The sun., 1884-10-12
WEST VIRGINIA..
TIE Canvass CisseA-TAs Prospect

WHEELING. Oct i0.-The hurrah Of the last
political meeting OF tho campaign IL dying out
among tho West Virginia mountains. Keen
cared men say Tonight that the sound IL He.
publican. and that from tho RorRcs OF Cheat
River and the gaps OF Quinnemont and tho
mines Of tho Kanawha on Tuesday next will
como tho echo in tho shape OF Republican VIC
tory II 10 too late in tho campaign to Indulge
in boasting. The fight is over. and tho three
days that are to intervene between TINS ana
Tuesday next will not change tho result be-
fore giving the result OF the poll fow facts may
servo to make plain some little understood
mattors connected with West Virginia
Tho outside world has received the impress
sion that the Democratic majority at tho last
State election npproximated 10000. Tho plu-
raiity was indeed that. but Gov. jackson
had 1000 majority only and In tho stimuli
taneous Congress election following tho
Democratic majority was cut down to ITO.
With oil the opposition to Dourbonism
united. thoro was every rcnson to believe
in a Republican victory. A fusion OF those
opposition clements was accomplished. and
the campaign for the Republicans was inauGu-
rated fully a month before the Democratic
committee was appointed. The liepublicans
have boon at work IRON tho begnning. They
has been thoroughly organized. and every YER nS,; nSf-
sibie arrangement for getting out the nepnbil.
can VOt0 maU6. III tu0 minluS W,ho'o
the increase Of the voting popu ation has BEEN
Republicans hnve mado BY far the largest gains.
Indeed, in seven counties alone the increase
las boon sufficient to overcome tho Democratic
majority. There has been no Tagging In inc
work. and to-day tho Republican committed.
has In its possession the only complete poll oil
West Virginia ever made. .u -, ,..,,,,,,.,
In antithesia to this seaGon OF Republican
activity the democratic canvass has been q
failure Two causes contributed to this-ths
bitter internal fight in the party. and the fall
ure to supplement the enthusi asm OF the
Democratic voters with an organization. NO.
ports from all parts OF tho State arc to the
effect that the Democrats from tho stnrt we're
tho most enthusiastic and tho most confident
oil victory. but this feeling was allowed 10 eX-
pend itself in cheers. Meanwhile the R9nnhli-
cratic press OF the State has beeD far from q
unit in It's support of tho ticket. notably so In
the cases OF the candidates for the Supreme
Judseships ana Attorney General.
Tonight both committees know what to OK
poet. Tho Democrats claim the state by from
g. 800 to 6. 900. and say their poll sustain this
claim, but there Ia no sign OF enthusiasm at
their headquarters and no sbeciii3 figures on
county returns are given. Tho Republicans
arc not bonsting. but confidently claim their
State ticket by majortles ranging from 300 to
1000. They unhestatingy give tho following
figures. and the Democrats to whom they have
boon shown confess that they ngree with their
returns. When asked an exclamation whore
their majority is to come from. they say. Tho
grazing sections" These are tho tlgures
Democratic majority At last Gubernstoria election.
m at last Cor Rrosa election 10