The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-10
The nemocratic Ticket.

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days since, by illusions to the nominations
of Polk and PIERCE, for the discovery Of
some new material; and We agree With
the editor OF that paper that this is new
at least in part-and "popular'-with
the Republicans. The discovery of Mr..
JACoDis due We belleveto the exertions
Of the delegation from this county, who
were greatly aided in their efforts by o
sagacious gentleman from the Eastern
Panhandle, holding intimate connection
with very powerful corporation, with
which Mr.. jacob also has conf
dental business relations. Mr.. JAcoDr
who has thus been rldely dragged before
the public, is gentleman of whom all we
know Is in his favor. He is a lawyer oi
good ability; man Of good plain COM
mon sense rather reserved and dimpassive,
though not cold in manner; y sensible but
not f0rciblc or magnetic talkcr; apparent
" not capable Of enthusiasm himself or
Of inspiring it in others; buta decidedly
gool.looking gentleman Of middle age
His chief recommendation TO the party
nominating him is, wcpresumc, first, that
nothing can be said against him, and soc.
ond, that he is the confidential agent OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, which, If it chooses, can be quite Il
power in::our politics.
Concerning the second name on the
ticket, some may be surprised to see that
Of gentleman who has heretofore acted
with our pnrty and held positions of honor
and dignity III its ranks. Mr.. PHELPS has
protcssed to he Republican up to this
time aud headed the movement for the
recently proposed meeting at Point Pleas
ant, which proved q total failure We
have not been surprised to find him aban'
doningthc Republican party, for his course
here last winter indicated that nothingbut
the opportunity was wanting; but wc
were hardly prepared to see the Demo
cracy take him in and give him front
scat so soon after Ills conversion. If the
Democracy did this with the idea that Mr..
PHELPS would carry any liberal Republi
cans with him, they have been very badly
cheated GOrwc don't believe he will have
one single follower. That hook will have
to be baitcd with something moro captivat
ing than Mr.. PHELPS. We don't know q
man in the State in either party who has
less influence. lie has fallen from grace
In 50 many ways and to such depths, and
his inlirmitics are 50 numerous and gen
orally known, that he must prove posi-
tive injury to the ticket wherever known
And yet we don't see but the cheat is
about as much on one side Ns the other
Mr.. PHELPS will not do the Democratic
ticket any good; nor will the nomination
do him any good. Hewill get just about
us much as he gives. 1t is fair exchange
of nothing for nothing. The Republican
party is the only one that has made any
thing by this scll.out. It Is for us a hanpy
radiance. Let us be thankful.
As for Mr.. PHELPS fitness for tho office
1t is hardly needrul to discuss it, for it il
not probable he will be troubled with IL
duties. A Democrat remarked last even
Ing that he would be beaten ten thousand;
which is just about our figure.
EDWARD a. BENNETT, the nominee io
Auditor, is ~ youth to fortune anu to FAINT
unknown" lie was Preston county
boy who entered the 9th Virginia Regi
ment, and being somewhat sprightly, wn'
promoted from Orderly Sergeant to Major
The duty to%hiCh he was assigned did no
afford him opportunity for much militar!
glory; but the only opportunity he eve
had to distinguish himself wis not i'm
proved. lie ChanCCd 10 be stationed Il
Phillippi in command Of the post, in April
1861, when Mr.. JONES, Of the COniedcr
acy, was visiting in that part Of the coun
try. The MAJOR got an idea that Mr., j
would call on him; and not being .inCline'
to cultivate the eminent horse-stealer'
acquaintance, did not wait for the order
Of his superior or stand upon the order G
his going, but stuck the post IN the grount
md went ut once. Mr.. JONES didn't &C
to see him at all. And thus the brillian
opportunity of his life was lost m"
: Those who know the candidate for Au
llitcr describe him us having some clever
ness, but NJ being light" whereas III
duties Of that office are arduOus md heavy
Ills talents for financial problems arc stil
an unknown quantity. Who is cntitlc
to the credit of having discovered thi
candidate We do not know but he wa
quite active in encouraging riot at FAN
mont, in resistance. to the officers OF regis
tration, in lSG8,-and 1t was this, doub
less, that brought him to light and cor
mcndcd him TO the Charleston Convention
JolIN S. BuRDErr, the nominee f
Treasurer, who served with more advau
tage to himself than the public service
Commissary in the army Of the Potomac
is too well known to need elaborate NJ
ticc. lie was onco a Union man. bC
backslidcd long since. lie was the Den
ocra,ic candidate for Auditor in 1866, an