The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-09
our wErzEL LETTER.
NEW MARrISsv1LLE, August Z

NEW MARTINsvILLE, August Z,
Editors lntClIiselNcr: 5,.. g-. L.
On last Saturday, 9Th inst, the adj
iourned Democratic Congervative.C onied-
crate mass meeting met on Little Fishing
Creek, In the central part OF this county,
TO further determine as TO their line OF
policy in the coming campaign. Their
councils, unlike those OF July ed at the
forks OF Big Fishing Creek, were harmo-
NOUS, it being determined 10 have pri-
mary election. We are informed by sew
eral Of the faithful, who were there, that
the utmost harmony prevailed; that the
submissive return OF the score heads"
and "bolters' OF their party was beautiful
to behold. They are all now Of one &C.
cord and "presert an unbroken front TO
the enemy.h We are now to be treated
to strictly Democratic scrub race for
county officers, and it will be safe TO be.
on the "hoss" which wins. For Sheriff
we have VIM. NJ. Brookover, late Of Ne.
braska, now Sheriff, late Deputy Sheriff,
&c. How he can hold the office, II elected.
can only be answered by the person
who can explain by what legal right he
now holds the Office Of Sheriff, not having
been in the State long enough to vote.
We have also s. I. Robinson, Of the tribe
known in Wetzel county rs the
"Mohawks," Levi Thurman, formerly
Sheriff, who loves good drinkin' liquor"
one or more Of the Moores, at the mouth
OF Proctor flight weights, John Slender,
son Of Barney, who divides the honor and
the profit with the resident "priest" OF
the German Catholic settlement. on Lynn
Camp waters, in this county, and, lastly,
Bill A. Newman, who has heretofore
been elected to any and every office he
has asked for in the county, and num-
bcr OF other candidates Of local reputa-
ton.
The next Office, apparently the most
sought after, is that OF Prosecuting Attor.
ney. This race will be very exciting be.
cause the candidates thus fur named have
very little else to do than prepare them
selves for the coming test OF popularity.
Their pedigree is as follows:
Wilson Shannon Wiley, Esq, "Monroe
county, Ohio, Democrat" single and
passably good looking, has tho first chance
Tor the position.
county, OHIO, Democrat, married, and
has the Office now, looks we'll when he
has his moustache blacked, will pull a
pretty even race with Wiley. F. D.
Young, ESQ.,, to the manor born; now con.
vert 10 Democracy, single, elegant side
whiskers, and popular with the ladies.
II lavish expenditure will gain the point
he will be elected sure. Squire Lauck-
Natlye-no political faith, an old resi-:
denter, has made good time in his day and
may deceive the boys yet. Let them re:
member "Age amt nothing" "Blood will
lell."
We may have two or three candidates
for State Senate; cannot say positively,
but suggest that It might be tho "Appolo
Belvidere OF Wetzel," or the Seventh son
OF his father" but they are not subject
to the primary.
FL. Black, OF Burton, who owes his
prominence to the fact OF being P. Nc.
Donnells "son.in.law,p has been notified
by tho ring.masters that he Is their
choice for House OF Delegates. II no one
else can be Influenced BY his friends" to
come out for the Office there will be no
race.
For Chief Justice we hear no one men.
toned, but suppose that the same power
that has sat in judgement, "squashlng"
indictments and such for the past four
years, may as well continue for four years
TO come.
For Assessor, Justice, Constable, and
all other minor officers, We have to all
appearances plenty Of material, such as 1t
Is, 10 gil them with.
We must admit that Wetzel will go
Democratic this fall, but by reduced ma
iority, as It Is the dissemination Of Re.
publicans here to 6ght and vote as hard
rs II success was assured. W.