The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-13
POLITICAL ITEMS.


President Grant. What he specially adj
mires in him Is his frmness.
For writing a Tilden letter, MOntgon.
cry Blair gets himself described as a ode
bilitated and decayed specimen Of Amer
lean craftsmanship"
President Grant Is credited with ex-
claiming on Sunday: II wish to heaven
the 4th ofMarch, 1877, was at hand!"
There is more truth than politeness in
the Cincinnati GaletSsremark that Conk.
ling has barked "like cur" at reforming
Republicans, and that he represents
every degrading element in the present
administration"
Mr.. Dana is a fair type Of n number Of
men in this country who possess the very
highest qualifications for public life, who
can rarely be prevailed upon to enter
government service, and who, when nomi.
mated for 6ffice, will not "stoop" to con.
quer.-Nonrieh Bulletin.
The Pennsylvania delegates to Cincin'
natl have advertised themselves so con-
spicuously for sale that no one dares now
to buy. They are as dangerous as street,
walkers.-,Springfeid Republican.
John Cochrane has convened and re-
solved that the Republican party has now
reformed and come upon his (the Cincin'
nati) platform, that the Union league
club and Mr.. Curtis are a credit to their
species, and that he doesn't think it e1-
pedient to make any presidential nomin-
alton at present. Col. Ethan Allen seems
to DO still in doubt as to the correct thing
to do in present observation-disclosures
to convene nationally in advance Of the
Cincinnati and St. Louis gatherings, or
wait and see.
"H. V. R." writes from Chattanooga to
the Cincinnati Commercial: Bristow is not
yet as strong as either Morton or Blaine
in the South, but he is gaining ground
rapidly. was in barber shop the other
day, and asked the gentlemanly skull
scraper about these things. Now, bar.
Der chop is the place 10 catch political
drift among the blacks. Between shayes
they talk politics. Nothing interests
them so much unless it is circus or a
hanging. Iasked the skull-scraper about
Presidential candidates. He said that,
from what he had heard among the col.
ored people, they were not for Grant any
more. They had lately concluded that
Grant was not necessity to the colored
peoples existence. Their minds have I'M
dergone gradual change about Grants
merits and the beauties Of third term.
But il not for Grant, who next2 "Well,
said he, "the most OF the colored people
that ! hear talk are for this man they
call Bristow, Le man rho is for honest men
in The government"
There was rather 4 neat outcome TO q
primary meeting in Enslowood. n. j., TO
elect delegates to the Republican State
Convention which is to choose delegates
to Cincinnati. Englewood, though in New
Jersey, is suburb Of New York, and two
New Workers, Walter Phelps (Blaine)
and Jones (Conkling) contended for the
choice. There was a wide rally OF the
voters. not only New York merchants but
village loaiers were out in force, and the
vote was by ballot. Result-Jones was
chosen by say l2Oto co for Phelps; then
Phelps moved the resolution that the
meeting had supreme confidence in Jones,
and would only instruct him that he
must not support Conkling delegates
and this passed by about the same vote
The Bristow men had no candidate, you
see, but united with Conkling men TO de-
feat the Blaine candidate, and then
united with Blaine men to instruct the
Conkling delegate that he must not vote
for Conkling!
The Baltimore American (Rep.) says ii
was ono OF the idiosyncracies OF President
Grant that he never understood the i'm.
portance OF having a first class lawyer at
the head OF the Department Of Justice.
A correspondent Of Concord, New
Hampshire, paper writes that "Bristow is
a broad shOuldercd, compactly built man,
with high forehead, square face, firm
mouth and clear, penetrating gaze. His
expression is very sunny and assuring
when he smiles, thoughtful and dignifed
when in repose.'