The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-16
THIRD DISTRICT,

RilIy Burietf's Sueeessof-Iudge Fergu.
son and the O. a o. Rallroad-Jolin Z.
Kennab Sore Eyes-WalkeF's Canvass.
Col. Ben. Byrne, E. Willis Wilson and
DR.. A. Z. Summers were rival candidates
for the successonhip to the late W. s. Bur
dett, in the Senatorial Convention held at
Charleston on the 9Th. DR.. Summers OBJ
tanned the nomination, beating Windy
Wilson by q vote of ], 4lSto 1887. Judge
Jim Ferguson was present in the eonvon-
ton; and in the course Of some remarks
took occasion to express the opinion that
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, as now
recognized, was a taxable corporation.
dc explained whathad been done towards
providing some legal protection against
extortionate charges to shippers over that
line Of railway. He aided in tho Legisla-
ure to pass bill not at all agreeable to
the Company. The Company through its
SCENTS opposed the passage Of the bill
With all lis ability, and on account OF the
opposition of the Company it was with
ho greatest difficulty that the bill was go
Trough. He cleared himself OF all the
charges OF his being paid and in the in
crest Of the Railroad Company, and de.
Iounced the men who had circulated re-
norts that he had been bought for that or
any other purpose whatever. ~ i,
~ .IanJ, Su tlIilI tiie chesapeake ana
ohio Railway should be taxed and that il,
AN be legally taxed. The road has been
old under DEGREES OF courts, 1t has new
,rCanization. and a new name. BY re-
.ent decision OF the United States Su-
lreme Court covering the case OF the Q. q
J. r. W., said road under It's new organi-
ation Is not exempt from taxation. It'll
.aucstion Of law, and the Legislature can
DO yery little on the subject. The courts
must decide. In his own mind he had no
loubt OF the right OF the State and county
o tax the company's property and collec,
he tax. The company might stop the
SELECTION: but Of the right to tax he had
no doubt. r
It would seem by a card from Kenna's
physicians that the condition Of his eyes
ave prevented him from taking an active
art on the stump in the canvass for re-
Election to Congress. The card is proba-
bly, put out to counteract some injurious
eports to tho effect that he, like Logan, is
lbiling in his tent, as II afraid to meet
Walker on the grcenback issue. The doc
tors state that the condition OF one Of his
ayes has been critical, and is still such as
o prevent his appearance on the stump.
Walker gets pretty rough usage these
days from his former personal organ, the
Courier, which pokes sarcasm at him in all
directions in regard to his pretended with
drawal from the Democracy because that
party was not sound enough for him on
tho greenback question. The Ga:ttte also
peppers him with this sort OF shot, as fol-
lows:
III. S. Walker fell out with the Democ-
racy on account Of the st. Louis platform.
At least that is the way he puts it. When
It's remembered that he was q candidate
for the House OF Representatives and for
the United States Senate after the adop-
don Of that platform, it would appear that
the assignment OF some other reason be-
comes necessary"
Frank Hereford is on the stump in the
Third District telling the people that the
Democratic party is the simon pure sars-
aparilla greenback party, and that the
Nationals are but side show set up in op-
position toit. Hereis one ofhis anecdotes
70 illustrate his idea OF the relative posi-
ton Of the two parties on the greenback
question:
A man had little tent with a barrel OF
cider therein, which he was rapidly selling
10 the people at 10 cents per pint, all at
once they ceased to buy his cider. He be.
came somewhat yexed and made inquiry
as to the cause. A friend told him that
there was cause enough asthere was man
Just outside his tent selling cider ats cents
per pint. He went round, and sure
enough there was the man selling as his
friend had said. Upon investigation, how
ever, he found that the man on the outside
had tapped his barrel on the inside and
was retailing his cider. So with Green
hackers, they were stealing the Demo
cratic cider and retailing it over the coun.
try rs their own production. ilf
This anecdote was told TO a Democratic
meeting in Putnam county, and according
to a correspondent Of the Courier
ga large number Of tho knights Of La
bor' who were in the Labor Greenback
Convention on the 24th Of August last, re-
nounced their connection with said move,
ment, and took IN active part in the Dem.
ocratic Convention. There were at least
fifteen or more Of the knights OF Labor
known to the writer OF this, who took such
part and declared that they would support
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