Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-25
Fusion With the Butterflies In Penn
sylvanla Advocated.
NEW YORK BUSINESS MEMS BANNER.
The Reasons Given for Advocating
Fusion With Buffers Forces in the
Keystone State.
ACTIVE WORK FOR CLEVELAND.


OF the New York State Butler party com
mittee, signi6ed his consent to such an ar
and it is understood that the
proposed fusion in Pennsnl~enia meets with
the approval of Mr. W. H. Bsrnum, the
chairman Of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
General Butler, after visit to New York,
has satisfied himself that such fusion
would at least be polite, and his chosen
representative, Colonel Lee Crandall and
T. p. Rynder, chairman Of the Pennsylva-
MIA National Greenbsek labor party, repre-
sented him in the conference to-day.
Why Fusion is Sought.
Chairman Rynder last night made the
following statement: General Butler in
his letter Of acceptance advised the policy
Of fusion with the minority in all States.
His suggestions received the approval of a
majority Of representative Greenback party
men in our State, In 1876 the Greenback
vote was something over 1000 in Penn
svlvania. and this fell down to something
like q 900 in 1850. Although we polled
but $1,000 votes in 1881, we got
not less than 25,O00 in 1882. Now we
have better organization than
at any previous time, and my personal in
formation, from intercourse with and letters
from our friends throughout the State,
assures me that we will poll this year at
least from $4,000 to $4,000 votes. The
laboring men who have heretofore been
Democratic are now for Butler; aud you
can see how this viii practically lose the
State Of Pennsylvania to Blaine when | tell
you that Garfield in 1880 had but 81 500
votes over Hancock. Last year the Repub-
Gcan majority was but 10000. The Pro
hibitionisis, who pOlle6 5000 votes last
year, will roll up from 10000 to 10000
votes this year, ninetenths of the increase
being Republicans. There is no evidence
Of any enthusiasm for Blaine
among the working classes. On the COL
trary, every report shows large accessions
from among the Republicans Of the labor
ing classes to our party. The workingmen
are rightly told that Blaine in 1872, when
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
appointed ways and Means Committee
which reduced the tariff, the chairman be-
ing Mr.. Dawes. the present Senator from
Massachusetts, The panic Of 1873 and the
subsequent riots in Pennsylvania were due,
the people believe, TO this committee $ &C
ton. Upon the recommendation of Presi-
dent Arthur and the late Secretary Folger
another reduction in the tariff wsS made.
The Laborers' Opinion.
What does the Pennsylvania la5orer be-
Geve TO be the result p
"More than one-half of the Pennsylvania
iron works are idle and fully oue-third of
the labor of that State is in a state of nom
employment and beggsrv. This, the labor
ers rightly or wrongly, believe to be the re-
suit of the reduction. Even the Cambria
Iron Company, the largest in the State, has
notified its employees that there would in
October next be reduction of from ten to
twenty per cent in their wages. Now, with
out entering into discussion respecting the
effects of the contraction Of money and the
tariff reduction, let me say that our State
convention has not been held; but at least
seven of the Democratic electors have to
nv personal knowledge signi6ed their de-
sire and willingness to withdraw if we NOM
mate an acceptable fusion ticket. Even
some Of our opponents admit that this pro-
posed fusion, which We will in all probabil-
ity agree upon at the conference today,
Will be worth at least 10000 votes to the
Democracy. Of course you see this will no
longer retain Pennsylvania in the Repubh-
can column.
General Butler is to speak in Republican
ronpholds-Pittsburg, Harrisburg and
Philadelphia having already been agreed
upon. Now, l honestly believe that a fair
Butler fusion ticket with the Democrats
viii sweep the State this year. I have no
doubt thst We viii come to a satisfactory
conclusion at the conference today.
Cleveland stock Booming on the Ex-
chanEss-New Clubs Formed.
The banner raising of the New York Pro.
duce and Maritime Independent Merchants
Cleveiund and Hendricks Club did not take
place Yesterday, but will positively occur
this afternoon at clock, at the Bowling
Green. The banner is a very large and
handsome one, with elaborate portraits of
Cleveland and Hendricks, and although the
artists worked all Sunday and Sunday night
they were unable to finish the portraits un-
I'll yesterday morning, and as the paint was
not dry pOStpOnement to this afternoon
was unavoidable. The banner will be spread
across the street between the Bowling Green
Park and the row of old-faShioued man
sions facing Broadway. Il will he directly
in trent Of the windows Of the branch offices
of the Republican Committee in Cyrus W.
Fields building.
The statement in Blaine's orgau," said
Mr.. Albert Sisson, one of the Brooklyn
Young Republicans and an active promo
ter of the club, that there were only eight
hundred members in the club is entirely
false. The names are not all in vet, dozens
of papers still being in circulation for sig
natures, but we have already over 500 Pro
duce Exchange men who have joined Us
We Will probably have 1000 members when
the club Is organized This will represent
q majority Of the entire membership Of the
Exchange. leaving out foreigners and nom
residents, of whom these are many. A
surprisingly large proportion Of the clubs
members are Republicans, and there are
scores of business men here who viii vote
for Cleveland who do not care to join the
clnb.'
The stock and Mining Exchanges.
There was such an active stock market
Yesterday that there Was not much time for
iurthering the organization Of the Cleye-
land and Hendricks clubs of the New
York Stock Exchange. Membership lists
were going the rounds slowly, however,
from Office tooffce, and some were reeeiv-
ing signatures notwithstanding the fact that
business was particularly lively.
I'VE have made no attempt at regular
canvass yet," said Mr.. Graham Young. OF
Young & True, "but We have already re-
ceived over one hundred and Fifty sigma
lures to the roll II viii be several days be-
fore we shall know what our strength is to
be. The most surprising feature of the
is the readiness of Republicans
% 20 in with US. One paper that i saw
has the names Of three Republicans out Of
one Office
There was particularly lively time on
he National Petroleum and Mining Ex-
,hange. The organizers Of the Cleveland
md Hendricks club reported that thsy had
,btained us names Ss the result Of the
isY's VOCk, OF these thirty per cent we're