The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-12
BOURBON
MISUNDERSTANDING On WEDNESDAY

}. The Condition of tho Fences In tho Stat
Carefully Exnn,Incd--Dcn,ocratic Ankle.
n tyl Admitted They WIN 10 Satisfied
Q with Governor Jnckson's Majority. n
, Ffon The Rcg',:rr Of September II. "a 'ess. H..
!. PAREEnspuRo, September lO.-Scnato
i. Gorman, Of Maryland, vice chairman
the National Democratic Committee, an,
the real working head OF TINT committee
was In conference with Il number Of lead
Ing Democrats Of this State lust evening /.
this city. Senator German is accompanied
by the member Of the committee from
Louisiana, lion. a. II, Brown; Col. Johr
Il. Fellows, Of New York, and Senator NJ
W. Rensom, of North Carolina, who ia nlsf
memler Of the National Committee
Mr.. Brown preceded the other members ol
the committee into the State, having gone
into the kanawha Valley Inst Saturday 10
sec for himself the condition OF affairs In
that Important section. Senator Gorman
spent n night OH his way from the East
with Senator Davis ut his elegant estate ut
Deer Park, and was accompanied by that
gentleman to this city.
DEMOCRATIC ANXIETY ron WEST Virginia.
Senator Gornlan did not disguise the
anxiety felt abroad about the result of the
October election in West virginia, and he
has taken the management OF our Demo.
cratic iccampaign III hand. In pursuance
OF his plans he invited a number of the
Democratic leaders OF the State to meet
him in this city last evening for consulta.
ton and to gain from them exact iniorma.
ton as to the condition Of the party in the
State and to advise with them as TO the
work to be done during the succeeding
five weeks. Among those who partiri.
pated in the conference were D.. Ii. Leon.
ard, Chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee, lion. D. G. Gallagher Score
tary; Auditor Miller, Captain D. G. Camp
ana lion. j. Y. Holmes, members OF the
committee; Gov. ]. B. Jackson, Hon
ID. u. Lucas, ex-senator II. &. Davis, Sem
ator Camden, Hon. Eustacc Gil son. Hon.
". l.. Wilson, Hon. Alfred Caldwell, and
the menber Of the National Committee
Tor West Virginsa Mr.. Lewis Baker, The
conference lasted TOUR hours. s''
CHAIRMAN LEoSARD's VIEWS.
Chairman Leonard reported the organi.
zation OF the party to be in good condi-
ton MS whole; in many counties he re-.
ported it US being in Il most excellent con-
dition-bctter than it has been for several
years-while III few OF the counties but
little or nothing had been done rs vet, A.
though every county would be most thor
oushiy organized at an early day. lie
stated that the Democracy are more thor
ouShly aroused in most sections OF the
State than he had ever known them TO
he, and everything prcsagcs substantial
Democratic victory in October He gave II
succinct analysis Of the vote OF the State at
the last Gubcrnatorial election. when
Governor Jackson was chosen by some
10000 OF u plurality and by Il clear major
itty over the combined votes OF the Rcpub-
llclns and Grcenbackers Of 3,l00. 1t is
well known that many OF the Grecnback-
ers have fallen back into tile Democratic
ranks, probably as many us 1000 or 5000
mall. These arc TO be deducted from the
opposition vote us it stood in 1850, and
are 10 be added to the Democratic majority
OF that year.
TIE MAJORITY CLAIMED.
This should swell Z the Democratic
majority to the handsome figure OF 5000
or",0oO. In addition to this, Mr.. Leonard
stated that the total vote would be swcllcd
by ut least l9,0C0-a majority OF these
l = ~ +.
coming from the stroneholds Of the De-
mocracy, which ought to serve TO further
swell the Democratic majority materially.
Both Governor Jackson and Lewis Baker
estimated the unpollcd vote in the State
ut much larger figure, reaching, in the
estimation of these two gentlemen, to be-
tween $4,000 and 1900. They agreed in
locating ut least thrce.iourths OF this vote
in such strongly Democratic counties MS
Wayne, Logan, Hampshire, ETC., etc
counties SO strongly Democratic i' rs usN 10
create in the minds oi the voter the belief
that there wouldtbe enough without
them." yzirfa' 5.s,' X, ,,,2 ,i2'l,f.
About MI the gentlemen present partici-
patcd in the discussion Of the situation,
and it was found that there existed a wide
difference of opinion as to the probable re-
suit in the Statc-or, rather, the size Of
the probable lnajority-all agreeing that
the State will undoubtedly cast a Demo-
cratic vote.
WILL FEEL SATISFIED WITH JAcKsoN's MA
JONlTY. il ~;
One or two Of the more cautious gentle
men were OF opinion that the fusion be-
tween the Republicans and Grcenbackcrs
is fixed fact and complete and that II
Hon. i. Willis Wilson receives us large Il
majority as did Governor jackson, viz:
S,l00, we ought to feel satisfied. Other
gentlemen claimed thatif the Denlocrati.
State, district and county managers do rs
much work as the Republicans from now
until October IA our majority will not be
less than 5000 or 5000, while still others
claimed, on the same hypothesis, TINT it
could be swollen to 10000 or 1900.
There were none present who we're sutli-
cicntly sanguine to place the figures Us
high US Hon. Z. Willis Wilson has here.
tolore done, viz: 10000 to 25,0OO-and
even that gentleman has concluded, i be-
lieve, toabate somewhat ofhis magnificent
claims. 3! Z. s65 !. ..2}Ss
| ThEhf. Will III. NJ REJOICING. sT-f-rs
Senator, German said that the National
Committee and the Democracy Of tho
country would be satisfied and rejoice II
We shall swell Gov. Jaclsson's majority OF
s,lo0 10 majority Of 5000. or 5000. Mr..
German further said that West Virginia is
an undoubted Democraticstate, us certain.
" SO rs Maine and Vermont are Republi.
can States; that the Democratic National
Committee, recognizing the two latter
States us Republican, nude no effort what.
ever to carry them at the recent elections.
He said that money is exceedingly hard
to raise this year for political purposes,
and this is not the case =withsthe Demo.
Gratis alone, but our friends Of tile opposi.
ton find the same difficulty; in short that
neither marty has ,,l,y money to Suuonlor