New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-10
THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS


nrsINrss MEETING OF TIE FXECUrIVE COMMITTEE
-DpMoCRATIC FRAUDS IN VlRMoNT-THt PROS
PKCTs IN wEST VIRGINIA.
The Executive Committee of the Republican Ma
tonal Committee held It's regular monthly meeting
AT the headquarters, No. 241 Fith-ave., yesterday
Those present wers Marshall Jewell, chairman OF
the committee G. W. Hooker, assistant sece'ary'
who acted as secretary in the absence OF ;. W.
Dorsey James Deveaux. John NJ. Forbes, Cnaun-
cey l. Filley, William +. Chandler, George a. ial-
sew. Thomas c. Platt, William F. Canady William
c. Cooper, r. c. Mccormick. Chauncev l.
Filley was proxy for John A. Logan; J. A. Hub
bell was proxy for John $. Runnells; F. T. Plum
was proxy for John A. Martin, and George W. At
kinson was proxy for John w Mason. Tho meet
ing called to order at - M, took recess from to
z and there q second session from nutll ~ D.
m Much routine business was accomplished, but
nothing of interest to the public.
There were a great many visitors at the National
HEADQUARTERS yesterday, and many calls for d0cu-
Inenrs.
One Of the interesting topics of conversation at
headquarters yesterday the splendid majority
in Vermont. which might have been very seriously
affected v Trick ci IL" Democrats had 1t lot been
fortunately discovered in time to remedy the pend
inreyll |; appears that the Democrats having eX
hausted their Whole calcndar-a bis one-of trckey,
had over 100000 election tickets printed exactly
the Same M noper ink and type as those issued by
the Republican State Committee, with the very
material exception that IN Governor-elect Roswell
Farnham's name an "e' was inserted alter Kos
in the Christian name making 1t read " Roosevelt
Farnham." SAID Ex-Governor JeWri NeSteluay
4" NOt ninety men III hundred wOnld nave loliceu
the difference at first glance, ana Inueeu iy Oily
the stuliuusly circumspect which. 1OrtuhateN,
are not unplentitul up IN vermont
would think of looking for such thing. me
worst of il was these 900 tickets were dlSjIl-
huted throughout be State sunday last, and tie
time left to counteIact this trlckery was short Bnt
we accompli 5 ned it, and do not think ten OF the
fpurOus tickets were dep0sltrd lou have IN TINS
far example of what the Democratic party TeSorted
70 ia Vermont. State they say OF now ol' we
n"t 6eeu discovered the diff renee the majority
would be considerable for all such ballots deposited
would. of course. have been rejected. ~, - ii.
George W. Atkinson. of Wheeling. w. va, chalr-
man OF the Republican state Executive COMMITTEE,
eupeared III the NatIOI al Executive Conmlttee yes
ter,lav as proxy for JOhn w. Mason. Beng ASKED
bv TplBI' Ne reporter what were the prospects III MS
native state, he sail There Is deci1eu n3lG l ol
carving the state. Fiis our Staie vas i9yai uui-
iur he war. aud, thoush bat . very small portion
,f me state hes cast OF The Alie1hrnV Mo1hla ANS
onr Interests hc with the North and the West We
I"r ~ 300 miles on the ONO. eli our rivers run
westward aud you know the trade OF conntry
t''S thn s.rti,crn stale. bn, we have no inter
c.ts ,yith the south. Secondly, the Democratic
,,rfy IN orr STATE Is prlcica Confederate
F''''E ,s horn a rebel soldier We have $500
,. ~ o'',. .:t,tc vino were Federal soldiers who be-
Iona. 70 the II 'mocrauc parry. ihc@c men are ~
r,nning 10 learn the oompny they are
~ AMI ,nany OF them are Gaisting Ii IN dis
amer 'Tur i,v the Democratic party Is suffering
i,Yl,l,,y hv TIE d'atS on It wHich the Crttuoack-
Irb,r parry is making. The loss TO the itepuD-
he ms ON this qd - V-lN much less ana lastly
H. who'll. - ne tckct nominated by the democrats
r. fI. element 81 weakness lis very face. here
iI,f "a doubf tat the HepUbl cans viii elect lneir
oanrda.e--JOhn \. Hutchl;s3iT I'M lhf -. VI
,,s;Ii,aI D.str ct and III the I'D the Greeno&ch-
I,b,r part, Wi elect Henry ). Walker.
'Th. great element III our favor however, sa,h
Mr. A.ki,Isor "is the ta'ih plank IN the IeIuo-
hcau platform. There - a great deal OF manulac-
tnriuG in Wes. Virginia, and the people, ne
vr1!, .rS-ars hes inning 70 learn now lnuch diIs
,noiter If the tarit v;ay affects thcll. j ne
Ueno.ra c candidate of the lsi ConGressloilaI DIS
t,ict has ncen in Congress three Terms, ana III an
tLat fi,ne his record has been very crooked on the
tarltt aIt though his District mas lmmense inanufac-
trrrrc interests which would be Eillcd by
.tgrG for rcvenuc o1ly.' Wheeling which is IN the
L.: District, is by right hepupicah Guy, anu
t,bio County III winch Wheeling Is. went Kepub-
Ic.,, tvo wears ago, turning III good majority lot
Linn r. Hubbard for Congress, ava clecIng
Ucarlv all ot the county ticket lbe chances
lar oir success in the Isl District ale nuch Digh'
now fhgI they ever have been for wears. In
IVic.l,ug the Rcpu .licans DONG most excellent
y,ork cspcclally among tle workingmen, VINO OF
cc,rs,, tue larger proportion OF ihe pOu-
i,tinu The nail works of Wheeling are very eNtcn-
- and thc IRON, glass and other Industries also
-. Iao, NJ, hiVh he men employed iii these various
20 - of course lind to Their interest 10 nave
otrctIve taufl and il Is thought the most 0i them
III, vnte bis wear with the party Which VIII insure
n In them They are beginning 10 lihd"rStand lie
~ o,t,nce Of voting correctly, and are holding
,.ntino, alooug themselves and are cong murh 10
Inl, long the cause. Many cf TIE Democrats OF
Wheeling are hc,nG drawn over ~ th" tifH prihcl,
,Iae nj thc Nepubhcan party Iii oul OarHcId ana
hr1ur Climb III Wheeling We have over hty ex-
Ilcn,o-rlt, whose reformation was elected by our
Candidates aud tanf1 plank together.