Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-02

district In the Democratic ranks there
/, no division. The highest officer to
De- elected i a secretary oil state, n
there I, none OF that fractional feeling
at 10 enter into a state canvass when
tie sp~yrrnor~hip ~ involved. The
Democrats realize the Importance OF
carving Ohio in October. and are work
ing ~uuitedly and Z~ealously for that
single object. The campaign is IN eN-
rr,lrn' condition, "a people are ahead
81 tle committees, AMI ono -, IN my
Iu!.mcu,, a very doubtful State, Indeed,
ilr the Republicans
Gnbc-"Dd YOU hear ANYTHING oil
Illinois while you were west?
General Eu,lpr-"Gcs; but only the
common tai. ] met II prominent
.~..u.ugr.t from l]...UD.s, whn sad that
they would carry the state, bat that
p.ty"~ ru'biU,. M Tie r"n"r'> heard
from q. Isr.~. however, were favorable.
g., hr-"lou had hue meeting IN
p.''~uU,...
Gr.,ga: Butler-"Ycs, we hada very
,i.r meeting. indeed. there
Ir.u,e-Do yuu consider that there
i .uv Uo.-lt.r chance that General
Illu,,c - will carry Pennsylvania?
General Bu;vr-''lt Is quite anong
tie possibilities. There are several IN
ltr.rr, ~ lya will help General Han
cos. There are tue rIo's, Tor instance;
i.ry lay. stll'rl a debt OF four mill
lnU> r;nl Allegheny county. lou
know tile r1uutv tried very hard To IN.
lucr IA" Republican, legislature To have
,rr STATE. assume the debt, but failed.
Well, the people 81 Allegheny county
are very sore over this Tact, AMI | WA
assured thai this county alone, which
s.yr the Il, puh,iCJnS 900 OF their ma
iYrItv al The last election, viii eiu
that maiprlJv lOOo votes AZ least. Then,
as,iu, The leading Grr,nharkerS IN the
SAT-. mr.. coming cut Tor HaucOck, and
tht, tact will tend 10
swell the Democrats Vote.In Pennsyl-
vaLIa
vcrv materially. Then again, "a II the
devil WIS beading the Republicans oi
\I,s.n.u y county % destruction, they
have ;,sSnl an act establishing Scp1rat"
srhpr.> lur the negroes. Ihey refuse
separate scaurl- to the trlSh, who want
them. and iorrc them upon the negroes,
who du not want them. The result u
ina, bu,h races are angered. A large
DELEGATION al the cDlOrrd men 81 Fttts'
bur,h waited on me when | was there,
and | hai EIGHT Of the most prominent
| ii the %culnrrl men Of Pittsburgh On the
/ platform with me as v.ce-presiients oil
| the meeting.
G,nhr-"po you think that Senator
/ Gam, ron i really enthusiastic IN thus
4. 4. l...rf IN No.
,.nrral Eutler-"No 10 not think
I be IS. At any rate he is doing moth
ius
Gnhe-"IIpw about Virginia. .
General Bntler-"O, Virginia ~ al
right. Hancock and English electors
will h. elected in that state. There IL
I no doubt about that.
~GIoha-"IS there any truth in the re
mort that the Republican leaders IN New
York are cont lent oicarryingtha STATE
. for Garfield
General Eutler-"T<y are very con-
tidsn'. or profess 10 be.
Glopr-"llayr hey any ground Tor
such conf l,ucr ,
Gcn-rM Eutlcr-'I DO not know OF
any,
Globe -"Dp YOU think that General
H,nc * wi, carry New York. o.,
Ge ,.,aI ButIrr 1t seems TO me ~.
GloSr-"Itrn | do not see how ne
Pepu lirausar going 10 defeat General
lianc ,rk. =,
Gan raj Eu'lrr--"Nor ! either; and |
/ a, nj minis they vii, defeat him"
Gop,-"What do YOU think will be
NJ. a., \.gapnhRrN
General Bu,,cr-"l regard Maine asa
sure ~ ate. think 1t II as sure To z"
Z HalcocS, in November. as MassA-
/ chusett j. to - tor Garfield.
G.ur.-'lS there anv truth IN the rr-
/ NOR that there has been
trouble in the Republican Committee.
/ and A change in It's OrglnizstionE
General Bn',cr-"rue management OF
/ I'm, Eauul lean campaign has unqnes.
/ ,i,n,hly lctn taken IRON Mr.. Jewell.
Glohe-"An placed in the hands OF
Mr.. rla;;'
General Butler-"Ies.'
Glohe-"Is not Mr. Plat an aoier
man than Mr., jewell
General Butler -"Drcidedly.
Globe-"ls not the increased CONT
dencc Of the Republicans based upon
General Gntler-"Verv likely"
Glnhe-"Nrv-rth,eSS, yru do not be
licyc The Republicans caa carry Ne"
York
General Butler-'l do not believe
they can carry either New York or the
country"
Globe-"Do you believe there is any
,ru,h in the stories current that General
Weaver. the presidential candidate OF
the Greenhack-Laho party, has sold out
To the Republicans
Grueral Brilcr--"I an very slow to
believe 4 cl aye 81 corruption against
any man. Geuersl Weaver has certain
IL been acting in the interest OF the Re
pnblicans. but il does not necessarily
follow that he has been corruptly ~
tluenc-d. | have a theory which, II
correct, accounts fully for General
Weaver's action. | believe he fully ex-
pscted to carry Alabama and set his
heart upou car n it i he had suceecei
YOU can readily understand that he
would have been in a vastly different
position from what he now is. Heprob-
ably had to borrow money 10 20 TO Ala
bama, he made a very thorough canvass
Of the state. He was received cour-
teouslv everywhere, his meetings were
large and he was listened to with marked
attention. His crushing defeat at the
polls was a great surprise n disap'
pointment to him. l think he has since
been irving TO punish the Democrats
for il; that ia my theory