Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-06
is 1T A BLAINE-GEORGE DEAL?
An Interesting Conference at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.

An Interesting Conference at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
NEW YORK, November 5.-The suryiy-
ors of Tuesdays political free fight have
scarcely recovered from their bewilder-
ment enough to find out who or what hit
them; but they are surveying the battle
field with dazed interest and trying to
make up list of the killed, wounded and
missing, The victor sits on carriage ofa
smoking gun, rubbing his head and won
dering whether he or the enemy lost the
most men, and what the three-conered
scrimmage meant after all.
The repulsed but by no means annihi-
lated labor party remain puzzle to the
politicians, and the conviction is gaining
ground that there was something more
George in its campaign. James G. Blaine
was in the city two or three days before
election, quietly ensconced in retired
apartment of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
He held no reception, made no public ap-
pearance, and his presence in the city was
not generally known.
But Mr.. George knew he was here, and
called upon him, on Saturday. What oc-
Cured OF was said at that interview, is not
known. The George movement was not
seriously discouraged by the Republicans,
so long as the quarrel seemed to be between
the labor element, and the Democratic
halls, and not until o'clock on election
day, when it began to look like George
victory, did the Republicans do anything
to weaken the labor forces. Then there
was stampede of about ID, 1000 Republi-
cans to Hewitt in order to head off the
George procession.
The George party ran little morning
paper during the campaign. Of course 1t
did not pay expenses, and somebody had
to put up money for it, The labor Organi-
cations had all they could manage in the
newspaper line in running their afternoon
organ, which was the official paper OF the
party, and had fair circulation. The
morning paper was apparently less official
in character. Its expenses were paid by
the checks of Colonel Church, Republi-
can and IN ardent friend and supporter of
James G. Blaine. Colonel Church did nor
care to have it known that he was in any
way identified with the paper.
Democratic politicians make an effort to
conceal their belief and fear that the dis
affection of the labor element has been
fomented and encouraged by Republicans,
in the interest of Blaine, and they are
wondering what will happen in 1888 the
breach cannot be healed.
Straight-out Blaine Republicans have
not been detected in the act of weeping
over the defeat of Mr.. Roosevelt. One of
them, slightly under the influence of cold
tea. told Mr.. Roosevelt frankly on election
night that he would have Jared better if
he had been more jealous supporter of
| Blaine. Mr.. Roosevelt talks freely about
the break Of Republicans to Hewitt; but
he declines to analyze the George vote, or
say anything about the support given to
the labor party by Republicans.
Mr.. Blaine declines to he interviewed on
New York politics because, he says, he
knows nothing of that subject that would
be worth printing.
Mr.. Georges followers deny his alleged
interview with Blaine.
New York's Vote.
ALBANY, n. Y, November 5.-The
! ABany Journal states that the total vote
of the State, fourteen counties estimated,
was about $4,000. The proposition for a
constitutional convention must have 49,
900 affirmative votes to be adopted. The
returns received indicate that the vote has
| fallen short of this number
:. T.. White Elected.
NEW YORK, November 5.-COmplete
and corrected returns for the Third Con-
greSSional district of New York StGte show
that S. f. White is elected by a majority
of 1866.