Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-10
THE STATE.
DEMOCRATS NEVER WAVBRBD In THEIR
BELlRP IN SUCCESS.
Republican Claims DiSsiFa.sd Before tbs Returns
From he Democratic Skunghdds-Aspuh-
tcars Trying 10 Hedge on Gof.

Yesterday was an anxious day ameng
the politicians of both parties, but particu-
Iarly for the Republicans. The intelligence
had worked up q feeling that Gcf had
carried the State, basinG their claim upon
! the widest estimates and predictions and
g~uesse3, and as q result q good many Re-
publicans bet all the money they could
rake up on little god Golf and then went
around shooting of their chins In a man
uer calculated to create the impression
that they owned the earth and all the fol-
ness thereof Lat nigbt about O'Clock there
vas a motto abls dimunitien in tbs Rsplb-
lican confidence, and there we're many
anxious faces among them, and many
IudicIous attempts to get even by hedging.
II was rather a strange thing TO see Repub-
licans wadipg around in the mud with
their hands full of money which they
desired to bet on Fleming, but that was
one of the specta:les cf the evening. One
prominent Republican walked about a
mile 10 get a ret out of another Republ-
| can, WHO takes no other paper bat the
n~teViqencer, bat the moment the party Of
the first part made known his GRAND the
"othtr fellow" squeaed aud fell 10 be s.
ing the paper which had beenthe cause Of
MS putting up about 5000 during the dsy
IN Golf.
At noon yesterday the Republicans were
cocksure they had the State. During the
afternoon Chairman Cowden tabulated a
list of thirty.ive Counties from which ne
bad returns more or less correct, and an
uounced to We'. Atkinson that they
showed a Republican gain of 4,066. Ia
ioirg this, Mr.. Cowden stated there were
still nineteen counties to be heard from.
About fifteen minutes later the InteHigen'
Ger, with its accustomed lnaccuracy, bull
letined a statement to the effect that
forty counties show a Republican gain OF
4,O2G." This was five more counties than
Chairman CSwden claimed, and added to
the disposition of the Republicans 10 make
wild bets and claim everything.
At Democratic headquarters there was
aerer q waver in the claim that Fleming
nad carried the Stat, and as the day wore
%, and Information came in from the back
counties this belief was Strengthened.
About seven o'clock in the evening tel
sgrams from three ssyer0l sources an
uouncei that the solid Democratic
ties of Logan and Boone had come up with
largely increased me ~orities, and the at
mo9phere cleared very materially on the
Democratic side. A little later, Mr.. Cow
len was asked for his latest estimate, but
begged of, saying he had nothing new.
This sudden ~indispcsition to give figures
was taken by Republicans generally as an
lll-omen, and there was q noticeable lack
Of faith among thu RAIDS. Democrats be-
gan to circulate among them with money,
and made 'em squssl right and left, bat
still about q thousand dollars was bet dur
ing the evening, in small sums. This was
about twenty per Ceat. of the amount
seeking takers, and well illustrates Repus-
iican detection.
As the evening wore on, Republican
confidence continued to wesk5n. and BE-
| fore te1-time it was generally conceded
that the only Golf had oncs more failed to
make the rifle, and tina. the State was
surely and safely Democratic.
One very pleasant feature Ofthe evening
was the .lmO3t total absence OF the to
horn nuisance, which bad cursed the COM
munity the three previous evenings. Here
and there a toot was to be heard, but in
the main the night was q quiet one. There
was still a large crowd en- the streets, but
nothing like as large as the previous even
ing, and they Coatented themselves with
standing quietly about the newspaper
offices, or the headquarters Of
the two State Committees, where every
one passing in or out was stepped and
questioned as TO the lAtsst news. Tele
ohone calls for news were about as fire.
quent IS even at TIE newspaper offices,
and showed that there was still great pub
lie interest in the result in the State. Eu-
quiries as 10 the prospects, end whether 1t
was safe to bet on or rot, received at the
| hteuiqeneer during the evening, were
answered in the negative, which gave rise
to the report that the Republicans had
corceded the State TO Fleming. This wa
= ftct, but wa3 only expressed in private,
and was not intended for the ears Of the
public, at that time.
During the evening it became whisper
ed around town that there was ZONE devil
ment on foot 10 Preston county, in the
vote for Congressman, and the rumoEs
and statements upon TIE street seemed TO
coDfirm this. Tee county only gave Golf
a majority of 1884, but about six O'Clock
the Republicans down about tier head
quarters began to claim it by 1000 fer
Flick. An hour or so later q very promir-
eat Republican came out Of their head
quarters and said, in the hsariog of sew
srsl Democrats and addressing acO!her
Republican: What would yOu say to q
200 msiority for Flick in Preston" This
looked strange, when taken in connection
With the refusal Of the county officials in
that county 70 allow an inspection of the
tally sheets, and that county n Others
in toe dis riot and State will bear watch
ing.
There was q good deal Of speculation
during the day os to the result of the cleo
ton upon the office Of Attorney General.
In receiving the returns frcm the several
counties only the head of the ticket was
taken, and as Mr.. Caldwell ran behind
oNtE OV' 1 LnAS GOhAty ASAO "O+S SoA
by his friends thst he had been left out.
There is little reason to fear this, however,
if the Democratic majority ioc Fleming is
above 800, as it will be. An effort was
msde to see Mr.. Caldwell, b1t he was out
of the city. Mr.. Hubbard, the Republic
can candidate fJr the Office, frankly sd-
mitted he knew little or nothing az to his
chances, bat recognized the advantage his
big vote in Ohio county would be should
the State bs very close.
The latest news regarding the State
ticket, Copgressmen aud the Legislature
will be found on ths first psge.
Political Notes.
Frank johnson, Captain Adams, Jack
Cowl, aud The rest of the boys are singing:
They've Called Us Back Again"
T. G. Moffat il already in the field for
tha pnstc ficA- There is no ether Repuhli-