Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-08
WASHINGTON.
Congressman Fisher Surrenders
Maine, but Sticks to Ohio.

WASHINGTON, August 7.-HOratiO
Gates Fisher, Representative in Con-
greSS from Pennsylvania, and, by the
grace of Zach Chandler, acting Chair
man Of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, has opened his
mouth and talked, and in that talk he
made some statements which will make
his party friends damn his indiscretion
more venOmOuSly than they did Con-
greSSmau Hubbell. of Michigan, when
ne mlStOOk Oscar Turner for Chairman
Robinson and exposed the fact that the
Grcenback organ here was mere all
junct to the Republican party. Fisher
gives it up in Maine. He thinks the
contest in that State very doubtful. In
his opinion the election of Governor will
again 20 10 the Legislature. Then, in
answer to questions, he responded rs
follows.
What is your chief difficulty in
Maine?'
Fisher-Our people don't know ex-
actly what they are % fight. Ii Is but
four weeks now to the election, and yet
the Democrats and GreenbackerS have
not agreed upon their candidates N
many sections. They are negotiating
for combinations, and neither one side
nor the other exactly knows what is to
be the outcome. There are also many
local faction fights.
will the Observation-Disclosures COM
binatiOn be eilected2'
Fisher-ln some cases yes, and | fear
i'm more cases than will be agreeable.
II 81 E.sl, IN,
Maine being madeY'
Fisher-Almost entirely upon Ma
tiOnal iSSueS-thOSe developed by the
extra session. The war is being fought
over again in Maine. The financial is
sue does not, TO any considerable eX-
tent, enter into the contest. / have
heard that Secretary Sherman's speech
was little too extreme, and that the
opposition is taking advantage OF it.
While Fisher is thus doubtful about
Maine, he is confident about Ohio. He
was asked 10 give his opinion rs TO the
issue upon which the battle would be
fought i'm that State. He replied:
Mainly upon the financial. Secretary
Sherman will open the campaign prop
er. and the issue will be developed by
him. We could have no better issue
there. The prophecies Of the Green
hackers and Democrats that resunptloH
would cause ruin 10 the country have
proved iarcically absurd. And again,
All branches OF industry are looking up.
The manufacturers of the State are be-
coming prosperous. This gives work to
the laborer. He sees that it was not the
financial policy OF the Republican party
that threw him ont Of work, and that
We had 10 reach bed rock. Now that he
is Getting all the work he wants, and the
family pot is boiling, he looks to the par
ty that caused the return OF prosperity,
and sees the falSehOOd OF the dOgmas oil
the inhationists. He viii vote with the
party that gives him work. The dlsaf-
fected men who left the Republican par
" on account OF this financial question
are returning.
Then the question was asked: "How
is il, Mr. Fisher, that you will make the
issue IN Ohio a financial one, and IN
Maine a national one?'
Mr.. Fisher don't exactly under
stand Maine. We must adapt ourselves
to circumstances, and are so doing.
Being asked whether the committee
proposed 10 send any speakers to Ohio,
Mr.. Fisher replied: al don't know. We
have number OF applications from
gentlemen who want to stump the State
for us at their own expense. don't
know whether they are wanted out
there or not, and have written 10 the
chairman of the State committee to in
uuirr. Ii he wants them there will be
no danger of the supply running short.
About this time Captain Blacktord
came i'm To give an account OF the day ;
voluntary contributions. BlaCkiord
is making more money now than he dld
as Captain Of the Capitol Police. He
had S6,OOO subscribed in John Sher-
mans department alone, and collected
$1,000 ui n. lie thinks the other 5000
very good. This is in one department
alone, and rs Blacktor,l gets ) per centum
on all he collects, it will be perceived
that hc has a very soft thing OF it.