The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-20

| Recent Elections mud the IrOsnpcl,
Ahr"sl, nnd DeAcnnts on the AGSesS
HeHt nHhlHess. az ti-tn 4HG.g .I.YG.i
WASHINGTON, October l7.-Jay IIubbell
Of the Congressional Committee, autl,ori
yes tho following interview: !1,!4.a@l ,
what Is the prospect relative 10 the
field In general2" 'iHqi 3@NntTF ..5Gl
"After II careful examination Of The
whole political field Aud that, In 80 far al
elections have been held, tho Democracy
have made guin OF five. That whole
gain was In tho State Of Ohio, where, Ia
my Judgment, the Republican party, in ut.
tempting TO cspouse the cause OF temper
ance, iailed to 20 fur enough In declaration
oil principles to secure tho Prohibition
vote, while my step III tho direction OF
temperance was sure 10 lose them tho Ger.
man vote. The whole defeat In Ohio can
De, attributed to just that cause alone.
There were divided councils OH tho tenn.
perance qucsiion--not enough positive as.
surance 10 satisfy temperance men that we
were III earnest, and enough to drive from
us every anti.tempeFance interest,""
"llow, about the situation ,,i,,Ig'{, GlE Is. !
40. I.,ss d IN SHw YORK, '.Nj1sv H.
snow, in New York, while do not caro-
to express my opinion on the Gubernutori.
al contest, Tor am not well enough 'adys.
cd 10 give any have no doubt but that
We shall be able to return from that StatU
twenty.one Republicans out Of the whole
delegation ave hive at present twenty,
think. that New York eau take care Of Il.
sell and give us the number claim, In
PENNSYLVANIA the contest will not 20 into
the Congressional Districts. Indeed. both
wings OF the Republican party, II I may 10
term them, arc anxious to return Republi.
can members to Congress. 10th will have,
IN the main, tue same candidates on their
tickets, so that, in Pennsylvania, l expect
,wc shall elect eighteen Republicans D,
I, lsee the Democrats claim two Congress.
men in Connecticut?' 4, }s'..,ly. .5i'Il,I (.
=. There Is no reason for any such claim
in Connecticut al all. In short, tho con.
test Is as hopeful as it can be, In general
terms, there are vi! rs UGrsCi -+Ngsl1
3 sEyESTY.SiSE DOUBTFUL DISTRICTS
in the whole country. OF the very hone.
full doubtful ones | claim iorty.six, which
"Seiu 'honS sa"A<SPuoalthA llAJuIlLy III lut
next house seventeen" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
" "ln the remaining New England States
! snppose the prospects are about US hope.
full rs eyer?" d,1.asAi t!g-sI!.i.., ~ i
! There is no question about the New
England States. They will hold their own.
The question oil the revision OF the tariff
all the great questions which cluster about
Republican succcss-makes it absolutely
certain TINT We shall hold our own in New
England" ~ - ,,,,l 81
Snow, going buck 10 the West, what ef.
feet will the Ohio defeat have on IndanaW
THE Ohio defeat is going to strengthen
|he Republican party 10 Indiana beyond
question. They do not feel it. According
to advices which reach me daily from that
State the Republicans OF Indiuna are not
ut all discouraged, and, in order to secure
the next House by fair working majority
it is only necessary, for the. Republicans to
stand firmly together on the great questions
which divideithe two parties the tarill, in
ternal revenue taxation, and kindred
questions" s.4 5u5..l91fiI Il d Ei