Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-07
THEKANAWHA VALLEY.
HufialO, Its Location and Gen
erai Dimensions - Politics ANA
Political Representations -
The Whole Slate Made Out and
Definitely Settled What IL FIX
pected Of the Legislature, 40.
,rtsspoudsucs Of The Register,

BrrrAio, W. Va, Dec. ..
Situated between Point Pleasant, "l
Chief Coinstalt and Indian battle fame,
aud Charleston, that city oi big prcton'
,ions aud little great mon, Buffalo iS u
pleasant little village oi sSmu four hun
drcd Inhabitants, engaged In tho peace
lul avocations of life, knowing but little
oi the outside world, which knows less
of them. We have u hnurshlnR
academy hero, with Prof ', \. LAWS
IN principal, assisted by two ladies well
oualiticd Tor tho work in which thcy are
engaged While wo do not boast u
court house. Buffalo IN tho largest town
in Putnam county, aud IL IN lact the
trade metropolis. We aro not cursed
hy "pnlitical rings IA has been our
nuiphhnr winfield until tho 'irccnbach
simeon swept over this county with u
vote ui twu io one against all opposition.
out Of tho three hundred aud tou votes
cast AT Buffalo at the late election, u, ).
Walker received four I" NJ r. kcnnas
ono, which was rather remarkable when
wa consider that krnna stood almost
two To one two years before. Tho Tact
of tho matter is, local nh0ninalloh
killed tho Democratic goose In Putnam,
and placed the county In tho hands "l
tho Grocnback organization. u tho
Kuuaw In Gazette had talked two weeks
h,ior, tho election the way il has since,
n, \. Walker would have been elected
hy five thousand majority. In tho n"hl
pnliticul contest, tho National ,'rrcn
back party will carry Wo"t VIZ
pinia il the National Democratic
Convention DOES not adopt II
Grccnhack platform and nominate I"
irccnhark man, such IN Ewing ar
Voorhees, lnr rrosidcnt y" r"mpr".
mise can save West Virginia I" the
Democracy Tor the people have made
up their mind that grcrnhnrLs must
prevail and that the National banks
must 20 back to the nights 'lntnnan
aho,e." 40 far IN tho next Presidential
contest In concerned the Democratic
party will tread tho wear, round at
hclplcss dcioat, without II can form m
alliance with the Nationals The re
publican party has become the champion
Of tho National Hanks and specie re-
sumption, while the Nationals have hc'
come the champion "i the grcrnhncks
aud tho rights ni the people, IN "ppnI-
tinn to mouupolisls at every Kind, The
two having fully made up the issue
while the Democrats party stands IN II
|. l...l ~ Al
Coukling aud Blaine will hc the most
prominent uamcs before tho Rrpuhli-
can convention. Tillon. Mcclellan,
Bayard, Hancock, Hendricks and Thur.
man " i'll ho the Democratic timber. Nll
at whom but Thurman and Hendricks
might br termed "hard mhcN' men,
aud Thurman conversion IL al such
recent date that hc would hardly br ne.
ccptcd hy tho GrconhNck element "i the
Democrat party. The mon who will
lcad tho National party arr not ao easily
named IN the time hrtwoon new and
the nominating convention viii prob,
ably develop VIII" In the most
suitable man. Should the Democratic
PARTY adopt ''hnrd money plat,
trm the chances will hc III
favor oi the Republican nominee with
the Nationals second best, With this
p"lilical speculation W. return I" local
affairs.
Tho proceedings oi the Legislature
will bo very closely watched this win
ter, and any discussion "l the capital
question whatever will raise u howl IN
this district which will hc heard all over
tho Stats. Judge T. ;, brown, who
proved himself very popular IN this
tthr Fiithl Senatorial District, and Who
IL the only Gr,onhackcr elected I" the
State Senate, will probably la the Ma
tional candidate for Governor IN 1880,
liia many friends have great confidence
IN his ability, and will watch his course
In the senate very CLOSELY, Mr. kirt-
ley, member ol the Legislature elect
from this county, IL u tirreahnckor aud
Nh honest old iarmcr, aud wlthal right
sensible cold chap" Dr. R"ush, on"
al Mason's delegates Ia tho Legislature,
in u mau oi fine intellect AMI scholarly
attanmonts. There IL, throughout this
scctinn, II universal clam"r i"r change
Ia our Judiciary system, AMI There IN
certainly some need inr reform. There
IL another matter We would like to dis
cuss, but ~ our letter is already
stretched out longer than the interest,
We will reserve II f"r another time.
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