The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-03

In 1872 Grant defeated Greeley, and
in the following year VIM. Allen was
elected governor over Edward T. Moves.
Then in 1875 along came Hayes, who in
turn defeated Governor Allen. Hayes
carried the state for President in 1876.
In 1877 came the fatal light vote. There
we're about 100000 less votes cast IN that
year than in the previous year, and r.
NJ. Bishop led William II. West by
22,520. In 1879 the vote for governor
exceeded that OF the presidential year,
Immediately preceding, and Foster de-
feated Ewing. Garfield swept the state
in 1850, and in 1851 Foster was elected
the second time, defeating John ".
Bookwalter. Hoadly ran away fro
Foraker in 1883, but in 1854 the state
was reclaimed, and Blaine carried every
thing before him. In 1882 Foraker
turned the tables on Governor Hoadly,
and in 1857 he sent Tom Powell to the
barn. The last eubernatorial election
is fresh in the memory OF all. Camp
bell was elected over Foraker, and the
whole state has regretted it ever since.
In 1855 Harrison received 4lG,054
votes and Cleveland received 1886, 455
votes, giving Republican plurality OF
1889 in total Democratic and Repub-
lican combined vote OF Sl2,5O9. In
1889, Foraker received 36S,55l votes and
Campbell had to his credit 379,423, the
Democratic ticket thus having 1882
plurality in total vote OF 7I7,974.
Compared with the vote of 1888, the
Presidential vote, the vote icll off 60, 535
as between the two parties, OF which
falling of the Republicans lost II, SOB
and the Democrats lost 1902, almost
three to one against the Republicans.
Tho Republican falling Of exceeded
that OF the Democracy S0,471. That is
what wiped out the 1859 plurality for
Harrison and gave Campbell his l0,S72
plurality over Foraker.
Dan Ryan, the Republican candidate
for Secretary of State, received 3G5,54S
votes last year, and Cromloy, his oppo-
ncnt, received but $50, 597, which gave
Ryan plurality OF l0,GG9. Now, the
total vote for that year, 7l6,l27, com
pared with the total vote OF 1889, shows
a falling off OF 3G.S37, but look at the
proportion. The Republicans lost 5 ,003
votes and the Democrats fell behind
2G.SS4. The Democratic falling off was
9, S!l more than that OF the Republic
cans, and thus was Campbell's plurality
OF 1882 overcome and Ryan elected by
1O,9G0.
Tho vote OF 1890, compared with that
OF 1887, shows falling of OF 9G,3S2, OF
which the Republicans were short o.
500 and the, Democrats were short 49,
S7G.. The Republicans lost $3.50 more
votes than the Democrats, which cut
down the 1859 plurality, for Harrison
to 10, 500 for Ryan.
1t will thus be seen that, unless
there is some extraordinary reason
therefor, Ohio is safely Republican, and
with q full vote she is reliably so. The
vote next Tuesday promises to be very
heavy. As it is large will McKinley's
plurality be correspondingly heavy.
Major Mckinley has the united sup
port OF his party, united to greater ex-
tent than has any state candidate had
for years. There is no chance for
throat.cut:ing. Hc will get his full
party vote. The tariff and the silver
coinage issues, togethcrwi With Campbelps
mistakes and Democratic legislatures
crimes, should bring everybody out to
vote. This done, Mcllinley's election
is assured by from 5000 to 10000.
With total vote OF $4,000, the major
will surely be elected by $1,000. His
plurality will increase IRON that with
the total vote.