Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-27
POLITICAL PROSPECTS.
The Situation in New York, Indiana. Vir-
gins, Connecticut and Maine. as 1t Ap-
pears TO a Member of the Democratic
Nat onal Committee.


gins, Connecticut and Maine. as 1t Ap-
pears 10 q Member of the Democratic
Nat onal Committee.
CHICAGO. August GA prominent
Democratic politician OF this State, and
also a member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, arrived in this city on
YESTERDAY morning IRON trip to the
East. The gentleman IN question is IN
possession OF facilities for obtaining in
formation such aS are within the reach
of very few, even OF professional poll
ticians, and his opinions are therefore
entitled 10 greater weight than would
be accorded TO the utterances OF party
not within the inner circle.
4 reporter Ol the TiH,ss called upon
the gentleman last evening, and after the
usual amenities the newspaper man pre-
cipitated himself upon the committee
man rs follows:
Reporter-What is the outlook in
New York?
The Committeeman-The Democrats
in New York are
United in support of the Presidential
Ticket,
but divided in New York city and county
as 10 candidates for local offices. There
is but one officer TO be elected by the
State, and thBt is Chief Justice OF the
Court of Appeals. to hill the vacancy oc-
casiuncd BY the death OF Judge Church.
A convention has been called 10y the
Iammany committee To meet on the Sth
of September, TO make nomination,
and the State committee OF the regular
organization, headed by Faulkner, will
have meetingon next Friday to decide
whether a convention will be called for
that purpose or not. Ii is probable that
A Regular Convention Will be Called,
and, ii so, that the Tammany conven-
ton will be abandoned, and that organ
ization will participate in the sending OF
delegates TO the convention. The ques-
ton as To whether State convention
should be called or not is only impor-
tant is this, that II gives an opportunity
TO change the complexion Oi the State
committee. There Is now no represen-
tative i'm that com ,nttee OF the Tammany
faction of the party. Ii a convention is
called new committee will be appoint
ed and the an,i-Tildenites will obtain
representation in that body.
So Far As the Local Offices are Concerned
in New \ ork city there is no prospect
OF any reconciliation or union upOn a
common ticket. \ ticket will be run by
Tammany and another by Irving Hall.
One or the other OF those tickets will Oe
elected, because the Republicans have
not strength enough to beat either OF the
branches of the Democratic party. This
contest in New York city and county is
not injurious To the prospects OF Gen.
Hancock, because there is rivalry be-
tween the two organizations as TO which
shall give him the most efficient support.
The entire future Of Tammany depends
upon its establishment in the party
organization which il voluntarily left,
and uuless il gives Il cordial and unsus-
pec,ei support TO the National ticket,
the career OF Tammany a. an Organiza-
ton. and OF its prominent men. is at an
emil.
lis there any truth in
Tne Rumored Coalition
with the Republicans.
"rhere is not the least prospect OF the
least coalition with the Republicans by
either faction OF the Democratic party,
for the reason that neither can afford
the consequences which would be visit
ed upon such a course.
AT what figure do YOU place the
Democratic majority in New York;"
"ln the struggle between these two
branches of the party a very large vote
will be brought out in New York City.
and the minimum majority in that
county ia estimated AT 5000, and as
high as 5000 is claimed by the more
sanguine.
what is
The Prospect in BrooklynP'
Kings county will give not less than
10000 majority for Hancock; .and the
remainder OF the counties on the Hud-
son river will Increase il fifteen or twen-
" thousand.
"Have the Republicans any idea that
they can carry the State OF New York ?"
The managers OF the Republican
campaign understood very we'll that
Carried cannot carry the State OF New
York, and they are making their calcu.
latlons as they did in 1876. to succeed,
if possible, without it."
''Ii the Republicans give up New
York, what States do they count on?"
"Conceding New York to the Demo.
Gratis makes it necessary that Indiana
shall be carried by the Republicans, and
every effort will be made to succeed in
that'State in October. II they succeed
in Indiana, then the struggle will be on
the part OF the Republicans to carry
Connecticut"
Both parties are
Well Organized In Indiana,
are they not?"
ain Indiana both narfies are thor.