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

sOinethlng Vi tue genera alarm, and al
though it does not amount to a panic,
the uneasiness is certainly very plainly
visible throughout their ranks. The
leading Republican journals Of the State
are urging upon the members Of the
party the
Necessity OF Carrying the State
10y good round majority, and urging
that every vote be got out on election
day. The managers OF the campaign
are concentrating all the strength
that can be spared from Indiana here,
and the names OF Blaine and Conkling
and Grant and Sherman and Schurz and
Banks and Boutel!e and Fry and RAum
and Matthews and Chadbourne and
Shellabarger, appear in the list oi
speakers for different points in the State.
Democrats Elated.
On the other hand the Democrats are
correspondingly elated. They recognize
the general feeling OF alarm in the lie.
publican ranks, the fact that the bloody
shirt business has been iOr once over
done in the party, and that the current
seems to be setting in favor OF the
Democracy. Yet they are
Wise IN Their Enthusiasm.
AMI while they are very hopeful, they
DO not make such claims that would
inake a failure to carry the State appear
10 be a Democratic defeat. In other
wor,ls, while many OF the leaders have
really quite strong hopes that they will
carry the state, they are not saying much
about it, les: a failure to do 80 should
react uuiavorab,y. Really do not be-
lieve that there is much prospect that
the Democrats will carry Ohio in Octo.
Der. but it does appear from this stand
point tina: they are likely to somewhat
reduce the Republican majority, and
thus help the Hancock boom which
the Maine election started atresh.
As TO CongrSssmen.
In regard to Congressmen, it appears
to me that in spite Of the rediSircting
ri the State by the Republican lesisla-
turr wear and - hai ago, with this
very election in view, they are likely To
ytin no more than two Congressman, II
indeed they make any additions 10 their
number in the State. They have conf
IDENTIFY claimed a gain OF from tour 10 six,
but | sce no prospects TOR this.
In the Cleveland District,
where there was some hope that the
break in the R-publlran ranks would
give Democratic Congressman, the
break has been patched up so eitrctually
that the Republican candidate will
probably bp elected. In Frank Hurd's
district, Toledo, however, where there
was a sChism in the Democratic ranks,
the trouble has disappeared. and there
j. harmOnv AMI prospect of Democratic
success. In several Others OF the Ills.
trictS where the grrrymanders promised
Republican maj rifles. the indications
now point IN D4mOcrItlc success.
Tn, uamil,oa County Ds,rictA
In this county the Rep lr.lcdus seem
likely o. ip,,. one member and the Dem
u...tf> ,p -iju one. This Is in the Sec
uut D,,tr,rt. now represented by Ben
hlt.rrN. r,h. Col. :. F. Hunt, the
Il vrr tun.ucl orator oi the young DE.
morrtry -: t1r State, il the Democratic
clnd.I l,r in Tia. district. Tie il person
.ally very popular, which Butterworth
i not especially 50. Butterworth
carrie. the district two years ago against
~NIur. but il was by very hard work On
nIs part. AMI
Very Earnest Lssluess
on the part ui SaylOr. II was surprise
fn al concerned, and this year Hunt Is
making as active a campaign a Butter
worth did two years ago, though per
haps not one Of 80 personal a nature,
while the Democrats ui the district are
thoroughly awake 20 the situation aud
are preparing against any surprises like
that ui two years ago. IL seems To mo
probable that Hunt will be elected by a
tair maIDrity.
Inthr FIRST District
Cen Banning il making desperate
rlIprt % defeat Gcn. Young. who repre-
SrntS /, now lor the Republicans, but
will not, | think. succeed. Banning -
making personal canvass, kissing all
the h,bics dUi invading every house
hul,l IN the district. bat | don't think
he will pull through.
Ia rr.irl To the county generally IL is
impossible To- give sn active prediction
more than To- say that II will be
Very. Very Close.
Lang il quite popular with the Ger
mans ami 40 one need be surprised to
sec the heal ui the ticket carry Hamil-
tpu county. while uu the other hand II
would not b. safe to risk anything on
th. election Oi the Democratic county
ticket in Hamilton county.