Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-03
A FIERCE BATTLE IN OHIO.

Both Republicans and Democrats Organ
lied for the Hardest Kind of work-The
Field Reviewed.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2.-The Times
publishes the following special dispatch from
Columbus on the Ohio situation.
COLUMBUS, September 30.-0hio is get
ting the biggest dose of politics this year
that she has ever digested. During the
Greenback craze and again in 1880 there
were very lively times here, but no contest
that have ever seen during twelve years
close association with campaigns in this
State bears any fair comparison with this
one. There is more we'll directed, system
atic effort apparent on both sides than ever
before The Republicans have the call on
the noise, but they are also doing vast
amount OF hard, earnest work. Their
whole canvass is mapped out on broader
scale than ever and is being conducted with
spirit and courage After nearly week
spent in the long range politics Of West
Virginia the transfer to this big business,
like effort is refreshing. The Republican
State Committee has this year taken a
whole house in quiet part Of the city and
has at work three times the usual clerical
force. Their speaking campaign is on a
still broader plane and every crossroad has
its uniformed club It's regular school
house, almost individual campaign.
Stump Speakers Everywhere.
In reaching this point my route lay some
two hundred miles through the western and
southern portion of the State. Everywhere
almost everything else seemed to be neg
lected for politics. At almost every station
stump speakers were getting on and of the
train, and from all came this same story
Never saw the people so aroused in my
life" This statement is fully verified here
at headquarters, with the addition: 1--WE
are making it hot. Our glue-pot is full and
we will carry the State this October election
by good majority 1t looks very much
as though this were true.
| Ex-Governor Foster and Colonel Dudley
are really in charge Of the practical part o
the fight on the Republican side, and Don
| Cameron is expected Tomorrow with more
| glue. So carefully is this side Of the con
test being managed that for the first time
the committee has the name OF every voter
in the State and guess as to how he vii
vote. Although the poll has been carefully
| made a second canvas OF all the voters is tC
| be made between now and election day
| Upon the basis Of four years ago this poll II
| hand would show about 2S, 800 majority, i
all sections voted about the same as in tn,
Garfield campaign. Comparing it witt
| Hoadly's election and estimating that th'
| cities will do about the same they figure
| 1000 majority for the State ticket. Thu
latter estimate is what the Republicans til
to,but hope to do better. They are in excel
lent shape. There seem to be no differ
ences. All factions appear to be laborina
night and day.
| Democrats Also United.
The Democrats seem to be equally tortu
nate. The Thurman and Pendleton faction
appear to be as industrious as the McLear
and Payne combination, that has practlca
| charge OF the party machinery No growl
ers can be found. The headquarters Of thu
| party in power in the State Government
even to Governor HOadly, are out to th'
Park Hotel, more than mile from the busi
ness part OF the city. They are conducting
very different canvass from their enthusi
siastic opponents. All their arrangement
| have bees made with view Of making I
still hunt. Their speaking campaign bear
no comparison to that of the Republicans
1t is comparatively insignificant but the!
are doing tremendous amount OF hare
work. They too, have a complete
poll Of the voters, and are, like thu
Republicans going to make another befor'
election day. They are doing all theil
work very quietly, and are claiming moth
ing. Careful, trained agents are in most o
the counties, and every arrangement posi-
ble is being made to get every voter to tn
polls. They, like the Republicans, appea
10 be in funds, and to be using them wher
rhey will do the most good, without noise o.
display. Never before have the Democrat
| been SO silent or so earnest. Their canvas
is being well and carefully managed. =
quietly is It being done, that it is dfficul
lor their opponents to catch their method
50 as to meet and counteract their effect,
In many respects the situation is a YER
srarge one, entirely unlike anything eve
lnown in the politics Of Ohio The fac
naturally brings into all calculations som
lncertain elements which will play an in
portant part in determining the Issue Of thi
battle. P.A.B.
| The New Voters In Ohio.
| CficdgO TiaaII.
No complete poll ot the State has bee
made. / vas afforded access to a larg
number Of returns from various portions O
the State. ard the aggregate shows that tn
Democratic strength-that is new voters
las increased more rapidly than that Of th'
Republicans; in fact, in a ratio Of nearl
| ,wo to one.
The same partial returns show that Their
is good deal OF apathy among the Repub
licsns, much more than among their oppo
Dents.
Sill another point on which the Demo
| Crats place some reliance is the belief tha
the Western reserve has not increased il
Republicans, and that they reached their
maximum strength in 1880. A great i'm
migration has been steadily flowing int
hat region which is mainly Democratic il
it's tendencies These are some Of tbs
foundations on which the Democrats o.
Ohio are rearing hopes Of success Thai
there is some Irish disafection is true, bal
there will be a substantial loss Of German
votes TO the Republicans. which will proba
tly more than compensate for the Irish Sc
cession. ........
| Such Fight Has Never Been Seen.
| C>rsLdad HsruH. R>p.
The fight in Ohio this fall is one the like
| of which has never been seen before. Tt
be sure. other campaigns have been cou
Quoted with more noise, but the work tha
is row being done BY the Democrats il
more dangerous not only to the Republican
party but to public welfare than any NOISE
can be The Republicans must be prepares
to meet these dark-lantern movements.
FAVORABLE OUTLOOK.
| The Adyices at the Democratic National
Headquarters.
EEv YoRK, October 2-The Estona
| nemocra,ic Committee continues to receiy,