Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-10
THE WESTERN RESERVE.
The Hope INDUCED by Ohio Rspub-
!icans.
GARFIELD's MAJORITY DISCOUNTED.
The Reasons for this Loss Of Republican
Majorities Succinctly and Honest
ly Shown in Figures.
A PROHIBITION INCREASE.

CoLUMBUs, Oct. 9.-The Western Re
serve is the hope of the Republican party in
Ohio. The eleven counties in that region
Of New England blood and accent cast 28-,
900 of the $4,000 majority which the State
gave Garfield four years ago. Last year
the Reserve majority dropped to l3,OOO'
and the Democrats carried the State. The
difference between $4,000 majority and la,'
600 shows large stay-at-home vote, and
the Republicans have all along claimed
that these absenteeS would be at the polls
this year, and that their presence there
would assure the State TO their ticket.
Early in the campaign the Republicans OF
the Reserve were found in that state Of
apathy from which they have not been
reused since the death of Garfield. Blaine
was brought out here primarily to stir them
up. AS originally planned the magnetic
campaign was to be devoted almost ex-
clusively to Northern Ohio. Great meet
ings have been held in the Reserve. Blaine
and Logan have appeared at dozen or
more spots within its borders and Blaine is
now on the edge Of it.
Not Strange.
II would be strange under the circum-
stances if the Reserve were not stirred up.
It is awake, and is pretty certain to cast a
large vote Secretary of State Newman,
whom | saw last week, admitted Republi-
can gain there of 5000. Colonel PAYNE, of
Cleveland, son of the Senator elect, was will
ing to admit gain Of about 5000.
The Republicans of the Reserve are
stirred up, it is true, bat they cannot give
Blaine any such majority as they gave Gar
,ield Their vote forthe latter was phenom-
email, and is untrustworthy as basis for
comparison. In 1880 the October election
had settled beyond all doub. that Ohio
would go Republican, and many Democrats,
long constituents and neighbors of Garfield,
voted for him in November. Garfield in
that campaign was stronger than his party
in the State The Republicans of the Re
serve are awake, but so are the Democrats,
Cuyahoga County.
Cuyahoga county, portion of the Re-
serve, is New Englandish only in its older
population. While Garfield had 5000 ina
iority and Foster 1000 year later, the
Democrats swept the county by $500 in
1882 on the beer and personal liberty is
sue. Last fall the Republicans rallied and
appeared to have out their full vote, yet the
Democrats held the county by few hun
dreds. This year the Republicans swear
they will redeem themselves, but with the
large German vote tending toward Cieve-
land for both State and national reasons, an
Irishman and labor leader on the Demo
cratic Congressional ticket to hold the Irish
and wage workers, an unprejudiced obser-
yer cannot see signs of the large RepubLi-
can gain claimed If they carry the county
by 1000 votes they will do well.
There are other counties in the Reserve
where the Garfield majority is impossible.
Summit gave 1900 in 1880; this year l 200
is about the figure. Trumbul gave Gar
field $500. One of the Republican COM
mitteemen told me last week they we're
counting on $500 to 200 this month.
Another surprising feature on the Re
serve is dissatisfaction with Blaine among
Republicans who would have died for Gar
field
Thinking Republicans.
Some of these thinking Republicans have
discovered that Blaine was the evil genius
of the Garfield administration. They set
less store By the Mulligan matter than by
the fact that Blaine psecipitated and aggra-
waited for his own ends the quarrel between
ConkIng and Garfield, which indirectly
drove the latter 10 his death.
1t is not pretended that this disafection
s at all serious. So far as can be learned
he cases are sporadic. On the other hand,
Cleveland is not satisfactory to all of the
Democrats Thurman wonld have been
more acceptable candidate to the rank and
ile. but from q managerial point Of view
his nomination would have been weaker
than Cleveland's. Here and there are re-
ports of Democrats going over to Blaine,
The tariff is generally responsible. know
of one family of four sons and the father in
this city, of whom the old man is the only
one that will stay with Democracy. In
Newark hear Of family Of six voters all
Topping to Blaine. The tariff IS the key to
both cases.
The Prohibitionists.
The Prohibitionists are steadily growing
in the Western Reserve couRties. At Gar
rettsville, Portage county, at several points
in Ashtabuls county. Prohibition flag poles
have been raised, something heretofore un-
known. St. John is now stumPing in that
region, drawing big crowds. The Prohibi.
tion vote on the Reserve will be increased
so per cent over last year, most oft coming
from the Republicans.
In FIVE of the eleven Reserve counties the
msiorities will run close to those given for
Garfield. In the other FIVE the gains viii be
small. In one loss is probable. The net
Republican gain will be about 1000 votes,
or say one-half the gain required to elect
the Republican ticket.
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