Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-11
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
The Race for COngresS-Martin's
Friends Stalwart - Personal
Notes.
Correspondence of the Register.
GRAFTON, September 9.

Correspondence of the Register.
GRAFTON, September 9.
In several of the recent issues OF the
REGISTER there have appeared letters
rejecting upon the probabilities OF the
next Congressional succession in tins
district. While it appears to us 10 be
quite premature as yet for the press or
public to agitate this question, still, as 1t
has been commenced by others, you
will pardon us il we addressa Il remark or
two i'm the same direction. In the first
place We want to say something about
the correspondents who have hitherto,
il would seem, found great pleasure IN
making petty attacks upon MIR. Martin.
Previous to the last election Mr. NJ.
was assailed in the Wheeling pa
pers by several half-hedged cor
respondents in as many directions.
They had no effect whatever
upon Mr.. Ms prospects, nor will any
such correspondence IN the future have
anv effect We simply refer TO the mat
ter 10 demonstrate the motive which ac-
tuated these correspondents, and to
warn the unwary against future CORE
spOndentS OF the same die. Your re-
cent correspondent Traveller" is evil
IDENTITY fair and honorable in his cXposi-
ton Of the situation, and doubtless re-
fleets the sentiments ofthe section with
reference To which his letter was written.
We do not agree with him, however,
when he saws that the canvass Is going
10 be very laughable. We are not adj
yiSed that anybody intends To play the
monkey, nor are We prepared 10 say thal
it is going to be so very interesting; nor
is it true that going to Congress- has rem
dcred Mr.. Martin a bankrupt, nOrits near
approximation, and We trust that the
same can be said of your correspondent
"BraCton, but does not appear so from
his letter. That gentleman has bitten
Off more than he can chaw when he
saws that the people OF this district are
tired OF Mr.. Martin. The fact is, ard
we have made some inquiry, that the
people Of Marion, Monongalia, Barbour,
Taylor and Preston, will warmly sup
port Mr. VI. We know this to be true
and we have reason to believe that this
same feeling extends throughout the
district. The people OF the district, the
farmers, the mechanics and the labOrers
are i'm favor of Mr.. NJ. and it is OF but
little consequence if few lawyers
have sOured. They are not the
people. He has been faithful,
efficient and true, and nobody knows
this better than his constituents.
The people of the Second district will
send honest Ben. Martin to Congress,
not because we have no other men in
the district fit to 20 to Congress, for We
have a score Of them-Mr. Lucas would
be an excellent mau-but because the
people are satisfied with Mr. Martin;
besides he is thoroughly acquainted
with the duties OF the office, and here
after will be q far more valuable repre-
sentative than before or than any new
man We can send.
Hon. John VI. Thryer is lying very i'll
at his residence in West Grafton.
Prof John K. Dean, a graduate, we be-
lieve, OF the University Of West Nir-
ginia, and lately Professor OF Ancient
Languages in @ Pennsylvania College
passed through Grafton Yesterday on
his way to Boston, where he takes the
position OF Professor Of Ancient Lam
gnages in Boston University. Mr.. Dean
is native of Buchanan.
Mr.. Jacob Glasscock leaves in a few
days for Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware, Ohio, where he will complete
his education.
Willie Compton will leave in short
time for Allegheny College.
The social event of the,ScaSon, in Graf
ton, promises TO be the nuptials of Miss
Rose Hoopcn, one OF Graftons iairest
and most favorite daughters and Mr..
sullivan, Of Catonsville, Nd. The we'd
ding is 10 take place on the 18th inst.