Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
a NEWSPAPER REPORTER
LOOkING AFTER GREAT
MEN.
He finds Them in Belmont COun'
ty.and gives a furnishing pubic
tIie beneiit OF uis interview.
WHEELING, w. VA, oct. %.

WHEELING, w. VA, Oct. %.
Special Correspondence OF the Enquirer.
/ thought it would be good idea to
step over into an adjoining State and
bring my Fl Id glass to bear upon the
Senatorial race track from an outside
point OF view. So | climbed the beetl-
ing cliff w hich forms the background OF
Wheeling, and proceeded to contem-
plate the Landscape.
1t is no particular wonder that the
native West Virginians becoming tlr
ed of Wheeling as their State capital, 1t
Deing SO near and yet SO far. Nom
inally the terminus of the old line OF
| the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
the commencement oil the OLD line oi
The Central Ohio road, now united un-
Ter one corporation, it is really well
nigh an hours ride to reach it from
either. On one side of the river you
JET oil at Bellaire, change cars and GO
10 Bridgeport, where you cross the sus
pension bridge To reach il; or going IL
the other. side, by the railroad bridge,
| YOU 90 on 10 Benwood and then back
iown, making huge figure 8, reach
the top at last in a bewildered state ol
mind. puzzled to know how you ever
got there. It's no wonder that the
West Virginians became discouraged
and declared finally that it they
lc1uldn't have q State Capital they
could locate on map anu put theil
fingers on, knowing it was there, they
yeuld have none at all and relapse IN
to barbarism.
| Wheeling Island, which lies between
the two places, forms one ward OF th'
eitv whose name il bears, and has
lnonulation of 1900. When old mar
IZ,ne came here, about the com mence
uent of the present century, he bough
this island of the Indians, payils
therefor keg OF rum You can buy
ruuI-punch here, which the bar keepe
will solemnly aver is made OF tina
,a1ne rum, and very likely it Is. NJ
man was ever known to buy a secont
one. 1t is more than likely the lie
1iaus were deceived somewhat IN tn
quality of their beverage. They .sool
realized, though, that 1t was long
range and sudden death.
Belmont county, which Is the 'oni.
Ohio territory visible from ms POM
lid euncommonly well, politica!i.
,paking, this yeas. From being ht
. publican county with sale maJorlt
? Of three or four hundred, 1t has chang
! ed over 10 the Democratic side, eiec'
TWO Representatives of the Legislatur
? and a Senator in this district, CON
posed of Belmont and Harrison county
The Representative are Messrs' Ros
Alexander and Harvey Danford, Will
the Senator is Mr.. David Wagner
The fgh, made against Alexander De
c fore the election was most bitter on'
e and was carried on TO great extent D
:. CLIQUE of disgruntled Damocrat'
! headed, 1 an told, by Judge Cham
bers. This put Alexander on his me
o tie. and he and his fir ends went in
+ win. He is lawyer of ability an
prominence in Belmont county, has a
gays been Democrat, but never b
. scre asked an Office or even
nomination for IT. He will be one
= the leaders Of the House, and his nan
: mas been mentioned in connection VII
V the Speakership. This, however, |
-ldoe5 not covet. He would prefer
position on the floor.
1t is aitogel h r likely that next YET
a Mr.. Alexander will be called to war
/ the JACKET Of Hon. lorenzo Dahior
,i the Republieau Congressman VINO III
represented, that district for three
-four years. Mr.. Alexander Is the ms
:, who can do that thing.
U Mr.. Harvey Dlnford, the other Re
resentative elect from Belmont, Is
weIlst0 do farmer who lives ne
:. BarnesvilIe. He is an uncle OF Il
lr Congressman, though his politics are
y .r entirely diff rent stripe. He is
nI Icareful, quiet, elderly gentleman, an
. will doubtless vote with his coiieagl
7a on most questions.
Mr. Wapener, the s nator elect, is
re citiz..n of West Wheeling, a little ma
y ufacturing town lying just south
!g Bridgeport. He is bluff, hearty, OIL
III. spoken man, who has grown rich
IL the manuf cture Of paper, wears rui
h ed shirts and fancy French toed boo
t. He did about the biggest indivldu
u lob that was done this fall in oeau
l. Sammy Krox, the old Republic
ne Senator from Harrison, who had ne
It tie place so long that he thought
u had a life interest 10 il. Knox had
lt run to lay his ground wires TO get
=: Rp,ublican nnuinatiOn for State Au'
tor the next time, but this Will ups
r them all. :,
lis Thes three gentleman will protat
IL; vote alike on The Senatorial questit
They are all OF them friendly to bo
l. Rendition and Ewing, and consid
a the contest as lying between those t
I'd Ec.ndi dates. Without commlttl
o. themselves to the support of eith'
"a they doubtless have their choice, a
j. think it Will be PenGleton.
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