Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-18
IN OHIO.
Both Parties straining Every Nerve to
Obtain success.

Both Parties StraininG Every Nerve to
Obtain success.
CoLuNBvS. September 1.-THE cam
paign has progressed with more dullness
han ever was known in q Presidential year,
until within the past few days. All of the
Ohio speakers who were engaged in the
Maine campaign have come home and
with them many from other States. Dur
ing the past week meetings have been held
AL over the State. The pyrotechnies Of the
campaigu are about the same as IN other
wears, but many new agencies are
at work. The Republicans have sue
ceeded in getting mp an agitation
on the tariff. They have worked hard to
bring this about, and at last enlisted the
manufacturing and business elements. The
same old dodge that was played IN lSSOls
being used now. Meetings of business men
are called with non-partisan outlook, and
when they get together the tariff question Is
discussed in such manner as 10 indicate
that the material interests Of the country
would be best advanced by keeping the he
pubhcsns in power.
The Republicans viii Make Gains
in Ohio this year among the wooLgrowers.
This element feels sggrieved because Con
gress did not restore the tariff OF 1901 on
their product They are losing money ana
trade is greatly depressed. AT the same
time there has been q general drought IN
the State and croOs are poor. The farmers
are all hard up. Most OF them have Hooks
of sheep. and the tariff on wool has been SO
much agita;ed that they lay the cause OF all
their losses to the reduction Of the tarif.
The Democrats. realizing that Robinson,
ReDpblican candidate for Secretary OF State,
is stronger than his ticket in the rurul dis
tricts. have within the past few days begun
a very aggressive canvass IN the cities. IL
ia said that Gen. Robinson Was IN sympathy
with the crusade, and addressed several OF
their meetings at his house IN henton-
This has been sprung on him IN the towns
and IA doing much to eountersct his popu-
iarity in the country.
There are elements, however, at work
which
Give the Democrats some Trouble
in holding the German vote. During all the
mast week Sherman has been in Cincinnati.
He has always been popular with the Ter
mans of the State on account OF has conserv,
atiye course on the temperance question and
his hard money views While visiting Gin
cipnati the Senator has been dined and en-
tertsined BY leading Germans who cooper
ated with the Democrats during the past
two wears, but we're originally Republicans,
Il is said that he has reconciled some oil
them to Robinson, and done much toward
advancing the interests OF Butterworth and
Brown for Congress.
The Democrats were never harder at
work more enthusiastic, or more confident
than thev are in this campaign While the
same feeling exists between
The Kids and MOssbaeks.
which was represented in the Ohio delega-
ton at Chicago BY those supporting CieEe-
land and Thurman, they are now pulling to-
ether for success. Thurman and Payne
are both in the field, and speak from the
same platform, at the same meetings. With
the kids offended there is usually little hope
for the Democrats in Ohio, as they carry
their grievances to the polls. The mossbacks
make more noise over their wrongs at and
after the convention, 61t they always &c: