The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-16

August III AodO.
Filtered The Intsllisenoer:
In our last letter We were laboring IN.
der the delusion that the schism in the
Democratic ranks in this county had
been healed, and that all was lovely, and
We 80 informed you. But since the
papar containing our letter has been re.
ceived We hear very emphatic denials OF
what we then supposed TO be the fact. II
is now confidently asserted by Democrats
that the seemingly harmonious meeting
Al Wiley's on the 5th inst, was only a
surface Indication, and that down deep
in the under current Of "Reform" there
exists the same determined desire to
compel the masses TO vote in the interes.
Of the few so-called leaders, as they have
done heretofore. While great portion
OF those Who attended the meeting on
that day were only apparently satisfied
with the arrangement, many OF them not
voting for any measure presented, for
which reason they now assert that they
do not feel themselves bound by
the action Of their party, and their
curses Of the whole business are not loud
but deep. Onlast Friday, the llth inst,
the Hon. Robert n. Delaplaine, accom-.
panied by VIM. o. Hoge, Esq, Of your
city, paid our little town visit. They
were travelling overland and came late
and left early, going in the direction Of
Mddlebourne, Tyler county. We fear
they were not very favorably impressed
with Wetrel Democracy. One incident
occurred while they were here which will
serve 70 show how Democratic candidates
for Congress stand down here. Hoge,
Delapiaine and some two or three others
we're sitting on the piazza Of the Point
House when anoted candidate for Sheriff
from the back part Of the county remark
ed within the hearing Of the parties 70
q brother Democrat, that he must go TO
Parkersburg 10 the Democratic Congress
ional Convention, August sd, and vote
for Col. Ben Wilson for Congress, and
that if he would go and do SO his steam
boat and hotel bills would cost him moth
ing. Such IN offer, 50 made, fell like =
damper upon Delaplaine and Hoge, and
no doubt FASTENED their departure. Wet
rel Democracy are pretty evenly divided
between Wilson and COT.
Col. "Ben" has not been here this cam
paign. He ought 10 come and renew his
broken promises made two years ago.
How about that Railroad up the creek !?
How about the "iree distillefy" business.
His constituents will begin to think alter
while that he talks crooked"
Hanson Good, Esq, has been here more
than once. He comes on steamboat some
times aud sometimes on foot. "Hans."
has plenty Of warm friends down here,
both in and out Of his party.
We are going to have q Tilden and
Hendricks club here. II is to be organ.
lied on next Saturday, the 18th inst. Lo-
CALI talent will crate. Possibly Captain
Bob or Demosthenes Grouse, Esq.
Stand from under. II you listen you can
hear Grouse in Wheeling.
Some one has suggested 10 us that in
our letter Of the eth inst, we had slighted
some Of the candidates BY not mentioning
them. We here ASSURE them that 1t was
notintentional on our part and We hasten
TO offer the "amende honorable Thom-
Is Il. SnodgraSs, Esq; has been a candi-
date for sheriff for The past fourteen
years. II makes no difference whether
there il an election pending or mot, he is
always before the people, There are two
reasons why men fail in politics; one is
because The people do mot know them,
and the other reason Is because the candi.
dates do know the people. Snodgrass
hAs been running long enough 10 be found
out. Let the Independent voter beware.
The ring viii support the man they can
control.
!. J. Black, Esq, Of Burton, was the
only person named in our former letter
a. a Democratic candidate for the House
Of Delegates. We now have Joseph Hor-
nes, Esq /, who Is probably, the coming
man. One plank in his Platform will
doubtless insure his election. BE il in
favor Of the immediate repeal Of the In
ternal Revenue Law requiring license to