Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-30
kilograms to The Star.
THE VIRGINIA OUTLOOK.
TRYING TO AVERT A WAR.
The Conference at ConStantinople.
MR.. HOLMAN'S INDIAN ESCORT
RAILROAD WRECK IN VIRGINIA.
THE ARMSTRONG ABDUCTION CASE.
FACTORS IN THE VIRGINIA PROB.
LEM.
THE VIRGINIA OUTLOOK.
TRYING TO AVERT A WAR.
The Conference at ConStantinOple.
MR.. HOLMAN'S INDIAN ESCORT
RAILROAD WRECK IN VIRGINIA.
THE ARMSTRONG ABDUCTION CASE.
FACTORS IN THE VIRGINIA PROB.
LEM.


Where Each Party Will Make Probable
Gains and LOsses.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
RICHMOND, VA, October 3O.-The situation is
growing old and the day of election drawing
nigh. 1t would therefore seem about time that
the varying estimates, the changing figures the
Kaleidoscope views and fine spun theories
which in certain quarters have characterized
this campaign should be laid aside and the pub
lie allowed a glance at a few Of the unalterable
figures Oh which TO make q calculation of their
own. Assuming that the vote OF Gen. Lee will
be well up to that of Cleveland last year, when
the latter's majoritywas about seven thousand. IL
follows that the republican state ticket will need
the entire vote of Blaine and eight thousand in
addition to give their candidates one thousand
majority. The vote of Blaine was astonishingly
heavy. Though deeply disappointed at Chicago
over the defeat of Arthur, Malone, command
ing the great body OF the party in the state,
promptly opened the fight for the man whose
nomination ne had SO bitterly opposed. The
few struggling republicans who had always OPP
posed his leadership were delighted with the
result at Chicago. The national committee in
New York asked Malone to recognize them on
his electoral ticket. He did ii. There was
not only enthusiasm, but union for
Blaine. There cast and counted for
the republican electoral ticket one hundred and
forty thousand votes. This is a vote forty-five
carried the state against Greeley, and about
forty thousand larger than the republicans
threw for Judge Hughes, the last regular repub-
lican candidate of the party for governor, until
the present time, and nearly twenty thousand
in excess of the vote cast Tor Gov. Cameron four
years ago, when he ran as the nominee of the
then readjuster party, Endorsed and supported
by all save a very small fragment OF republic
cans. This vote tor Mr.. Blaine let it be under
stood, includes a full negro vote i'm a
presidential year, when the rule in this
state is that they vote freely and are
counted fairly. Indeed, they have not often
been asked to vote the democratic ticket for
President in this state. Now. then, can the
republican vote on Tuesday next be expected
to reach the requirement which for the mo-
ment let it be said is demanded? Certainly
not. 1t will fall short 10000, probably more.
for it is not yet known what inroads, If any,
have been made on the extraordinarily heavy
vote for Mr.. Cleveland last year. Gen. Lee
not get it, but how much he will
lack remains to be seen. Gen. Lee will get a
negro vote, however, that Mr.. Cleveland did
| be kept from the polls, others who voted for
him will vote the democratic ticket. Wise, it
| seems conceded. Will run ahead Of the Blaine
| vote, both in the valley and southwest, and
unless Lee shall also run ahead OF the Ueve-
| land vote in those sections Wise will be gamer
there. Then Wise is to be credited with what
| ever damaging effect the exceedingly hard
times prevailing all over the state especially
severe in those particular sections, have done to
the democratic party. He is to be credited, too,
from the disappointments of the Cleveland ad.
ministratiOn. And he Is Enthusiastically TO be
allowed something on account q the discussion
over the tariff, public schools, Blair educational
bill, extravaganza, partisanry, and unpopular.
ity of the last democratic legislature, &c, &c.
Finally there must be placed. in his favor the
fact that never before was such a complete Or
ganiZation OF his party known, and never 50
generously supplied with the sinews OF war.