The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-04
THE I'VE OF BATTLE.
Betting 1ieh Laying Odds on Hubbard.
Hard Falling for tho Democratic pollti.

Bsttin. 9ieh Laying Odds Oh Hubbard.
Hard Falling for tho Democratic pollti.
clans. %
Betting men were out last night seek.
ing whom they might doyour. Sl00io
800 and $3.50 TO 500 were laid on Hub.
bard. Smaller bets were male all over
the city. Some Of the money that back.
ed Hubbard was Democratic. Betting
men plan. their money where they
think It will win. No even bets could
DO had on Congressman. An offer oil
81 900 on Hubbard has been standing
for n week, another for three days, with.
out takers, 53fs
The Democrats have nevsr made q
moro determined effort 10 hold Ohio
county. Their frs. poll OF the county
showed Republican majority OF H.
The margin was small, but from the
Democratic point Of view II was on the
wrong side. The Democratic politicians
were frightened. They appealed ior
speakers and money, and New York
sent them both. Governor Hill came ia
tell the working men OF Wheeling how
much better tho Democratic tariff policy
would ba for them; they ought to buy
cheaper. and buying cheap was shown
TO be the strong holt OF the Democratic
party. Governor Hill wanted 1t under.
stood that there would be Just rs much
employne and Just Us much wages,
Grady The Tammany brave, camc
from New York to sing tho song oil tho
importers and tell the glassworkers oil
Wheeling that the tariff on glass la too
high for their welfare. Windy Wilson,
who bad done all lie could in two Sen.
atorial contests 10 disorganiz the Demo.
cratic party, was given night in the
Opera House to enable him to call atten.
ton to Bob Simpsons weakness and
generally to put bis foot in 1t. The case
Still looking bad, another Wilson, the
only Col. Ben, who has made many q
Protectionist speech In Wheeling, was
aroused from his siumbet and put
up to make Free Trade speeches. A
While the speaking was going on the
the politicians were hard at work trying
TO mend the fences. For the past weei
they have been literally supplied with
money, and they have put it out liberal
ly. Any Democratic striker who has
been told that tho committee had ne
money has been badly used. a specia
drlye has been made at colored voters
| Just as though Windy Wilson had moi
referred to them in his Opera Houst
speech as "niggersa for whom the Dem
oCratlc party has no use,
Colorcd men who perform persona
service for white gentlemen" have beer
threatened with loss OF the favor OF these
fine gentlemen II they did not vote the
Democratic ticket. Any eolored mar
who would sell his vote for ready money
has been given to understand that III
need go no further. At the Sane TINT
there is scheme on foot to challenge
coloied voters oil along the line and t
deprive them OF their votes ii possible
With the election machinery in theil
hanho they hope to disiranchise colorel
men by the score. The country ha5 beer
scraped over for men who have thu
slightest claim to residence in Wheel
ing.
Every one who would come, no mat
ter from how great q distance, he's beer
brought OF tho committees expense
that is to cay, at the cost Of the New
York importers. Doth parties tilinl
they have their organizations in sucl
good shap9 that no vote can escape
them. ~ =. :, ! :
There are some interesting contests
over the minor places. III Clay dis.
tllet the Democrats are moving every
thing TO defeat 2. E. Dobbins for re.elec
ton 70 the Board OF Commissioner
where he has served with exceptional
efficiency
In Webster district Cruise has ho
fight against him for County Commits
giqaGE Last night the opposition forces
largely composed o. Democrats, thought
they had Cruise loaded up for Salt River
At midnight the workers OF both partiet
were still on the war path. The polls
open at ! o'clock and close at5:2O.