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


Dis,ric.-Absurd Republican Arguments
Frank Hurd's Election Reasonably
Certain-Tne state Tickets aud its Prs
pec,s-A Few Words About the pivotal
state"
special Dispatch 90 the Register.
TOLEDO, October !.
Notwithstan ling tha cold snap in the
weather, politics remain at white hra'
here and nobody talks anvthin. bat
Hancock and Garfield, liurd or Richie.
The chief topic of conversation Is M
doubtedly the Presidential election, tor
almost everyone admits that llurdS re-
election is as COOL as an accomoIisEci
fact. The local Republican press, tr
the ridiculous and absurd arguments
they bring forward against the latter,
virtually acknowledge that
For Them IL Is Losing Figh:
For instance, the Flat perSi~'"n,!y
urges the point that IIurl is too biz or
the place" His abilities AMI ambition,
urges that organ, are 50 .rcat that me-
can't find scope for their exercise as
representative OF the Sixth District. Ills
aspirations are towards the Whit"
House, therefore he won't "carc cuSS'
wha, becomes of his constituents. Every
citiz,n OF Toleio who il sppssrSSed ot the
smallest mnlicum OF bra, ms ani a decent
degree oi local pride. indiGnatly rrpu'
dates the iied that the Congressional
district can only hope 10 I've
Properly Represented by Mcdiccri'y.
no: can Judge E,tchle, himself, lrcl par.
ticulIrly battered by this view ol the case.
Rtchie, i, Is generally understood,
merely represents the cmpoiied
abstraction OF the party to which he be-
longs. There is no personal magnetism
about the man, and his supporters.
however hard they try, cannot raise the
least particle oi enthusiasm in his favor.
Hurd's Prospects.
Frank lIurd-hut what H. the use oi
describing "Our Frank The Demo
Gratis are well organized. and feel al
ready triumphant. Their numbers
have been swelled by numerous acces-
SONS from the Republican ranks, while
there has not We; been an Instance Of a
single Democrat pervert IN the city,
Everywhere il is, "Hurrah Tor Han
cock AMI lIurd''
Judge Laug's Splendid Campaign.
Judge Lang is admitted on every
hand to be prosecuting his canvass with
splendid energy. Some very ugly
stories have come To light with respect
to Major Townsend's record, which, un.
fortunately for his supporters, have not
been disproved. The magnificent ora
torical powers Of the Democratic candl-
date for Secretary of state, az we'll as
his engaging personal manners, have,
on the other hand, won him many new
anl stsunch iriends.
The state Election as Straw.
Some enthusiastic Democrats here go
~ far a. % say that decreased Rcpub-
lican majority in the election ola Sccr"-
,zry Oi state, will give Hancock
the Presidency in November. This ~
perhaps presenting H." matter too
strongly, bat that Oycrw h.lming i'm
pDr,ancs 3. allotted 10 ia" rc.ult. 10y
both parties, cannot for a moment be
doubted.
Olancs "Ovsr tho border"
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