought, therefore, to be
credited at least with some indepen'
dence OF opinion, however defective his
Judgment may be. This individual re-
views the campaign as follows:
''In my opinion the eth Of November
will usher in the closest political contest
that the State OF New York has ever
witnessed. Wouldn't give liz for any
mans estimate OF the result. 1t makes
no difference how carefully either party
/ canyaSSes the state, each will arrive al
results widely at variance with those OF
the other party. The fact is, 1t Is one
/ OF those wears when you are at a loss 10
| know how your next door nelghbOr Is
/ going To vOte-even ii YOU are not at q
| loss To know how YOU are going 10 vote
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pendenCe, and when the CdnvasSeI
comes around and asks the average citI'
zen how he l. going TO vote, he goes
away without adding largely 70 ms store
of exact knowledge. Both parties are
conducting a vigorous canvass, but
neither admits that the other knows
what it is about. The Democrats
LAUGH ut the Republican estimates
of kelly's strength, and the Rcpub-
Ecans sheer at the Democratic conf
dence in Republican objections. Now,
the fact is that, under all this sneering
and laughing, there Is good solid scare
on both sides. The DRIFT is in favor OF
the Republicans. The victory IN Ohio
was So great and complete that il turned
the floating vote i'm this state into the
Republican channel The floating vote
Is larger i'm New York than elsewhere.
Ii l. large enough. probably, To. decide
or change the result Otany election that
has taken place in ten years. The Re
publcans, in general way, can count
on adding 10000 or 10000 votes to their
column from that source. Then il the
opposition 10 Robinson and IildCn turns
out to be as strong As is anticipated
that Is, If $4,000 Democrats refuse to
vote for RObinsOu-yOu cam easily see
where COrnelrs victory Is coming from.
"But lust rs we start 20 congratulate
ourselves on the result, We stumble
upon an unknown quantIty-the Robin
son Republicans. You will be told at
Headquarters that the Robinson Repub-
lican is a myth; that he is like Sairy
CAMPS Mrs. Harris-'there is no Sich
person. But there Is. l met him IN
New York last week, and his name was
William f.. Dodge. | met him in an
other shape, and his name was David
BOWS. lie surely exists when his name
is recognized in every business house in
the United States. But what the numer-
zeal strength OF these Robinson Repub-
licans may be do not know, and very
much doubt if il is known to the leaders
on either side. The Democrats are
counting on getting a large vote
among the farmers. To what extent
they will succeed remains To be seen,
but they would have done better IN that
direction two months ago than they
will do now. There has been 4 Sudden
rise I'm produce. Butter and cheese have
doubled in price. Hops are worth three
times as much rs they were year ago.
These growing signs % prosperity the
farmer will be apt % asCrbe 10 the re-
sumption of specie payments, and he
will give the Republican rtythe credit
of that act, and vote accordingly. More
over. tine Democrats must remember that
the farmers rs a rule are very stubborn
IN their partiSanship. They may be
pretty well satisfied with RObinson's
administration, but those OF them who
are Republicans will be pretty apt To
remember when they vote that he IS a
Democrat, and seeInga good chance now
TO displace him with a man OF their own
faith, they will probably do il. Still, my
observation COnvinces me that Robin
son will receive some rural Republican
votes, but fewer than the Democrats
anticipate.
Then the sCratchcrs remain 10 be
considered One report credited 20 q
prominent Republican leader said that
there were not 500 Ol them IN the state.
But there are more than that number
and more than ten times that number.
Bpt I do not think they are increasing.
MOST OF llt StTNltlCI~ NlNllt'A 'ttt ~
strong supporters uf the Hayes Adj
ministratiOn They ielt that Mr. Hayes
had been grossly insultcd by the nOni-
nation Of Mr.. Cornell, whom he had
removed from the New York custom
house. But while they We're putting
their machinery in operation to
avcngc this insult, word was re-
ceived that Hayes favored CornelIS
election. Then came the announce
ment that John Sherman would stump
the State for Cornell. You can readily
see that there Is no great encourage
ment for me 10 fight the battles OF an
Administration which will no; fight its
own battles. Ii Mr. HAYES, Mr. Evarts
and Mr.. Sherman had refused 10 take
any part in the New York campaign the
ScratcherS would have been twice as nu-
merOus rs they will hr in existing cir.
CumstanceS. Even "a, il Is they are not
10 be ignored
Il have gwen you my reasons Tor be-
lieviug that this will bc close election,
and also for believing that the predlC-
tons of the leaders on either side are OF
no great value. But with the drift IL
vorablr To- the Republicans think
Cornell will have irom 5000 To 5000
plurality.