Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-10
BULLY BOYS!
The Knights Of Labor Will Defeat
Blaine.
TILDEN STRONG, HAPPY AND HALE.
The Political Field---Marshaling Of the
Clans for the Coming Fight
Blaine's Nomination Not
Growing in Favor.

NEw YORK, June "a canvass of the
Norkingmen OF this city shows a decided
hostility to the nominees of the Republican
convention. Party affiliations will not
count In the present campaign. No matter
what they have been heretofore, the work
iugmen will now oppose the election of Mr.
Blaine, and the only question in the minds
OF those wOrkingmen who have habitually
voted the Republican ticket is whether they
can best make their opposition felt BY voting
the straight Democratic ticket to be nomin-
ated, or rallying around Ben Butler as an
Independent candidate
Hailed With Delight.
Mr.. Robert BlisSert, one of the most
prominent representatives of the laboring
class of this city, SAYS: Il hail the nomina-
ton of Mr. Blaine with peculiar delight, be-
cause he will be Our easiest man to defeat
He has no more chance of an election than
has Spotted Tail, and he is more spotted
than the latter. All the organizations rep
resented in the Central Labor Union, which
have in their ranks thousands of voters, will
do their best % defeat Blaine because he Is
the Tribune's candidate They have
pledged this to the Typographical Union
No. 8. Being asked il the men would
vote for the Democratic nominee Mr.. Bis
serr replied that is matter dependent
more. or less on certain contingencies.
Should the Democrats name man who is
known to be in sympathy with wOrkingmen,
it is not at all improbable a large number
turgetful of former party alliances would
.ute for him.
Wants Butler.
In reference to his O,:n choice Mr.. Bis.
sett said: am in favor of Ben Bu-ler for
President, ard am working hard to have
him nominated by the wOrkiDgmens organ
iza,ious all owes Ire country, He is the
most American Ofany candidate since the
DAYS of Lincoln. He is the best friend tEe
workingmcn ever had But whether the
Democratic ticket is supported outright or
whether the workingmen act independently
the rc.ult will be the same. Blaine and
Logan will he defeated
A Printers Opinion.
George 4. Mckay, Secretary of Typo
graphical Union No 6, SAYS the great fight
among the printers against Mr.. Blaine is
made because he is the Tribune candidate
In this light we have as allies the powerful
order Of the Knights of Labor. They have
pledged themselves to oppose whatever can
didate is nominated through the influence
of that paper, and their strength is sufficient
not only to defeat Blaine here in the State
of New York but in a number Of Republican
States that he al present confidently reck-
ons on. The Republican members of the
Union viii vote for the strongest candidate
against Mr. Blaine. unless the Tribune be-
comes union office. They NAV support
Beu Butler unless they think it best in or
der to accomplish their purpose to vote for
the Democratic nominees
The workingmen's Assembly.
Mr.. George Blair, the chairman of the
Executive Committee of the WOrkingmen ;
Assembly of New York, said: Blaine has
grown rich in politics From such a man not
much can be expected in the way of gen
uine reform. The only point in his favor is
his recond on the anti-Chinese question.
The workingmens candidate is Ben But
lei"
Mr. Edward King, of the Typefounders
Union; Mr.. Fred Muller, of the Typographi-
cal Union. No. s; Mr. Charles L. Miller,
of the Custom Tailor'S Union, and other
representative wUrkingmen expressed Opin-
ions similar to those given above.