South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-05


wAsErssrox, d G.. krsil p. 1876.
= Ellor se) tas ls;ssIessssss->The Re-
pul,lieans are ssry -Dnch exe;tha. this
moruiuR. over ~ neeiom OF tire Massa.
chusessA cenventi64 last " ednesday.
The Brtstowu>A ~ .e>niD lAas ma
iority OF the convsntion favored their
man, bot that it was thought ipJutiicious
to attempt 90 force through resolation
ihdcrsing him. because the Blaine men
were. numerous and detcenined. and
tue harmony q the convention would
have been destroyed by any effort, d.
rect or indirect, to slight him. 1he re.
suit is. ~ might have been expected.
that neither factkJaa Is satisfied. and
there IL every prospect that they will
renew their assaults Hpon the personal
characters Of each others fsvorities,
with renewed vigor. The Conkling and
Merton men look on with sullen fndif-
ference, at fight in which they appear
20 have no para. They detest Bristo~
and Blaine equally. and would rcjcice
To see them kili each other on. Bat
neither Conkling nor Morton can expect
to secirs Massachusetts in any event.
Just now, each candidate Is moro inter.
ested in,his own State than In others
The generally accepted propositions that
no man can expect the nomination for
President. unless he can at least control
the delegation from his own State, and
that his strength with tho ccuntry Mt
large IL to be gunged by his strength ut
home. makes the meeting Of their state
conventions very. important events for
the several candidates. -tslul FF
The OHIO Democrats here seem d, be
divided between, Allen. Hendricks and
Thurman. With NO apparent possibility
OF agreement as between Tharman and
either OF the two others. IL we may
Judge by the Indications here, Tisdrman
is ahead The report of the New York
Convention will be known before. this
reaches you. Tildcn appears TO be the
only Democratic can iilate in tina. State.
and will undoubtedly receive, at St.
Louis. the united support OF the New
York delegation, whether il is instructed
TO vote for him or not 4tdis expected
that Illinoi, will declare for Judge Davis,
Of the u. ) Supreme Court. lie has
good many friends here; but taey arc all
intensely res poet able, and too oldto move
ro.ind briskly, rs n man must, if he would
serve = Candidate for the Prcsidency.-
Dlvis's friends are mostly the roles Of
the last generation while those Of HEN.
bricks, Tilden, Thurman. and Bayar.i
are Morc vigorous, lively fellows. md
hard workers. The rivalry between the
Democratic candidates, however. is or
much more friendly character than that
between the Republicans; aud every.
fhiur s,nipf n to h--
at 81. Louie. when we NAY expect 70 see
such action taken rs will best serve the
interests Of the party. iaer
ONE or TEE rUHNN,Esr ISsrIrr rroNs
at the capital is the N,t;omuh Republican.
known az the "Kitcben organ OF the
administration. A party organ ofthe
most radical type, II never misses nm op
portnnity TO defend every Republican
thief put in the pilIory by the House in
vestigating committees. 1t was therefore
amusing 10 read in it, the other day. nm
editorial entitled. 1.-The Era OF Slzn-
der, which closed as follows: ~
"And the great difficulty Is that when
an independent Journal. like the Nation.
al Republican, rises to announce It's dis
belief in these falsehoods. Tray Blanche.
Sweetheart. the big dogs and the small
ours OF the opposition, yell in ors grand
chorus: "Whitewash! WhitewasI, :.
Wbitewssh!.!" Coming from paper
which continually defends such radica al
criminals as i,elknap. and Bab:oc,, the
cheek or the kitchen organ 10 simply
ridiculous." @ t, "
DEMOCRATIC LIBERALTJY.
Notwithstanding the howl which went
mp from the radicals, when the former
employees OF the House were removed
20 make way for the political friends and
supporters of the members OF the pre-
sent House, il is fact we'll known in
Washington that many or the new APP
Pointees are not only Union soldiers,
but pronounced Republicans. For in
stance, the vacancy in the position OF
Journal Clerk. made BY the enforced
resignation OF one Smith. who was do.
tectcd in carrying on the claim agency
business In connection with his duties
as House employee, will probably be
filled by another one Of the Smith family
who IL confessediy Republican. True,
he voted for Greeley IN the last Presi.
Dental election, but he Is nevertheless
q Republican, and does not hesitate TO
avow himseiras sach. if appointed, ia
will he without reference to bis political
predictions but simply on account or
his fitness for the important positions in
question. Soon after Congress met. a
ridiculous story was current that the
man upon whom deyolvsd tile daily du-
~ of raising the flag Mt noon. over the
House. was an ex.Confederate and that,
40 distastcful 10 him was the task Of
hosting the stars and stripes. that Ie
invariably paid toy ten cents per day
10 raise IL for him, but that he took great
pleasure In lowering it after the House
adjourned. This silly yarn vas soon
exploded when /; was ascertained that