The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-09
THE POLITICAL LEATrLEr1E1,D &

CONGRESSMAN Washburn Says 1t IL Trans.
fcrred to the West. IL. 5,3lii;i, 5s35it$
WAsnISGroS, D. O., September S,-The
elections in Maine and Vermont will be :
considered n signal for active! political
work all along the line. From this date
until the polls are closed on the night OF
the November election day, work will, be /
constant and earnest The campaign thus
lar has been curious one. II have never ever,
seen," said Congressman Washbur,nt,,i i},:t cf
Minnesota, talking to Il correspondent )
IN Presidential campaign in which tbors
wns so little activity ~; 4; !.
And what do you think OF the situation
US it now stands, Mr.. Washburn 81 3.GSSs.a
| 5"l think" he said '.that Tho scnnn a
The hottest fight Z has been {transfrrrcI !
from the Atlantic coast to the SWcstl liTtS
was expected Originally that tho batticf
would be made largely ia Nfassachu sntts =
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey 3
now the Republicans are confident ut snS'
cess there, and the Democrats have little !.
nope OF carrying any one Of these States.
10 DC hot one: Ohio, Indiana aud Wis.E
cohsln seem likely now To- be,thc battle
grounds: a. desperate effort is to be made /
oy the democrats to carry Ohio in ,Oc-f'
.oper. liow successful that will be no
que can now, foretell.a Oh course. twill !;
depend largely upon the German vote I
anu upon HE rum question. Tic fight !
.1r oh'o IS to be made upon the theory!
lnat 1t can De carried by the aid Of The
herman vote in October it will llbrins tho i
uefinan vote Of Indiana and Wisconsin
oyer oyer 70 the Democratic side, and will give
Unao, U, lnamna and Wisconsin to the i
Democrats in November"
what about West Virginia ?saIs that
70 9e e., included i'll the. Western battle
Tho asht will be "a pretty vigorous ono Il = I
IN West Virginia, and the Republicans >
Will make gains there-how great cannot ;
yet he determined" :. M
And as 70 the South generally n
In the South the Republican Leaders, 4 4
are not, 1t seems to me, managing wisely Z.
l lear that the expectations of'increascd Z;
iRep9blican representations from the (
southwestern States will not be realized IS
we shall probably gain some in North
Iarol'na, but the Indications now secm,tc, !;
pc that we may lose something in some, OF 4
INC other States, notably Virginia, where
the troubles between the Readiustcrs
and the Republicans are so marked. IS it!
AR. Washburn is very careful very
fa!r,mnded observer, and his views re.
gardlns the situation are n pretty plain 1
representation Of the situation as viewed 4
from the standpoint ola man who can loys;
aside prejudice and judge calmly the situ. u
alton. Regarding New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, his estimates as 10 tlin9.
probable result there. are while auto ssii,Al
accord with Republican gentlemen. much 4
beyond those which the Democrats will q
admit. 1t is noticeable, however. that ~
such papers as theme York MrnIi and Il
the New York San arc now, admitting That Z;
1t is not probable that Nav. ] elsey Or II
Connecticut will be democratic it ID y
pretty evident that the Inost vigorous tiaht5,
IL the next months to be inSOiio and n
West Virginia. Should ithe Democrats Y !,
succeed in carrying Ohio through tho aid N
OF the German vote, itwonld strengthen y,
them in Indiana and Wisconsin = anI n,
while Wisconsin has never been, since 81
1860, Democratic in Presidential elcctionsyit5
the result might in this ease turn the scale
ior the Republican majority there is! no.
more tlan ten or twelve thousand in com. ..5!5S4
paratively recent elections. So IT. Ssee1nsitiii,
that, Ohio is to be the most persistcntlV$ y
fought battlefield OF the entire campaigli,tSl