The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-15
DGNFUKD DECLINES.
Congressman DauiOrd, OF the BEL
mont District, Will no: be "a Candi.
date for Reelection.

Congrcssuian DauiOrd, OF me bti-
mont District, Will no: be n Candi.
date Tor Reelection.
Washington Letter TO BarneSvil!e En-
terpIlse.
had conversation with our Represen-
tatlve. Mr. Dantord, the other evening,
in which he told me that, IN answer 10 II
letter from u prominent gentleman OF
Harrison county, requesting him to again
Oc q candidate tor Congress, he had posi-
lively and peremptorlly declined noml-
nation. | believe that Mr.. Danford did
not want to be elected for third term,
and ! am sure that he is now IN earnest
in his wish to withdraw from pub.
,ic life. He says he has good reasons
both public and private, for wanting 70
get out OF Congress. His private reasons
are, of course, nobodys business but his
own; but he has no nesi.ancy in saying
that the principal reason OF public ma
Lure is his opposition to the Hayes "d.
ministration. II is generally understood
N the district that AT. Daniord WAS not
favorable to some OF Hayes politics.
that he merely tolerated trial Of them.
But Mr. DauiOld Is too much OF man
and too little OF politician to change
mis- lifelong principles. The Southern
policy, Tor instance, is in direct oppcsI.
ton TO the doctrines preached by the
Republican party in tho last twelve
years, and no honest man can approve 1t
after taking the part in politics that Mr.
Danford has taken. He says be does not
propose to b-cak with the Republican
party and 90 bowling about the country
against Hayes but he cannot approve
his policy and will not be candidate.
This leaves the field open for q very
pretty fight IN the district, and 1t will not
ne long in opening. Updegratf AID Dun
bar, OF Jefferson; Knox, of HARRISON;
Taylor and McPherson, of Guernsey and
Da.zell, OF Noble, may now begin their
h.tle wIre-pullIng. A good deal OF DIRT
may be thrown, and there Is danger that
too exciting canvass may cngender
such bitter ceilings and result in the NOM
nation of so weak msn that we may
lose the district altogether. Our majority
now scarcely exceeds a thousand, and II
the Democrats nominate some such man
AS Ross Alexander or VIM. Lawrence, we
viii want pretty good candidate TO
make suCCcsstU! race.
There Is one consideration tGa. will be
urged, and Justly: the question OF local
i,v. Harrison county had the repre-
sentative for sixteen years, and Belmon,
tor six. The southwest end of the DIS
trict Las not been represented in Congress
for over twenty years, except one term
Dy White. Democrat. The people OF
HARRISON aud Belmont should make up
the minds to see fair play, and nominate
either Colonel Taylor or Private Daizsii.
either o! whom would represent the dis
,ris, with ability and dignity. Many OF
YOUR readers may smile at this, but |
know wlerco! | speak. Everybody IL
the dis,ric. knows Colonel Taylor, and
those ncoualued with DaIzell know that
,eis man Of much greater ability tusr
he is commonly credited with. His
course As y member Of the Legislature
bss been creIitsble 70 himself and his
constituents AID testimonials from such
men As the President, Senator Morton,
S,-stor Matthews, General Moves and
mspv others, prove that bis merits sre
recognized by them.