The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-15
FSTA BLIsHED AUGUST "a, 1852.

with the help OF the Greenbackers will be
successful there In November. In iact
there Is doubt whether the Democrats will
receive the expected assistance. A fusion
on the Governorship In which the Demo.
Gratis made all the concessions necessary 10
bring the two parties In accord, conceding
as they did the nomination, the manage
ment OF the campaign and the whole or.
ganization, is very different from fusion
in which the Greenbackers are asked to
practically abandon their own candidate,
relinquish control Of the machinery
and 90 into another costly and
bitter fight from which they have
little TO win and everything to lose. II the
fusion can be maintained, now that the
Gubernatorial contest ia over 1t Is more
compact than the best informed politicians
OF either party have ever been willing to
Acknowledge. The very success OF yester-
day will be one Of the most powerful
causes for divorcing this Incompatible po-
litical marriage. The Greenback party in
Maine IL the power OF the opposition. II 10
the body OF the whole movement against
Republican supremacy, and now that It's
strength has been demonstrated 1t will not
be disposed to allow itself TO be made the
plaything Of the Democracy. Yesterday
the dog wagged the tail to some advantage,
but that does not prove that the tail will
wag the dog In November. Weaver, the
Greenback candidate for President. has
been urging all along that the combina.
ton be broken as soon IS the Gubernator.
ial election was over and his counsels will
be respectfully heard II not blindly fol.
lowed now that success has come to their
banners. Mnrch, too, is said to have
urged the same course, and Scion Chase
has allowed his two steers TO grow fat In |
luxurious idleness In sheer disgust OF the
load they would have been compelled to
carry during the past campaign. But
even ifthe fusion holds out until Novem.
Der there is no surety that 1t will again
win. Plaistsd was an exceptionally strong
candidate aud carrieda personal weight |
in several sections where Democratic cleo |
tors will have no strength. Weaver will
probably have bis own electoral ticket In
the field, and even II he does not a much
less number OF Geeenbsckers will feel an
interest in the three Democrats on the
suggested hybrid ticket than In Mr.. Plais-
ted, who represented their own ideas, and
who lead them to yesterdays success
Just as we were putting the above arti.
Gle 10 the hands Of the printers, we re-
ceived the following special from the New
York Tribune:
NRw YORK, September IA 4-11:S0P.M.-I
Special to the Intsligeneer.
The Republicans have elected three Con.
gressmen in Maine, Reed, Of the First dis.
trict, getting in by from 50 to 100 majority.
According to our latest advices the Repub-
licans will have both branches OF the Leg
islature, with q majority of twenty on
joint ballot. !
Our special kilograms say that the Fu-
sionists used money in the direct purchase
OF voteR. The contest to follow in
November stands in different shape
from the contest yesterday. There is an
uncertainty as to Fusion Electoral ticket.
When the Democratic and Grsenback
conventions were held the matter Of fus-
ion was discussed, but not decided. 1t
was left to their respective State commit
tees. Both committees met and the
Greenbackers nominated their four cleo
tors, but we have seen no trace Of any
nominations by the Democrats. A
straiEhout Greenback convention is called
to meet ct Portland in about two weeks,
to nominate electors, but it is not improb-
able that the result Of yesterdays election
may operate to change their programme
somewhat, and possibly originate new
attempt at a fusion dicker.