Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-11
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN
Yesterdays 0utpouring at Park
srsburg.
Splendid Speeches by Able and Elo-
gusnt Democrats.
Words Of Wisdom and of En-
couragemsnt.
Gen. Sam Carey, the Workingman's
Loyal Friend, Makes a
Telling Address.
VERY IETEREsTlEG INTERVIEWS

accompanied by the member Of the COM
mittee from Louisiana, Hon. A. II. Brown;
Col, John r. Fellows, Of New York, and
Senator NJ. W. Ransom, of North Carolina,
who is also a member Of the National Com
mittee. Mr. Brown preceded the other
members of the committee into the State,
having gone into the Ksnswhs Valley last
Saturday to see for himself the condition Of
affairs in that important section. Senator
German spent night on his way from the
East with Senator Davis at his elegant es-
tate at Deer Park, and was accompanied
by that gentleman to this city.
Senator German did not disguise the anx-
iety felt abroad about the result of the 0cto-
Der election in West Virginia, and he has
taken the management Of our Democratic
campaign in hand In pursuance of his
plan he invited number ofthe Democratic
leaders Of the State to meet him in this city
last evening for consultation and to gain
from them exact information as to the con
dIuon of the party in the State and to ad
7ise with them as to the work to be done
during the succeeding FIVE weeks. Among
those who participated in the conference
were ID. Il Leonard, Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee. Hon.. D. C.
Gallaher, Secretary; Auditor Miller,
Capt D. c. Camp and Hon. ]. G. Holmes
members Of the committee; Gov. ]. B.
Jackson, Hon. d. B. Lucas. ex-senator II.
G. Davis, Senator Camden, Hon. Eustace
Gibson, Hon W L. Wilson, Hon. Alfred
Caldwell, and the member of the National
Committee for West Virginia Mr.. Lewis
Baker. The conference lasted four hours.
Chairman Leonard reported the orgauiza-
ton Of the party to be in a good condition
as whole; in many counties he reported it
as being in most excellent condition
better than it has been for several years
while in a few of the counties but
little or nothing had been
done as yet, although every county would
be most thoroughly organized at an early
day. He stated that the Democracy are
more thoroughly aroused in most sections
of the State than he had ever known them
TO he, and everything presages a substantial
Democratic victory in October. He gave
succinct analysis of the vote of the State
at the last Gubernatorial election, when
Governor Jackson was chosen by some l6,-
900 of a plurality and by clear
majority over the combined votes of
the Republicans and Greenbackers
of 800. 1t is well known that
many of the Greenbackers have fallen back
into the Democratic ranks probably as
many as 1000 or 5000 in all. These are
to be deducted from the opposition vote as
it stood in 1880, and are to be added to the
Democratic majority of that year. This
should swell the Democratic majority to the
handsome figure of 5000 or 5000. In sd
dition to this, Mr.. Leonard stated that the
total vote would be swelled by at least r.,
DOO-a majority of these coming from the
strongholds of the Democracy, which ought
10 serve to further swell the Democratic
majority materially. Both Governor
Jackson and Lewis Baker estimated the un-
Dolled vote in the State at a much larger
igure, reaching, in the estimation Of these
WO gentlemen, to between $4,000 and D.
700. They agreed in locating at least
hree-fOurths of this vote in such strongly
Democratic counties as Wayne, Logan
Hampshire, etc. etc-counteS so strongly
Democratic as to create in the minds Of the
soter the belief that there would be enough
without them.
About all the gentlemen present partici
oated in the discussion OF the situation, and
/ vas found that there existed wide diff
ference of opinion as TO the probable
result in the State-or, rather
he size of the probable majority-all agree
NO that the state will undoubtedly cast
Democratic vote. One or two of the more
cautious gentlemen were ofoPinion that the
usion between the Republicans and Green
packers is a fixed fact and complete aud
hat il Hon. E. Willis Wilson receives as
arge majority as did Gov. Jackson, viz:
:. 100. we ought to feel satisfied. Other
gentlemen claimed that if the Democratic
state, district and county mansgers-do as
much work as ihe Republicans from now
until October IL our majority will not
be less than 5. 900 or 5000, while still others
claimed on the same hypothesis. that 1t
could be swollen to 10000 or $4,000.
There were none present who were suth-
ciently ssnguine to place the figures as high
as Hon. Z. Willis Wilson has heretofore
done, viz: 10000 to 25,OOO-and even that
gentleman has concluded, l. believe, to
abate somewhat of his magnificent claims.
Senator German said that the National
Committee and the Democracy of the
country would be satisfied and rejoice If
We shall swell Gov. Jscksons majority of
z. 100 to a majority of 5000 or 5000. Mr..
German further said that West Virginia is
an undoubted Democratic State, Is certain
" so as Maine and Eermontare Republican
States: that the Democratic National Com
nittee recognizing the two latter States as
made no effort whstever to
carry them at the recent elections. he
aid that money is exceedingle hard to
-aise this year for political purposes,
and this is not the case, with
he Democrats alone. but our
friends of the opposition find the same dita-
guilty; in short that neither party has any
money to sauander upon States that they
cannot hope to carry, or upon States that
.bey sre certain to carry. He said we must
alEays give our enemy credit with possess
mo as much sense as we have ourselves;
and consequently, with Ohio and other
heretofore Republican States tottering on
he brink of uncertainty, the National Re
publican managers will hnd neither the
lime, money nor the inclination to meddie
With States as certainly Democratic as IS
West Virgins. He said he believed that
mill recently the Republican leaders did
seriously contemplate making an effort to
csnture the vote of Vest Virginia, but that
Wiihin the last two weeks the scheme had
beeu abandoned. he said he was satisfied
Of this fact. It now remained for the Dem,
Ocrsts of West Virginia to 90 to Tork snd
S,;u his victory for themselves, The SEN
o,o- sa;d he would not say that the Ne.
t;opal Committee would not help their
bre,bren Of West Yirginia--ou the contary,
the committee would aid with documents,
speakers, and small amount of money;
but he pointed out in clear and fOrciDle
manner, from his own long experience IN
msnsging the politics OF the State OF Mary
lsnI, h0T the p5n:;SSs 81: o. ne S9sk Es'