The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-04
Republicans Will Sweep west vir.
ginia at the November Election.
mo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
!. Henry 9. Davis After Big Fish, and
a Quarrel With McGraw Will Re-
sult-Republicans Gaining In all
the Close countios-Bryan's Elec-
ton Means the Change Of Our Mon
etary System.
From a Stan Correspondent,

From a STAFF Correspondent,
u gPARkERsBURG. W. Va, Oct. al
took to the woods" shortly after / last
communicated with the outside world
through the Intelllgencer, and busted
myself again with collecting infor,na-
ton anent the pending campaign. 4 I
never was more confident OF anything
than ! am sofaa sweeping Republican
Z victoty in West Virginia next Novem-
Der. There Is absolutely no show OF
success Of any party, anywhere, should
General Apathy get control Of the
forces, but in this campaign, thanks to
the energy Of both sides, the Republic
cans are reported to be strictly in It,
which goes to show that when McGraw
stirs the bushes he brings out Republic
cans, something he would be far from
doing II he could help 1t. On every hand
the people are expressive OF apprehen-
sion that by the Indifference, hereto
fore talked OF, Senator Elkins, their cit
lien OF national fame and influence,
may be defeated. That is a good sign.
" was only needed that this fear
should get abroad to arouse the Repub-
llcans, and good citizens generally from
hancock county to the Kentucky line.
Data From Close Counties.
= i have reliable data from many Of
the close counties. In every one of
them the Republicans are gnlnlng-ev-
cry one of them. !! am not permitted,
{ for prudential reasons, to give figures,
but II the Republican rank and file go
on TO the end, Injecting into the cam
paign the degree Of Ylgor which has
marked the past two weeks, saltpeter
{ Will not save the Bryan party. Nc
kinley, White. and the state ticket will
: be Endorsed by lnrger majority in. the
state than was ever before recorded for
any party, and the Republicans will
control the legislature beyond doubt.
l have straight news, that will wash
without shrinking, from every import
ant section. am OF the opinion, there
fore. that West Virginia will. In. No
vember go for Mckinley Just MS Maine
went for Governor Kent, years ago.
Imprinted in HIS Memory.
An old farmer up In Randolph coun-
ty said to me that II there were no
other reasons to induce, him to vote for
q Republican to represent him in the
next house Of delegates. his memory of
the arbitrary action Of the house In
the gubernatorial contest in 1858 would
be quite sufficient. And told him be-
lieved he had hit the nail on the right
end. This farmer said he would have
had more respect for the body Of law
makers referred to IL 1t had canvassed
the returns according to law, and de-
feated Gof by throwing out votes. But
the legislature merely passed resolu-
ton by n majority Of one declaring
Goff's opponent elected. "And you can
see the importance of single vote"
observed that intelligent: farmer. 4
L repeated this conversation to the
friends OF Mr.. James A. Hughes, in the
Fourth congressional district, and they
'said they would get hustle on In order
that the next house OF Congress may
not lose the Republican vote from their
bailiwick. This regard for the small
things-the single votes-is doing the
Republican cause world OF good in the
interior OF the state. 1t keeps Republic
cans stirring.
Sam Barr's Effective Article.
talked the other day with a man
who had closely followed the details of
the campaign in the Fourth congresslon-
al district. He said the influence OF what
frank avowal OF the Calhoun Chronicle
man had made people think. Hereto
fore the average voter had contempla-
ted only his present pleasing environ
ments. The average voter In other
words. had been selling coal. or invest
ing his savings In oil stock, or had
{ been harvesting his crops He had
slapped himself on the back In the ham
by anticipation that there could be no
end to the prosperous times. The views
OF Editor Barr came as a revelation.
however, and the average voter and his
friends are brought face to face with
the the probability OF disaster In the
event OF Popocratic success.
: have heard Senator Thurston make
two speeches In the state, and have also
listened to the clear exposition OF nf-
fairs made by Consul o. F. Williams.
The effect OF the admirable argument
made by that matchlcss Republican or
ator from Bryan's state-lIr. Thurs
ton--will last through the campaign.
The two gentlemen named have been
somewhat over the same speaking field
IN the state. and yesterday / went over
the same course. 4 :
Bryan Versus Thurston.
Ono item gathered In my trav-
els is worthy of especial mem