The New York herald., 1878-08-15

ment which have formed the burden OF 50 many
similar declarations since issued
For time these organ ixAtions 1ourished Besides
three large clubs the city OF wheeling there
large and demonslrative association at Parksrs
burg and numerous smaller bodies formed tor similar
purposes in the smaller towns along and adjacent to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. within The dis
trct. Politicians were attracted to them by their
apparent vitality, and aspiring member
commenced TO dream OF oiccs to be gained by It's as
sislance. In Wheeling some steps were taken to give
the associations prominence In local politics. and the
effort made in Parkersburg to nominate and elect
greenback-labor reform ticket administer num-
cipal Affairs and represent the county in the State
Legislature. A little later a call Issued for a
GreenbacK-Labor Reform Convention to be held at
Parkersburg the 4th day of July last, to nominate
a caDdidote for Congress, as well as State ticket
aud 1t appeared likely that the movement des-
tined to attain some Importance. It's fatal defect,
however, the lack OF responsible leadership and
OF this grew abuses which materially weakened
the organization. Men were admitted as members
who had proper afiiiation with workingmen; and
loaters bummers and small politicians became more
numerous and prominent in the new order OF things
then the original movers who had some honest pur-
poses and convictions to support
CORRUPTION CREEPs
The presence OF these members gave opportunity
for outside political managers tampsr with different
associations, such discomfort grew up among their
mem bership that when public demonstration Of the
grecnback Labor reform clubs In the city of Wheelng
ordered and torchlight procession was at
tempted, a beggarly turnout OF about one hundred
mon all that could bo secured. In the Parkers-
burg end OF the district the fate OF the grecnback
formers hardly less disastrous Their effort to
influence local politics faure their State
ticket enterprise TO naught, and utterly vena
corrupt their leaders that the Congress
Convention, called last month, adjourned without
making nomination, and, there is the best reason Tor
believing, TOOK this action at the instance and desire
Of prominent demo cratic candidate tor Congress ana
In the interest OF his reelection. With this fasco
there is little doubt that all hope OF any separ ate
Influential organization OF the third party In the First
district has vanished Tor the present.
OF THE WRECK.
There Is skeleton CLUB or Two remaining IN vince, wheel.
and river, including the ParKersburg organ ION,
but tho latter has come 10 be regarded SOM Com
munistic association, and mono WELD any cousiiera-
BILE power in the neghborho0d whore they exist. II
is certain that their membership in the district Will
equally recruited from republicans and democrats that
Il difficult TO judge whore the majority OF that
Der would 20 IN the event o square contest between
mar, which now appears probable. Thus fur the DEM
ocrats have made tho greatest overturcs but the
canvass on the republican side has not yet fairly
opened IL remains 10 be seen what effort they viii
make 10 capture this element OF the result.
Tue district Is close notw withstanding Colonel
Wilson, the democratic candidate, carried 1t two
years ago by majority OF 1900 AZ the election
only missed being eIsoted by minority Of 100 votes
and from all learn tho result IN tho cvont OF
suitable candidate being nominated by the ropuDli
cans Is, barring the Intervention OF third party can
didato, uncertainty.
To sum up the situation In this district, the ma
strong probability that through lack OF organization
and internal dssensions they will make practical
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
In this district there appears TO be no general or
sanizaisn tho nationals. srcenbAekers labor re-
made at this time In tho political situation through
their Influence. There are small greenbsck clubs as
Keyser, Grafton, Martinsburg, Charleston and other
points the railroad, whose position, tho main
In accord with the Toledo and Syracuse platforms;
but they have taken no prominent part thus far in
local politics, nor made any attempt to bring forward
q candidate OF their own for Congress- The position
Of the present Congressional representative, b. +.
pamphlet, purporting TO DO a speech delivered
by him in Congress. is far enough advanced in
10 suit this portion OF his constituents and no will
probably be returned. There was come expectation
Faulkner for the nomination OF the Democratic Con.
gressional Convention, which meets at keyscr next
week but the latter, after careful survey OF the
ncld discovered his inability to wD, and announced
his own retirement in characteristic letter about
two weeks ago, This will lcave whatever contest
there 10 between Mr. Martin, tho present ncum bent
and Colonel George X. Latham, who 1t Is generally
conceded will bc permitted 70 run on the republican
sidc, and DO the best he overcome the TWO or
three thousand democratic majority OF the district
REPUBLICAN VIEW
prominent republican politician OF Grafton ex.
pressed his belief TO your correspondents that the
support OF the nationals in the district worth
thousand votes he saw no prospect Of third party
your correspondent could gather Martins return Is
rs near certainty as anything the political future
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
In the Third district there less certainty and she
assurance OF direct issue being made up between
the democrats and the nationals IN tho Congressional
contest As stated above The organization OF greep-
back clubs Ia this end OF the State began more than
year since, aud the interest IN them has been kept
better than In any other section Wnon the national
movement was started It got generous support from
tho countesof the Third district lying along the line
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, considerable
proportion OF whose vsting population IS made up Of
miners employed by tho companies operating IN con-
nccton with the road These men had previously
thorough cations OF their own as Indicated
by the unapimity with which they have acted during
several OF the strikes and oner labor troubles along
ers with tho workingmen was proposed
they readily fell in with the programme.
tonaI movement and ent,tled the Greenbaeh League,
was started IN this city by Henry Walker, a. Ono
time public printer and one OF the best democratic
speakers OF tho STATE and the district has since hecn
partially canvasscd by Mr.. Walker, with WOW OF
securing tho support Of the new party movement for
bis Congressional candidacy.
TIE rREsEyr SITUATION
The situation now is about as ws:-ken ma, the
sitting momber from tho district, has already Sc
his reconciliation by the Democratic Convention,
whicn me OTIS during the present month. lie
elected before by majority OF about eight thousand
votes and il seems to be conceded that the democrats
arc ordinarily entitled TO count on that much OF
majority In the district Walkers friends claim for
him that he Will not only make serious inroaas upon
the democratic vote by reason OF his former promi-
ncncs iu that party, but that he Will carry
tlonal vote, and that II he can induce the republi-
cans to forego the useless ceremony OF nomi-
mating q candidate OF their own aud give him
a reasonably cordial support he can DO elected They
compute the national vote which he can get from
seven to eight thousand. AS his caee stands. how
ever, tney admit that some republican support Is .
necessity, ana a vigorous effort peing made to
secure IT. ID. II. Willard, chairman oil the Republican
Congressional Executive Committee OF the district
here several days las, week, conferring with
Walker and his friends, and good many OF the prom
nent republicans OF Charleston favor the plan OF sup
porting Walker as the only means OF breaking down
emocratic cendapcy In the district on tho other
hand, your correspondent, while In Huntington. was
Informed by General Oey and other influential
republicans that the party Ia that ond OF the
d strict m hnrinr Walker,a hIiterneaa