Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-30
STATE CHAIRgAN Chiffon
interviewed by the Registers Correspond
ent on the Political Situation lie Feels
Hopeful
Spsaa! telegram TO TIE Sunday Register.


ent on the Political Situation-He Feels
Hopeful
Spsetat telegram 10 TIE Sunday Register.
CHAIR EsToN, w. VA, October 90
Chairman Chiffon was seen in the Demo
cratic headquarters here to-day by the
Reel sTER cores pondeEt, and amid the
excitement attendant uDOn the close OF
the great Stevenson meeting he sub
mitted 10 an Interview, and upon the
Democratic outlook said:
The prospects were never brighter.
The Democrats started in this tight with
the clear understanding that the Repub-
lcans would do all in their power TO cap
ture this State. They understood that
what was feared in 1889 in regard TO
colonization of illegal voters from the
South would become, so far as money
and power could make it, realty IN
o.. The county executive committees
all over the State report most
thorough and active organization OF the
party The enthusiasm OF the people
for tariff reform and in opposition TO
the force bill is unbounded. In every
section of West Virginia from the be-
ginning Of the campaign until now, our
meetings have been largely attended,
and especially those held in large cen
tres, while even school house meetings
in the thinly settled portions
Of the State are reported by the speak
ers as having large and enthusiastic
meetings. The State is unquestlonaoly
Democratic. A large majority OF our
people believe in Democratic principles
at any time, but this year we have Win
US the considerable portion OF our peo-
pie who believe that the force bill Is
still an issue, and who will not allow
the Republican party to dodge an issue
which they made in one branch OF the
National Legislature TWO years ago. II
the Democracy will continue 10 work
during the closing week OF the campaign
as they have so far it is absolutely
certain that West Virginia is ours by
comfortable majority, and we fully be-
lieve that il the fight is closed with the
same ardOr and enthusiasm when To-
day characteriSes it on the part OF the
Democrats, our majority will be as de-
cisive as IL was in 90 1t Is true that
the Republicans expect to vote hun
dreds OF negroes in the counties OF
Fayette, Mercer, Mcdowell and Kan
awha who are not entitled TO vote IN
West Virginia, and evidences of this
intention are apparent to any fair
minded man. We have positive evidence
of this In the hands OF our
organization and upon this evidence
we have prepared to thwart this scheme
and no Democrats in West Virginia need
fear that his honest and legal vote viii
be nulIiied by the vote Of negroes iile-
gally colonized I'm this State. l do not
believe that they have or could colonlze
enough of these people here to change
the result, but we are taking no chances,
and the result will be the result Of
legal and fair election by the legal elect
ors of the State. This the State Com
mlttee and all of the local committee
have determined upon, and
have no doubt that at the
coming election the Democrats will
score a victory which will be alike graf
ifying to the country at large. The
meeting Of Gen. Stevenson here to-day
was pronounced by both Democrats and
Republicans TO be the largest and most
magnificent political demonstration ever
held in this end OF the State. We had
oply week in which TO advertise the
meeting, but even with this brief notice
there were at least ten thousand Strang-
ers Ia the city