The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-29
Capt. Daniord's Successor In Con
gress.
BELMONT Co., O., April 90.
Editor, IntellIgsncer.

Editors IntellIgencer.
As Hon. L. Danford positively declines
10 be bis own successor, the question oil
who will be the next Representative in
Congress from the 18th district OF Ohio
Ia beginning to elicit some inquiry and
discussion among Republicans. There
Is no scarcity OF candidates, as each coun.
ty in the district is fully prepared &c
furnish at least one candidate, and some
Of the counties have as many as two OF
three we'll qualified citizens who express
a willingness to be sacrificed for the gen.
eral welfare, Notwithstanding the assur.
ance Of the present Representative that
there 10 no money init.
The most active among the candidates
are Mr.. Taylor, Of Guernsey county, and
Dr.. Updegraff, Of Jefferson county. but
Mr.. Dunbar, Of Jefferson, and Mr.. Knox
OF Harrison, are also, at least through
their friends, quite active, and each oil
them will have very warm supporters
Mr.. Taylor has considerable opposition
in his own county, and II Hon. Ross An.
derson should consent 10 be candidate
that oppoGition would develope strength
enough to pretty evenly divide the dele
gates Of Guernsey county. 1t Is moi
probable that DR.. Updegraf can carry
The entire Jefferson county delegation
for, aside from the opposition Of
Mr.. Dunbar, there are some town
ships in that county in which the friends
OF Mr.. Bingham are still hostile to him
because OF his labor ak years age,
through which, 1t Is ssid. Mr.. Bingham
was defeated. Hon. s. Knox will, no
doubt, have the full vote and hearty sup
port OF Harrison county, and will per.
haps receive more voies from Belmont
county than will be given to any other
candidate, unless her delegated should
decide to present candidate Of her own.
Noble county, unless she concludes to
present "PriyAtep DAlzell or some other
home candidate, will cast q scattering
vote. Among the candidates named there
ia no one who Is likely 10 obtain more
than one third Of the delegates at the start,
nor is there any one among them who
has force or prestige enough to take votes
from the home candidates Of the other
counties. Belmont county with her large
vote would have the power 10 name the
candidate il her votes were cast cold for
either Of the candidates presented by
Guernsey, Harrison or Jefferson coup.
ties, but II she should conclude to present
a candidate Of her own, he would, proba.
bly,, get larger vote on the frst ballot
than either Of the other candidates, and
would stand quite az good a chance 10 be
nominated as either Of them. So much
as TO the present situation and outlook in
reference to chances Of candidates.
Let me briefly examine the situation
with view Of ascertaining what ought
to be done In the interest Of the Repub.
lican party, Tor the claims Of Individual
candidates by reason Of location or per-
sonal services, should not be allowed to
interfere with the beat interests Of the
party. II the Republican party Is 10
danger Of losing the next Congress-
losing the State Of Ohio 10 the coming
contest Il Is because Of disqualification
among the working classes 10 lie ranks.
Hundreds Of voters belonging 10 those
classes are on their way out Of the party,
and into the National, the Greenback
party or the Democratic party, because,
they aver, "the Republican party is The
party Of the Bondholders, Bankers aud
Lawyers, and the working man has no
sympathy within its borders" II will not
do 10 stop here to enquire whether this 10
true, We know men are making the charge
and acting as II they believed II was
true. Any attempt 10 convince them that
Ii is not true would be 4 useless under
taking, for they point TO the fact that
the Representatives Of the party are se.
lected from the lawyers, doctors, bankers
and bondholderg In the party, while the
laboring classes, that furnish the yotea 10
el,c. them, are left without Representa-.
tiyes. Il Ia only necessary 10 look at the
roster Of the present Congress TO geo that
there 10 too much truth In the charge that