The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-30
A DEMOCRAT pErs on Npl,AlNr.

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y DEMOCRAT BETS on BLAINE.
1t Is not worth while 10 talk much abou
the so.callcd metropolitan group OF State.
until the early voting States have spoket
their minds. Yet ] must record the fac
that In New York and New Jersey the
outlookis improving every day. Visiting
this city several times, at intervals Is o
from ton days to two weeks, since Blaine.
nomination, have found every time /
better disposition toward the Republican
candidate and corresponding growth In
the belief that no will be successful. Re.
publicans who, from misconccption, pre-.
tudicc or what not, six weeks ago sworc
they would never vote for Blaine, and
later expressing their determination 10
vote Tor Cleveland outright, are now free
ly Saying that they were hasty, lind have
thought better OF it. Meanwhile, am
constantly stumbling upon unexpected
Democrats who are going TO vote for
Buinc, and make no secret OF It,,
Last night | was the witness to, wager
OF Two hundred, 10 one hundred dollars
that Blaine would carry New York, and
the blckcr Of Blaine at these odds was u
lifelong Democrat who said he would have
pulled of his coat for Bayard. Randall,
Thurman, or any respectable Democrat,
but could not stomach Cleveland. On the
street this morning f'mct anotlicr promi.
nent Democrat who talked the same way ;;
IN fnct, have seen many OF this class.
Back OF thcm, apart from them and gov
erncd by entirely different considerations
are the thousands whose disposition is II
matter OF newspaper notoricty-who arc
in open and organized revolt, under
the inspiring leadership OF Mr.. Dana's
Sm, or: who are awaiting for
The signal which will disclosd
John !, kcllE's intentions. This OF
New York City. Outside OF Il radius OF
fifty miles around New York City the out
look is even more encouraging to the Re-
publicans. Republican disatlrcton is spO-
radio; Democratic disaiiGction il general.
In nearly every Assembly district in this
city there is an organization OF blaine
Democrats, generally laborins men, and
thc'samc is true OF nearly every popu!ons
county in the State. buffalo, Clevcland's
own home, is Il hotbcd OF antasonislu to
Cleveland. From everywhere comes the
same Story Of disconltntcd Republicans
returning to their allegiance, and Demo-
er;sl.c. scctsslO!ss Just 'iu proportion 10 the
dissemination OF the story Of Cicvcland's
real character, the removal OF false inn
presslons us to Mr.. Blaincs policy and
purposes, and the comprehension OF the
dominating Importance oi the tariff issue.
THE INDEPENDENTS.
The Independent Republican managers,
so far us the boiling movement has any.
managers, talk vaguely OF reports showing
their, strength in the State to be 10000,
but no well.iniormcd politician believes
amy such thing, and the last estimate Of
their voting strength does not put it above
10000. In New Jersey the anti Blaine cl-
cmcnt never had existence, except in the
towns directly tributary to New York,
and inhabited, in fact, by New Workers,
and, such as il was, it is gradually dwind-
ling away, while the mayniiyins OF the
tariff issue makes the workshops OF the
manufacturing towns magazines Of Blaine
sentiment, without regard TO the previous
political affiliations OF the workmrn. Con-
nccticut is more doubtful than either
New York or New. jersey, but the Rcpub-
LEANS haye. starte,tri:ht in nominatin. Il,
State 4tieket whose stffensth extortS tho
compensation OF the opposition and will
go Il long way toward making the Repub-
lican line invinciblc by the time Noycm-
Der. comes around. -. G-iEl ytr'