The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-22

the "lesding citizens of Wheelin Z, "
much OF which will prove ncwsy read
ing to our citizens:
observation-disclosures CRACRAET.
Here we found Prosecuting Attorney
Cracrait, leading Democrat and promi-
nent citizen. He spoke of Governor
Allen in words of no faint pr Use.
Your man, Allen, Is glorious old
fellow-old, yet young; the man of the
people, and the man orthe people"
Thus broke forth the Prosecutor, in
answer 10 our intcrrOgatory as TO his
opinion of the farmer statesman of Ohio.
Correspondent-Wil West Virginia
'ndorsc Tim for the White House?
CracrsfL-He is the man. | tell Won
what it is, like Bill Allen. He has one
popularity that may seem odd nowaday
WHY, he Is honest ! think, and have
entertained the opinion for come time,
that he Is stronger mar than most
people think. He would have carried
YOUR State last fall ii il hadn't been for
that internal Geghan and the id Cath
ollie foolishn9ss about nothing but the
Pnpe's toe.
y Correspondent-Whst do you think of
the financial views of the EHyHirsrI
Cracraft-l have read the Enquirer
for a year. The Enquirer is right. The
initiation doctrine, so-called, will carry
with the masses. They want more money;
it is the universal cry of the people and
the demands of trade. Let me tell you
something. Last fall the people Of Ohio
got the PopcS too on the brain: shey
thought it was coming TO their State sure;
and consequently the whole 0emocrgt,c
party got demorali2Gd, Bill Allen
showed more streagta Of ehaIacter than
any man we kGow Of. Why, he is As
pure in private as official lite.
CorTespnndent-How do you like
Thurman
CFacraft-Well, Thurman is good
man enough, but no is too popular with
the Radicals. don't like that.
Correspondent-iIow is the Bristow
movement?
Cracraft-To speak plainly, it is very
sick. Why, here, great big Niger.
from ParkerSburg, was elected As Dele
gate-at- Large to the National CgnVea-
ton Mt Cincinnati in thu place CG Archie
Campbell, one of the oldest journalists in
the State, and owner and proprietor of
the Wheeling MtetHGsq;ef, one of the
aboriginal Abolition sheetS
Corrcsponpent-How is the Republi-
can delegation?
Cracraft-Oh, unquestionably for
Blaine, but West Virginia is Democratic
bv 10000 majority, So it doesn't matter
much about the Republican delegations.
Now here if you want my opinion can
didly and briefly, | believe That West
Virgins is heart and soul for Allen, yet
if Thurman should be nominated or in
dorsed, she will 90 for him. West Vir-
ginia Democrats will not go back on
their party any way.
'- AN EPISODE.
At this iuncturc Major Sweeney, o T
Nicaragua fame, an eX-Confederatc OH
Ger accommodating Swccney's Battalion in
Jenkins Brigade, entered the room and
spoke in glowing terms of Allen. He
WAS enthusiastic in his advocacy, and he
popularity in Wheeling than any other
citizen, for he not only had eleven bull
let shots in him during the unpleasant
ness, none of which seriously Inconven-
fenced him, for he always declared he
wasn't made 10 he food Tor powder
and ball, and wouldn't die that way any
how. The Major had the day before
won verdict of $1,000 against Lew
Baker, former proprietor of the Wheel
ing REGISTER, for slandering his char
scter with very good sized dose of
billinsgate. The Major walked down to
the office, knocked down the editor shot
ut the proprietor and then charged him
$4,000 damages. Thejury allowed him
$4,000, very respectable sized sum in
these times to counterbalance virulent
newspaper abuse. 1t was amusing to
hear the congratulations of the Majors
friends, one SAID it was rather hard 10
knock man down, then shoot him, and
and finally charge him $4,000 for the AT