New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-16

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about the prospects in Virginia To the reporter ne
aad General Wickham both expressed great conh-
dence that the Republicans would carry that state
and they fully agreed in all their statements IN re-
| gard 70 the canvass. ,,...,
. We need some assistance from the National
Committee said Mr. 4ost 20 make Vlfgihla az,
| solutey certain for tie Republicans. but az tue
| commit e is poor we will probably have to get
along without 70. And we can carry tne o'a'e
| without aid, think" -
Are the Democrats hopeessly dividedi" he was
asked. r,.so,a
! and Roadiusters coming tsEeJher than there L. OF
| the Democrats and Republicans uniting. Inc
! Democratic factions ara ABOUT equal IN suehgin'
! whcn makes our chances extremely good" -.
WIN ANY c0lored yOteis support either OF tns
! Democra ic factions ~ -, n
" Nc. They axe substantially solid ior ma ing ne ne
publican uckc(. No sm0unt Ot porsn@siOH couLn n
! dute any number II c0l0fe, men /" vote LOT lho
Democratic candidates. Tncy understand this con
! tes. fully, and they know bow much ley nave aJ
| stake IN H. Every coiared voter ~ Virginia VINO
can pay his psll iaX VIII do 80. and YOie the hePuo-
| lcan ticket II is ncnscnse tor anyone 70 claim
| c0iOced voters tor Hancock Thousands on coiVTeu
| nIeir have paid up their poll tax within the iast
month. They take a spec.a! prlde IN dong ~ theu,,
selves that they may vote for Gaif Id and Ar9nur
! "Wlat KIDD OF canvass aTe the Republicans
! making n tae State I M, -
! . An aclIvc but not load canvass. There was
neyer before such determination manifested rs now
| Roth yyhi and colored voters understand h0w
great are the inaoests ~ stake. II HancocS shouiu
be elected Vfginia would % unconiorta Die place
u
! move nut nj H. CarIeld's eieo'lon VIII breah up
| tue Soiid Soutn. The victories ID lhoIahl
| and Ono have ssren gtncned thc kspubfcah ealse
| and weakened The Democrats. We have twelve he
| publican clubs IN my county,. -,
| " How are the parIles divided IN VlrglpaF
There are 1S2. OO0 assessed wbI<e voters ara
| 1I20CO assessea cOloTed voters. There ere from
! 10000 TO 10000 colored voters who are nos as
sesScd While there arr at least lo,oUo whlte ne
| pubican, All the courrd are Republicans.
! Taat would give the Republicans. on a tuf vote,
| about $4,000 and tls Democrats 10 I 'Ooo, the
| latter number beng equally divided between
The TWO factions We Will carry Two congressional
DstIic,s he now ropTcs 'ntea by JorSrnsen ana
the one represented by GOcde, and perhaps Others
sanuei Lee the member rOm S0uth CarJIha,
/ and the Republican candidate for Congress IN the
| Isy District OF that state, TepOr'ed that theISS
! wer. fair prospects that the Republicans would
| carry SOutn CarOilna and 10 tribune reporter
| he gave MS reasons i0r the statement.
In the first place" ne sad, the democratic
party is divided, and tla6 WI probably secure IOr
| us far count We have majority OF 2oOOO III
| the state but have been detea'ed Dy raad
hitherto, which / thnI under Zoe circumstances
| Will not he attempted tins year. we nave no ne
pubhc9n State ticket in the field. BAT we nave COM
| binsd with the Independent Democrats VINO are
printlpaIly planters and ether men vino nave Oeeh
| defeated at the Democratic primaries b. The very
same pleans that were used 10 defeat Republicans
at the polls They have now comoined with me
enubicans, and VIII nos only see that We Get tlir
play, but they Will vote for the Republican electoral
ticket return for our votes for tuelr local eandl-
dates"
"Will they fulfl Their promises y asked the re-
= Yes; they don't care anything about Hancock,
espeC ally since his letter on Southern claims; ana
az they have not much hopes OF hs eiectlon li any
! event they care about local offices Ex-Judge
Richardson Josiah DoaT. proprietor OF a Democratic
newspaper Ihomas L. sessions; OF the lafgesl meI-
chants of t-o State, Colonel GlOfrJ johnston,
Charles Pe.tigreW Aston. gran Of TX GOvernor
| Aston and other Democrats are candidates on the
| Independent ticket. Hampton, Butler. Richardson
and others of the ruling BOurb0ns Lave ATTEMPTED
| to drive these men back, but have only succeeded
in driving other Democrats over to the lndepend-
fnfa dan 1feiy IN NVp ant or
! the eight districts. Tncso men are bidding for
| colored votes on their local tlcke.s and they viii
see that the coored men are protected" 49,
| 4" Will any cOOred men vote Tor HancockP
! NO At Marion, III sumpter County, where the
Democrats had proce SION, tneY actually backen"d
up white to appear IN the paI ae so "a To have
| the cOiored men represented They could not even
hire cOlOred men to appear IN a Hancock pro-
| cesSOn."
| "What are the prospects in the Congressional
i DistricfsT"
sThe Republicans viii carry the 1t, Id and Vth
| Con ngessiona Districts The Indiana election Will
help considrrIbiy, as the Democrats VII he per
| fectv willing 10 trade of votes Tor congressman
and tie electoral ticket. in returh for votes Tor
local officers We have had 30 far my part OF tine
Stat a peaceful canvass. The red shlr's have
not inter cred with us, and | think will uot he
| independent Democrats have told them 30 keep
their hands OF. There Is a considerable Greenhack
! following in the State. On tar vote, of cOuTse.
the state will give a Republican majority. and am
| inclined 10 believe that II VIII 20 for Garfield and
J. = Runnells of Iowa, sad that his State would
| giye largely increased Republican majority.
| estimate IL at over 10000" he remarked " We
will gam two Congressman"
j. 4 Martin of Kansas, said In my state the
! minority for Garfield and Arthur will exceed
! 90 600 The Democrats made vigorous GisDay
be ore the indiana election, thinking there might be
| "a cla ance ut the Feoeral Offices but now they are
utterly overwhelmed"
would give a largely increased Republican majority
over that Of 1876. The few followers OF Butler who
cast their lot with tine Democratic party now
fbaP III he "a
until after the Indiana election before coming III
the fence.
". p Canady, of North Carolina. though that
State could lie carried for Garfield and Arthur with
the proper effort and that some congressman would
! be gained in tie State.
u. ii. Sabn, OF Minnesota, said: We will give
GaIfi Id and Arthur $4,000 majority. aud make
gam Of one Congressman. The chairman # the
| State Committee or Wisconsin told me on the way
here that the Republicans would gain two Congress
men n that state, and Sive large majority tor the
Republican State ticket In Illinois, where stepped
on my way here, the canvass ~ promising well.
The Republican m1Jority Will be large III tnat
STATE"
good !or 80, 900 majority tor the Republican elec-
tcral Ticket and a solid Congressional delegation"
"Itnink there Doubt" SAID d. j. Hlnds. OF Ala
bamaD of tne election Of Paui StrObach 10 Congress
from the With District. We have perfected al or
ganizatiOn that viii prevent The Democrats from
counting him out But of course although there
are 4 0OJ more CO Ored men than wliie men IN the
state we do not expect 10 carr l.. They count the
Democratic majority III Alabama larger lh1n the
who.e vote cast
George A. Halsey. Of New-Jersev, said We will
carry the state, but expect to work for it. The
Germans, VINO nave gwen the Democrats their ma
jorltes in The State heretofore, are a coming back
70 the Republicans. We VIII make gam IN Con-
gressmen irOn NcwJ jersey, alsO."
SERFNADE TO The COMMITTEE.
The Central Campaign Chorus Club, escorted by
the john Graham Battery, of the XV1h Assembly