Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-09

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shown o. headquarters, piycs ,hc n"n, ~
Gratis an excess Of $4,000. In th,. q. -,
course, included the poll % Hamil,on enu ~
", which Is said to show Dcmocrat,c M
lority OF eleven thousand. This a. 49,
prising, but no Democrat can hone Thai !,
VIII hold Out. In Cuyahoca conutv ths
Democrats expect 10 lose about thons,nd
frcm last fa'l, when they had 1--WE bun5r"t
majority. ono OF The peculiarltIes In III
state Is that so much OF the Democrats vo,,
Is &c bc found in the rural district. This
Is particularly The case IN the norlhwosisrn
counties, where The largest relative incresse
81 voting strength has been sboyn ~
most Of this, II Is claimed. Is Dan,no..,i''
In the great Repub lican coun,,es - 80. a..
Western Reserve the Republican, h.v, ~,
any more than held their ovn IT., W.
ton has been well settled for o,,a,..a, ~
century. and the young men os thcv oro,.
up DRIFT further west. So"
Feeling I'm Hooking vaIIcy-iIo,, WI, a..
mtuers Vote.
The Worlds Columbus special sa,s Do
foIring TO this great lockout n gentlemen
from Logan county told me last NIGHT fbo,
The intensely interesting situation in the
Hooking valley had not received tina. M.
tice nom The press which its importance do.
mandcd, and determined TO go there and
get a ground view. Preparatory 10 coiny
asked the respective party managers Tor in.
formation concerning the Valley. Nv tho
Republicans | was Informed that thc al
legged detection among the miners would
amount 10 nothing. by the Democrats I
was told that so intense was fhe fool.
ing Of the locked-out miners against
Blaine that il would be unsafe for him
TO make his proposed trip through the Val
Icy. IL, indeed, he had any real purDose az
that kind. Ii was represented TIN, This
feeling was not political. but personal.
This morning left Columbus. and made
my first stop at Logan. fifty miles south of
the capital. that beng on the border OF the
Valley. The chairman Of the Republican
County Committee, II. +. Price, was out Of
town, but Republicans whom | saw stated
that they had reason to believe that not
withstanding the mining troubles thew cx-
pCcted TO at least hold the Democratic ma.
iority down 10 last years figures. They had
taken no poll OF the county. and had no
figures 10 submit | then saw G.. W.
Brchm, chairman of the Democratic Com
mittoc, and j. Weaver and A. II. Wilson.
secretaries. They stated that careful poll
q the county had been taken. and they
were assured that their former majority OF
40 would be increased TO at least J2j. indie
pendent 0I what they NAV gain through
the mining trouble. The Hooking mining
rgion extends through Perry. Hooking,
Athens. MCigS, Jackson. and Gallia coun-
u's, and at the lat election the miues repre-
sontcd 4,C00 votes.
HOW WILL the MINERS VOTE?
Since trouble occurred about one fourth
Of this number have LETT the Valley, as
shown Ly the poll which has been taken.
The other 5000 are an unknown quantity,
save that at The present time they entertain
an luminosity towards Blaine that is per-
SCnal. This the Republican managers may
oycIcom'. and 10 that end Mr.. Blaine Is
scheduled 10 appear in the Valley on Friday
and saturday next.
Il do not think said Mr.. Wilson.
"that shy violence will be attempted. hut
] am quite certain that some OF the men
will Insult Mir. Blaine il he attempts 70
speak TO them. II they can be convinced
that De is not and has not been stock.
holder IN the syndicate thy may yet vote
for him, but any talk on his part about
protecting American labor will not -
down with men who, because they refused
10 accept wages that were inadequate 20
aud compelled 10 surrender their positions
20 IauICr lahorcrs under guard OF Pi1ker-
tons detectives"
The committee is satisfied that the miners
who have been cyictcd Will see to It that
10 newcomers are permitted to vote unless
properly qualified. In ease the miners
determine to abandon The Republican party,
The general impression seems 10 be- that they
will largely vote the GTCenhack ticket. They
Eo'd The balance e power. ii j. thought. in
the State, and should they give their sup
tort 20 Cleveland they WIN surely make
tie state Democratic; NJ least such is the
opinion Of McSsIS. Randall and Converse,
who spoke here n couple Of nights ago.
The Democrats some time ago arranged FOR
a great mass-meetiug to take place at Ian
caster on Saturday night. and Mr. Blane's
htest programme will take him into that
town Just ~ the mass.mceting opens. The
Democrats have determined. therefore, to
show him q demonstration that will appall
him. and TO that end all parts Of the state
will be drawn upon for contributions TO the
t0rchlisEt procession.