New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
VEST JIRGINIA DEMOCRATS DOWNCAST
THEIR PROSPECTS NOT ROsY-MATERrAL AID
VANCEMENT OF THE STATE

vANCEMENT OF THE STATE
Washington Sept (SpeciaD -Ex- Representative
SNYDER of West Virginia. who IL In Washington on
private business formerly represented the lid Con-
gress District of that State and was retired from
Congress I'm 1886 because he was a Randall Demo-
GRAFT" In order to make room for Ceveland-Car-
Isle Free Trade Democrat. Mr. Anderson, who was
chosen his successor defeated for reelection
last fall by a Republican. who received plurality
Of nearly four thousand votes and clear majority
of about three thousand. Mr.. Snyder does not take
n rosy view of Democratic prospects in West Viz
GINA In conversation with a reporter he said:
President Cleveland Will not dare 10 permit his
name to go before the next Democratic National
Convention for denomination. He is too shrewd a
the Democrats parry and the AmerGar h people fS mn
sS snd % must hs swS the
ocratic politicians Of other States may Do no public
safety will dare in advance of the Democratic
National Convention to proclaim that he favors
hS he wogd take no part mg in the
Political matters in my State are rather dormant
gagged in ma,ers! development We are mining our
coal and extending our railroad system We ,v are
and south a very large part Of i goes by the
smas % wes vr" nn se the
year than In any other State in the Union another
people connection with the baltimore and OHIO
system. 1t is expected that when this Is completed
the ship Of coal VIII largely increase. and the
wealth Of the State Increase in proportonate ratio
Time was when interest In politics ranked next to
rel gion IN West Virginia but the recent marked de-
velopment OF the material resources OF the state
has also wrought radical change IN lis politics.
Postma ster-(ieneral Wilson was twelve months ago
the most popular man personally and politically In
West Virginia When however, against his Will.
I believe and better judgment. he struck blow at
the small protection on coal the liners and aboring
men struck him q, the polls. and most effectively.
When | IN Congress | voted 10 strike out the
enactlng clause OF the Morrison Tariff bill because
II struck down the protective duty on coal was
told that IL would cause my fefeat for renomina-
ton ana reelection. | was renominated. however.
without opposition and had 1000 majority more
votes FOR reelection than President Cleveland had
a his FIRST election In 1884
Two years ago the IIId District gave over two
thousand Democratic majority, but at the last cleo
ton Mr. Anderson, the Democratic candidate. was
defeated by over two thousand votes. making "A
change of over four thousand votes Ia two years.
Two years Mr. Wilson elected by about
twelve hundred votes and at the last election he
defeated Dy over two thousand majority, max
ing "a change In his district OF about three thousand
two hundred votes. The whole State had usually
been consnIered safely Democratic by from six
thousand TO thousand majority. but at the last
Congressional election the Republican majority was
over twelve thousand DO not consider that this
change IS population Of the principles OF the
Democratic party, so much as II Is OF those this I
have lately obtained control OF the party and seem
disposed 70 work everything 10 their own private
interests instead Of for the best interests OF the
people and the party. Stephen Is. Elkins is now
the acknowledged leader OF the Republicans in
West Virginia. He II bright. shrewd aggressive
and energetic. II the Democrats Of the state do not
that West Virginia VIII give Republican ma jority
Of I'm