Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-11

ergv. skill and magnetism. IL is en-
/ phatically his own victory, for the bat
/ lie was made against him, and he is
\ fairly entitled to wear the laurels he has
/ 50 dearly won. IL puts him well in the
/ front of the national leaders who are
/ casting wistful glances 10 the Preslden-
/ tial nomination in $780, and the fighting
/ qualities which have wrested victory
/ from the laws of defeat in his own
/ state, will have their weight in the de-
/ liberations which must shape things for
+ the next great national race.
Commenting on the failure OF the Re
publiCans to elect their man by the pop
ular vote, the New York World says:
They have failed 10 carry, after exer-
tons unapproached in any previous
/ campaign and with the help OF all the
/ great guns OF their party, except the
/ iavurite son Of New York, a State which
/ for nearly a generation had been easily
won bv Republican majOrities ranging
/ from 10000 to $4,000, and ever higher.
/ So much for Mr.. Blaine. We hope he
/ is duly grateful for the wild Gahooism
OF Mr.. Sherman and tipsy Chandler.
After speaking OF the partial success
OF the Republicans, the Washington
Post says:
This general result is due almost en-
| tirelv 10 the tremendous eXertlOns which
/ the Republican managers with Blaine
/ AZ their head have made in the last
week. Up to the lSt OF the month the
/ chances were all against the election OF
| the Republican GubernatOrlat candl-
/ date, but in the past seven days sud
! den reyulsion of feeling has taken place.
/ We DO not suppose ii will be seriously
claimed that the Maine Republicans are
| entitled 20 any special credit for this
/ victory, ii substantial victory 1t turns
/ out to be. In preserving It's political
/ power in State which for the last
/ twenty-five years has failed but once TO
respond to its call, the party has simply
/ held its own.
The New York Times says:
The canvass i'm Maine has been very
peculiar one, not only in the energy
| with which il has been conducted, but
( in the motives which have animated the
different parties. The election lastyear
/ surprised every one. IL showed, on 4 to-
/ tai vote larger by 10000 than in the
| Presidential election, falling away OF
\ 10000 Republican votes, decrease OF
/ twice that amount in the Democratic
| vote. and vote Tor the Grceubackers OF
| over Al 900. Here WAS practically Il new
/ party, made up apparently about equal
/ is from both the OH ones, polling fully
| one-third toe vote OF the state, and
! making. unless il could be
/ broken up, popular eIec-
/ ton Of Governor impossible. This year
/ the Grecnbackcrs, fully conscious OF
\ their importance, dictated platform TO
/ the Democrats, obtained from them
\ coalition i'm a good many Legislative dis
/ tricts and in respect TO local offices, and
/ then assumed the brunt OF the cam
/ pagn. The Democrats, knowing that
/ they were hOpelessly in the minority,
/ gladly left the open contest TO the
| tireenbackers and the Republicans, in
/ the hope that the latter would be bro
| ken down for next years more import
/ ant canvass. They cOntented them
/ selves with keeping up their organiza-
/ tion and furnishing all possible AID TO
/ the GreenbaCkers. Ii was not manly
/ policy, nor honest, and the event has
/ proved that il was not even
| shrewdlv adapted TO its end. Many
\ hard money Democrats must have been
/ disguised by such trItling with the gray
/ est interests. Many Republican Green
/ hackers must have seen through the
| trick, and declined TO be used as a cats
/ paw for the Democrats. At all events,
| the returns show that the cOwardly tao
| ties of the Democratic leaders have only
/ resulted in largely reducing their own
/ vote. while that of both the other parties
is heavily increased.
Ii is impossible to forecast the effect
/ which the Maine election will have On
| those that are TO follow il, until more
/ complete analysis of the vote can %
/ made. IL cannot fail 10 be demoralizing
/ TO the Democracy, who have surren-
| dpred everything and gained nothing,
not even a Republican defeat.
The Cincinnati EHggirs- says:
They hal an election in Maine yes
ter,lay, and II went the usual way. Ii
/ is hardly necessary to remark that the
way Maine usually goes is Republican.
Once in a while the Opposition, or the
field. TO use turf term, uniteS down
/ there and goes into the race earnestly,
and captures the State rs IL did last year.
| We had hoped that it would be the
same way this year, but il seems there
was too much money against them.
/ Mr.. Blaine. Of course. has something
\ b;gger than the election of a Governor
/ in view or he would never have put
/ oue-tenth part of $4,000 10 carry his
/ State. He is looking forward TO next
I wear, and his ability to hold Maine will
/ give him hold on the Republican
/ party.
In that case it may seem John Sher-
mans duty to play higher in the game
/ and put up $4,000 10 carry Ohio.
/ However. John wouldn't DO such
thing. He likes money too well for that,
/ and. besides. the Seitz Election Law
state, not National: has terrors.
There need De- no determinations
/ among the ranks of the opposition
\ parties. The Greenbackers made gal
/ liant race in their own way; 80 did the
/ Democrats. And they pulled together
remarkably wei, They were beaten by
\ the power of the Federal AdmlniStra-
\ ton NJ Washington and the money
/ staked on Bainc'S success in 1850. This
/ and the intimidation Of voters by Re-
/ publican Election Supervisors, who
/ threw out the names of thousands Of
voters who were entitled to the electoral
| privilege.
That's about all that need hc said OF
/ the Maine election. II was Blaine'S vic
tory. mainly, and Mainemav be counted
as Jim's leading card for the Presidency
SHERMAN and HAYES appear to enjoy
being sat down upon by CoNKLrNG.
They approve OF the nomination OF