The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-26
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ClNcrsNArI, August A.-Hon Stanley
Matthews has arrived from his trip to
Maine, which State he left on Tuesday.
Taking advantage OF few minutes Mr..
Matthews could spare from his business
hours, a reporter procured few notes
from him as to the political outlook in the
Pine Tree State. is
Said he: II was in the State about ten
days, and made eight speeches at different
points, including Old Orchard Beach,
Portland, Lewiston, Pennington, Water.
vile and Bath. The meetings were all
large and enthusiastic. The Republicans
seem to be alive. They are all organized
and full OF courage and good spirits. On
the other hand, the opposition, the Flu
sionists,' including both the Greenback
and Democratic parties, are without organ
ization.and without spirit. There Is every
reason to suppose that the Republicans
are going to carry the State by decided
and emphatic majority. The estimates
vary from 5000 to 10000 majority. !
have great confidence in believing
that 1t will probably exceed the
maximum estimate. / think this, be-
cause, Ia addition to the general issues In
In the National canvass, the most promi.
nent feature OF the campaign Ia the dis.
cusson OF the State issue growing out oil
the abortive attempt OF the Fusionists,
last year, to revolutionize the Government
by fraud and forgery and false certificates
OF RETURNS The exposure of these at.
tempted frauds has been SO complete and
Thorough, and has become 80 perfectly
well understood, that not only Is the In
dgnation OF Republicans excited, but the
fair minded and honest men OF the oppo.
sition are disgusted with their leaders, and
will t. ks their revenge, in my opinion, by
refusing to vote for the ticket, for in
Numerous instances men are put
up for Office who were conspicuous
and active In the fraud Of last
year, and everywhere the matter Is main
tained and defended by the organs and
representatives OF the Fusion party. You
must understand that by the Fusion party
is meant combination OF the Greenbaek.
ers and Democrats. At their convention
they agreed on their divisions, and de-
. termined upon one electoral ticket, on the
understanding that In case they succeeded
three votes are to be given for Hancock
and four for Weaver. The State elections
come of on the 18th oil September. The
Republican nominee for Governor is tht
present occupant Of the chair, Governor
Davis; and the opposition candidate fol
Governor Is General Plaisted, o Repnbli
can who went of on the Greenbapl
heresy.
al met Mr.. Blaine up there, and he ant
; spoke at one Of the meetings. He Is busy
at bis home in Augusta, experimenting
i the whole campaign In the State. He ha'
entered into the campaign very heartily
He is thoroughly aroused and Is very en-
ergetic and watchiul. Gov. Davis Ia OF
the stump In every part OF the State, as ar
; also Eugene Hale and Congressman Fry
! and Reed. There are also speakers frou
outside, including several from Ohio
among them being Major Mckinley, Gen
Grosyepor. Gen. Keller and Mr.. Updegrati
, Gen. Logan was there when ] was. Gen
Raum, the Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue, Just arrived ps ! left, and he wR
about to take the stump"