The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-13
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the Next Censns-The Congregational
and state Canvass.
Meandehng around yesterday AFTERNOON
In search Of sufficient information 10 fll .
Saturday Issue, and give the prudent
reader something to cArryOVcrior Sunday
meditation, an lNTELLioRSoER commis-
siOnsr found tho name Of Hon. ChEs.
J. Faulkner, Of AlArtinBburg, autographed
on the Mcclure House register lIemem.
boring that the Ex.MInister, E1.Congrcss.
man, and, Il democratic report is to be
believed, next Governor, talks well when
he talks at oil, and feeling the need Of ex.
perience and observation in chunks suited
to newspaper columns, the reporter sent
up q card and got prompt invitation to
follow the pAsteboard
lie found the object Of his search snugly
snsconced on the third floor, occupied
with bookB and papers, and was received
with that courtesy aud blGndness which
formerly caused the etlete mOnarchies Of
Europe TO throw down their hands and
pass, - Il were, Of the spectacle Of geuu.
Inc Old Dominion poiteneSs.
~ ain glad 10 see you, cir, said the ex-
PlenipOientlAFy and Representative. at
Is q long time since | last beheld you.
Sit down and tell me whore you have been
and what you have been doing"
ThisSeemed 10 beAn unpromlSing start for
an interview and calculated 10 lead into
investigations foreign to the subject In
hand, but brei statement suiiiced TO
show that the reporter had been tTeHdinR
the path Of duty and gathering pearls by
the wayBide, and once satisfied Of this,
Mr. Faulkner gave opportunity for some.
thing oil more public Interest.
"You are recent arrival, Colonel"
"Yes sir. ! came yesterday 10 look
after some business before the Court VI
Appeals"
case?'
"That's It. You see Mason bought q
ierry.right over the Shenandoah near liz
junction with the Potomac at HarpSr's
Ferry, ut q tax sale, and has been running
q Terry there since. Some people thought
the ferry was not \ sufficient ACcomm0dA.
ton for the travel and have been building
u bridge over the stream. Mr.. Mason en-
Joined the work, but the builders, being
advised by their counsel that the ihiunC-
ton was void, went ahead. Then Mr..
Mason had rule Issued from the Supreme
Court Of Appeals against the bridge build.
erS, our clients, 10 answer tomorrow for
an alleged contempt 10 disreSaTding the
injunction and we IRE here to answer"
"WhAt 10 the news from the Eastern
Pauhandle'"
Nothing in particular. People about
MArtinBburg are generally prospecting, get.
ting out Of debt and enjoying 4 reasonable
prospect Of future prosperity"
"Itaye you been In Washington since the
opening Of Congress-
"No sir. Tits . long time since | was
In Washington. Congress seems very qui.
ct. suppose the Democratic members
have not entirely recovered yet from the
recent boom. II was good deal OF q
shock to the body polite. However, 1t
removed some questions from further con.
truyerSy, settled the money issue, and
gave room for other issues that need at.
tention. There seems 10 be lack OF good
leadership among the Democrats there and
they need II badly Just now, for unless
the Democracy can succeed In cAIryinHthe
next Presidential election, It's prospect Of
future success will not 10 very brilliant.
The next census will work great change
In the situation. All the tendencies Of
emigration, since the last census was made,
have been 10 the north western states, and
the new apportionment will give much
greater power and representation 10 the
North than II has at present"
"What effect do you think new ap.
portionment will have upon West Virgin.
Misrepresentation in the House Of Repre-
seutAtiyes"2
II think It altogether likely that it will
reduce 1t 10 two members. Undoubtedly
the new census will show 4 very large in.
crease in the population Of the United
States. To continue the present ratio
OF representation would result in making
one branch Of Congress unWieldy. 1t Is
true the British House Of Commons has
about six hundred members, but many OF
them are never present, and to enlarge
our House oil Representatives 10 any such
proportions, under present conditions,
would be out Of the question. The present
ratio OF representation Is something less
than l50, 900 constituents to each member
OF the House. This entitled the State,
under the last census, TO three
members and fraction over. Nermont's
fraction in excess OF the number required
for her regular delegation was little
larger than ours, and under the rule adopt
ed she got member at large, which other
wise would have been accorded 10 this
State. Under the new apportionment
should expect 10 see the ratio raised some
thing like two.fiiths, which would require
4 constituency oil 250,0S 10 each member
oil the House. do not tni2k the next
census will show that the population Of
this State has increased much beyond q
half million, II 1t has, ! do not know
where the increase is located. II the ratio
Of representation is increased in anything
like the proportion that think it will bs
increased, 1t will be very apt TO entitle us
to only two members"
Coming back to national politics, what
do you think Of the Grant movement"
"a think Gen. Grant will not hesitate 10
take nomination for third term II he
can get it have carefully read bis recent
speeches and conversation as reported,
but have failed to see any expression
which indicated an unwillingness on his
part TO fall In with the movement. Never.
thelesS, Il do not think the Republican
party will nominate him II they think
they can win with any representative Re.
publican like Sherman or Blaine. think
both parties will be guided very much
next year by the supposed eIigencisS Of
the case"
"Tell me the result Of your observation
Of State politics?"
"From what they tell me about the
Third District l judge the GreenbaCkerS
and Labor Leagues have attained consid.
cradle strength In that section, notably In
Kanawha, Putnam and Mason. Ny recol
lection Is that Congressman Eenna was
elected last year by but little over two
thousand ajcrlty, and II was then claim.
ed that Walkers u Encouragement contrib.
uted to reduce his vCte. Whether the
prospects Of that organiz.1. ton are any
better than before do not kuO:s. but the
loss Of that District by the Democracy next
year would make the legislature and State
politics in general very uncertain. The 1
Democratic majority In the Second Dis.
trict 10 about 1900; and that In the First, / |
suppose, can be placed at 800. You can
see that these figures are not large enough
70 hold Democratic asceudancy In the
State In the event Of any serious detection
in the Third District. Think the Democ.
racy there made mistake In not combat.
ing the initiation theories and secret orders
which have obtained q hold In that ned.
lion. Now they are likely to make trouble.
In my own district there Is little interest
being manifested In the Congressional
contest. Berkely would probably be solid
!or Judge Hoge should he be candidate,
Jefferson would probably be divided be.
tween Lucas, Hoge and Martin. cannot
speak as to the balance Of the district II
8 q mistake, however, that many people
9boE under, to suppose that the bulk OF
he Democratic strength in the Second
district lies west Of the mountains. The
contrary was shown In my own Con.
yTeasiOnAl canvass a we'll aR Mr. MnY,irIs