Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-01

. DluUueT, luIOusl JuNSC -hSAAN AAS'
/ Republican, now on the Supreme bench,
who tried the case, recommended 1t TO
/ the Governor and is in part responsible
for its being granted.
SHERMAN AND BLAINE.
asked McFadden, the editor OF the
| Steubenville Gdzette, whether Blaine S
coming here to make speech had any
particular significance, this being the
place where Sherman sounded his key
note for Ohio this year.
"The Republicans intend that il shall
nave significance" he replied, but
they want it To help Sherman, not 10
harm him; | doubt whether it will have
that result, though, Blaine wants to be
President, as well as Sherman
"Does Sherman need assistance here
in his own party"
"He needs it badly. When he came
here TO make his speech, he vas receiv-
ed with enthusiasm. They met him at
the train and made a great deal OF him,
but when he got before them in the hall, +,
his speech fell like wet blanket. They
didn't agree with him in some things,
particularly the silver dolla, question,
and there was no boom for him as he
expected After he got away, they
were divided up, and Blaine's coming
here was arranged by some OF Sherman s
friends, in the hope that he would unite
them again"
After Blaine had finished his speech
last night | asked McFadden whether
he had patched up the difference among
the Republicans.
"No, sir" he answered; "it cone them
no good. Blaine is too smart man TO
close up any of the contentious over an
opponent in his own party. His speech
was first-rate for Blaine, but so far as
Sherman is concerned it was n. g.
In point of fact, the reception to Blaine
last night was not up TO the expectations
of the Republican leaders of this little
city. They had arranged, through the
Jealous Updegraf, to have him come
across from Bellaire in the evening Ia
distance of twenty-five miles, and have
social gathering, with little speaking.
But the social part of it was pretty near
ly forgotten, while the oratorical was
oyerdone. First Updegraf himself,
who is noble specimen OF the spread
eagle school, spoke an hour and half,
and then Blaine came on and spoke an
hour longer, making two hours and a
half Of speeches. Then as soon as it
was over Blaine was bundled up and
hurried oyer to his hotel, where he was
put between blankets to sleep for the
rest of the night.
JUDGE M'ILvAINE on BLAINE.
asked Judge Mcllvaine, of the Su-
preme Bench, this morning about
Blaine, his personal characteristics, his
relations with other men, and his am
bitions. The Judge was born within a
stones throw of where Blaine first saw
the light, grew up with him to man
hood, and has always known him init
mately.
"Blaine," said he, sis wonderful ex-
ample of what intelligence, energy and
tact can accomplish. We were born III
the same county and neighborhood in
old Pennsylvania; went to school and
college together, the latter at Washing
ton College, and when | commenced
studying law there he went down TO
Kentucky to teach school. He married
in Kentucky, and his wife being a
Maine woman she took him home with
her. From that time he made his en-
trance in politics"
"You speak OF being boy with him.
Isn't he considerably older than you"
"No; am three years older than he.
Blaine is now just about fifty years
old"
"Blaine is related to General Ewing, |
believe"
Eyes, he is cousin OF Ewing. His
mother was a Gillespie, and Ewing's
mother was Gillespie also, her sister;
so was the mother OF the Millers OF Co
lumbus, Ewing Miller and Tom Miller;
so they are all cousins. Blaine carries
his mothers family name, James Giles
pie Blaine"
"What do you attribute his great
popularity to?'
I'm the first place, he is born leader
lie has the faculty of inspiring the con-
fidence fthose withwhom he associates;
hisirank, cordial manner, and then his
extensive acquaintance, gathered while
he was Speaker OF the House. lie has
friends everywhere throughout the
country. All these things help him, and
then his magnificent abilities help him,
and then his magnificent abilities as a
statesman command the admiration OF
those who don't know OF his personal
qualities. "
THE NEGRO ~ POLITICS.
As sat in the walting-room at the de-
pot here last night, while the telegraph
operator was sending my last dispatch, j
became interested in discussion be-
tween an intelligent negro, they called
him Doctor" and an illiterate but
wordy white man. The subject was
politics, and the negro upheld the
Democratic faith on the ground that
they had been slaves faith on the ground
that they had been slaves OF the Re-
publicans long enough in voting, as
ihev required, without daring TO ques-
ton their demands. The white man
had committed most OF Charley Fosters 8
speech about the Rebel Brigadiers in
Congress, stopping every few minutes
To tell the darky that he was traitor
and dirty migrate, and all that sort OF
thing. But the colored man kept up his
end OF the discussion very well, meet
ing every argument that was presented
with better one, until finally the white
man, thoroughly out Ol Hulnor stuu
Here, you've talked that way long
enough, II you come down TO Mt. Yer
non where | live and talk to our niggers
that way we'll see that you have head
put on you, and that mighty quick"
At this a gentleman, who had been
sitting quietly by me during the dis
cussion, jumped to his feet and said,
81 am a Republican, and have voted the
ticket for twenty years, but il this is the
way YOU Republicans in Ohio carry on
your fight-if you propose to mob men
because they differ with you; TO shoot
and murder them, perhaps, / want
nothing 10 do with the party, and I'm
ready to take off my coat and spend my
money to elect Ewing, because II will be
defeating party that seeks To hold its
power by acts OF violence"
The Mt. Vernon man crawiished at
| this outburst OF honest sentiment The
! gentleman who had uttered it told me
that he was a Republican, living in
Missouri, and was ready TO stand up TO
all he had said. o..
In truth, the colored voters are be-
coming restive this year over the DOM
| ineering practices OF the Republican