Daily Republican., 1884-08-15

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The usual amount OF basiness ~
Transacted 81 the hsadq uartere q ths
Republican National C0mmtttee New
York yesterday. Tho time Of the com.
mittee VISA given largely 70 visitors ID
the morning. A number Of spsaksra
ars sent out daily. They peport fins
inssttngs snd great cnthuSlAsin II I'll
points which have been visited By
them. Lettsrs from virginia 70 tbe
committee indicate that the Blaine ssn.
timent In that State 10 Increasing. A
pleasant understanding between the
Read listers and the Straightout Re.
publlcaas hes beeu reached, it Il said,
and the chances are that the who'll
anti Bourbon element Of tho State will
act In harmony snd with vie0f. Tue
reported trouble bst wson General No
hone and Governor Cameron has basn
mAgntAed by tho Democratic papsrs,
All Differences hAvs been settled aud
the prospeots for counting the Old
Dominion In the column Of Rspublican
States grow brighter each week.
j. @. Aurdock, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
gave 70 Tribune reporter some polnti
from his observations In the South,
which 20 TO sustain the opinions CLEAN.
ed from the letters referred 70. Said
MI. Murdock b" have lust returned
from somewhat extensive journey
through the Old Dominion and West
Virginia. had fAncied that tho South
WAS unit for heDemocratic party and
am loath to believe that Republican
sentiments could easily find . lodging
place In the minds Of the virginians,
and I was genuinely surprised TO fnd
40 much warm and hearty enthusiasm
for Blaine and Logan In those States.
81 read OF something Of that sort In the
papers, but was not prepared for any
such political awakening Is wit
messed. Richmond, Lynchburg, Dan
Vile and score OF other places were
ablaze with Blaine banners. In nearly
all the counties found we'll organized
Republican clubs. They have hired
the country bands for the season. and
mean to have an old fashioned cam.
paign. At Charleston, West Virginia,
there Is q feeling that somehow the
State will be carried for Blaine, and at
Wheeling the same sentiment exists
Both Democrats and Republicans ara
disposed to concede Blaine's election"
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, said TO q
Tribune reporter kansas will give
bigger Republican majority in
November than ever. Blaine will
carry the State by majority Of
sixty thousand. There will be about
$50, 900 votes cast, and Of these Mr.. ct.
John will not receive more than 5000.
| would not be surprised IL his total vote
In Kansas did not exceed $500. No,
the Prohibitionists will not injure the
Republicans In Kansas.
GAN the talk about their strength and
the harm they will do us Is merely q
little Democratic diversion, which was
here in the East for the pur.
pose Of soaring the Republicans, and
misleading the people. But we are
sure OF our position, and are not TO be
frightened by clustering talk. can
give you straw from Ohio. I have
been there recently. In the little town
of Ashatabula, forty Irish workingmen,
who had all been Democrats, declared
that they would support Blaine aud
Logan. In Garfield's own district they
told ne that Mr.. Blaine's nomination
excited more enthusiasts n than did Cen
eral Garfield's In 1880. The Ohio Re-
publicans are united ani all factional
feeling has died out"
Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, said:
The Republicans have nothing to fear
from the Prohibitionisfs in Iowa. The
fact that they have q National ticket In
the field will hot materially affect the
Republican majority. The Republicans
will win easily and surely. The tenn
perance question will not play an i'm
portant part in the Presidential canvass
in Iowa"
Senator Plumb departed for Maine
last night. He may take part in the