Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-05
CHAMELEON LIKE.
figures That Change With Every
View.
HOW DIFFERENT MEN COUNT
Eastern and Western Calculations Standing
of the 'Fayorite Son'---Blaine's
Forces and ArthuIs Cohorts
---Juggling the Digits'
ISnArinl 10 Re RsliSiSr.

against him in Wall street. he stands by my
| side on the ferries walks with me over the
bridge; occupies the adjoining seat on the
elevated railway; see him at church; he
comes into my office; invades my home; in
short, if votes are as numerous as the PreSl-
dental fgurers, the ballOt-boXes this fall will
groan. Every paper is full of tables that
elect their favorite beyond a question. /
have found much amusement in collecting a
number of tables and inStituting compari-
sons. The Western papers excel
| in this particular class newSpaperial
\ lob work. Their tables are wonders
| of mechanical ingenuity and mathematical
acumen. New York papers are not so
boisterous in these tabular utterancss as are
their perarie contemporaries, but l cannot
help feeling that an Abnormal Transportation
must accompany, the construction OF even
these milder Eastern tables. The thirty
eight States, the eight Territories and the
| District of Columbia have all elected their
| delegates to the National Republican Con-
| vention; the preliminary work is all done
| and only the results are to come. The total
| number of votes in the convention will be
| $50. The States furnish 402 and the Terri
| tories including the District of Columbia the
| remaining eighteen.
Distributing the State vote geographical
| ". gives this result:
Eastern %
Middle iSo
L. southern
Is Western
This last table seems to recall attention to
| the demand that has arisen in many quar-
| ter, looking to a new plan of representation
| i'm national conventions. Under the pres
| ent plan the Southern States in which the
Republican party is weakest are given over
| one-third of the entire number Of votes In
the convention; while if representation was
based upon the Republican vote of each
State they would have less than 200 and
| the rest of the States over 600. Several
| plans have been submitted to the National
| Committee since the last National COnven-
ton met-notably one prepared by Senator
FRYE. Of Maine-looking to q more equita-
| ble representation. But the committee de-
clined to make any change The matter
will doubtless be brought to the attention of
| the coming convention.
The Tribune, which is strictly Blaine
paper gives its favoritc $40 votes, or within
| thirtv.two of enough 10 elect. This estimate
| does not incl lde The straight outs of Nir-
ginia. although tn" Tribune inclnes to be-
| iicve that the '.raighouts' will be admitted
to the Chicago Convention and their votes
counted for the Maine man.
The HeraId's View.
The Herald is not inclined to put much
| faith in Blaine'S success. 1t gives no figures
| but saws the estimates bv both his friends
and enemies, especially the former, are man
| ifeSty false; that his vote on the first ballot
| will be the largest and that not because of
anv real desire to compliment the man, but
| to do honor to Garfield.
The Brooklyn Times, which is always a
conservative and generally an accurate
paper, gives Arthur 2i7 and Blaine 2Sj on
the first ballot 1t allows EdmundS 60 and
Logan 80 on the same ballot.
I What the Sun Says.
The Sun in looking over the field sums up
the result in an elaborate table that gives
every man his full dues. The Sun has no
reason for giving any man in the list more
| than his deserts. This is the table:
Blaine 3OO Arthur, 29S Edmunds, g.:
| Logan 50; Sherman, %; Hawlev, l2;
| Gresham, 6; Fairchild, 4 Grant |.
Outside Papers.
An unusual interest is taken just at this
1 time in the opinions Of the papers of other
cities. The New York publications are ca
tcring to this taste quite extensively and eX-
1 tracts are eagerly read and commented on
| The Philadelphia Press, which is not mady
/ in love with the Plmcd Knight makes the
| following estimate: Blaine, 80; Arthur,
2S2; Edmunds 20; Logan, IL; Sherman,
22
Chicago Figures.
| Ail the Chicago papers have employed a
mathematical editor, and their columns
daily presents wonders in the way of COM
bination of theory and fact Illinois has a
candidate in John Logan. State pride
causes them perhaps, to color the results of
their figuring little more than they other
wise would Naturally they favor the men
who in case their own boom bursts, would
| 90 to Logan. The Tribune figures as fol-
lows: Blaine $50, Arthur 2i7, EdmundS
-. Logan 56 Sherman 26. The figures Of
the Times are materially the same as the
TribuneS, but the Inter-0cean, which is an
outspoken Arthur organ, allows Blaine but
| 3l7, and gives Arthur 3S9,
Arthur's Claims.
A gcntlcmcman who is for Arthur, and
who came from Washington within day,
said to me: The claim of the President 5
friends to 420 votes on the first ballot at the
Republican National Convention is based
not upon newspaper reports but upon private
letters received here from persons who are
working in his interest and know what they
are talking about Mr.. Blaines friends
have claimed everything that could be con-
strued as favorable to him, as they did in
the New York canvass The day of the
convention at Utica, few moments before
it was called to order, they claimed a work
ing majority and were very much aston
ishcd at the discovery of their mistake.
They will make similar discovery when
hey reach Chicago
In this estimate is not included the twelve
delegates from Connecticut who will vote
for Arthur if they see no chance Of securing
the nomination Of Hawley. Mr. Blaine has
| l6 in California, 6 in Colorado ) in Dela-
ware, II in Indiana, IL in Iowa, II in Kan
sas. u in Maine, 10 in Maryland, ii iu
Michigan, in Minnesota, 10 in Missouri
s in Nebraska, in Nevada, l in New
Hampshire, 10 in New Jersey, ii in New
York, 20 in Ohio, 6 in Oregon. 43 in Penn
svlvsnia, 2 in Rhode Island 2 in Tennessee
. in West Virginia, in Wisconsin, , each
in Arizona, Dakota and Washington Terri
tory, making total Of 253 1t will be o5-
serAed that this estimate allows Blaine
votes from West Virginia instead Of the Il
claimed Continuing the gentleman said:
Mr. Edmunds has IS and Mr. Sherman p
votes. In direct contest between Blaine
and Arthur the latter will secure all these
votes
Blaine's Weakness.
Blaine's weakness is in the fact that has
friends are always for him and he Is tbs
second choice of nobody. He has antago
nized all the other candidates, and has been
| making epenies while Arthur has been