The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-23

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Takes n Trip Siuce the Election In IVES
tA-TenncAxce P0liiicx-Mia Views a
NnShylile, Tenn and Its Future, !.iE
Special Correspondence Of the ln,ellxencer d. il1g
i NASHVILLE, TESS.. October JlO.-Youl
correspondent came to this growing lit.lt
city.a few days uyo, and has been browsing
around 10 find out how the political
land lies, and SEQ II he could suck an,
comfort out Of tho situation Ohio,s goinr
TO the dogs, so to speak, md 10 whisky-!
(which IL FAR wotse-las completely upset
tho public mind, or rather tho Republican
part Of i, and tho consequence Is we don't
know where We stand, or whether in point
OF fact, VIC stand at all. ~ i'{i
Unless the tide OF whisky and quarrets
Ia Republican ranks are checked at once.
the next House Of Representatives will be
Democratic ~ sure a. LIQUOR won Ohio,
We have already lost eight Representatives
IN tho October elections, and gained but
four and II our men keep on fighting each
other In Pennsylvania, New York and In.
diana, We will lose eight more in those
Statcs, which will insure the House 10 the
Democracy, unless we arc fortunate enough
to gain heavily in tho Southern States,
which prospect I confess Is not very ilut.
tsring just now. (ia
| have Just had n talk with wcllin.
formed Republican politician from Ala.
bana, md he INSERTS Il is Il TACT TINT. II wa
can have u fair count In that State. We will
gain at least two Representatives, and
probably three. We arc prelty sure of A
gain Of two in North Carolina, two in Viz.
glnla, and probably one Ia Sou,l, Carolina.
and one in Arkansas. II these calculations
can he depended upon, the next IIouse
will be saved to the Republicans,
The fight in this State is triangular one,
and no one. Gun divine the result II The
Democrats were. united, tho Republican
candidate for Governor would be showed
under by 10000. But, fortunately. The
"Dems" are not united. They have two
candidates In the field. General Bate, who
represents tho regulating element OF the
party, and Mr.. Russell, The candidate Of
the ,'debt.payers,' arc pulling each others
wool like Kilkenny cats. The Republicans
are supporting tke Hon. Alvin Hawkins.
The present incumbent OF The executive
chair. Two years ago Governor Hawkins
was elected by about 81 COO OF a plurality
over Wright, the State credit candidate Of
the Democrats. The vote stood, in round
numbers, It's follows: Hawkins, Rcpubli.
can, 100000; Wright, State-credit Demo.
Graf, 10000; Wilson, Repudia,ing Demo.
crat, $1,000. ." T'' -, = B.
Since that time, however, there las been
quite revolution in the public sentiment
Of the State, and the consequence is the
best political prognostica,ors arc badly n,
sea. 1t is evident to all, that Gen. Bate,
the candidate Of the Repudiators, is laryly
ahead Of Russell, the State Credit .cundi.
date. This may be attributed to two reus.
ont: First, Bate was nominated by the
regular Democratic convention, while Fus.
sell 10 tue candidate Of n boiling faction;
and second, the sassairas chewers and one.
gallows iellows,ulways ready for something
new, have fallen in with the popular CRY OF
down with the bondholder5 and monopo.
lists" -
The fight, therefore, is between Bate and
Hawkins. Hawkins is the ablcst man Of
the three and has proved himself IN hon.
oraDleand efficient executive. lie deserves
second term, and l hope will get it. But
| am not Mt all sure tint he will. Col.
Walter T. Brownow. the Chairman Of the
Republican State Executive Committee,
says that he has no doubt OF Hawkins
election. Judge Horace II. Harrison, n
very active politician, and formerly Chair
man OF the State Executive Committee,
says he hopes Hawkins will win. Col. W,
NJ. Woodeock, formerly Internal Revenue
Collector ut this place, is dubious over the
situation, but trusts in God and the right
10 pull Hawkins through. Judge ], II.
Dillin, Assistant District Attorney, and
candidate for Congress in the Nashville
district, thinks that Hawkins will ret
there" On the other hand the Bale Dem.
ocrats are JubiIant over their prospects.
and are throwing their very best energies
INTO the canvass. It is their enthusiasm
that makes me feel blue Our men seem
to lack that. spirit Of 'git-up.and.eitu' or
esprit du corps, which, rs Il rule, betokens
success. Of course am only Judging by
what l see around Nashville: in other
parts OF the State the feeling may be differ.
ent. 5.,,a- }..,.,.. H. - -
! am very mitch afraid that We will lose
q Congressman from the Mem his district.
Colonel Brownlow admits The danger, but
gets around it by declaring that We will
carry the Chattanooga district, and proba-
|'bly the Eighth, or Huntington district,
which - now represented by Mr.. Atkins,
one OF the ablcst Democrats FROM The South.
AS these two districts we're very close two
years ago, it is quite reasonable to hope
that Mr.. Brownlow's predictions will be
realized. 4 ~ -
Tennessee is entitled 10 more consider.
alton from Republicans north OF the Ohio
than she gets. This is . good missionary
ground, and unlts IS ii, West Virginia, North
and South Carolina and Alabama aud
Mississippi are looked after with more care
by our party managers, there is danger OF
the White House being filed by Demo.