Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-18
SCENTING VICTORY.
THE DEMOCRACY ALI OVER TIE STATE IN
LINE POR TIE COMBAT.
EsEy G. Lrnstuag, Of yaeksa, Tails Of hs IL
ezsiazn Of As Party y Vsi Virginia.
aad. Chah Abcei he Cas11tzsA


NJ Nm q Axr,..ro,, AZ Jaekson
-,
county, mas Been IN "neei i'f
days. Mr.. Armstrong Is an active eanci-
a.t. k,r Apd;tor.hip hopors. and promises
,,-... e a.. n.,.,.-,.;e
W e'se n'' 0olA
nomination lively tussie- ne mas oeeh
vhoopirg up the boys In tne coo'neln
r;v.r committee and ia particularly well
i.s.-.S -, al. ,,l;t;e.I .;tnatiou in that
iniormso On VOC P'"''4 '-
section Of the state
To q representative Of the REGIsTER,
NJ A,n.sroDy said. "From what have
I.-,..I n.,. arc certain
sen, oeale'e VIC
Of carrying the State at the next eieetion
nv . majority Of from six to eight thous-
,b.rr,on;on. "A IL never
NM A"e P'A" -. e..
has been oeiore, ano IA
. hot political czmpaign- Oi course, IL IL
generally understood that the Rspubli-
nI ..,..,.r,,s ,hs;r efforts on the
So 49, .an
succeed. have visited several eiose eoun-
ties, which the Republicans carried tNo
yeArs ago on the Legislative neke', ano
tind our party united and active. Iney
promise that they will redeem their coun-
ties this fall and send Democratic repre-
sentatives to Charleston. Marx the predie,
ton, the next Legislature OF tins state VIII
be Democrats, and Demoefshe py lAfseI
msjority than the Last
what 10 the strength Oh tne tArln ie'oini
sentiment?n
The declarations Oh INC
platform meet with unlversai eonmene
ton. The party and the people are ssus-
fed. speak only for the sections IN winch
have been, the Second, Third and Fourtn
Congressional districts-but from these l
have no hesitancy in saying that the Dem
ocratic party has nothing to fear ana mncn
20 gain from the tariff agitation In TINS
State. The free wool hue and cry won
loss us sny votes. The farmers are sensible,
and il will be difficult 10 persuade them
that they will be injured by measure
which viii bring back TO them ten iold
more than il can take away"
"Hou sbout the message"
sit has been received by our people
With general satisfaction. West virginia
Democrats are in love with President
Cleveland, and in love with bis strong and
manly epurciation of Democratic prinei-
nles The effect that his decided stand
haa had mon the country Is wonderful. l
no.iea that the Iatslliqeneer has bad = great
al 30 saw ahont alleged converts to Re-
anhI;ss,;.1 while hunting for converts,
= s..I5 oo,.;rra ;ta search into the sgri-
.,I,.-SI connt;ss NJ the State, with q great
SssI ~ advantage. a. far a. its stock of
knowIsd.s u concerned. if not with . great
SssI ~ s-st;ication 70 itself / am per
-snally aeousintsd with At least score OF
amer, who have been lifelong Rspubh-
rans and who now assert openly that they
iii vote thu Democratic ticket. Tue
GsTmars also. I think, are generally dis
s.,;-fs6 xvith the Republican policy, and
ill vote The Democratic ticket in great
,nnobsrs Inst the other day q German,
xbo has hem a stalwsrt Republican for
Years. entered cur County Convention at
R;dIsv and voted with the delega-
ton. At the same time announe-
inc his intention to forsake his idols
md turn 70 the only true faith. A num-
Der Of instances Ike the above have come
under nv notice, and l think sm JUST
fed in predicting 8 heavy gain TO the
Democratic vote from this quarter
''who are most prominently mentioned
for Governor ?" Queried the scribe
'WeII, hear Hon. A. B. Fleming and
Hon. James Morrow, OF Marion, spoken OF
frequently, as also Hon n. e. DAVIS.
Hon. II. K Howard is also strong and mas
q good following in the Fourth district'
Il Is hard to predict what State eon'eh.
ton will do, but u looks DO"
Democratic nominee would be one oil the
above four. =,
al did think at one time that Con wonio
he the Republican candidate, but l don
think 50 now. Did you ever notice tina;
the General has . very prudent habit OF
letting other men take all the blows, while
he gathers in the spoils? Golf probably
thought once that he could carry tue otate