The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-02
A WASHINGTON VIEW ,
OF tho Political Situation in tho
States to Vote Tuesday.
MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS
or the Rcsult-.1hc Consensus Is That
1t VIII DC Close All Around and the
Advice Is Not to Bct-.All Eyes OH
tlro Gallant Mokinlcy.-HIs Friends
Iiavc an Abiding Faith In Him and
Relieve That Republican Lines
Won't 10 Broken.



WAsnlSGroN, D. G., Nov. livery
scrap Of election news from New York,
Ohio, Massachusetts and Iowa is being
scanned in this city with the greatest
possible interest. There are us many
different opinions MS to results US there
arc politicians. Men on both sides OF
the political fence, who have for years
been accustomed to size up elections in
advance, are not doing much in the
way OF prophecy this year. Never was
the condition Of the leading parties in
the contested States harder to diagnose.
There is wonderfully little betting Ru-
,nors occasionally gain circulation that
bet has been made on some stated
majority for Flower IN New York, or
for Mckinley in Ohio, but the man
rarely shows up who makes it. The
truth seems to be that the multitude OF
conflicting issues entering into the dit
fcrent State campaigns this fall render
political prophecy Il work OF supcrcro-
cation. And yet there are people who
look for landslidcs in one or two OF the
States.
POSSIBLE SURPRISES.
They base their views in this respect
upon the uncertain influence OF the
anti-Tammany feeling in New York,
the farmer vote in Ohio and tho Pro.
hibition vote in Iowa. They think
that in these possibilities may lie great
political surprises, but the consensus
OF opinion is that every one OF the four
states is likely to be uncomiortably
close all round.
Now York Republicans who have
been in the capital lately, one and all,
are OF the opinion that Fassctt has
made = splendid canvass, and that il
any Republican can win there this year
he is the man. And they are all quiet
Is confident that he will win. They ask
odds in betting because odds are OBJ
taiIanlc, but this does not necessarily
show any lack OF confidence. In Mas
sachusetts there can be no doubt that
the Republican situation has greatly
improved in the past few weeks. The
time was in the canvass when Gov.
Russell, with the prestige oil his former
hiSbS' sSS4.iNu W bC N.tiI SNtl
thing before him, but that time is no
longer. 1t is n hard and close fight in
the Bay State, with the chances at pres
ent iavoling the Republicans.
ALL EYES on M'KINLEY.
But all eyes here are bent most earn
estly on Ohio and Major Mckinley. No
mans success could be more generally
acceptable than his. He has no enc
mics and hosts OF friends who wish him
a big majority. One occasionally hears
complaints that his campaign is too
dignitied and high-mindcd to meet the
kind OF campaign that Gov. Campbell
is INDUCING in; that he is not enough
OF a practical politician" to counteract
, the governors methods, but Major Nc
kinley's style OF campaign was n sue
cess III his district last year in the face
OF unheard-of opposition, and why not
now in the state? At any rate Ohio
men in Washington have ali their ordi-
nary red-headed faith in the major, and
more too, and this is saving about all
that can be said in that direction.
Taking the situation rs Il whole it
can be said that national party leaders
are not disposed to be disturbed over
the Republican outlook. 1t has i'm
proved tremendously since this time
last year, it is improving every week
and will continue to improve. How
ever the elections may 20 on Tuesday
it is not likely that the Republican line
will be seriously damaged.