The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-21
,,rr CongressIouaI Election.


orr congressional Election.
We ,,n., ,bs, no Republican in this
r,,r,e.,iou.l District will lose sight OF
he great importsnceof OF being faithfully
mi, pO,, on the 7th Of November, not
,olr 70 vote for Hayes and Wheeler, but
"a DO all IN hi, power for the election OF
n. Hon. c. F. Scott, our nominee for
Congress. II is not by any means i'm.
ns,ible to sriumphsntly elect Mr.. Scott
IA Congress from this District. He
4, popular man throughout the
District, and especially so where
h /, best known, as, for instance,
IN the counties Of Wood, Richie, Tyler,
Harrison, Doddridge, Gilmer and Cal.
soun. He is also very popular in Brooke
,,os,y where he was born and raised.
He eniOye, an excellent character and
M. .lWsvs been an Industrious and faith.
iql and intelligent representative in the
legislature. He il making an active
canvas, Of the District, "a his list OF ap-
continents show. He will be reinforced
next week by the Hon. Waituan 7. Will
lt,, Of MorgAntoWn, who will speak
at several prominent points in the
District. Mr. Wiley has always been
aiAvori,e orator with the people OF this
district. He was the Wing candidate for
Congress in The district in the Scott cam
paign Of 1859, and made speeches through
out our counties that are we'll remember
ed to this day for their tervor and bril-.
lilncy. Hi, high personal character,
united with his talents, have always
given him great influence among the peo-
pleOI West Virginia. Very many Of them
viii be glad to have the opportunity of
,gain hearing him on the stump.
We refer to the coming Congression-
ii election a. one Of the greatest i'm
pot.luce in view Of the possible turn Of
National affairs during the next Congress.
Col. Ben Wilson is one OF the men who
haze been inportuning Congress to pay
$4,000 for damages to various roads,
piks, churches, Sc, in West Virginia.
These claims are part aud parcel Of hun.
l,.i, OF millions that have been and will
depressed upon Congressfrom the "Solid
South " soon "a the opportune moment
ufivs. Every Democrat in West Vir-
;iail will vote for them. The game will
s,yOa vote for my 100000 for West vir.
sail and will vote for yours rslo,0o0,00o
lot Oh Virginia. The old log rolling
g'authAt was the curse Of the old State
ialAy. gone by, and that finally loaded
her hopelessly down with debt will be
repeated in the grand effort to put
through these s*arms Of claims. West
Vityiuia had better lose every dollar oi
The $4,000 already introduced into
Congress, than that the tlood.gates should
sniIed for the introduction Of the tor
nutOtcllins that will follow. The people
d this Congressional district are vitality
Interested in keeping the most vigorous
pressure upon the public treasury at
Warrington. We ought never to send
'AetsI man whose sympathies are South.
sfa-Whose record is Southern--who fol-
loved the Southern rebellion to the very
verge OF the precipice at Richmond-who
would neither vote yea nor nay on the
ordnance Of secessiOn-who was the
only member Of the Convention who asked
to be excused from voting.
a man who has no more decision Of
character, saying nothing wha,ever Of
pi'tiosism, than Col. Wilson evinced a,
aishmOnd in 1881, when every interest Of
this District was in such imminent, dead.
IypsFil, is no man to be entrusted with
al
The keeping Of our interests iu case the
Solid South" shall come mastering into
@s n'1t Congress with their pockets tilled
''ta their myriad claims. He would no,
'1Sd the pressure upon him a week, but
You'd follow The bent Of his natural sym.
Pa'h'es, A man who has been tried and
''oAd utterly wanting in a great public
'aefTSncy like that Of 1851, is poor ma
t'lal indeed ior custodian where de,
S9'on OF character that is born Of
patriotism is required. With such s
nan Is Scott TO represent US we can al
,s'' in advance where he will stand.
ne Will not only stand true TO the Gov.
Sassns in every emergency Of trouble
'n Ha the South that may arise, but he
w y! his face firm as flint against th,
~ mole brood Of these Southern claims
''''' IL therefore every reason, both a