Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-13
About West YirRilai0.
WHAT REPRESENTATIVE GIBSON SAYs-A HOT CAM
TO VOTE

WHAT REPRESENTATIVES, GIBSON sAYs-A HOT CAM
TO VOTE
Representative Gibson. Of West Virginia. arrived
In this city this morning from his district where
he mas oeen doing some hard fighting. He was seen
AT the democratic headquarters by STAR reporter
anu TAXED Freely concerning the politics OF the
state. HIS business here is TO arrange dates with
Carlisle and Blackburn for their contemplated
speeches IN his district and see the committee
aoou' sehdlng big supply OF campaign documents
10 his state He gave directions this morning
where some could be sent to do the most good. He
says the feeling In the state Is most intense The
euorIS OF BiilneS managers 10 carry the state has
~, ,,suasea eNers one AT the public meetings where
ne mas spoken he says he has met old men who tell
nun mat they have not attended political meetings
pfiofe silco the war. He SAYS the tactics OF the
republican managers IN the state is TO bride and
coFrupI voters. ami the feeling against ElsfnS is 80
great thatlt would probably be unsafe for HIM TO
SHOW SHOW himself In the state The consultations or
EihIus win Atkinson and the other state man
ayers at Deer Park were upon the question or
IAahce, and 1t was there decided that as much
,o.es as possible should be put in the where
~ noulu GO The most good How far this would be
enectui IN securing votes he could not say; but
eAclullhs an consideration OF possible corruption
1c state would go democratic by a bigger majority
IMAM u ever had before. The democrats. he says,
are united on their candidates and will present q
lit is said that negroes are being tmported into
lne State suggested THE STAR man.
,roI nnat IS true, was the reply. They are being
-N"ot-e III W tiic Iu1tl. ana Will pfOpaDiy
u voe rs there is registration law In the State
but II tey do The result Will be that not a negro in
me state VIII be allowed 10 vote In the absence
ol lhe registration law there is way OF telling
VINO are ana who are not citizens OF the state and
The people Will be 30 lncensed at such an attempt
Oh lrud that they Will resort To radical means OF
seh-utichSt. The people OI West Virginia are the
most iaw-abiding In the world probably, but any
attempt to iorce such a fraud upon them might re-
suit III a great deal OF killing"
no" about the greenback fusion?" asked THE
STAR.
Il believe it Will fail The grecnbackers will not
support the gGbernatOrial nominee. This Will
tthe trope. and the republicans viii not vote for
me sTeehUack candidates Tor Congress-
1T Is SAID That there Is scheme foot by which
hG'itl, py u bargain with the greenbackers, eX-
poets To get the electoral Vote OF the state?n sug-
Geotet 1HE STAR.
ieS, there has been some talk Of Buffers trying
" tilo" the election into the House in this way,
pul IL can Oe done. lie could get 1ye votes Ia
Inc state The people there deteSt him.
are the democrats meeting money with money!
ne state committee Is not spending any money
out the national committee VIII have TO. They
VII Lave TO cover what ElkinS puts In the state
IneJ must do IL. III we should lose West Virginia
blaine would DC elected"