Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-26
POLITICS IN GOTHAM.

Tilden to Issue an Address to the People
How Republican Employers Bull
Dozs Workingmen-Arthur Buying UP
Runners and Bruisers - Abundant
Proof of the Morey Letter Forthcoming
New YORK, October 25.-The report
that Mr.. Tilden is lnSewarm in this can
y,ss has been spread, especially since
the SIMS article of one week ago. 1t
was said that he had given nothing to
tie support OF the campaign, and ana
not care whether Hancock was elected
or not. member OF the State Com.
mittee denied these stories to-day. "lou
may say. on the committee authority
he said, "that Mr.. Tilden is
warmly interested in the success
OF the Democratic ticket. lie
has given generously OF his abundant
means, and has been continual in his
counsels and kindnesses. He has given
us most efficient aid, and is earnest in
his support. He viii publish an address
TO the people one day this week, urging
them to support General Hancock with
their whole soul. Mr.. Tilden was much
annoved lest the SIMS articles might be
attributed to him. He had nothing
whatever to do with them, and did not
know that they were to he written until
he saw them in print. Put down sam
uel Tilden as the man who is doing
more daily with his money and his
brains than any other man for the elec-
tion of Hancock"
How the Empire State Will Vote.
The very best political authorities in
the city put the total vote OF New York
city at 202, 900. The highest estimate OF
the Republican vote given Is I0,OOo,
leaving Democratic majority OF 62, 900.
The Republican vote wiliba much lower
and the Democratic majority much
higher; but granted that these figures
are correct, with the other four Demo.
cratic counties below Harlem river Civ
ing their usual Democratic maiOrities,
the election of the Garfield ticket is alb
solutelv impossible. The great registry
of the city made its gains in Democratic
wards mainly.
The Sixth Avenue Railroad Company
i'm this city has absolutely threatened Its
employees with discharge ii they refuse
to vote for Garfield.
Arthur and Other Bad Characters.
Chester A. Arthur is running the
campaign in this city for the Repubh.
cans, and Conklng and Thomas Platt
are looking after the State. Arthur Is
running the thieves and brothel keep .rs
and the bruisers-buying them up 10y
the score. He has been seen recently
in cab with companion whose ap'
pearance at another time and under
other circumstances would have en-
listed prompt police oversight OF the
personal safety OF the Republican can
iidate for the Vice Presidency. He has
been seen, also, passing through the
corridor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
sandwitched between twopersons whose
faces adorn the rogues' gallery in Chest.
nut street!
Mr.. Arthur has his headquarters in
room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The
following persons were waiting Tor ad-
mittancc to this room yesterday: John
Barnev and Matt Jackman. rroprie,"rs
OF the "Newport; George Riley and
Thomas Morton. concert saloon keepers
on Thirty.second street; Henry Ames
and William Goti, concert saloon sing
ers; Henry Welsh, Sam Everett Pent-
land, John Tracy and Richard Lincoln,
sporting men. These men do excellent
work on election day.
Dowd, the Republican candidate for
Mavor, is President o. the Bank Of
North America, and il is not long since
an employe of that institution went
away with 100000 right under Mr..
Dowds nose.
Republican Bull-dozinx.
Republican bull-iozing is going on
right and left, and hundreds OF working
men bave been told, in almost rs many
words, that they must vote as their eu-
lloyers wish, or lose their places. The
Singer shops, in Elizabeth. are the latest
reported. The eRployes there are to be
absolutely driven to the polls; but
New Jersey is sure for Hancock, all the
Those Florida kilograms.
The Democratic National Committee
has received letter from w. +. Ely, OF
Madison, \. j., in which he says:
IL wish TO state the following fact, and
I can pr.ve il il Mr.. Jewell wishes it
done: / was told some days ago-betore
these telegrams were thought oi-bv one
OF the Company that the City of Texas
took out one hundred men OF the worst
character, who were well armed. They
became 80 drunk, and were fighting so
much among the mselves. that the Com.
many were afraid the cotton on the deck
would he set on fire, and they bad
the vessel sail before daylight. The
tickets for every one Of these men were
bought at one time, and paid for by the
Republican Committee"
A Nice Sort Of Circular.
The National Democratic Committee
have received positive information that
circular, which is being signed by
manufacturers who employ large num-
Der OF men in this city and elsewhere, Is
To be used in the Republican interest on
election day, and reads about As follows:
ave solemnly affirm it is our belief
that il Garfield is elected We shall be
able to run our works for the next four
wears on full time, while il Hancock IS
elected We shall undoubtedly be COM
pelled to run on halftime, ii not to close
altogether"
Proof ofthe Morey Letter Coming
1t is said in political circles that Gen.
eral BENJAMIN F. Butler gave the Gar.
| feld.C Chinese letter to Truth, and that at