The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-23

IohIlCAL MEMORANDA. - The st.
Clairsville Gazette runs up the names of
Tilden and Hendricks for 1880. This
is the case OF an early bird after a worm
say post Office.
"Submissioniats" is what the northern
t-e.eating Democrats call their southern
associates. Perhaps even Randall would
be "submissionist," il he had fought
four years and got licked.
Vice President Wheeler is getting
ready to leave his home in Malone, n. y,
where he has spent most Of the winter,
for his new duties at Washington.
You never would suspect that they
were within three weeks of an election
up in New Hampshire, but such seems to
be the fact. We believe there hasn't
been any stump.speaking at all yet, but
the Republicans are trying to get Bob
lngersoll to come and wake things up.
The national muse has settled down
on the bald head OF the Lafayette I'm
DIANA Courier, which honors the event
thus:
Hayes, crushed to earth, again has risen
The presidential chair Is hIS'n,
While Tllden, wounded. wriggles mAdly'
And dies because he hGin't got bradley.
There is lcer now on the face of the
average postmaster, which is simply un-
bearable. 1t is disgusting.-CinciR
Enquirer.
It's good thing for the Columbus no.
tells. The ollice.seekers have made up
their minds which city TO visit at last.
Morton got the inside track, Midday, by
sending Gov. Hayes the first announce
ment in these words: Commission re-
fused to receive testimony. You are
elected sure"
Gov. Tilden bought new saddle horse,
the day he lost the Louisiana vote and
the presidency, and, after the news came
in the evening, he went to a party.
Samuel will manage TO be cheerful for
many days yet-he has philosophy, a
good constitution and n capital wine eel
lar, besides taking horseback exercise
daily. Such men don't die easy, nor of
disappointments in love or politics.
The Times refers to Matt Carpenter az
hired attorney. In the midst Of so much
patriotism and disinterestednes it is sad
10 see hired man.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tho Democrats are very certain that
Senator Conkling had a speech ready in
opposition to the report OF the Electoral
Commission on the Louisiana case, and
that he compromised with himself for not
delivering it by not voting on the ques-
ton at all.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Times telegraphed on
Monday night:
Representative Morrison, who, last
year was one OF the pronounced Demo-
cratic leaders Of the House, occupying as
he does the craftsmanship OF the Commit
tec on Ways and Means, has just told me,
with good deal Of feeling in his tone
that the true significance OF the adjourn
ment Of the House without going ON with
the debate and count, lay in the fact that
'some Of our fellows who are in the ring
you know this House is run BY ring
now, Hewitt, Dudley Field, and a few
more, don't know that Randall's in it,
but he Ncquiesces in what they dol say
some of these fellows got notion into
their heads that Conkling was going to
make demonstration in the Senate ad.
versely to the finding Of the Commission,
and it would be we'll 10 wait and see the
result"
Our nciEhbor, Congressman Danford,
is spoken Of for the Governorship Of
Ohio. The St. Clairsville Gaelic Dem J
thinks well Of him barring his politics.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial speaks of him as
follows:
Mr.. Daniord is retiring, modest and
unobstrusive man, and ia perhaps known
less than any member Of his ability who
has served four years. But those who
know him credit him for having more
common sense and courage than any
member Of his State delegation. He is
generally right in his judgments Of men
and measures, and makes fewer mistakes
jhan others.