Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-30

US with except 70 poin, to the resolution OF the
legislature. sitting in Joint convention. which
/ declared the democratic nominee TO be elected
and entitled 10 the seat.
The ratio Of increase from 1876. steadily
| maintained, 10 1883 inclusive, shows . net re-
| publican gain OF 100 year, and il that has
been maintained up to the present year there
ought to be 4, 400 more republicans than demo-
Gratis tn the state. This does not take into &C.
count any accession by conversion or immiura-
uon- Diminishing any claim of considerable
majority, however, and saying that the state il
evenly balanced by reason Of Protection-and
surely that effects us closely-we can by effect
I've organization carry it for the republicans.
The democrats think we have the state BY
1000, and hence have inaugurated the force
bill ghost dance, and by that hope to prevent
men coming TO us on the protective issue. /
suppose they will profit somewhat by this, be-
cause In the whole state it is reasonable to think
that some persons will really be afraid that
5000 colOred voters may demoiish $50. 900 white
voters, and yet the number of persons taking
this view cannot be large.
I'VE have no negro question in West Virginia
the democrats themselves are laughing At the
efforts of their managers to make one. We
think the Jeffersorian democrats of Alabama
have given the whole force bill issue its death
blow.
1--WE may say, in short. that West Virginia
believes in protection, reciprocity and sound
NIT the state to free trade and wildcat money
will fail by majority large enough for all
practical purposes. We shall elect our state
ticket, electoral ticket and come very near to
wiping out the whole democratic representa-
tion in Congress"
SENATOR CHANDLER HAS NO DOUBTS.
Senator Chandler, who held a long consulta-
ton with Chairman Carter and other members
Of the committee, said: cit does not seem to
me, according to all reason, that there can be
any doubt about Harrisons election. From
the time of Cleveland's free trade message to
Congress in December, 1887, never had any
doubt the republicans would carry the election
in 1SSS, and from the time that the democratic
convention in 1892 voted down plank which
implied that duties might be imposed sufficient
10 mako up the difference between American
ton TO be unconstitutional, have had no doubt
that Harrison would this year be elected over
Cleveland The democrats drove the nail into
the wrong coffin when they adopted that plank
Nevertheless, elections do not always 60 &C
cordfng to the reason OF the thing. II we can
carry Indiana and Connecticut we NAV elect
Harrison without New York but we ought to
carry New York. This depends on whether the
great republican country vote will come out
and the democratic city vote can be kept down
to its honest proportions. On those two points
am not Informed, but l have faith to believe,
iroul Wndt nave already seen, that New L ork
can be carried the second time for Harrison"
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Speaking of New Hampshire the Senator said:
New Hampshire is a close state, Gov. Tuttles
plurality over Chas. H. Amsden in 1890 being
only 90 in a vote of 90, 900. But 1 am entirely
hopeful of success on the presidential ticket,
where the tariff issue works strongly in our IA
vor. The question on the state and congress
sionsl tickets is more doubtful We lost both
districts two years ago-one by 200 and the other
BY 200 plurality and Mr. Nc Kinney, who had the
200, is now running for governor against an
able and popular candidate, Col John Smith
Our principal danger arises from the tendency
since 1888 of controversies between railroads.
which have led the railroad companies to take
possession of our politics.