Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-01

puDuCdlSJ NAiIiA ~ ~ NHs',
The Republicans will bless make
nominations OF their owllwith-three /
tickets in the field no onn doubt the !
result.
Have you given aattention to ,
matters in this Congre.lal districtF I
Not much, rs yet. o prominent |
candidates on the De ratio side IN /
this end of the distrare Hoge and |
Lucas. | have hearht Martin will I
ask for a third term, know nothing |
positive in regard |, ! have also |
heard John \. ThOon and Is. NJ. /
Ketchum spoken OF probable candi-
dates for the Greenl, party. Brad
ford, of Barbour, is ,ntiOned In the
western end. j. Bren Walker and
w. j. Vance are m,oned in connec--
ton with the RepulIn nomination:
"What is the con on oil affairs III
this county?"
"lf the Democr put up goou
ticket, perfect theirganlzatlon ana 90
to work for the suss Of their ticket,
they will win bind doubt. The
campaign will cir in the PreSi-
Dental wear, and twork OF organlza-
ton will not be sofiicult. / have no
doubt that Berkel county will SWING
back to her Demotic moorlngS next
year"
Seeing that Mraulkner was quite
busy. | conclude.ot TO further tress-
pass upon his til, and bidding hlm
GOOD morning, vito the law Office Oh
j. wills, wISNER, ESQ.
| found Mr.. Bncr busily pouring
over legal docunts and papers, and
looking considl)ly jaded from ms two
weeks continus hard work III the
File-Nohsingcrnurler trial, recently
ended. Mr.. Vner is the leading and
ablest Republn i'm this end OF the
district. He mt one time ProSecut-
ing-Attoncy this county, and also
candidate f6rDngrcss on the Rcpubll-
can ticket in is district. OF late years,
however, he $ not taken so active
part in politi
"Can YOU ye me your idea about
politics, natlal and local. | suppose,
as YOU havcIst returned from Wash
ington, thavou can give me consider
able informlon >"
"Well, : ] am a quasi newspaper
man, and ways feel like accommodate
inc 4 quill 'ivcr, but you have struck a
barren fc. have been so occupied
of late wit my law business, TO say no.
thing of " editorial connection with
the H,R.Udut, as to lose sight of poll
tics. In,el, my trip to Washington
was pury professional, and | did not
even go,p to the capital and take a
look at 70 great statesmen sblrmlshlng
Tor poSiOn.
"But Oh have some opinion rs to
THINGS II this kind. Heretofore YOU
certain; have been very active in poll
ties, ateast the people say so, and even
your pponents report you as a very
langejuS organizer"
"TEt may be, sir. In fact, ! admit
t to nv cost. have always been Il
Rcpulican, and still am, but in late
.omrigns have iclt Inundated as far as
Sratr politics are concerned, from the
act hat our leaders have acted cow
rdl,aud permitted the election to 90
lv ,dault for the want OF Il ticket. i
eel Nat the election of. Jacobs for Coy
.rp,E by Repuuliran Strength was Il
ni,alc, and only tended to dlsorgan,ze
Is mi the action Of the Republicans in
he last campaign-yielding all to the
ireuhackcrs and getting nothing In
CraZiueSs concentrated.
Are YOU pretty well acquainted with
lie Democratic leaders here, and are
IN on good terms with them"
"Oh, yes, and always was, and person
Ilv they are good people. Such men us
I0ge, the Faulkners, Getteyer Logan,
md hosts Of other Democrats that |
uull name, are as good men personally
5 YOU will find anywhere, and IN the
lottrst campaignsnever allow bad blood
ID color their actions. | tell YOU We
ave had some hot times here, but II
here is anything that Berkeley county
.urht To be- thankful for it is the close
less Of party vote. No man has sure
hing here, and at no time has 4 iulI
icket of either party been elected
"What do YOU think OF the three par
les noW2'
"What do YOU mCan?'
81 mean the Democratic, Republican
md the Grecnback partieS''
ooh. see. "Well, some pretty good
men rot off on the Grccuback theory II
IS7S. 1t was a good dodge, a kind q
i'm the play bound to draw
Ii WA, bound TO tell on empty pockct'
md idle. though willing hands, bu
nevertheless. with all It's coloring OF hop,
and life. there was and is in its tran
nothing but ruin and death. You can
not .c.iSlatr the business OF the coun
.rv. Ii will settle itself, and all thu
,rcenbarkS issued, unless by means %
nv labor or Of something that | bartc
pr trade, and thus get hold OF them, cal
lo me no good.
.In other words, legislation for thci
issue amounts 10 nothing to a tramp, q
YaI,ird industry, 10 a suspended manu-
factory, or tp ANYTHING needing money
lnlr,S il can be lcgiSlatcd into thci
hands and pockets, and that won't b
lone.
But will you Republicans he'll
them?'
Il cannot speak for others. want
solid basis, and on this ! may dlsagrc
with many Of my friends. One thing
certain. ann opposed 10 being con
tro'rrd hv either them or any other !a'
,i,u without having the undcrIyln
principles OF RcpubIcanism reap som
benefit. We ought, at least, stand sid
Hy side with them, and not have thcl
constantly striving To get ON our shou
,.gS To- win.
will You have Il State ticket in tn
G.H?"
Il Ion't know. There ought TO h,
AMI II it was left to me there would bc.
Have vou any hope OF winning
l>>1, and what reasons for thInkln
your PARTY strength has increased
"Wc.l. sir. that i u pecullar question
and our that / would he justified in Il,
Cimiu- J1 answer, but will be frank.
think .lr Democrats have mSmanacr
affairs. There was no necessity lor IN
cost ot "a Constitutional Convention, an
without Intending To- reflect on mel
would say that the new Is not an ln
prpyemcu, IN the old Constitutions,
was only "a political trick tp get rld oi a
the offices. and the people now -
through this, and will turn against u
Democrats ,pr the deception. The Cou'
" Court i a lumhu- AMI dcIuNIo'
a thing that OUGHT 10 bee placed side b