Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-26


Charleston. W. Va, SepteH Der 20
The announce uent made by the Repuo-
rcan safe Committee few days ago
that they expected TO carry the State by
a majority OF II 500. has been the subject
Of considerable comment here. The
question is WY does the Republican
s.o-e Committee make such eX,ravaSant
c,sims2 @, course. the safe commit
re- fsnot sincere in this claim. The most
op..misre and sanguine Republicans
who belev. they will carry the stare, do
moi exDect any such majority as claimed
bv the State committee. The Demo
cratic STATE Committee have mdue
careful poU of each county and hnd tnat
t5a 0qrrv is i'm excellent shape, ana IL
tba election were held now ,he Demo
o~q-ic maiovttv would be largely IN
creased over hat of 1892. The estimate
Of the R-publ- cans is simply absurd ana
only exci-es r.dicB,e even among ne
nubiic7ns To show the absuruliy oI
The estimate. take for example, the couh-
~ Of Lincoln. In the estimate or the
Republican state Committee that couh-
~ Is credited with a Republican MAJOR
ifr cf 600. whereas the poll yust hltue
bv the Democratic committee SHOWS ma ,r"t
there is a Democratic majority III 'hal
county of over 400. Here IS a ulIet nv
be-ween the result o. the pol mace ~
the Democrats and t,:e estimate maue ny
Tho ReDublic7n STATE Committee or oHs
rbousqnd votes. The Republican StaAe
.C0nn.-tse have absolutely notnlnE
uoor which 10 base such an eS- A'a1e-
-rbe latest end most reliable Information
received m the Democratic hea'quar'erS
Indicates that in nearly all o. the Dem
.oo7.orsc counties the Democratic ma5oit-
ties will be largely increased this year
cve~ rat of 1882. and that with but rev
evos,-ions the Republican maJorl5ies IN
.fo PanrbI-can counties will b. decreaS-
"a This IS so clear to every Intelligent
eD1 Unbiased person in the SAFE ne
r,,b,ica0 or Democrat. that II IS useless
- 1fscnss f. IJ is generally beneVed
81 rho P9oubican State Coumlttee'
b,vicg unlimited funds at us command
nil atfer1nr 10 buy the State on e.ectloh
dov md they make these eN-r1'dS-'l,
claims IN order that should N sUCcCe-'
80 +bo--So State should so Republican,
tbev can point to their cnte-e.ectloh ns-
rres and claim they had the NoIes-
Tbere are unm. stakable evidences mutt
1o'vfnr daily that this is the course Wu'Nu
tbav have determined upon. ne ooJeoI
seems To- be TO get control Oh as MANY
noU clerks as possible, by the oHeI Vi
Uha+evsr sums Of money II may require
=, corrrDr the uurchaseab,2 ones. l'ese
,,or1 c1erks are To- work ,he ignoran- Vot-
G. (v,1, cannot make out their own
b,uo.eN and vote them for the kepuo-
IN t.cl,et But n is understood mat
tbev viii not STOP % this but VIII. COT
- +bo voters. They have secrel
s,,s.p7, ~ s. rrs by which information IS
- -. wav rAe voter casts his ballot can
h, e,von IN those on the outside, VINO
Ma tbe money bags. The system seems
n b,va been worked successfully IN Ine
PeDubHc7u primary election held III
+bts county in June last The arrange
,,s-t of the voting booths, at least IN the
countv is q travesty on he secret DaI-
lcr The booth is constructor VI "
narrow board. upon which tne Fo.er
NV prcpare his ballot. haIto"
board possibly not more 'u@H -. 80
vide sci u9 on either side, and curtain
80 m hang from fine top 10 conce'l
- .vots~ hint which is generally thrown
tao,- ov.r The TOP of the booth. Inc
b..+b IN bpgin with, IS not detp
enough for a man to get into it, and 'ce
curtain being thrown back tn lyl., o -
oo,htr,, m DrevenQ the commissioners
80. s-o~, seeing how each voter
rrJ his ballot. and there IS nothing
~ nrevent any one of the election ON 1
GERS &c from giving the sign 10 indicate ..slJ,.
to those on the outside how me Y. Do Io
voted. and whether he is entitled TO re-
ceiye the price stipulated for ms Voi ,,i
W-be.ber his speciea Of corruption will
he attempted by the opposition or not,
III wen for the Democrats 10 be on her
Guard. The Republicans cannot carry
his State by fair means, and 1t Is '9e
dntv of Democrats TO see chat theJ 40
mot carry it by foul means. 1t IS the