Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-09
A RAY OF REASON
Penetrating the Skulls of New Y ork Dem
ocrats Talk About Reorganization OF
the Party iu Gotham.


Nkw YORK, November S.-Almost all
the Democratic politicians in this city
agree that the result OF the recent elec-
ton i'm this city has made a reorganiza-
ton OF the Democratic party necessity.
There is little doubt that some kind Of
reconstruction OF that party will be
speedily made. The leading men in
Tammany Hall scont the idea that their
organization will be broken up. They
slv that it never was in better condi-
ton.
The Irving Hall Democracy's leaders
agree that the Democracy in this city
must be reorganized. Some OF them
think that their own organization should
be maintained. and Il. in the formation
of district and general committees tor
1880 efforts should be made to bring into
their organization men Of influence who
are not now actively connected with any
Democratic association. Most OF Irving
Halls lealing men, however, favor the
disbandment of both the Tammany and
Irving Hall organizations, and the re.
construction OF the city Democracy on
the plan adopted in the country counties
Maurice j. Power said Saturday: The
Democracy should be so reorganized
that the people would have more to say
and the leaders less" He believed that
the people were tired of Halls"
A plan similar to that OF the RepnblI-
cans is under consideration. 1t is eX-
pec,ed that the initiatory steps toward
putting it in operation will be taken
within the next ten days. The gentle
men who have the work in charge have
made no overtures to either Tammany
or Irving Hall. 1t is likely, however,
that all Democrats will be invited to
participate in the formation OF the new
organization. The general belief is that
Tammany will not abandon its present
organizItIon or name. In that case, The
new organization will be made up o, the
Irving Hall party and all other Demo.
Gratis who wish to join it. Should both
the Tammany and Irving Hall paites
refuse to give up their organizations,
the new organization will nevertheless
be made.
Some indignant Democrats hanged
John Kelly in etiigy on Friday night, to
express their belief that Mr.. John Kelly
was responsible for the loss OF New
York to General Hancock. The figure
was stuffed an hanged to a pole, and
the label John Kelly" was attached to
it,
To-aight's Brooklyn Eagle Demo
crltic) advises Democrats TO ceasee talk
ing abont fraud, since the victory was
easily within their reach, and would
have been won but for the treachery OF
Kelly ami Mclaughlin.
Boss Mclaughlin, in an interview IT,
day, says that the stories of his treach-
ery are lies gotten up by his political
enemy, the editor OF the Eng',, who Is,
Mclaughlin said, "a bully and black
guard" He then goes on to say that
Kinse and the E,g'e were largely re-
sponsible, because they attacked the
county organization, and refused to re-
poit the real Hancock meetings in the
city. Mclaughlin attacked the Ea9t2 in
the most bitter style, 1t Is plain to be
seen that nothing short OF a political
earthquake can get the Brooklyn Demo
Gratis into harmonious action again.
BALLOTS ILLSGALLY MARKED
True Inwardness of tho Fraud Cry in
the State of New York-Tne Republi-
cans have Fallen into the Trap they set
Last Winter.
Nry YoRK, November S.-The evi'
dence is fast Il formulating tnat the Re-
nrblicans of this State lave placed the
State in the hands OF thu Democrats in
spite OF their enormous u oil none E,
bribery, co'oniz ,tion ami frauds. In
short. that they have violated their own
lava law passed last winter to enable
them to get the advantage OF their op,,
nonents-and vo.ed for Presidential
electors on an illegal balboa ballot
which their own law declares "shal. he
unlawful for any person u print or DIS
,ributa or cast" That such an unla"-
full ballot was used and vo'ed upon Dy
the Republicans throughout the ; ate Is
now becoming plain by the evidence
from different sections. The question Is
at least of sufficient seriousness TO re-
0nire a thorough investigation and anu
dication, and brings up the point
whether an illegal ballot, a ballot when
the law saws shall be unlawful ior any
parson t) cast, can be counted when cast;
The INSPECTORS OF election IN one ware
Of Osyeyo have decided that the Oal'
lots cannot be counted and have thrown
ont l72 OF such unlawful Republican
ballots for electors, b ing all the RepuO'
lican ballots cast for President IN that
precinct. These have been counted III
the press reports OF the vote oil that CITY,
vet the inspectors have ruled them OUT
as illegal in not conforming to the stat
n,e This action makes test case at
once and seems at least TO leave the Re
nnhlicans the only alternative OF insist
ing that their own law is unconstl'nt,
tionsl or else conceding that the vote oil