The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-26

Massachusetts, in New England. and
several Stateain the South and sWeats,S :, :
iReporter-I see th,tt Nest yif9iffta Il
put down In the list also.
SpeakeF-Oh yes, she Il counted on M
q sound greenback State. .iYoukuow that
! In spite 5of the gfeenback protest. bns oi
Wilson, Martin and Kenna, she polled
last fall over 24OOO Rreenback votes. : :
Reporter-How does Col. Ben. and the
rest OF the delegation stand with reference
70 this Cifeenback inoyementY y :
Speaker-Wilson. Marlin and Kenna
are all In sympathy with IL They will
vote for Ewing, They are all Thurman
men, I told Butler before Them that they
were Cireenback men. and he said. yes. /
understand that they made their appeal TO
the people last fall a. Greenback men.
Reporter.-How do Davis and Hereford
stand?
speaken-They are both Thurman men:
Davis Is not exactly a Greenbacker. / sur.
pose, although he goes the IOhio. ESfea;,'
Hereford does not commit himself yefy
decidedly. = n : 'f5T TfEItaif u
Reporter. suppose, Mr.. Speaker. that
all Of them will be as accommodating in
their views In 1880 as they were In is78
Itthey can'tPet Bin Allen and soft money
they wiilko fIi for Iilden and hard money.
Speaker.-I can't say how FAR they viii
go In case OF their defeat byt thehard money
men in the next convention. For myself. /
would rather see a Republican hard money
candidate elected than a Democratic hafii
money candidate. i prefer Grant Ia Tilden.
20 In for consistency The Democrats
are not consistent In rnnninga hard money
man, and do mot deserve success In case
they nominate one. r.
Reporter-In anticipation sot Tilden's
nomination IN 1880 Won expect To take
part with the Opposition to him in West
Virginia? ~
Speaker Yes. / expect 10 sae n third
party organization In West Virpinia
Reporter-They say. Mfr. Sneaker. that
the movement now on foot nj the Canitoi
here looks 10 your p6ssible n M, for
the Goyernorship. -
.Speaker-Walf. 10 ba candid. have
been approached ON that subject. i do
not regard myselfin the light OF n candi.
date, but have said that II could help
carry out the principles / hold / wouId be
subject 10 the dlisposition Of INV political
friends. = :. .
Reporter-The talk IA that there il To he
q sort OF fusion movement without regard
to old party lines, looking to a sort Of new
departure In STATE affairs. fiS -
|, (Speaker[Yot can see l,v nv snho;nt.
ment OF COMMITTEES in this House ahont
where / stand in the way Of new denaT.
ture. j believe that the lime bas some
fer more liberality In leeislation. The
best men should occupy Inc best places
when legislation IA shaned That 4 tbs
view took when wos chosen SnesEsr
and / carried Il ont In annointinv t6s com
mittees,
-Reporter-Well. Mr.. Sneaker. what Al,
will probably be embodied in the new do.
partire proeramme9 " - = !" ~
SpeakerSThat ia hard To tell al this
time. National issues will enter anne
what into II. sueiI as the money nnesti nm
and State issues such "a economy In an.
pfopfiations, and also a better iuiicisTy
system. You know that there IL q failing
here amons many ofthe members aya;nsf
politicians and LAWYERS having "a mich 10
do with shaping our Hesitation. especialiy
our judicial legislation.
Reporter-Yes. have understood that
a mower behind the throne holds its ses.
sions every might or two. and that M,
LAWYER il admitiei 10 ia consnltations
HAS Il effected anything yetS : .''''Gs
SpeakerEYon have seem the nronosi.
ton fora less expensive settlenent al focal
and petty cases before Justices, instead
Of before the County Courts, which are 10
be determined under certain circumstances
by iuries Reforms Of this sort will claim
the attention Of The new movement. nS
sRep6rterllVill iiiis particulnr reform
90 Through at This session.?
SpeakerGIt win Ia tucked ON In tbe an
propriation bill Il il said. F- -
Reporter-How viii this third party
movement work in respect 10 the Presi.
dencv in 1854 and tbe prior State election9
Speaker-Well. that ia hard 10 tell. II
mieht possibly work one way Al me State
eIeetlon. and another at the Presidentisl
election, That danends on the nomiria.
tions and platforms. II NAV take the shane
OF an inlanenIent. ont and ont moyement
or Il NAV ia compelled b make choice n
the tickets presented by the Other parties
The penerat animus az the movement ia 10
vct ort Of old party ruts. and infuse more
fiberality. life and progress into our State.
deyelope ifs Industrial and especialIy its
aGrieuitural Interests. give the peonl 1nod
law Hisc1i,raoe litioaiSon. lin he bnnaans
If Sovcrnrnent ss mI,ch as possible of'the
pred6eine Interest afford encotIrasement
r. J immigTation ] Give % the neonie eSeaner
money. and in a general way make tIe
condition of agriculture in West Virginia
more inviting. 4
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