Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-03
VERY CONSERVATIVE.
The Independent Vote to Have a Great Ef-
fact T,f. Naor-

feet This Year.
New YorE, November AT the head
quarters of the National Democratic Com
mittce about two weeks ago the question Of
making a hard fight against Blaine in Cali
fornia was discussed. Some members Of
the committee thought that BY conducting a
very sharp and expensive campaign it might
be possible to win the electoral vote for
Cleveland. After q long debate it was de-
cided that the chances Of carrying the State
we're not bright enough to warrant the ex-
peud;ture of much money. 1t was argued
that Blaine had been the head and front Of
tie ti,Chinese movement among the pub
lie men outside the State, and that the Dem
ccrat- might as well give up all thoughts Of
Gepr;y;ug him Of California.
Ex-State Senator Grady, who IS Buffers
chief lieutenant in this State, says that But
Ter will POLL $4,000 votes in New York
Everybody here thinks thaS If he polls 80
COO. votes. including the $1,000 ballots that
will naturally be dropped for the Green
back ticket. he will do remarkably well.
The most amusing feature OF the campaign
is the complete collapse Of the Butler move
ment in this city. The literary bureau has
closed its doors. The Butler cohorts have
been absorbed By the old parties, and only
two or three meetings are held now N this
city and Brooklyn, where three weeks ago
there we're fifteen or twenty meetings every
evening.
In a Minority.
The Blaine printers are in a weak minor
itv. The compositors are almost solid for
Cleveland. The ant;-Blaine club that they
organized last week is said to contain 600
Cleveland Republicans. The printers are
giving all their spare time to politics now,
and are working among the members Of
every trades union in the city to convince
them that the foremost foes ottrades union
ism are found among the Republican poiti-
clans. The opposition Of the printers to
Blaine hasn't the noblest basis in the world,
as it is largely the result Of Blaine's init
mate relations with Whitelaw Reid whom
they cordially hate. But all the same 1t
adds another to the important forces that
are working against Blaine, and that are
making his prospects Of carrying the State
mighty uncertain.
Much Pleased.
The Democrats are highly pleased with
the speech Cleveland made at Newark on
Monday night. He warned the workingmen
not to be deceived by senseless cries Of dan
Ger, and told them it would be their own
fault if they allowed others to do their think
ING for them and were influenced by ap-
meals to prejudice. Of all the places in the
country Newark and Patterson are the spots
where the Republicans are trying hardest to
g,r up o scare on the tariff question. Mr..
Gustave Kobbe and other gentlemen who
are stumping New Jersey for Cleveland,
claim 10 feel perfectly easy about the effect
of the tariff issue. They say the factory
hands will not be bambOOzled BY this cam,
paign expedient this year as they were four
wears ago. The Democrats, however, are
becoming very anxious over the Irish and
factory vote Of New jersey. 1t IS known
that the Independent Republican vote Of
the State will be large, and with this vote
the Democrats still hope to pull through.
Independent Voters,
The independent voter bids fair to as
tonish the county the day after election. |
haven't an acquaintance who doesn't know
many Of them-men who are not enrolled
anywhere as Independents, and who are not
making any noise IN politics, but they are
going to quietly vote for Cleveland. Il was
this same silent voter who made such a SEN
sation two years ago. Nobody dreamed
that Cleveland would get over 100000 ma
iOrltv for Governor. But the majority was
over 10000, and it was Independent votes
that piled it up. No n can tell in this
State or New Jersey what effect the hide
pendents are to have on the election until
their votes are counted.
Visitors from the western part OF the
State say there is, no Irish Catholic de-
fiction there from the Democratic
party worth mentioning. The fact
that Mr.. Purcell the influential Roch-
ester editor, who FIRST applied to Cleveland
the reproseh Of being a moral leper," has
forgotten his bitterness, retraeted his accu-
s~ations, and is now among Cleyelands
h~eartiest supporters, has been of immense
service to Cleveland in Western New York.
1t now looks as though the Republicans had
won back many of the voters who had in
tended to support St. John. They have
been working very hard to steal for Blaine
as many St, John votes as possible both in
New York and Connecticut, and the press
ure is so great that good many Of the cold
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