Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-29
WHoopINeUP THE BOYS.
Opening the Democratic National
Campaign. -
TAMMANY vANo Its PLANS.
What John Kelly Can Really Accom-
pIish---His Candidacy for the
Mayoralty.

tics and faShlOn Is In tuI SWING mere JUST o'
present and is likely to continue until the
first week Of September. The Democratic
candidate for Vice President, Mr.. Thomas
A. Hendrick, is expected in Saratoga next
week. 1t is thought that Governor Cleve'
land will spend few DAYS at the Springs
about the middle Of August. During his
former visits the Governor was located at
the Grand Union With Boss Kelly among
the visitors the Tammany situation is as
complicated as ever ..
Inside Views. -
Within the past week many politicians
who claim to have inside information have
been talked with. They say they know
what is going on behind the scenes and
what Tammany will do. Summed up,
their conclusions are about as follows No
matter whether Kelly endorses the Chicago
ticket or concludes 10 oppose IT. the effect
will be the same. The "Boss" will do all
he can to defeat Cleveland.
1t is hinted that his delay in declaring
open warfare against the Tidal Wave Gov
ernor" means this, and nothing more: The
inspectors of election are 10 be appointed
by the Police Commissioners next month.
Now, should Tammany, under Kelly s d.
rection, bolt the nomination of Cleveland,
that organization, under the election law Of
the State, would not be entitled to consid-
Grafton in the appointment of these infuen-
tial officials. After the appointments are
really made, then the Boss. will be at lib
erty to make any public or private bargain
he pleases with the enemy. Of course he
can be efficiently aided in this scheme by
the two Republican Police Commissioners
and their Tammany ally, Mr. Sidney 2.
Nichols.
She May.
Tammany. therefore, may or may not in
dorse the ticket, but it is thoroughly under
stood that Kelly will leave no stone unturn,
ed to beat Cleveland. With part of the
election machinery in New York under
their control, the adherents Of Kelly, in
their respective districts, can secretly trade
off the National ticket for local advantage.
The amount of consideration in cash or
patronage that Kelly will receive in return
must depend upon the size of the article he
is able to transfer.
About one-half of Kelly's committee will
vote for Cleveland, but they just now make
this declaration with bated breath, so alb
jectly servile are the men with whom the
Boss" packs his organization.
Certain leaders OF the county Democracy
are in dilemma. They are playing for
the public works plunder and secretly
want to deal with Kelly. How to do this
is the problem they are trying to solve.
This explains the apparent backwardness
of the national canvass in New York city.
Will the Governors Friends Consider?
Such are some leading points relative to
the intricacies Of the pending canvass to
which it might be well for the Governor
and his friends to direct their attention
without delay Attention, too, is here fre-
quently called to the fact that in the mean
time Kelly, through his paper, and more
particularly through his "heelers," is en-
gagged in abusing Governor Cleveland with
vile vindictiveness. The question is often
asked, What are the county Democracy and
Irving Hall leaders doing to counteract
these foul attacks? Absolutely nothing. A
well known New York Democrat remarked
privately tonight while seated on the pi-
azza of the Granp Union: at looks as though
some of these county Democracy leaders
were willing to let Kelly get such hold in
the city that Governor Cleveland will be
compelled to make deal with him."
What Can Kelly Really Accomplish.
AT this stage of the canvass, the real
power of Kelly for evil is matter of some
discussion in Saratoga. 1t is generally
conceded BY far seeing politicians that the
Oemocra is will do far better in utterly ig
noriDg the Tammany BOSS as political
factor than in holding out any inducement
whatever for him to remain within the
ranks Of the party he has so often betrayed.
In canvassing the chances of the election
they are sanguine that Cleveland will win
Unlike Hancock's nomination, they say that
of the Governor grows with time. Han
cock went off with a bang and grand
flourish of trumpets, and in less than a
month he began to tiatten ont. Cleveland
is growing in strength from day to day
Many Irishmen, carried away BY false no
tions of Blaine's friendship TO their race, it
is conced will vote for the "Plumed Knight"
but the Germans are the other way 1t is
estimated that ninety per cent of the Ger
man vote throughout the country will go to
Cleveland.
The MayoraIity.
The question Of the most available can
didate for MavOr of New York, in view Of
the present local muddle is also being talk.
ed about here among the politicians Ex-
Congressman James o Brien, who polled
nearly twenty thousand votes last fall in
running as an independent candidate for
Register, is quite reticent as to his political
position, but he informs a correspondent
that be is busily engaged in organizing
for the November contest Ex-Congress
man Benjamin Wood is also at the Grand
Union with his family. During the interval
of dance mnsic at the immense Grand Union
garden party of Thursday night he dilated
enthusiastically with your correspondent on
the brilliant prospects for Governor Cleve
lands election Mr.. Wood is one of the
oldest and most experienced politicians Of
the country, and his opinions carry consid-
cradle weight. He has been nominated as
one of the Presidential electors.
But the Mayoralty will soon be an upper
most topic. 1t is found that Mayor Edsou's
denomination does not meet with the in
dorsement of anybody.
Who, then. will be the Democratic canii-
date? z.
Ex-Mayor William r Grace is frequently
mentioned Many contend that he is just
the man for this political emergency. pat
Cowan, of Saratoga (who amazed the State
Convention of 1879 at Syracuse by nomi-
mating John c. Jacobs for Governor). insists
upon "Boss' Kelly himself The name of
exJudge Hilton is also freely advanced in
certain quarters, Il is claimed that all
factions would Be Appeased in the candida.
ey Of the last-named gentleman Weeks
must elapse before this highly-important
as to a Mayoralty candidate is
settled