South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-16

him. - ONLY S6r political enect B Ivy
true. = D&Nnsrally believed. he,s ~.
b. Um row HE Influence Il -
FCcotoqtto1 w Hayes. Zach. Ch,ss.Sss
- sheioo qnistly worked up bv b.. 5.
puOlteAn eqnnnixatioa here, with : -
20 sprlnejhx hin On he Couv,nsic. ].
The propar time. sAoald Conklin, ~,
This is being done secrssly but 4 y
being done ~ clI6ctivcly a. Il c..h
BY the machineFy oohiru1lcd hy jns..
Eimunds, the Radical Campaivs ~
neer, who aCeo directly under Co.
orders. AZ - The Democratic c.ra:
dates, everything IL running a,n-.
smoothly. The opposition to TyL,sss
seems TO have shout expended ia Tor.
Indeed, there il every indication a..
the resort to TRADE and falsehooa :.
the part OF the frieuds and allies az A..
Tweed and Canal Ring thieves Of NJ.
York, In the hope Of defeating hin. h..
produced a Reaction In his favor that ~.
greatly increased his strength. A l,,-.
number OF papers in tho South. vh;es
formerly opposed him. have come a Il.
support within the past few weeks n
is seen that, while the Sc. Louis Comes.
ton may not nominate Gov. Tilden an
attempt TO DENY his splendid recorj
and valuable service to the party |. !.
blow at the party itself. Every man
who knows anything OF New York moi.
tics knows TINT Governor Tjldcp Il A,
strongest man nth the peopls. in ,hs,
State. to-day. Everyone kuows vbv h.
Is SO, and no man car, give ans valid res,
son for his being otherwise. lis enc
ccssful warfare against Tweed and n,
Canal Ring. and the Wholesale reduction
OF taxes he has brought about, has made
him bitterly hated bv corrwpt politican.
but has cndcared him TO The people
And il should not he otherwise. NJ
was elected by a change OF nearly l0i
600 i'm "a. and there Is Tar moro reason
for his popularity noe than there was
then. The Democratic rarty has reason
to be proud OF ali its great leaders anil
any attempt to undcrratc the strength
OF any one OF them is dangerous pro
cess. Whether IL is that the fear Of
Governor Tildcn's nomination exci,ss
unjust opposjtiou or not. il Is true Tbs,
his friends have none out the kindes
words for other candidates. And !. /.
a thing 10 he proud or TINT every man
named in connection with the st. Lou,
nomination woull confer honor upon
the party. If made ito candidate.
80, yr wr rpoN >sy rprt.vns.,
Well NAV Senator Copklinp CRY on,
i'm anguish Of so,,l. "Sayc mo from my
rrieuds ~ who, aucI mon no Rose Shan.
herd and Bully brooks. the eiitor OF
Murtah's kitchen organ, announce their
intention Of going to Cincinnati to work
for him ut the approaching convention.
They have alrea ~ secured rooms there
and will do their best TO "sct up the
pins" for the blonde senator iron New
York. Said Blaine man, to-day, Il
sincerely thank God that such follows
as Shepherd aud Brook do not advocate
Blaine; they would 10 him moro harm
than COOL" The Nntiou.I Repsjlion
never oinits an opportunity 10 give
Blaine bacs-lanled blow. The next
day, after Blaine made his personal ex.
planation in the House. the RcPnjii'y's.
commenting on the affair. asked tho fol'
lowing pertinent queries "Bnt did he
clear himself? Did he give such an cs'
PLANTATION OF that letter describing ral'
way Legislation and tho past he took W
u as iiupresscs the nearer with the iies
that Inc wa- nc,natesi moro by love Of
friends whom nc wished TO obiige, than
by nm Unborn respect Tor purity OF legs.
lation!
TIE vIcE-PnEsIbENoY.
So much interest centres on The Pres.
idcncy that the Importance Of selecting
n gooti man for the second Office does
not appear TO be sufficiently appreciates.
In the general scramble and lmrsah u
seems To Inc lost sight OF that one-fitbof
the elected Presidents died shortly acer
they were inaugurated; the succession
deyolyiny, in each ease, on the Vice
President. Harrison died aboutamouth
after his inauguration. and was s1ccecl
ell by John Tyler; Zachary Taylor lised
only a few months after lie was install
ed in the White House. aud Vice Pfesl
dent Fillmore became the constitutions
head of tho Government and Abralisn
Lincoln was assassinatcd less-tlIan two
months after his second inauguration,