Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-15
CLEVELAND'S ELECTION
Clearly ForeshadoWed at the New
York Headquarters.
DEMOCRATIC ENTHUSIASM GROWING.
The Republican Machine Shows a Decided
Tendency to lump the Track
Blaine to Start West
To-day
THE LATEST POLITICAL GOSSIP.

as to the present aspect of affairs political
in this city and State. AT the National
Democratic headquarters, Acting Chair
man Senator Jonas of Louisiana, and his
numerous clerks and committeeman are all
at work, and are hard pressed to keep up
with the demand for documents, speakers,
information, and calls upon this committee
for advice and news from every quarter Of
the United States. The chairman, ex-Sen-
atOr Barnum, has just left Ohio, after max
ing trip to West Virginia. These two
States, voting October IA, are almost GER
tain to 60 Democratic from the advices just
received. The Democrats OF these States
are thoroughly organized and ready for the
coming conflict, and from the most authen-
tic sources everything sugurs success for
the Democratic ticket. News from the
various State committees was
Never a. Encouraging,
and points to Clevelands election by an
overwhelming majority. The disafection
among the Irish, which did exist to some
extent some weeks ago, has disappeared,
and nothing is heard Of it at this time other
than, as Mrs. Parnell said the other night,
The Irish are for the Democratic ticket
and if they have any consideration for my
sons efforts in behalf Of their eountrymen
which | know they haye-they will TO a
man vote the straight Democratic ticket
which represents the best interests of work
ingmen everywhere. The great eastern
organization Of the Republican Irish-Ameri
cans, so much lauded in the west by Repub-
hean papers, is so insignificant as not to be
worth noticing as q movement" The
trnth is there seems to be regular STAN
pede to Cleveland from every nationality.
There never was such bombshell thrown
into the Republican camp as the prohibition
movement, in New York particularly
Since Blaine shirked voting on the Maine
constitutional amendment on Monday last
the ProhibiiionistS are determined to make
A General War
on Blaine, and insist on every Prohibitionist
voting for St. John. 1t has been estimated
York that st. John will poll over 10000
votes in this State. the greater part Of which
will be taken from the ranks Of the Repub-
hcans.
The Independent Republicans are now
organized all over the East and have thou
sands of votes in New York State alone.
These lists of Independent voters are signed
personally by the voter, aud look over
them would positively surprise the most
radical Republican. The great mass of
these voters are the young men of the
Eastern States. There is a general
Deserving of Republican Ranks
by the young men, and no one can tell the
number of this class Of voters who in No
vember will walk to the polls and vote for
Cleveland and Hendricks. Verify, it looks
in New York as though political cyclone
was to sweep away the last vestige of the
Republican party
livery election district in New York is
being personally looked after, and the de-
mand tor documents is greater. than can be
filed, although thousands are sent out daily.
In looking over the lists Just received there
was one with q signature of 100 young men
in one district who would cast their first
vote in November Of this number 81 were
straight Democratic, 10 straight Republi-
can 80, converts from Republicans, and B
prohibition. This was nothing unusual, so
Chairman Smith reported. Why, said
this gentleman, you may be perfectly safe
in putting New York down as
Good Ter so 900 Majority
for Cleveland" Said a prominent young
physician, formerly Republican of Illinois,
Tell my friends out West that New York
is certain to go Democratic in November"
II have been, continued he 's Republican
for years, and all my relation are Repub-
Ecans in Illinois, but | have made up my
mind 10 support Cleveland, and this is
what mapy OF Tne Joung men east are now
Ioinp. II is surprising what q wopdertui
change there has. been in the public sen'i-
ment during the last two weeks, Now
everybody seems falling into line, and
Cleveland will be the next President
Mr.. Blaine has sent word to his advisers
here that he will leave Maine and visit this
city some time this week He Will come
here 10 consult with number Of his leading
Republican friends. 1t is possible that he
may after this accept few Western invita-
tions. This, however, is not decided. he
has gone to Bar Harbor simply to close up
his summer work at that place, and gather
together the papers relating to the second
volume of his history He intends to re
turn to Augusta tomorrow and may start
for New York Immediately.
Complaint has been made to the Repuo-
lican candidate about
The Management Of the National Commit
tee,
Tit wins any laurels they are yet to come.
II had nothing to do with the Maine cam
paign, and it is question whether the COM
mittee unaided, VIII be OF any assistance to
the Republicans in their canvass in Ohio.
The Pittsburgh Jones and Connecticut Fes-
sender are so absorbed in answering let
ters that they never have yet found time to
attend to the real work of the campaign
Elkins is the only man connected WIN the
committee who is familiar with national af'
fairs, but even he has had no experience IN
national canvass. He has not as yet found
Heutenants to satisfy him. Public speakers
comulain that the committee has. not as
vet sent them document tha-is OF the
slirh1es. service. Thomas Donaldson has
chSrpe of the preparation of these docu'
menfs. but up TO the present time he has
had too much TO do to give them attention,
As Mr.. Blaine was the real director OF
the Maine canvass, it is possible that his
visit here NAV result in placing the manage
ment Of the Republican party uuPon bet
ter footing.
One of the great complaints against the
Pittsburg Jones is that he leaks the few Sc
crets he manages to find out to every one
who comes to talk with him.