The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-31

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Uneertain October 0lats.

Gated. New elements enter into the canvass.
eorrsc.iy UNDERSTAND The status Of .iraips here
and to rightly estimate effects. synopsis Of
tho political history OF the state lor the past
twelve years must be givon. In 1872 tho State
ms nepuDhcan. oinee ,nas ..ne ~ nus oeeh
Democratic b, constantly decreasing MAORI
.,o,or, =, = 1o ~ n,,.r lat -, coneS.nn. IN
., ~ .ss an m% IN
since thu. year at no esetIon has the full vote
~ Tho nar,v hoen nolled because 81 The failing
that 1T the democrats had a majority. In 1879
tho Greonback element first appeared. casting
, a7s yntas Rag,nn,ns IN ,ssn ,-,.h ~. "a
ministration OF J. B. Jackson. tho present
Democratic Governor, Republican leaders be-
gan TO take courage. and were disposed to bs
somewhat VIVA aesressiye.
Raign a II ths northern panhandle carried the
the Republiesns great hope for The future. and
Third district 70 an the vacancy Saased By Inc
ss H. w IT, sa S ns.: 81
5000 over the combined Republican and
Srsspbaek vo votes. The special election 10y was
excess OF that cast the previous year when Mr..
hnnS naa 1esh eSSts Chip IA t ne ifSe ySts the
gained nearly 5000 polling nearly 1000 more
votes snan NJ, the e, cSmnined ureenoaSE and he.
tb nor yGss ol s ne ssecn % tb
STATE 81 inspired ne hepnblicans with the hope
aer e as
yote OF the state was REPUBLICAN. 10 make
hsis SSuse more certsin an aiianGe Win the
ClrCumRp0ctlOQ the D0mOcf0tlC party AZ TINS
point began to 5lundes. o The Register; re-. the
hs sas S o' a
laws. under which revenue for CONFERENCE.-THE
Before the war the products Of the workshop
was taxed according to Its capacity for prodgcc:,
Se % hhe Inc II sS5
the state OF Virginia. At the timo OF Its enact;
this lay IN to rsv sSa
community. The Democrats came into power
surplus q 10000 and created debt
OF 100000. This WAS not 80 much
5s Se "a hSa@RsC on the
caucus of Democratic members OF the Legis-
q s2ss Tss h held State e ta bs ae
apparent conflict between the Exemption law
1
billy. and put the, matter on the Governor.
that the first blunder was made. The. land
aea BEEN IN sw found
many refused 10 do II. In this dilemma tho
second blunder was made. by, the supreme
| Court all OF the members of which wers DEM
Auditor. without regard to the law. The eI-
element created by this order was Intense.
and the Democratic party was made responsi-
bio for it., The Register and its friends fought
sns to tSs
Convention. who're the Register was apparently
beaten. Just before the assembling Of the
| Convention the Intelligencrr. tho Republican
organ. charged that the Supreme Court had
assured the Governor and Auditor that IL they
sTe
sensation. and the editor and publisher were
Fey
offer testimony. and the editor was fined $500
saS.4 RS.. T. s.mp to yi sua sRns ess
State roaasd dstsr4iasd opposlen " to tho
'u AZ tho state Convention two Of its members
were renominsted. Since that time the Regis
ty has been sen, as to it. TICKET sscsr. * in
to DO the 1,srs Of hs
WAS found to be the other way. As result The
Reoiste,. has the State Committee but is down
On tho state ticket: the sdministration has the
| llCk0t, 6XC6pL mo CdHulQdt0 LcI 0OV0TnOI. WHO
has since declared against 1t. but has no com
mittee. This. then. Is now the condition Of the
Democracy Of West Virginia
The Republican party has no fight In Its own
ranks. There is some Individual opposition to
the head Of its tic et. The Greenbackers are
satisfied with fusion. and 90 per cent Of them
will vote the fusion ticket. The State Commit;
tee and State candidates are In sympathy. and
the Republican press. without an exception
supports the ticket openly and heartily.
The vote Of the State this fall will reach 14O,.
600. or % 600 mora than ever before poled
The majority for tho winning party Ia in this
increased vote. Tho population OF the State
has increased most In the mining regions Of
the Kanawha Valley. and it is claimed that sc
per cent. OF this increase 10 Republican. There
has been some increase in the timber and graz.
ing sections by immigration from adjacen,
States. and this. 1t Is conceded. is almost wholly
Republican. On this basis, and counting the
Greenbuck vote. the Republicans claim the
State election by @ 500. The Democrats assert
that the stay-at-h home vote will BIZ out this year
and overcome all Republican gains, and thai
they will have majority OF $500 at the State
| and 2. 600 at the Presidential election.