The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-03

Tho West Virginia Robbery.
Special DiIpa,ch 10 the intelligence.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. IA very
prominent Republican, one who is close
to tina present administration and wide
ly recognized as an acute observer OF
national politics, in commenting to-day
to your correspondent upon the speak
crship fight, and the course OF the Dem.
ocrats IN politics throughout the coun.
try, expressed some views which should
be OF great interest 10 Republicans ut
this time. This gentleman said, in sub.
stance: "Whilc the various candidates
for tho speakership are playing their
roles and raising great ado apparent
ly by their efforts, tho real contest
which Is being wagcd, and which will
be decided by forces which do not APP
pear on tho surface, is being made by
tho astute Democratic 'wircpullers who
arc seeking tho most pliable tool for
more lofty designs than that OF tho pre-
siding officer OF the next house. In
short, the man who will be elected
speaker is that one who, in the opinion
OF the national Democratic managers,
will most readily yield assistance iu'thc
election OF Democratic president in
case the next election should be thrown
into the house OF representatives. And
this, to DO plain, is exactly what Hill,
German, Bricc and tho rest OF that de-
lightful cOtcria are bending every ener-
gy to attain. The failure OF either party
to get n majority of electoral votes is
what will throw the election OF presi-
dent into the house l.
TIE DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.
'Ilill and German believe that they
can prevent the Republicans from get
ting such majority, aud this is the
way they figure it: BY tho new appor-
tionment the total number OF electoral
votes is HI, necessary to choice 222:i.
Giving the Democrats the Solid South,
with Connecticut, New Jersey and four
votes from gerrymandered Michigan,
they will have, rs REASONABLY secure,
40. Now, add New Works SO and the
total is 2l5, still eight votes short OF
majority. AT this point appears the fine
Italian hand OF strategy. The Dcmocra-
tic managers propose to concentrate MI
their energies OH one OF the moro doubt
full western states, in which, by combin-
ing the Democratic and Farmers ALI
ance votes, and dumping in pile OF
money, they think they can produce q
majority opposed to the Republicans.
1t matters not whether this majority is
Democratic or Farmers Alliance. In
either case it prevents the Republicans
from obtaining a majority in the cleo
toral college For, taking the ol5 Dem
ocratic electoral votes as given above,
this would leave 10 the Republicans 229,
six more than majority. But suppose
carried for the Alliance; or Iowa with
her thirteen, or Nebraska with her
eight, for the Democrats. In either in
stance the result will DO failure OF the
Republicans to obtain an electoral
majority, aud the election of President
goes into the House.
4 MORE DESPERATE SCHEME
This is one plan which will be tried
But there has been far more desperate
scheme proposed, at the head and
front OF which is Hill, and he is even
now beginning to show his hand. lie
is at present, in his attempted delibcr-
ate theft OF the New York legislature,
giving notice to his party at large that
he will have New York, body and soul,
at any price, or at any risk. He will
come 10 the next national Democratic
convention with the New York tlelega.
ton, bound by the unit rule, solidly Mt
his back. He will have furnished con-
elusive proof, i'll the stolen legislature
and in tho serrymandered state, OF
what it is possible to do by the p over
OF returning boards to alter returns,
under the guidance OF strong and un.
scrupulous mind. lie will further OK.
plain whatit will be possible to do in
the way OF disputed returns OF the
electoral vote OF states under the M
tional election law, adopted after the
Haycs-Tilden contest. For that law
provides that in case OF n disagreement
between the house OF representatives
and the senate over the vote oil any
state ior President and Vicc President
the vote OF that state shall DO thrown
I, out and not counted in tho total. Here
again, you see, comes in tho question OF
aiailurc to obtain Il majority OF the
electoral votes OF the states, and de-
cision by the house. And, mark my
words, Hill will be the nominee OF the
convention.
HILLS AMBITION.
Tho Democratic managers have fully
decided to seat their candidate for the
presidency Mt the next election, by fair
means or foul, and Hill is.tlle only man
OF promincnce who has the nerve to
carry out the desperate programme
which has been mapped out His am
bition is boundless and Unsuitable, and
to him will DO entrusted tho lead in
putting into Use in national affairs the
desperate and revolutionary methods
which you will see employed by the
Democrats in tho. next election. II is
for this purpose that his managers are
seeking coadjutor in the speakership
y contest, and whoever may be chosen
you may rest assured that no is the man
who, in the opinion OF this company OF
political cut throats, will aid them
most. Every one Of tho New York dele.
cation whom Hill can influence, with
the assistance OF Tammany hall, will
vote solidly. That was determined
long since. The only question has
been, and is, who will DO the man Sc,
lccted by them.