The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-31
Letter from q Bridgeport man
Who went TO Columbus via
StcubcnTille.
co1t,,rnrs. @. March %.


Who went 10 Columbus via
SteubcnYille.
COLUMBUS, O., March 90.
Editors Of the IntelllGeneer
From Wheeling to Columbus via Steu-
bcpyille is, 10 say the least OF it, u tire
some iaunt. A detention Of three hours
at the latter place renders it doubly so.
To while away the weary hours we sAun.
tered into the Herald Office, and were
kindly cared for, but soon found ourselves
in the presence Of Mayor Oliver, who
kindly volunteered 10 see US safely beyond
the city limits. Whether this was the
prompting Of peculiar style Of hospital.
ity his Honor has, or neglect on our
part 10 heed the Injunction. AMY son, go
not in the way OF bad men," (no reference
to the Herald men) we didn't determine.
A fearful rain storm set in at Steubenville,
and whatever Of dismal discomfort was
lacking under these circumstances was
more than fully made up by being
housed in the ruins OF Baalbec, yclept the
depot, for nearly three hours.
Why the Steubenvillians don't adopt
immediate steps to send it on to the Phil.
adelphia Centennial AZ companion
piece 10 the characters OF Belknap aud
Pendleton, can only be accounted for on
the ground that the average Sten'
benvilIian lacks in shrewd perception
OF the eternal fitness Of things. 1t is the
best place TO leave we ever saw.
Leaving Steubenville with full dele
cation Of representatives, to the Conyen-
lion at Columbus, we proceeded thither,
the entire way, through one OF the most
merciless storms OF rain and snow we
ever experienced. For long distances
the cars seemed 10 be gliding over the face
OF the water which spread out as far as
the eye could reach. The country seemed
10 be entirely submerged.
Arriving ut Columbus we found the
hotels crowded to repletion by the as.
sembling delegates, every hour increaS-
ing the number until at bed time the
streets were literally alive with people
seeking shelter.
The attendance on the Convention is
unprecedentedly large and most unusual
earnestness OF feeling characterizes the
members, considering that the State Off.
cea 10 be filed are comparatively unim.
portant. There is an evident determine
lion prevailing among the delegates TO do
their duty in the present crisis without
fear. favor or affection. The candidates for
the few offices to be filled are numerous
aud number OF them are eminent men,
but it is hardly worth while 10 enumerate
them since, in all probability before
this letter reaches you, you will
be advised by telegraph Of the action Of
the convention. The platform will be
essentially that Of last year, although the
Toledo delegation are here urgently
pressing the adoption Of the rather Rag
Baby platform adopted at the recent con.
vention in that city. They will not sue.
ceed in committing the people Of Ohio to
the policy OF unlimited issues OF paper
money, under the ambiguous proposition
OF keeping the money at standard OF
volume commensurate with the business
interests OF the country. The convention
feel that at present we are all at sea upon
the question OF business interests. The
Hayes movement is regarded by many
with distrust, they feel that there is
nothing in it but surface indications and
that underlying it is scheme for the
nomination OF Morton or COnkling. II
the Convention becomes convinced Of this
it will go with a rush for BristoW, for the
real fact Is, the Kentuckian is the ia.
vorite OF the Convention. Stripped OF
its State pride in Hayes, whom it ad.
mires as 4 Governor and as an able and
pure man, large part OF the Convention
realize that he lacks the strength OF Bris-
tow.
Conkling and Morton are compatible
and readily coaleSce against the
field. With Pennsylvania for Hart.
rantt, Ohio for Hayes, New England
for Blaine, and the South generally
for Morton, with Conkling's forces
added, the accomplishment Of Morton's
nomination is greatly to be feared; hence
it is that this Convention looks with dis.
trust on the Hayes card. After all, how
ever, it is not impossible that ii may
heartily endorse him as candidate. But
delegates will have to declare their inten-
,ions before they will be endorsed to Gin.
cinnati.
A manifest determination exists to cut
loose from Grants immediate followers,
which is as it should be. The argument
is that rascality has held high carnival at
Washington for years. Blaine, Morton
and Conkling are all accredited with be-
ing exceedingly sharp men, and yet they
either did not know, or knowing, like
Gallo, cared for none Of these things.
But Bristow, a comparative stranger,
comes in and inaugurates the Herculean
task Of cleansing the Augean stables,
hence we say give us the man OF nerve
and capacity to carry out to completion
the work Of reform.
In my opinion, except BY coalition Of
the Morton and ConklIng forces, nothing
can prevent the nomination Of Bristow at
| Cincinnati. BELMONT.