The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-28

TIE CROP OF CANDIDATES.
The city Of Charleston is now favored
with the assembled wisdom of the State,
including about one thousand, more or
less, attaches, such as candidates for
Committee Clerks and Pages. Never in
the history Of any State was there such q
crop OF these suckers seeking positions Of
the Legislature. They were nearly all
good Camden men," thst seemed to be
an essential qualification for the most
triling position. 1t took three days 10
decide who should fill the positions re-
quired for the organization Of the Legisla.
ture, and declaring the election of State
officers uRder the new constitution.
Some prominent Democrats of the or.
thodox school, admit that the new instru-
ment was BADLY botchcd," and that the
people will be sorely taxed before they
learn all the beauties that it contains.
Grave suspicious are. entertained that
Sweet William" cold out the Wheeling
folks. and thereby got to be Speaker Of the
House OF Delegates. In the caucus fifteen
of the Third District, supported him, with
Prince, Of Raleigh, at their head. Much
concern was manifested by some OF the
Charleston district, as to who should be
Speaker, and as you were formerly sold
out in order that some ambitious parties
might be officers, you will not be surprIs.
ed itsuCh Is the case this time.
The Charleston folks are all wild on the
removal question. They held q meeting
Saturday night and have been button.
holding the members and counting noses,
and trying 10 counterfeit the feeling that
seems TO DO in favor of accepting the
Wheeling proposition. The movement
seems to lack organization; enough Of
members are favorable to removal 10
carry it II properly handled, and If the
movement Is not successful the blame will
rest close at home.
The House has but eight old members
and the Senate but four, which causes
some little delay in getting organized.
1t was hard struggle for the Senate TO
concede that "the old man SCOT" should
preside over It's deliberations during its
opening election Of permanent President;
they however decided that he was the
oIdtS! man in the body and should have
the honor Of presiding over the first Sen.
ate under the new regime.
One Of the first acts Of the Senate and
House Of Delegates after organization was
to vote themselves "tor use Of the State"
a supply of stationery, in direct violation
of the new Constitution. 1t is expected
that the next business will be to vote
themselves stamps, apple jack, &c.
The new Constitution expressly forbids
the Legislature from receiving postage,
stationery, newspapers" &C., but In the
face Of all OF this the faithful can't be kept
out Of the treasury.
1t turns out that tho Convention, which
threw such safeguards around the public
crib, most shsmefully abused the postage
and stationery limitation.
No committees as yet are appointed,
and won't probably be for several days,
owing to Il press OF business" in the
hands Of the president Of the Board Of
Supervisors"
You may safely count on six months
session Of the Legislature, and then
tho State will not likely be sat-
ished with its labors. as some
very unwise measures regarding the
school laws, &c, will be passed upon.
Gov Jacob has struck out boldly in favor
OF investing the county court with the
power OF carrying the free schools into
operation. We will now see the beauty
of county courts.
The weather has been quite cold here.
Some OF tho Charleston people say the
Legislature took the cold weather away
with them last March, and have now
brought their "cussed weather blacksmith
them" The mail facilities are worse
than ever before. Only three Wheeling
papers last week were received.
Atkinson, Gibbons & Co. will soon
have their journal going again.