Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-28


Horace Greeley for President and Is.
G-a,z B own for Vice President. The
Democratic party in convention az bal-
timore adopted the ticket ana IL was
badly beaten. There were many Dem
ocrats who refused to support the tlcS-
et. and who met in convention az LOUIS
Vile and nominated Charles OConnor
for President aud John Q. Adams Tor
Vice President. These gentlemen de-
clined the nomination. The Labor Re
form party indorsed the nomination.
bowever. and the ticket received nearly
$4,000 votes.
The Prohibitionlsts for the first time
in 1872 made their appearance as po-
utical party and nominated James
Rack. OF Pennsylvania, who received
COS votes. In 1876 the GreenoacK
marty came into existence. As It's name
suggests. il was opposed to the resump--
tiop Of specie payments and advocated
the issuance OF paper currency, the IS
spe 10 be biased on the resources OF the
country" They nominated Tor PreSi-
dent Peter Cooper, and for Vice Presl-
dent Samuel +. Cary, OF Ohio, and they
received nearly So, 900 votes. The Pro-
hibitionists again had ticket In the
6sId headed by General Green Clay
Smith. of Kentucky, and II obtained
about 10000 votes. The American Ma
tional party had ticket in the held
win the name OF James B. Walker as
President, which received $50 votes.
CRFrNBACKs AND PROHIBITION.
In the campaign Of 1880 the Green
back party nominated James B. Weaver
who was nominated at Omaha few
[ DAYS ago. They pOlled in that campaign
3Or -40 votes, and the ProhibitiOnists,
/ win Neal Dow, pOlled 10, 800 votes. In
! 1854 the National or Greenback party,
/ with General B. I. Butler at its head,
/ norled 1880 votes, but the Prohibition
marty made rapid increase, and with
! Iobn p. ST. John as its nominee re-
/ criyed $50. 800 votes. In 1888 the Pro-
bibition party, headed by General Clint
ON B. Fisk, received 246, 500 votes.
I'm that campaign there were two Ia
Dor tickets and a know Nothing
! ticker. The Union Labor ticket, headed
/ bv Streeter, received l44.6OS votes. The
[ United Labor Henry George) gave TO
| IT'S candidates, Cowdrey, 3,073 votes.
| The know Nothing" ticket, headed by
/ Curtis. OK Connecticut, receive $50
votes. and the Socialist ticket received
| zoos votes.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The organization of the Farmers Al
lance has displayed more strength and
power than any organization which op-
posed the old parties. They have sue
/ ceqded in electing three United States
/ Senators and several members OF Con-
qress. The presence OF "GreenbackerS
i'm the House Of Representatives Tor
several years was secured by com6l'
nation with the old party with which,
for the time being, they affiliated.
Judge David Davis was candidate OF
their organization, but his election 10
the Senate was secured by q union with
the Republicans, who took this method
of taking him of the electoral commits
SION. for which he had been selected by
the Democrats
The organization has gained In
strength within the last year, especially
I'm the Southern States. / was told oy
one of the best informed politicians In
North Carolina a day or two ago that
the Alliance men held the State in their
hands. and he said if the election was
no take place at present Harrison would
carry the State by 10000. In that
State the Alliance will not, Major VIII
Iliams (my informant) says, a1lllate
with the men who met at Omaha, but
will vote the Republican ticket. They
/ cratic platform and refuse to support
the candidate, who, they claim, is
"Eold bug"
When in North Carolina in 1876
found Major Williams knowledge Of
the political condition of the State more
thorough than any one met there, and
therefore l regard his information OF
value. There is only a difference Of
eight or nine thousand votes in that
States. In 1855 the Republicans poled
nearly 10000 votes and the Democrats
but little over 125, 900 votes. 1t can
I readily be seen how slight detection
could disturb the Democratic majority.
The same element is powerful in other
. Southern States and, as may be sup
. posed, draws largely from the Demo
. cratic party. Major Williams says that
the members Of the Alliance in North
| Carolina are so welded to the ideas
taught by the organs of the party that
they read nothing else and argument is
/ lost upon them.
/ This danger 10 the success Of the
| Democratic party in the South is admit
/ ted by well-iniormed politicians, but
/ they are hopeful when the canvass opens
/ that some way OF reaching this source
/ Of apprehension may be devised, but
| it's presence is now menace TO 1.-The
/ solid South"
HAVE RARELY LASTED LONG.
The past history OF third parties can
be studied with interest and profit by
political readers. Up to this period they
have been in some instances Of rapid
growth and FOR a time exercised very