Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-04
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
OF the eleven States which vote to-
day, but one is inquired after. "What
of New York?"-is the leading interro-
gatory. The public mind is not yet di-
vested of the idea that New York holds
the presidency within its grasp. Per-
haps it does. But the struggle in that
State to-day will be one in which, to the
contestants, political supremacy, so lar
as it relates to the presidency, has but
little significance. 1t is contest for the
spoils of local offices. All other consid-
erations are secondary. All others are
obscured with this vital issue.
There is one event in which light may
be let in upon the standing and strength
of the political parties of the State. If
ROBINSON should be elected Governor
under the circumstances in which he is
making the fight, New York may safely
be counted for the Democratic nominee
in the Presidential race. If ROBINSON
can carry the State against the COM
bined strength OF the almost solid Re-
publican vote and the Democratic bolt
ers who are led by KELLY, there will
certainly be no room for doubling that
she will be solidly Democratic on the
Presidential ticket.
CoRNELL's election, however, will not
be decisive of the political complexion
of the State. We have but
little doubt that the main strength OF
his party will be polled for him to-day.
1t may elect him, too, as 1t probably
will. But it will never be known by
what influences, bargains and alliances
it was accomplished. 1t is very certain
that his vote will be considerably aug
mented bv accesssons outside the ranks
of the Republican party. KELLY's vote
will not disclose to what extent. Many
who would vote for KELLY if they voted
at all will regard it as vote thrown
away, and suit their convenience about
voting. The most determined oppo-
nents OF ROBINSON among the Demo
Gratis are Just as likely to stay at home
as to vote for KELLY. They serve their
own purpose and serve KELLY quite as
well by voting for the latter.
We have no hesitation in saying that
the outlook to-day is not favorable to
RoBINsoN's success. 1t will be con-
trary to all precedent in the history oil
the party if the Republicans, almost to
man, do not march up to the polls to-
day and cast their ballots for what they
are pleased to term the machine" can
didate, Mr. CORNELL. The Democracy
are not thus to be counted upon. When
they bolt, they bolt. The rupture that
KELLY created at Syracuse is not to be
healed. 1t may not have been much
aggravated since the canvass has been
in progress. On the contrary, it is as
serted with much confidence that the
situation has looked better for the Dem
ocrats the nearer the election has APP
preached. The conflict the Tammany
boilers have had with their local ticket
has had the effect OF demoralizing them
in considerable numbers.
Ex-Governor SEYMOURs lnmuence and
his late speech in the canvass is also re-
lied upon to bring many OF the strag-
glers back to their allegiance. PETER
COOPER likewise comes to ROBINsoN's
rescue and advises the Greenbackers to
vote for him on his record as a State off
Ger. These and other indications favor
able to the Democracy leave them not
entirely without hope. and if RoPTNsoN
snau come out on top we shall reckon 1t
as so much clear gain.