Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-30
GOOD NEWS.
Massachusetts Likely to Go Democratic
After All.


Massaohusetts Likely to Go Democratic
After All.
NEW YORK. October 29.-The Post prints
the following special from Boston:
"As the canvass proceeds the Indepen-
dent Anti-Blaine sentiment displays itself
in new and unexpected quarters in this
State, and the feeling grows stronger among
the active men in the movement
that Massachusetts will give her
vote against Blaine. Some of the
Committee Of One Hundred have said all
along that they thought the State would
vote for Cleveland, but this would be such
wrenching of Massachusetts traditions that
even those who were able to figure it out
scarcely dared really to hope for it The
news which has come in recently, however
has been of such definite and encouraging
nature that the hopes heretofore entertained
by the anti Blaine leaders are growing intoa q
conviction that the State will vote for Cleve-
land.
no" 10 flSufes
IN spite of the talk about the 53,2t5
plurality witch the State gave Garfield, the
politicians say that the vote OF last year
10000 majority for Robinson and 10000
for the remainder of the Republican ticket,
is the only vote for intelligent figuring now.
1t is q remarkable fact that in almost any
town where the Blaine men have flip,
panty avOwed there were no indie
Perdeuts, it has only been necessary
to raise the standard of revolt to draw
around it from one-ffth to onethird of the
Republican voters. 1t was so in Worcester,
Fitchburg, Springfield, Woburn and many
other cities and towns. The Republican
canvass is coming in and is said TO make q
good showing, but the Apti-Blaine men say
that the regular canvass is worthless. In
one suburban town where there are ninety
Republicans who will vote for Cleve-
land. the chairman of the Blaine
Town committees allow only ten.
In many places the only question asked is
whether man is Republican, and If he
answers in the affirmative he is set down for
Blaine without any inquiry as to how he IN
tends to vote. The Democratic Committee
will issue General Parsons manifesto as a
campaign document, and it is expected that
it will be q powerful agency in securing
votes for Cleveland, since many Butler men
have only desired proof of the trade in order
to change to Cleveland.
The Eject
The effect Of General Parsons manifesto
against Butler is beginning to appear. 10
day +. p. Bowen, a manufactures OF Lin
den. the Sixth ward of Maiden, will resign
from the Ward and City Committee OF the
Peoples party and come out Tor Cleve-
land. He travels much in the four north
ern New England States, and is anxious
that all his friends who know that
he has been for Butler shall hear that he
regards Butler as political fraud playing
into Blaine's hands. Linden has been
strong Butler locality, and the voters have
been divided !betweeh Butler and Blaine,
with only a few for Cleveland. Mr.. Bowen
expects that a material part Of Buffers
vote will be carried to Cleveland by the
Parsons manifesto.
General Parsons has some acquaintance
here, and his opposition to Butler has much
effect. Mr.. Bowen says it will cost Butler
10000 votes in Massachusetts. He tells
further of a manufactory where, OF his
knowledge, there were ninety.thr kepuo-
lican votes last year, which will go for Cleve-
Land