The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-29
TAYLOR COUNTY.
of the Crops-A Review OF the
Political SiIuaIIon-Inc Rep ubIi.
can Majority Promised In rnyIOr-News
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Notes.
GRAFTON, W. Va, July 81.
Special Correspondence of the IDtelIEeucer.
Having noticed that you seldom have q
letter from Grafton, and thinking that an
occasional one may not be unacceptable,
propose to send you few items that
may be OF more or less interest to your
readers.
Favorable weather and good crops, give
stimulus to industrial enterprises, and the
people find plenty Of profitable employ
ment-all of which tends to diminish the
usually large number OF political grum-
blers. Under the most hopeful circum-
stances, however, there is always a num-
Der of political "outs," who would like to
become the servants OF the public and 1t
seems to me, that, if the people should be
so lacking in political sagacity, as TO turn
the Government over to the Democratic
party, there will be such hubbub, hur-
rah and rush for office, that hungry Dem
Gratis will devour one another. All those
who are anticipating q substantial recog.
milton OF their long and unrequited polit-
ical services are ready to support any sort
of man for President. II they can only see
a CLEAN OF hope. Their sentiments are
neither principles nor men" but any
thing or anybody for office. They have
changed their platform every four years
since 1860. In one campaign they will
advocate one thing and in the next they
will advocate the opposite, and now all
thoughtful men, not place seekers, are
thoroughly convinced that such contra:
dictory set OF politicians are incapable OF
giving the country as good an administra-
ton OF our government as the party which
has ALWAYS been consistent and right on
all public questions.
Both political parties are quietly at
work here marshaling their forces and
otherwise preparing for the contest.
wish il to be understood that the Repub-
lican party in Taylor county is united and
solid for the National and State tickets. |
have vet TO hear Of Republican in this
county deserving to the enemy, while
there is a number Of farmer Democrats
who will vote for Garfield and Arthur,
and some who will not vote for Hancock
and English, but have not yet concluded
to vote the Republican ticket. Hancock
and English do not take well, and while
some Of the party affect pleasure at the
ticket, it Is easily TO be seen that they al
ready see the great and irreparahle error
that their convention made in choosing
an epaullated military aristocrat and .
national banking bOudholder for their
candidates, while the Republican par.
ty presents to the country u man
Of the people, q patriotic General, aud
ACCOMPLISHED scholar, an eloquent de-
batter, and a mastery Statesman. The
Republicans are sanguine, and, as far as l
can learn, they will all ID man, vote for
Garfield and Arthur, and the whole State
ticket. The Republicans were well pleased
at the first, with the Chicago ticket, and
as the campaign progresses, their satls-
faction increases, so lar as there was any
room for increase, and their confidence IN
their success strengthens. Taylor county
will give q larger Republican majority
than abe did for Hayes, and we are very
hopeful OF eleCting our candidate, whoever
he may be, for the delegate district oil
TAYLOR, Harrison and Barbour, especially
since we have good news from Harrison,
and expect the Republicans to redeem
that county, by handsome majority. We
think Taylor and Harrison can beat Bar
bour.
dida.e for Judge in this judicial district
nnder the constitutional amendment II
comprises Preston, Taylor, Barbour, Ran
, dolph and jackson. But II the Democrats
, ser that they are likely to be beaten here,
thew will probably, generally vote against
! the amendment, for they could not bear
J to find that they had created judicia
, district that can elect Republican Judge
The Republicans have not yet mad'
/. their nominations for judge and district
delegate. 1t is probable, however, thai
they will nominate aud elect James A
, Brown, Esu., OF KingwOod, for judge
understand that he abandoned the
Q Democracy q year ago, and be-
came a Republican. He could not stan'
, he revolutionary attitude Of the DemoC
! RAW. headed by the Southern briGadiers
/ at the extra session Of Congress. Ant
$ surely that was enough to cause any think
9 ing man, who loves his county, to beCom
0 Republican.
1 Ii is not certain yet who will be our car
+ didate for District Delegate. We hope
8 will be man Of popularity and ability.
|, The Democrats have nominated w.
Ice, Of Barbour, for Judge, and Jasper !
Q Hall, Of Barbour, for District Delegate
9 Barbour county has q large number
office seekers, but many OF them are doom
, ed to disappointment. YouEs,
n The Violate Belt Co., Marshall, Mel