The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-04
WASHINGTON.
west Virginia Politics AZ the Capital
An Estimate OF the PresidentIal Vote.

west virginia Politics az the Capital
An Estimate OF the Presidential Vote.
WAsuIx6roN, D. G., August 2.
Special Correspondence Of the IutelllscnScF.
l am frequently asked by citizens OF
otherStates, swell, how is West Virginia
going this iall?" It is very hard Ques.
ton to give. an intelligent answer. II /
eau Judge anything at all from the enthu.
siasm which seems to infuse Republicans
and the Republican press through the
State, should answer, we have fight
ing chance, and II we don't gain victory,
we will, at least, place our party on such a
solid, substantial basis, that it will attract
the dsaAccted Of other parties, and by
1884 1t will be easy to put it in the list oil
States which have for theft motto
Freedom and Progress. honestly believe
| if the organization OF the party had been
kept intact all these years OF defeat, il
would have formed a nucleus around
which intelligent men Of all parties, who
have been disguised with the deceit,
trickery and log-rolling Of their own
parties would have clustered, and
West Virginia to-day would have been
classed, not as doubtful State, but as for
Garfield and Arthur. Our great mistake,
in my humble opinion, has been that we
gave up the fight before the battle began,
without making brave, earnest effort to
win. Strength OF numbers does not al
ways insure success, and principles, prop
erly presented and ardently advocated,
will often turn an almost hopeless minoIi-
ty into glorious majority. Now that
our Stale seems to have wakened from the
lethargy and supineness with which Bour.
bon success appeared to have bound it,
and our old Generals, like the old war
Governor, F, Ii. Peirpoint, and others,
have again consented 10 assume command
and give the party the benefit OF their ex-
perienCe, Il, in common with many other
Republicans, with whom have convers.
ed, have strong hopes that the party OF
progress will crush out the Gillette, anti
progressive, old fogy remnants OF Bour.
bonism, and that Montdni Senper tiberi will
be no longer motto simply, buta reality.
George W. Atkinson, Brigadier General
III COulHlhuu VI tuo Culoh IoiSCs VI tAV
Department OF West Virginia, isin the city,
and gives a glowing account Of the enthu-
siasm which is permeating the whole body
OF the Republican party Of the State.
tWes., as he Is called by hislriends here,
is full oil zeal. and impresses every one
with whom he comes in contact with the
belief that he Is goinginto Insight TO win,
and, if the ammunition does not give out,
will not give up the fight until the going
down Of the sun on the second day Of
November next. Coin, General, and may
your anticipations and expectations truc.
tify into happy realization.
| had conversation with Richard
Burke, our candidate for State Treasurer,
since the Martinsburg Convention, and
while expressing great confidence In the
success Of the Republican ticket, he said
whether he was elected or not, the Irish
people would have the Republican party
10 thank for a recognition OF their race, as
the nomination OF Col. Thomas 0'Brien
was solely due 10 the action OF the Re.
publican Convention at Grafton, in nomi.
mating him. .r.,
AS d matter OF interest I copy an
estimate OF the respective strength OF the
Presidential candidates, taken from
Democratic correspondent in the Sunday
CdpitGl, Of yesterday. He says Garfield is
certain Of Is States and $50 votes, with a
possible 1856, while Hancock Is certain OF
but II States with 1913 votes, with pos
sible 1S4. His table Of estimates is as fol-
lows: ,-r