The sun., 1891-06-04
CLEvBLhND IN VIRGINIA.
The Reveit ss sprenAise. ssa It Is Believes
That ne Cannot Cnrrr the state.

CLEpELAND Nv VIRGINIA..
The ReveH ., spre.Ai.s. sss It Is Believed
That ne Cannot Carry the state.
wAsHISoroS. June 3.-Tho election in yir.
Rfnis this year Il for members OF the LeCis-
lature. and the selection OF q successor to
Senator Daniel will devolve on that body.
Although II 10 now generally believed that Mr..
Daniel will satisfy the granger element almost
certain to compose majority OF the delegates
TO the lower branch OF the General Assembly
some OF the leading Democrats fear that II the
farmers have very pronounced majority they
may conclude TO honor one OF their own call
ing and In that event Lieut.Gov. J. Hoge
Tyler is considered. perhaps. the strongest
man In the State among the agricultural
people. Ex-Gox Lee 10 popular. but
as he Is engaged in money-makine q
pursuits at the new city Of Glas-
Cow and has . fair prospect OF becoming q
rich and Independent man in the course OF q
few years II he sticks to business. IL is moro
than likely that he cannot be tempted to re-
enter politics at SO early date He was q
poer farmer when he was put up for Governor,
and his four years in the Executive Mansion at
Riehmond threw him into tho company OF
capitalists. who took advantage OF his popu-
larity throughout the country to use his name
in booming their property; and the genial ex-
Governor has taken hold OF business matters
with relish and capability that have sur.
prised bis friends II is not likely. therefore.
that he will 10 in tho way Of Senator Daniel.
The Virginia farmers appear to be willing
this rear to work entirely within the Demo-
cratic marty. but II they carry their points the
political leaders In the State fear that trouble
will occur next year. and should the Demo-
Gratis In the National Convention assembled
nominate MIR. Cleveland It would be an i'm.
possibility to carry the State. II will be 70.
membered that when Mr. Cleveland was tho
Democratic nominee in 1884 he carried vir.
ginia by little more than 5000 majority. He
was then Governor OF the greatest State In the
Union, and the year previous had carried New
York by the unprecedented plurality OF some-
thing like 10000 Naturally such a victory
ought to have given him a prestige. but It was
all that the plucky Virginia Democrats could
DO to scrape up q majority OF only
little more than 5000. Tho national plat.
form that year contained no free trade
plank either. and Mr.. Cleveland had not devel-
oped his MuGwump tendencies TO such an
alarming extent In 1855. when he was again
the candidate Of the Democratic party. It was
By the merest scratch that the electoral vote OF
the Old Dominion was saved to the Democ.
racy. The Republicans would certainly have
carried the State but for the triangular con.
tsst for Congress In the Fourth or Petersburg
district Langston was running as an inde.
pendent Republican candidate in defiance OF
Boss Malone. Mr.. Venabe was the Demo-
cratic candidate. and Con. Malone had can.
didste in the person OF Judge Arnold. When
the Republican boss found that LanRston was
likely to be elected II several thou.
sands OF his followers were not switched
OF for Venable. the boss ordered his
n ar for
Gratis were in the deal. and they managed
to slip straight Democratic tickets. electors
and all. into the hands OF the Republicans and
that saved the vote OF Virginia for Cleveland
and Thurman In jackson ward of Richmond
about 700 negroes were prevented from voting.
and that helped. also. to give to the Democrats
the electoral vote OF Virginia In 1888 by the
slim majority Of less than 1,G00 on the average.
Tho fact that negroes were kept from the polls
in Jackson ward in the city OF Richmond was
Elections Committee in The last House refused
absolutely 10 sign the minority report teclar.
ss ss s.s ss n ws h s sans
Democratic members Of the committee United
epared Vacant The two b.moersts % @ s'ae reis1rsi
to believed from the testimony that these
had fa Geve
in the counties through the valley Of Virginia
Counties @ lying Closest 10 %ashineton. h CleVs. we
land was scratched terribly. e. the returns
ran behind in many OF the white bite" coun. %
ties. and the only explanation for such q
result IN ne, The opinion Of the Leading
flcials. is that the New Yorker was not SO
popular as he had been in the the campaen four
bour. . Senator DsnIeI. Audtor Morton M0 Marse. %
Second Auditor Ruftin. Lieut.-Gov. Tyler; and
ana would te more nnpopar nsxt pa1 ,hsn
ever. Col. Robert Beverly OF FauGuier county.
one OF the ablest and most influential farmers
opinion that il Cleveland should be The nomi.
Democrats to carry the State. ior the reason rel SON
that CLEVELAND has become generally unpopu.
6ne has the lead
ers. also. is the large number Of new people
who hnye settled "a the boom towns. These
most OF them may be counted on to vote with
the Democra@ts @ IN county and state contests
themselves in local politics with the botter
elements nmong the native Virginians. expe-
ht ,he # sfs
n ational contests for quite II number OF years
q; least, Several thousand newcomers will be
State elections then It viii worry The Demo. TO-
c etais z . great deal! .ssrecialIv Il Cleveland
usual number OF men who vote the Demo.
cratic ticket would remain away from the
polls on account OF tho ,unpopularity OF
has a ticket in the field enough Of the
cranks in the Stale would run OF after
votes at least AT national elections the ne
groes vote almost 10 n man. and SO do tho
white Republicans In the State. OF course. it
The case was a desperate one but that would
be awful In tho eyes OF the MuRwumps that
might die from grief II he thought
that any ono was tamperine with the ballots In
his behalf and yet some OF the shrewdest Dem.
ocrats In Virginia arc forced TO tho conclusion
that the only way a candidate like Mr. Cleve.
and could win would be Ia steal tho vote. az
he outlook for his carrying II. in view OF past
elections. Is exceedingly gloomy.
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