Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-07
WEST TIRGINL1.
4 comprehensive Review Of the Situation
no Doubt About the Democrats Carrying
she STATE.

4 tCmprGhcusifc kcNsfN OF ihf >-igitioh--
No Doubt About the Democrats Carrying
she STATE.
ESPECIAL Telegram to ihc ntsp=.c.l
PAgKEEsnrRC, ". Va, October g.
During the week your correspondent has
unyerstd this state from east 10 west. stop
ping at several points and talking with
politicians OF both parties. Among all
classes Of the people a deep and active in
tcrest in the campaign l. noticeable. The
pOlitcal meetings, OF which there Wa' one
~ progress n every town where stop va,
mnde overnight. were largely ATTENDED,
and the addresses received close attention,
even The dry discussion Of the tariff appI
rcntlv commanding genuine interest.
Workingmcn. and miners especially,
,ecmcd cagCrtO hear tariff talk. ard gave
their own views on the question unrn-
-crycdiy whenever they gathered together
after the meetings. They did not seem at
al nervous over the Democratic position,
sud evidently cannot be stampcdcd by the
Republican err Of Free Trade - At
Keyscr, in the northeastern corner OF
The state, | met an ordinary miner. who
work. for from II 10 Sl.2j day. but
has found time and patience, ncyerthc-
icss, to gain a good understanding
II Tire tarl question in H. immediate b9'r-
irgs on himself and his calling. lie A.
sUicd ne that rs far ~ his observation OK
| tended his fcllOW-mincrS had been no more
affected than himself by thr Republican
campaign buster about free trade. The
miner, be sid, were slowly coming to see
where their best interests law, and were not
10 be scared Ivy buglbOo. He was an
Iri,hman. and when asked regarding the
| feeling towards Blaine among the irish
miners, he said there was nos the slightest
symptom u an inclination among them %
support the Republican candidate. Nei-
| Their did he find any Butler sentiment
among his iellOw-workmcn. This state Of
Afsirs have foundto prevail at every point
| in West Virginia where | have halted,
showing that neither Blaine magnetism nor
| Eikns's tnanciering are having much eff
feet here. The fact that Blaine hrs intel
ests in coal mine, and railroads in the State
can prove OF no advantage to him either,
~ in these enterprises be has as partners
| Senator, Bayard and Gormsn. who. we
| must suppose. have As much influence with
| the miners as Biainc or Elkin> has.
Instead OF gaining. there are good rea-
sons Tor believing that the Republican, will
| lose ground at the coming elections in spite
| Of their fusion with the GreeYblckers.
| one OF the heretofore impregnlble strong
| holds OF Republicanism in the state has
| been Taylor county. up among the Ale
| ghsny mountains. Here the Wings and
| Republicans have been in power since 1911.
| and have uniformly resisted all attempts TO
| Dust them. When in Grafton, the county
seat. the Other day, found the Democrats
| enthusiastic In the belief that the present
year would witness the end Of the Repub.
| lcan regime. I'VE have made a canvass OF
| the county which for thO:Oughnes, leaves
every previous one far behind" said the
| chairman OF the Democratic County Com
| mittee. "Our poll OF the voters Is most COM
| plete. and shows that We have majority o!
| Just thrtv-siX in the county. In the hast
| election the Republicans had majority OF
about 1907 The Democrats were backing
| their clslms with money, but found few
| taker>.
Among the speakers who are stumping
| the state Tor tie Democrats are eX-(ioy-
crnor Pillsbury, OF Massachusetts,. and Mr..
| J. E. Monaghan, Of Providence, r. |. On
| Thursday afternoon they ,poke at Carks-
burg. in the central portion Of the state,
The meeting was very large and enthu-
| sia,tic. In the evening the gentlemen
were forced to appear on the balcony OF
| the hotel and again address large crowd
who have hitherto voted the Republican
ticket came forward and announced their
intention OF this year supporting the
Democratic ticket. The county Is Re ub-
lcan, but the Democrats have strong homes
Of carrying it this year.
Chsirman Leonard. OF the Democratic
state Executive Committee, estimates the
majority for his party nj from five to ten
thousand. IL the former figure prove cor
rect. 1t will be gain for the Democrats.
IL 1850, Jackson, the candidate for Gov
ernor, was elected by plurality Of about
10000. The Greenback vote in the cleo
ton was about $4,000. so that The Demo-
Gratis had majority Of but 5000 over the
combined Republican and Greenback vote.
Thus It will be seen that q Democratic ma
jority Of 5000 over the Fusionlsts on the
llth will be substantial gain. There are
Democrats who claim that the majority will
run up 10 $4,000. and Chairman Leonard
saws he believes the majority will be nearer
~. 900 than 5000, but he prefers not to APP
pear hos stful. The Republicans, OF course,
claim the state, basing their calculations
mainly on the large campaign fund at their
disposal. Even then they are not exceed.
ipgiy sanguine, and when 1t comes down to