The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28
WILSON VERY CONFIDENT
TIE GREAT WEST VIRGINIA LEAD
ER HUSBANDS HIS STRENGTH
All AdvIees Ind cato the Triumphant Re
turn Of the Ways and Means
Chairman.

with his frendS, ana eApieSoe' NN
more his hearty confidence that he would
be reelected. There is nothing whatever
in the story telegraphed East that Mr..
Wilson did not prolong his second TRIP
along the West virginia Central this week
because he found his meetings falling on
He was simply forced 10 suspend SPEAK
ing for day or Two IN order TO Keep
strength and voice enough TO hnish the
oampaign with, and. besides, BOurke
Cochran and the other speakers with MIN
had to come East to Keep other engage
ments Neither Mr. Wilson nor any one
else on the Democratic side has relaxed
the effort for victory in the slightest
degree, and 1t Will be kept up III the
The principal events so far arranged
for next week are two large mass-meet-
iDgs in the eastern end Of the District
The first will be held on the Dth In
Martiusb burg, and the speakers VIII De
Mr.. Wilson, James Is. CoWeh. OF t'aiti-
Treasury Hamlin. The other meeting
viii he held at Charlestown November
"a This Will be looked upon as the cos,
Ing event Of the campaign, ana GeheIdI
Fitzhugh Lee has been prevailed uPoh
10 speak with Mr. Wilson. For DO"
these meetings the Democrats are man nm,
ing elaborate preparations win W"
OF having the greatest demonsThuons'
a. p0ssiblo within the history OF lht
district Besides these two BalhtIiHSs,
the campsg IN will he CARED on ny
local speakers. who will hold meeIlhs39
every night until the day OF tlyD ' III
the principal points. other OulsIae IN
srs of prominence will also be sent on
hasty trips, II possible
srxAroa FAULKNER's ADviCEs
sncak,ne Of the situation in the dis
trict. Senator Faulkner said today ne
now feel assured absolutely that AIT.
Wilson will be returned, unless IN lne
last two days Of the campaign the i'tPL'-
liCans turn in money enough 10 CIi vlo
eiectiOn by f'aud. They cannot DE sue
Cessful by doing even this, however I'M
less the Democrats are Negligent aIu
the organization there IS so PEI tc'' 'ii ~
such "a condition is very uhlhtH. az
moi bcUeyc really that the attempt VIII
he made for J DO not believe the hephb.
ncans can spare a sufficient amount Oh
money 10 purchase victory. Ihey nave
not been successful with thelr cdHlI'dIbn
80 far They are not hOlilhS 50 many
,nsetings as the Democrats, ana what
they do hold are not nearly 50 wen AT
tended The people OF the dlSlTI.l nav
been fully aroused 10 the hohoi II SII'uo
upon state and locality TO nave suCh an
important man In the House anu uanS
viii vote for Mr. Wilson from Siale
LOYALTY who might otherwise desert MN
on account Of some iahcl'l tI'u an,
The tariff issue has also bcch wen a. ~
and sentiment altered very materially IN
certain REGIONS. In this connection 40
not believe, from my adVlcee, thal tue
miners will be SO antaEonlsuc as mas
been represented. They nave largely at
tended our meetings, ana latterW are
showing signs Of being convinced by the
arguments wc have put forward
EDITOR roYERs GOOD REPORT.
c. w. Boyer editor of the Martins
burg Statesman, was at Democrats head
ouartors to-day Speaking about the sit
iiatiun i'm Mr. Wilson district he SAID;
"A magnificent campaign Is being car
ried on by the district committee ana
local speakers are holding meetings.
In every hamlet and have awakened the
people to the Importance OF the Issue.
All indications OF enthusiasm come from
the meetings that are held IN places
where ia former years we couid never
gel audiences OF more thdn fifteen or
twenty, there are now hity ana SlAly
ready 10 go wild over amy mention OF
Wilson's name.
Monday there will be an immense bar
becur nj Timber Ridge for all the in
habitauts Of Morgan county and the IN
dicatipns are that. crowds VIII come
many miles 10 attend Philadelphia
Record.
WILSON'S TOUR IN THE WEST.
GRAFTON, W. VA. oct 1.-THE pas,
week has seen iull I'm the bitter electoral
campaign In this district Wilson's tour
the latter part Of the week carried INN
entirely out of his district ANA the cN-
haustion evident upon the tour made
Al necessary for him To rest from cam
xaign labOrs yesterday Inc portl"h OF
Wilson'S trip from Kcyscr To Warrington,
which was In the Second district was
N striking illustration ot the decided set
of popular sentiment toward the gallant
champion of tariu reform. The most OF
the trip was through solldly Republican
counties. yet cuurmpus audiences were
gathered al every notable point, ana
even hamlots turned out On masse. AT
Fairmouut delegations of ever 1000 miners
from MpnaUEahcld, Montana and Beech
wood laid off an entire day TO hear their
eloquent congressman. The climax OF the
tour was at Wheeling, vi ere over lVVp
JGlplc filled two opera houses ana crow
ed the streets for two blocks In their en-
thuslasm.
BETTING CHANGES IN WILSON'S FAVOR.
Tho most significant char sc during the
week has been in the betting. Ten days
ego Republicans ware willing 10 tax,
even bets on Wilson Last night Chair
man McGraw, OF the Democratic commit
tee failed TO find a taker for a bet Of
800 10 so on Wilson, and to-day a de-
post Of $500 that Wilson VIII win was
placed Ia the Mcclure House" Wheeling.
10 be bet against 500. Another eSpe-
Cielly significant fact is that ElkinS who
was booked for two weeks speaking out
side the district. has cancelled all these
dates and proposes to give his entire per
sonal attention 20 the fight against VII
son from nov on. But Elkins cannot
beat Wilson, and the Democratic leaders
do not think that he expects 10 beat him.
il is n case OF saving himself. Elkins
s. "a senatorial candidate and an aspirant
for the leadership of the Republican party
in West Virginia. An enormous faction
of the Republican party IS opposed 10
him. and should he fail TO make at least
a respectable showing against Wilson i'm
~ fight which Is regarded as peculiarly mis-
own. IL would be a crushing blow TO his
hopes.
INDICATIONS OF WILSON'S SUCCESS.
The Fairmont Index, a Democratic tour.
nal which has generally been regarded
as the organ of the coal operators yoiciug
whatever Democratic opposition has ev
listed TO Wilson, declares emphaticaIly that
It's county (Marion) viii increase its ma
lOrity for Wilson by over a hundred
These are a few OF the fresh Indications
Of Democratic success, and they are snrb
as 10 make Mr.. Wilson and his friends
doubly confident. The only fear thai
MIR. Wilson's friends feel is that his
not robust health will give way, and pra-
vent him from continuing the magma
cent campaign he has carried ON tbns
Tar. He spoke to-day a; Berkeley SDringS
ana rtNt week Is b ohed for two speeches
each day, with few extras thrown in
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kLECIRIC RafLKOADISG
"h"t ~ once Was, aud What 4, Is To-Day
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