The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-25
THE ADVISORY BOARD.
Personal of the Democrats who Are
10 Look at the Count I'm New Or
leans

TO Look at the Count IN New Or
leans,
New Orleans Times, 9th.
The visiting Democrats have ap-
pointed Subcommittee, consisting of
live of their number, TO be present at
the count OF votes by the Returning
Board. The idea was to select gentlemen
of national reputation, whose names
would be guarantee aud assurance to
the country that the Democratic inter-
ests, in so far as the Committee had au-
thority, had been most carefully guarded
The Committee is composed OF the
following gentlemen: President, Cover
nor John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois: Hon.
Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois; Hon. Geo.
b. Smith, of Wisconsin; Governor Big
Ter, of Pennsylvania, and Hon. L. h..
Watson, of Ohio.
Ex-Governor John M. Palmer, who
is Chairman OF the Committee, is native
of Kentucky, but has resided the best
part Of his life in Illinois, representing
the State in Congress during several SEES
sions. During the war he commanded an
army corps under General Sherman with
signal efficiency, and soon after peace
was declared he was elected Governor
of Illinois, and it was during his incum-
bency in that office, just after the great
fire in Chicago, that General Sheridan
assumed illegal authority in that city,
was by him taught lesson in con-
stitutioual law which WAS of permanent
service. Governor Palmer unites with
fine mental powers the most popular
Qualities of finished manners and KIND
ness OF heart. Thoroughly versed in the
laws and political history of the country,
and a man of inflexible determination IN
the performance of his duties, that he
will be the right man in the right place
AS presiding officer of this important
Committee none who know him can doubt
The lite long, trusted friend of Presi-
dent Lincoln, the people OF Illinois Will
be 10th to believe that he would lend
himself TO any fraudulent or unpatrlotic
scheme, and the most rapid haunter OF
the bloody shift in the country could
never persuade them that he would as
sisl in aught detrimental to the true IN
terests OF the colored race.
Judge Lyman TrumbuIl is lawyer
OF national reputation. He was knewh
10 the country as one of the ablest mem
bers of the Judiciary Committee in the
United States Senate. AS lawyer ne
Is careful and conservative. In time
like this Louisiana could have no safer
or sounder adviser.
The Hon. George B. Smith, of Wis
consin, will be An admirable member OF
Committee to which general attention
is directed at this time. de has the
highest character for integrity and pa
triotism, with very large experience IN
public affairs. He has national rePu-
tation AS sagacious and tar-slghted Pc
litical manager. In the Northwest,
where MIR. Smith is best known, any
statement he can make in regard TO the
case which has now become such an I'M
portant one will be accepted without
question by the leaders III ooth Ihe
great political parties. ,
Few public men Of the day are better
known throughout the Union than EN-
Governor Bigler. In Pennsylvania Ms
tame is synonymous with honor lnteg-
r,tv and patriotism. That he has con-
sen1ed to serve on the Committee! tact
significant at once of its Importance and
its fair and honorable purposes.
Hon. Z. Ii. Watson, of ONO, was A.
si,t,ut Secretary OF War during Mr.
Lipcoln's entire Administration. TINS
gentleman displayed extraordinary sd-
illustrative ability, and as he had en-
tire charge of that portion OF the army
which served in Northern Virginia, to
him as we'll as any one else is due the
credit of the victory which ultimately
crowned the Federal arms. lie Is u
clear-headed practical business man.
whom no difficulties can daunt or swerve
from the course he has chosen. TINS
quality was particularly shown oy MIN
when at the close of the war he was
chosen President of the great Enc Kali
road Company at the time when 1t was
environed BY difficulties with It's foreign
stockholders, and If the corporation WA,
brought through in safety, to MN the
credit Is mainly due. The selection o.
snch - man Tor this Committee Is proc
nrsitiye that the great Conservative
nsrty deem the emergency grave on'
which will call forth the exertlon OF th'
/ highest talents.