The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-05
TIE GENERAL SITUATION.

Gross Frauds to be- P+rpetratsd by the
Free Traders Eugene Higgins Movement
Rewards Onercd by the Republicans for
the Detection of Fraudulent Voters-Bet-
ting on tiarrl.On.
Special Dispatch to Hse EnteliGcneeT.
New YORK, Nov. 4.-Cleveland sup.
porters who desire to back their opin.
ions with their money can now have the
greatest opportunity of the campaign in
this city, where the amount of Republic
can money is almost unlimited. To-day
one lump of 100000 was received by
John S. Bishop to bet on Harrison aud
Morton. The money came from st.
Louis and Kansas City.
The campaign practically ended last
night in blaze Of glory and enthusiasm.
While the Democratic parade was going
on the managers of that party were fig
uring out the probable result Of the
pageants aud pyrotechnics. At the Re-
publican headquarters OF the State Com.
mittce there was assembled joyful
gathering. Gen. John n. Knapp, Chair
man OF the Campaign Committee, said
the result in this'city was only q Ques.
tion OF plurality so iar as General Harri.
son was concerned. That plurality, he
said, would be from 10000 to 10000, and
Warner Miller would not be far in the
rear for Governor. Ex-senator 7. @.
platt said he was more confident than
ever. He had heard to-day from points
in the State about which the committee
had expressed doubt, and the
NEWS WAS so ASTONISHING
that he was astonished. A few days ago
the Democratic State managers claimed
this city by 5000 and 10000 in Kings
county. Tonight they had thrown Off
10000 from these figures. Reports from
up the State also have not been rosy for
them. Conservative figures give the
Democrats $4,000 plurality in this city,
and Kings county 1900. According to
these estimates the figures in this State
will stand, Republican estimate, 10000;
Democratic estimate, 7G,S50; Harrison's
plurality, 1860.
Chairman Quay was in receipt Of tele.
grams to-day from Michigan and other
States notifying him that Republican
electoral tickets have been discovered
with the names OF one or two Demo-
cratic candidates for electors smuggled
into the middle OF the list. 1t seems TO
be part of the Democratic game to
steal IN elector or two in every Republi-
Gun State where they can catch the Re-
publicans mapping. All the State Com
mittees were notified tonight OF this
Democratic trick.
Authentic news was received at Re-
publican National headquarters tonight
OF an organized Democratic scheme to
steal Michigan by Colonizing it with vo.
ters from Canada. Elaborate arrange
ments have been made by the Democrats
for thispurpose, but the project has been
discovered in time and will be thwarted.
STOPPING TO BURGLARY.
The desperate straits Of the Democracy
was evidenced last night through the
burglary of the residence of Senator
Fessenden ut Stanford, Conn.,, in order
to secure papers and letters relating to
the Republican campaign. The burglars
ransacked Mr.. FessendGn' 8 house, break
ing into desks and tables where his
business correspondence was kept. Their
object was fully disclosed by the fact
that they did not take any valuables.
Ordinary plunder was not taken, but
everything was scattered about the
floors, showing that the thieves were
looking for documents which would be
Of service against Republicans. They
did not find what they wanted.
For the past week or ten days the
Eugene Higgins crowd has been steadily
gathering at the Hoffman House. Hig.
gins himself, the greatly overestimated
fne.worker OF Gorman among corrupt
ing politicians, had been aC work organ
izing his gang ever since his arrival, and
is now surrounded by us fine a lot OF
"coloniZers" Us was ever got together
during a campaign. But Higgins and
his crowd do not seem to be able to ar.
range things to suit them in New York.
They are plainly
AFRAID OF BEING DETECTED
and are in constant fear OF being arrest
ed. One OF Higgins chief endeayqrs has
been TO invent some method OF buying
votes without directly using money, and
he has ut last perfected a scheme which
he thinks will work to charm. Hig.
gins also expects to accomplish much by
the crowding out pTOcess-that is hold
ing the head OF the voting line with
Democratic voters to the detriinent OF
: Republicans. He said to-day that a
hundred Republicans could thus be
crowded out AZ each OF the precincts in
this city. He also boasts that he is go.
ing to have Democratic repeaters vote