The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-10
NEW YORK POLITICS.
Republican Outlook In Tint Sinte-The
OnLnIOn OF n StnlnnrI

Republican Outlook In Tint Sinte-The
Opinion or n StnlwRrt.
WASHINGTON, October 0.-A prominent
Treasury official who has long been idcnti.
fed with tho StalwArt element Of the Re
publican party in New York, and who has
just returned 10 Washington from months
sojourn in that State, in conversation, on
political matters, with your correspondent
to-day, expressed himself hopefully as to
the result Of the New York campaign.
lie said: "Oi course l do not think the
situation at present us gratifying rs it has
been in former years, but there is no need
TO give up the ship. i look confidently
for the election Of the entire Republican
ticket" -5t, Eal- .tHtf g;a3
"llave you no fear OF the present dssen.
sions in the Republican ranks ~ he was
asked. g.a
None whatever" was the reply, and he
continued: "Thcrc may be good deal OF
talk just now, but when it comes to voting
it's pretty hard to get man who hus been
a lifelong Republican TO vote the, Demo.
cratic ticket! You see it is not rs in Penn
sylrania, where there has been bolt, and
where there is an Independent Republican
ticket in the field. In New York there are
TWO tickets-a Republican ticket and a
Democratic ticket. 1t is question which
you will vote unless you elect to stay at
home. l think the Republicans OF the State
will be in such frame OF mind by the
time election day comes that they will have
no hesitation in choosing between the two
tickets"
at is question" he added, "nof staying
in the party or lcayingit. Those who vote
the Democratic ticket this time, or who re-
frain from voting, will be read out OF the
party. Only those who have been wanting
an excuse to join the Democratic party,
like the editor OF the Buffalo Elpres, and
others Of that kidney, will oppose Judge
Foiger. The others will . wheel into line
and vote as they have always been voting"
SIS not Democratic harmony to he
feared ?" was next asked.
"There is no such thing in New York
Statc," replied this gentleman; Sin fact"
he continued, "the apparent union ut Syra-
cuse vii! injure the party prospects. In
the rural districts, among Democrats, Kel-
y is cordially hated, and the fact TINT he
has been allowed to come back again into
the party will keep many of them at home
on election day. Another thing, Kelly will
not harmonize long with the Tilden faction.
He is laying his wires now for the county
offices, and he will be defeated, and that
will make him mad again and cause him
to work to defeat the ticket. Tilden and
his crowd are too shrewd TO make an open
fight now against Kelly, but they hate him
u.s. much as ever and will wait until this
opportunity comes so that they can put
him in the attitude Of disturber OF Dem.
ocratic peace.
"There is besides" continued tic Zen.
tleman, "a good deal Of dissatisfaction
among Democrats with Cevelaud's nomi.
nation. lie is new man and rs such is
Objectionable. The Democratic purity in
New York is party OF traditions 1t eau
not look up to n man as leader unless lie
ls connected witllthese traditions. AS long
as Iilden and Seymour live this feeling
will be strong with the Democrats Of the
State, and this year il will operate to dis
gust large numbers OF them with this new
man Cleveland" y.:.=fr. 49,.
Then" said the correspondent, "you
count largely on Democratic dissensions
for the success OF the Republican tickel?'
Not largely" was the reply, "but to
some extent, OF course. We count princi-
pally on Republican union, which will
come as surely rs election day. OF course
we will lose many Republican votes, but
they are OF men who would have been bet
ter out Of the Republican party years ago.""
Speaking OF llepburn's declination this
gentleman said his political future was ru-
ined; that he need never come up before
a Republican convention in New York
again. He ascribed his de'eat 10 coward
ice-the fear Of running OH what looked to
him like ticket that would DO defeated.