The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
Surely Republican.

the state ticket" 5i,
Surely Republican.
Says the Chicago correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Press:
Hon. ". D. Bynum, who has return
cd from 4 two weeks campaigning tour
through Ohio and West Virginia, says
there Is no question about the results
In each state. Ohio, he thinks, will
give Mckinley not less than 10000 plur-
alIty and West Virginia not less than
$1,000 plurality. II never" said he,
saw such q condition OF sentiment In
national campaign In all my trav-
els and minglins with the people
around the hotels. l never heard n sin
gle person advocating the cause OF Mr..
Bryan. presume mingled with a
great many Democrats, but they were
perfectly mute.
est boom ever saw. In Wheeling and
Parkersburg. in 1896. there were large
number Of Gold Democrats, all Of whom
are earnestly supporting Mr.. Mckinley.
In fact, the PROSPERITY In that state Is
so great that Bryarism has been COM
pletely submerged"
The Cincinnati Enquirer. John r.
McLean's paper, prints dispatch from
Hinton. ". Va, to-day which begins
as follows:
"a complete poll OF more than two
thirds OF the counties In West Virginia
has been made by the agents of the
Democratic campaign committee. 1t
shows that tho Democratic majority In
the state will be from 5000 to 5000"
This situation might be regarded with
comfort II iswcre not for the fact that
an equally complete and presumable
accurate poll showed Democratic ma
jorlty OF 10000 before the election OF
1896, when the state went for Mckinley
by something over 1000.
The Enquirers correspondent says
that the Democratici managers In West
Virginia claim that "colonlzing" upset
their poll in West Virginia, and may do
the Same thing this year. The silly
claim that the Democratic poll In 1896
was 1900 votes out OF the way on ac-
countc OF 'colonIzing." and that the
came thing is likely to happen this year
is the explanation the Democrats are
putting out In advance for defeat In
West Virginia.
THE Press" correspondent was in
West Virginia Just before the election
Of 1896. and was told BY the Democratic
managers that complete poll Of the
state had not been made by them.
The Chicago Record. an independent
newspaper. prints letter from its cor
respondent William E. Curtis. who has
been investigating conditions In West
Virginia. Mr.. Curtis says that the
prosperity Of the state under the Nc
kinley> administration has been so
grea! that the Democrats will have but
little or no chance Of carrying the
state. In part. he says:
For this reason, and some others,
the Democratic managers have practic-
ally abandoned the attempt to carry the
state for Bryan, and are now devotInS
themselves almost exclusively to the
congressional and legislative tickets.
with the presidential ticket the Re-
publ!cans seem to have n decided ad,
vantage, which the Democratic mana
gers will concedc privately. although
publicly they claim 4 plurality of $500.
This. however, Is merely \ bluff. They
might as woll put their figures at 10000.
They have no money to make q thor
ouGh poll. and they admit 1t.
1.-THE Republicans have made one
thorough poll, and are now making an.
other. upon which the claim the state
for Mckinley by 1000 majority. at the
lowest, ard probably 5000. They claim
also that II the drIt: TO the Republican
side is MS rapid during the next two
weeks as 1t has been during the last
two weeks. Mckinlcy's majority in this
state will be over $4,000"
No doubt whatever Is felt by Chair
man Hanna of the result, In West vir-
gnia. 1t is as safe for Mckinley as is
Ohio.