Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-27

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Correspondents Of TIE Evrxno Star
WHEELING, W. Va. Sept "a
one OF the elements VI the political hight In West
Virginia IL the prohibition movement The people
Will vote In November on prohibitory liquor
amendment, and a. the pronibttiontsts have nouai
mated full state, congressional, county, and dis
trict tickets the party will draw from both the
leading parties What strength the third party
VIII develop 10 the interior and sparDeiy-settleo
portions OF the state 70 hard 70 Determine, mas
much as only seventeen out OF the nfty-four coun-
Ties have license. In the country districts the
prohiottonists draw about equally from the IT.
publicans and The democratic but IN the cities and
large towns tnis ratio does not obtain. In this
(OuiO) county, which has just beeh polled, the re.
puplIcans Will suffer most though not 50 much a.
city, Of tue most ardent workers In the pro IL
bition cause, who had charge OF the poll estimat
thai the ratio VIII Ne four democrats 70 nve repub-
leans
The democrats in this congressional district set
great store BY the fact that the prohtpltionists
have nually nominated 2 Candidate, kev. B r.
shall County lies south, Immediately adjoining
OHIO County, and has always been strongly 10
sSs se
not grant license, the democrats claim that the
prohibition element will support Myers who by
The way, Is Presbyterian minister, thereby les
SEEMING the big majority OF two years ago Al the
total prohibition vote for Congressman two years
ago In the district was only goa IL 10 hardly likely
That In this. presidential year, when party lines
WA be more strong, drawn, that the vote will he
Increased. Some enthusiasts Claim that they Will
not hold their own
TIE CONGRESSIONAL YIoHf
II peculiar, from the fact that the republican
nominee, Geo. w. Atkinson, IL an avowed prohi-
bitionist, but u not third-party man. II the
prohbitory amendment passes he n In favor OF In.
oemnlIylng Tue distilers and orewers for the
the operations or the law. The third-party men
were not satisfied with his attitude 70 they nopt-
mated Rev. MIR. Myers The liquor following In
tnis city Is against Atkinson, although there are
a Few republican salOon-keepers who will support
nun, declaring that he Can work no injury 70 Lner
business In Congress The Democratic noininee.
Mr.. Jonn U. Pendleton, Is young lawyer Of THIS
city, OF no considerable force; but ne Is inbued
Win remarkable amount OF energy, and Is what
MS Glass Oh poiiLcilns are termed, ~ hustler" He
Is very confident OF ais election, but As The als-
trlct Is strongly in IavOr VI protection against
free trade, and as the democratic party organ In
TINS city openly indorses Clevelands policy, pre-
dlcIion OF his electIon would be shutting ones
eyes against evidenceS that point tue contrary.
In TEE STATE.
In regard to carrying the state, the republicans
seem over-conndenL They may have information
that The STAR correspondent Is not possessed OF,
but IL they have 1t Is merely hopeful views from
correspondents whose ardOr and prejudice make
them popular parLlsans. the conservative repub-
That suoSld tine democrais he ~ WI nI ~
by largely decreased majority. Five thousand
majority Is somewhat OF q sum total to overcome
In state that has been democratic since 1872.
The only encouragement the republicans have Is
an increased interest in the Campaign, owing to
the tariff issue; the natfooted av0wal OF the
democracy VI the state In favor Of Tree trade; the
ahtasonism OF the worklngmen to the democracy
on the freetrade issue, and general ine1ciency
Oh the present state administration, coupled Win
MANY and prominent disafYections In The demo-
cratic ranks, not only among the iron manulactur.
ers OF lhls city. but Win farmers and others
The latest convert TO the cause OF protection Is
+. NJ. Chalfant, eX-mayor OF Weston, Lewis Co,
anu also ex-chairnan OF the democratic county
executive committee. He says he Can no longer
muster with the party that would impoverish
West Virginia " enrich louisiana sugar-growers
and the rlce-raisers OF the CaroLnas 81 am body
and SOUL" he says, srn this canvass for what viii
redCund TO the Oest interests OF our infant state
winch needs the fostering care Of protective
tarlu." This Is only a sample OF what Is called
'noppers-" But tins class Is not composed OF men
VINO nave forever renOunced their democratic con-
vcuons. but are advocates OF the protective tarin
OF the Randall type.
THE AMUSING FEATURE
Of the campaign developed this morning when
Chairman Cowden, OF the republican state execu.
tive committee, discovered three weeks back mum.
oers OF sunday-school papers addressed TO him In
the Wheeling post-Onice 'lumber-room." Mr.
perintending the United Presbyterian sunday
school IN this city, and IL appears that the post.
master, who Is rank partisan, thought that the
Innocent religion documents were pamphlets in
tended as mustard plasIers TO be applied 70 the
nee-trade rheumatism OF the district. The pOst-
master Is exercised over the discovery ana tries 70
explain The detention, but his explanation does
not explain.
Jonn I. Janney, OF Berkeley County, q farmer
has resigned his place elector on the union Ia.
Dor t.ckeI following the example sst by j. II.
Burtt, the Candidate fOr aulilOr on the same
tckeI Both aeciare that the best interests OF the
worklngnan are conserved Dy the support OF Har-
rson and Morton and the advocacy OF protection
as against the freetrsds leaning Of Cleveland and
Thurman. D.