The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-22

INTERVIEW WITH JuDaE BRowN.-While
sitting in the reading room Of the New
Mcclure House Friday night we engaged
Judge j. Il. Brown, Of Charleston, In o
conversation concerning current political
gossip in his neighborhood and district.
The Judge Is IN old Republican, and for
some time recalled "reminiscences Of the
party's early history in this State and in
the "Old Dominion" Atterheh had talked
about the old issues for little time, we
asked him what was the condition OF things
in his district, politically speaking, and
the prospects for the campaign now APP
proaching2
"Well," said the Judge alter q moments
hesitation, "things are rather mixed with
us Just now. Some times 1t looks little
like Walker would come out this time,
but then on the other hand, Kenna's
friends, or some OF them at least, are very
sanguine about his election. On the con-
trary, there are friends Of Kenna,s, who
are rather respondent over the prospects,
and are very doubtful whether he will
even be renominated, for you must re-
member my young friend, that Greenback-
ism is not the only foe Democracy in the
Third District will have 10 contend
with. Intestine strife Is cloud rather
larger than a man 9 hand there Just now,
and / tell you briefly that many OF them
are very apprehensive what the outcome
will be. Indeed" said the old gentleman
taking breath, "Quarrier, told me as / was
coming up here, that he felt very much
concerned as To whether Kenna would
pull through or not.
"What do you mean by the intestine
strife in that District?'
swell, there are other ambitious Demo-
Gratis in that section, prominent among
whom you might mention Eustace Gibson,
Of Cabell, and also Mr.. Sehoa, who has
been making strenuous effort recently
TO obtain recognition at his party's hands
TO this extent. Both OF these gentlemen,
however, are much inferior in strength TO
Kenna, and I will also say in shrewdness
too. II sehon's friends can get his own
county and then up into the mountains OF
Greenbrier and those other counties ada.
cent, it will be very detrimental to KEN
mas interests. The whole district is d.
vided up on the various candidates, and
greater activity prevails than | have ever
seem"
"Upon what does Walker base his con.
fdenCe in his election this fallH"
walker bases his chances, lst on the
strength OF the Greenbackers aud the dis
position OF the Republicans not to do any
thing; and I'd upon the great division
among the Democrats, disafection so
general, in his opinion, that 1t cannot be
overcome by any effort on their part. He
is very actively at work. He is very
brilliant man, but not leader. The drill
sergeants OF the Democracy in his district
are against him, and anything to break
him down. think they hate him more
cordially than they do any Republican
and are more incorporating with tina,
hatred, but he gives them tit-ior.tat."
"Will the Republicans make a nomina,
TOM"
"The Republicans will make no nomina.
ton; they will act very much as they did
before. While he is very distasteful to
some oil them, yet they will support him,
Kenns, as | have said, is fine leader;
and will be hard to beat, but II Sehon, az
the report goes up there, forms an alli-
ance with Henry Mathews friends, Kenna
will have to 60, but, II not, believe
Kenna will beat both, as he is q better
politician than either Gibson or Sehon."
"What is the strength OF each party?"
"There are said to be 1900 in Kanawha
county alone, and in other counties they
are very strong. They claim that If they
had begun in time they would have van.
pushed Kennalast time and will this time
succeed"