Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-10-08

Ns a
ueman who was q good enough Judge TO
estimate Mr.. Wolfe's vote within
!eW hundred, gives il as his opinion that
the independent vote will not Be much. IL
any larger than that receiyed by Wolfe.
IL bis estimate Is correct, ~
TAe Demoerasas Tfcket
viii be defeated. and the defeat can only
be laid 10 its inactivity. "
Up until the present. stage Of the game
the independents have had the campaign
ing pretty much 10 themselves. They
have had all the string they wanted, and
me result ~ that many OF them have
hanged themselves. The independent
movement Is much weaker to-day than IL
Was one month ago, and the Stslyarts have
not fairly started in their campaign From
this time until after the election, however,
they mean TO make IL warm. Able speakers
viii be put upon the stump and an active
canvass made. While State Chairman
Cooper will not be removed, the virtual
control Of affairs win be placed in the hands
OF Hon. NJ. s. Quay, one OF the shrewdest
politicians in the United States. The cam
palgn viii be opened in this part of the
State next "Wednesday evening by the Hon.
Benjamin II. Brewster. u. 8. Attorney
General, in speech to be delivered at Ii
orary Hall. Hon. VIM. p. Frye, u. 8. Sem
ator nom Maine, now stumping in Ohio.
VIII be brought 20 Pennsylfania inffnedi-
ately after the close OF The campaign Ohio,
and will speak in this city October 18TH.
A number OF other speakers of National
reputation will also be imported. among
the names mentioned being those Of Sena-
tor John Logan, Senator John sherman and
James g. Blaine. The latter gentleman
viii certainly not come. In the first place,
because he knows that such course would
lose him great deal Of his Pennsylyania
following, and next because he could not
do so without compromising with his Bit
ter enemy, Cameron. Don Cameron has
twise been the stumbling block in Blaines
way 70 the Presidency, and
ThePlumcd Knight
Is not one who forgets and forgives his po-
Htcal enemies.
When the stalwarts huri the eloausnce
OF these men at the leaders Of the Indepen-
dents they expect TO annihilate them and
their cause so FAR as the present campaign
is concerned. have said that
the Independent party is weaker
today than 1t was month ago, and
the statement is true. There is Just as
much opposition to Cameron to-day as ever
there was, but the argument that to over
thrown CameroniSm 1t is not necessary to
overthrow Republicanism in Pennsylvania
is having its due effect. Republicans
once get control of the State it will be al
most impossible TO wrest 1t from them
again, and for that reason many will vote
the regular ticket. Speakers of the Inde-
pendent party make no pretensions that
their party will carry the State, and boldly
assert they would rather see it in the hands
of the Democrats than under the control of
Cameron. This has done them considerable
harm among Republicans, as most Re-
publicans can't go quite that far. General
Beaver, the R'pu0lican candidate, has
made tour of the State, and by his manly
bearing and speech has captured
preston is growing that Beaver is not
Cameron's man, but that Don tied to
him because he thought him strong man,
and there is disposition not to drown him
in the attempt to get rid of Cameron. The
Republicans have lost their most valuable
newspaper support. The Philadelphia Press,
which has q very large political following,
was for q long time strongly tinged with
Independentism, has come out boldly for
Beaver. In recent issue 1t says, editorially:
There is no need to overthrow the Re
publican party in order to overthrow Cam
eronism, If the Republican party will
direct their energies in the right way and
at the right time, they can accomplish the
defeat Of Cameron without risking the
ascendancy of the party"
This able and influential journal will
take thousands of votes from the lndepend-
ents and deliver them to the Stalwarts,
which will have an important bearing up
on the result. Another uncertain factor IS
the Labor party. l talked with Mr.. Arm
strong, their candidate for Governor, few
days ago. He regards his prospects as Hat
teripg and thinks he will poll a vote
that will open the eyes of the old poll;
ticians. He expects to receive the solid
support of the labor organizations OF the
State. Ii is hard to say which party THIS
will take the most strength from, but prob
ably from the Democrats.
The present outlook seems very fayora-
bic for the Stalwarts, in view OF the wan
ing strength of the Independents and the
inactivity of the Democracy. Ii the latter
wake up and put some life in their cam
paign The fight is theirs, but il they, are
content to trust to Providence, without
work, they will surely lose.