The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-16
Our Charleston Letter.
CHARLESTON, October 0

correspondence wheeling lhtClliRencer)
The political fight in this District Is O
remarkable one, Democrats are 80 split up
that no one Can surmise even the probable
result Of next Tuesdays election. In
nearly all Of the trans Kanawha counties
Independent Democrats are out for the
Legislature and are making q hard fipht
against Walker aud the ring. 1t Is inter
esIlng to Republicans to stand oil and
look on, for II they were to show their
hands in support Of the Independents the
cry OF Radical would be hurled in the
face Of the Independents, which Is
not only whitening TO their hopes
OF success butt their personal feelings.
NO Democrat likes to DO called
Radical, and hence Republi-
cans stand Of, OF course they have their
preferences, and will vote for the indie
pendants at tho polls, but they are very
quiet in their advocacy OF the so
called Liberal men and measures.
My opinion is that the Independent
Democrats will be elected to the Legisla.
tuTc from Braxton, Nicholas, Raleigh,
Summers, Mercer, Wayne, Lincoln and
Boone, and the 9th, 9Th and 7th Senate.
rial Districts will most likely send In In
dependents and Republicans; Greenbrier
and Fayette arc doubtful; Kanawha,
Monroe and Mason will elect Republicans
throughout unless there Is reaction be-
tween now and the election. This will
make = much better showing for the
Third District than che has had since the
Ring has been ruling the State. Out of
fha 10 Fnnrnl ont a tiuaa FFnrD 4ha Of on,,n0io.
composing this District, the Republicans
and Independents will elect 10 In the
last legislature we only had 4 Repub IL
cans in the entire, District and one indie
pendent. This shows radical change,
provided things go through as most every
one who is posted now claim that they
will, But then.
There's many slip
Twitt the cup and the lip"
Let US hope, however, that We are not
mistaken in our prophecy.
1t is already known to your readers that
Hon. John Hall, theI Independent
candidate for Congress, has Withdrawn
from the contest. BE made noble fight
as lar as he went, but his health gave
way and he was compelled to withdraw
from the CxCitemen! that 80 lively a
contest forced upon him. This Ia the fact
oil the case, Walkers articles aNl tele.
grams TO the contrary, for everybody
knows that it isa physical impOssibility
Tor that plunderer TO tell the truth. In
my opinion, had Mr.. Hall run the race
through, he would have defeated the car
pet Dagger, and salary.grabber Here
ford. Nearly every brave confederate
soldier in the district was Tor Hall. None
bat tho HAY stack cOniederates,p as Claw.
hammer WitchGr calls them, were sup.
porting Hereford. l repeat that Hall
made brave fight while he was on the
track, and in my opinion he drove a
wedge into the Democratic party that
can never be extracted. Hereiord's Con.
gressiOual record has been shown from
every stump and busting in tho district,
and assure you that the eX rebels who
will vote for Hereford do it with the
everest reluctance. He is bitter
OF crow for men TO swallow, who wish 10
preserve any degree Of self consistency.
lie Is Il free trader, a land grabber, sAl-
AIRY grabber and Copperhead carpet-bag.
ger, oil OF which are, or should be, OBJ
nOxt0us TO the people Of this District.
The Congressional Executive Commit.
tee nominated in Mr.. Halls place, Gen.
John S. WtChcr, of Cabell county. The
General accepted and went 10 work by
first issuing an address to the voters Of the
District, and as vigorous canvass as the
time would permit. Hereford viii in all
probability defeat him, because the Dem
OCrats have about 900 of majority In
the District, and IN fight between
Democrat and n straightout Republican
The leaders will whip the most Of them
into q support of the party nominee. II
Is burning shame to the salt makers,
iron and coal dealers in the District to
defeat WitCher, who is an svowed protec.
ZIONIST, by man who has voted in Con-
gress to destroy all these enterprises
which are the life OF the District.
SWIRL,