Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-28
rHEoREENBACKEHs

THE oREENBACKEhs.
As We anticipated, the Greenback
conventions at Charleston, on Wedneg
mySsseinatsae straiGhsNpt qseePback
sicksa pttsrIy decnhinf fusion with
the Hrd.Monsy Republicans. Al the
time our Washington correspondent
supposed he had discovered plot be-
tween HENRY S. wALxER and the Re-
publican managers to patch up fusion
between the incongruous factions OF
opposition to the Democratic party OF
this STATE, we pointed out the utter im-
probability and imbecility Of such a
scheme. We said that il Mr.. WALKER
was dishonest enough to attempt to in
yeigle his soft money and imitation follow
ers into the nets Of the hard-money con-
tractionists, he was too shrewd not 10
comprehend the iutility Of such job.
We gave Mr.. WALKER and the high con-
tracing parties at Washington credit
with enough shrewdness to know that
the only possible way in which the
Greenback organization could hope to
aid the Republicans in this State would
be by maintaining separate organiza-
ton and running separate ticket; and
that Dox CAMERON was much more
likely to invest money in that sort OF
enterprise than in any scheme oil fusion.
On the Congressional ticket Mr..
WALLER has been placed, as was to be
expected. He has strengthened himself
by placing a recant Democrat, but an
old Wing, in the person of Gen. n. Il.
FRENCH, of Mercer county, at the head
Of the State ticket, and WILLIAM J. KIN
NY, lively Irishman and practical edu-
Gator, Of Mason, as State Superintendent
of Free Schools. OF course, neither OF
these gentlemen can entertain the most
remote hope OF being elected to the posi-
tons indicated, but they may each be
used to bring a small sack OF grain to
Mr.. WALKERS mill. There is no power
in tine ticket to injure the general Demo-
cratic cause in the State and none to
benefit the Republican cause, ex-
cept such injury on the one hand anu
aid on the other as comes 10 Mr.. WALK
KRIS candidacy; and it is only in this
light that it is worth while considering
the Greenback Conventions General
French was man OF substance, before
the war, and a man possessed OF iair
degree OF intelligence and some exper.
fence in public affairs. He served 4
term in the Virginia Senate, having OBJ
tanned his seat by the defeat OF Judge
NAT. HARRISON, who was at that time a
Democrat. Although the district was
strongly Democratic and General
FRENCH was Wing, he beat the vain
and INSCRIPTIONS Nat. pretty badly,
and obtained thereby considerable pres
tape in that section Of Virginia. More
latterly General FRENCH served this
State in the capacity OF Sergeant-at-Arms
of the House OF Delegates, at the session
of 1877; but he is much broken up ply
sicallv, rs well us in other respects, and
with certainty of defeat staring him IN
the face even the sympathy and good
fellowship felt for him by his old ac-
quaintances will hardly take the form OF
a ballot for him.
In this district, JAMES BAssELL is
again put up for Congress, but he will
not be nearly so strong in this Presiden-
tial year as be was two years ago, when
WILSON was elected by about $500
plurality.
Hon. ID. ID. T. FARSEswoRTH, noted
Republican Of the hide-bOund, proscrlp-
tive school of few years ago, is the
areenback nominee for Congress in the
Second District. We doubt whether 4
single Democrat in all the ample length
and breadth OF that District can beiound
10 cast ballot for him.
The balance Of the ticket may be dis
missed as not worth discussing.
Altogether, the Greenback conven.
tons, state and Congressional, have
done what the masters at Washington
who are accredited with furnishing the
money 10 foot the bills desired they
should, and yet it will all prove to he a
"futile balance"