The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-17

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VII in all probability get the position
Rotation in office seems to he an ele
ment of West Virginia Democratic
ia:th, and this will be in Miller.s favor
Besides he is the
ONLY PANnASDLER on The SLATE,
as at present made up for State officers
and if his Panhandle hackers stand uE
10 him, as they doubtless will when ii
comes TO q tug OF sections, he will gel
the nomination They 60 q great deal
here on location. 1t is all the style for
q section to stand up through every
vicissitude for one Of its inhabitants
who is out TOR office. provided only that
his politics areall right. No fault can
be found among the Democrats with
Mr. Miller's politics.
Mr.. Miller wss born in Wheeling, is
about thirty years o. age, and was eiu'
Gated for civil engineer in Troy, New
York. He entered the United States
navy, and was an officer in the same
until the breaking out Of the war, when
he resigned. Since that time he has
Lived in Wheeling, and been in political
lite con i"uillv having hell number
OF Offices, inrlud ne that OF City Council.
man, Supervisor, President OF the Board
of Supervisors, member OF the Legisla-
tnre, anil at present is q delegate from
Ohio coun'v to the Constitutional Con-.
vention. lie is sp,ken of as one Of the
hardest working Democrats in the
Panhandle. and as a rev .rd tor his zeal
in behalf Of the great party OF Correct
Interpretation OF the Constitution, was
for a long time head and fr mt OF the
State Central Committee. He is eiu.
ca ed, has 'riveled a gr at deal, and ~
write o. having been at sea number
OF years is gpoi rneterial tor the Demo-
erals to put il Office, as he understands
how 10 swo,p d pwn on tie enemy and
gobEle them up.
Aside from being well qualified for
the o;tice, Mr.. Miller has the advantage
of being the only Panhandle man on
the slate, and it g notorious that in the
distribution of offi'e, the Panhandle
has not had her share. The Offices are
not worth much after all, but there is
a vast deal Of sect onal pride mixed up
with it, which will be felt at the Con-
veniion. Ills county (Ohi"). the
wea|thiest and most populous in the
Safe, and ore that claims to have borne
the brunt Of the battle in overthrow'ns
he R.d.cal party, has had no place
upon the State ticket. She is now
fixed on the slue, however, as made up
here liz in'orm.l caucus. AMI we shal
see whether she urges her claims at the
Coavea,ion with vigor Amounting to
suc3ess.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
For this office there are two candi-
dates out, l uHderstani, though this
office is not CO.'S dereJ OF enough con.
sequence TO have much space on the
important slate now under CO; sdera.
ton by the politicians. These aSpirants
are B. w. Byrne and J. B. Hurdwicke.
Byrne is a member o. the Convention,
from the poor county Of Clay, while
ulrdwicke is editor OF the Baptist
Record oil this place.
THE SLATE"
Such is the present condition OF the
Democratic slate, aud about the way it
will 20 lnto the c invention some six
weeks hence. 1t may lie all smashed
IN but | think not. The Off ;e's 10
rule Wet V.r:i,ia Tor the ensuing
terms will in all pr liability come from
the names hcIe gwen.
0; CImlen's chanc's, there IS little
room to doabt. Every ind cation poin s
- him as the coming man. That he
will make a g,od 10. ernor IL agreed br
all whom / have heard express an
op mon on the subject. Being r.ch, lie
can live in style commensurate with the
iiIni'y Of The position, wh;cn no man
can do vino d>p:nds upon the salary.
TIE GREAT MEN OF THE CONVENTION.
The Convention now about expiring,
has made and unmale good deal OF
reputarion Tor lis members Some went
in VITA much reputation, ana came OUT
wi h little; others wet in with little,
and came on with tie sane amount;
while few have a Id d greatly to their
fame snd the circle of their influence
Among those who steppe immedi.tels
10 the front rank AMI msinralnei their
position, may lie mentioned Samuel
Wood aud James VI. Jackson. There
is no avoritism in this estimate, for |
have only pa sing acquaintance W tn
Mr.. Jackson, and never SPOKE a word
to Mr.. Wood in NV life, and he does
not know ME. 1t is their dae. There
are others whom | with to mention as
having taken prominent parts, but will
deter until another letter.
II. B. r.