Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-23
A CITY AGAINST A NATION.
Its Effect on the Politics of the
Land.
THE LOCAL FIGHT IN NEW YORK.
Tammany's Unparalleled Demonstration in
Favor Of the Great Reform
Candidate.
A BLAZE OF LoRY,


prints the following special dispatch from
New York on the situation in that city:
NEw YORK, October 2l.-The situation
here is becoming more and more COM
plicated every hour. There is now no hope
of a compromise, and there will be two
Democratic local tickets in the field and
one Republican. Tammany has named
Hugh J. Grant and the Citizens tonight
finally nominated ex-Mayor Grace. He is
indorsed by the County and Irving Hall
Democracy. Mr., Bates, merchant of
some standing is expected to head the reg
1phF- Republican ticket, which BaneY Biglin
Johnny o Brien and the machine boys are
to set up as fgure-head upon which to
trade, not necessarily with John Kelly but
with the two Democratic parties, who seem
to insist upon seeing only Manhattan Isl
and AMI the friends of the fourteen candi-
datet on those two Democratic tickets. The
regular Republican ticket will not represent
the earnest and honest Republicans Many
of them are committed to ex-Mayor Grace,
but it will stand for that element of the
party which expects to deal for Mr.. Blaine.
The National Struggle.
The national Democratic leaders have
given up all hope of a compromise between
the factions upon union local ticket, but
hey claim to have assurances from the
leaders of both the Tammany and County
Democracy that the local contest will in no
wise affect the loyalty Of their organizations
to the national ticket. They even claim
that an exciting municipal fight, such
as this unexpected turn Of affairs
will provoke, will bring out
an unprecedented large vote and
really increase the aggregate strength for
Cleveland. Intimate friends Of John Kelly
vouch to the national Democratic leaders
for his absolute loyalty to Cleveland. The
The sincerity of the allegiance of ex-Mayor
Grace is not disputed. Therefore, they feel
that if there is any treachery to the Demo
cratic Presidential ticket by either faction
it will be among the subordinates and not
at the dctation of the commanders.
Whether or not this be trne, the Republi-
cans bank on their ability to trade
and feel that the difference among
the Democracy that has placed two
tickets in the field will make their fight here
IL a. l.,
different argument. 1t is this: Among
100000 votes expected to be cast the ma
chine Republicans claim $4,000. If the
two Democratic parties should be equally
divided in New York, Barney Biglin, Johnny
| O'Brien d Co. would control plurality of
10000. The Democrats say that these 10.
cal Republican leaders are greedy for the
control of the city and are more for the sue
cess of the local ticket than for Blaine and
will as readily trade their national ticket as
either wing of the Democracy.
Republican Hopes.
The appearance of two full-hedged Dem
ocratic tickets gives the municipal Repub-
can managers some hope of carrying the
city. The general understanding Of course
is that full machine Republican ticket will
be nominated. This is the general drift of
talk on both sides. OF course the local
manipulations are Just now the leading
topic of talk in all circles. TIE nomina.
of ex-Mayor Grace by the opponents of
Tammany is not as satisfactory to the Re
pubhcanS as some other nomination would
have been. He is strong with many ele
mcnts. especially with business men and
conservative Republicans. Then he is
ardently for Cleveland and really repre-
sents the better sentiment Of both the De-
mocracy and the Republicans Of the city.
The interesting feature of the contest is
tlat the friends of the two tickets now be-
fore the people and the one the Republicans
expect to present have perfect faith in their
ability to elect The ground for this faith
is found in the fact that the Democratic vote
of New York city is to the Republican vote
about as two to one With Grace and
Grant, Democrats, in the field each OF the
three parties has a chance and each at this
moment is confident. The existence Of this
confidence may prevent trading quite as
much as it will stimulate it. That depends
on the bargains yet to be made. Po-
Itical conditions in New York are as incon-
sistent as the moon Tammsuy will to-
morrow night make its first public expires
sion upon the situation by big ratification
meeting and general boom for Cleveland
and their local ticket FAB