Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-30

down the Republicans, delegates ana
o,bers Yesterday, and was struck oy tue
General Apathy Manifested
hv all There were exceptions, but the
nyoverbial angels visits we're sea shore
ssnds in comparison. Several OF them,
and delegates at that, did not know VINO
were the Republican candidates ior uov.
ernor and Congressman, and' rs uey
did not propose attending the Sonven-
ton. did not care. One OF the first per,
sons met by the reporter was Conrad
Bachman, prominent German OF Centre
Wheeling. After saying he had no
choice, whatever, for Governor, he
added: ,,
whats the use OF my botherlng my
head over this sacrifice. We can't elect
the man we may nominate and II VIII
be a good man sacrificed
GLOW about Congress-" asked the re-
porter. r ,,
about the same way. Two years
ago we put up John X, Hubbard, as
good man as We had In the district
vet look ut the majority ny which he
was defeated. They talk OF DIR; Logan.
He is q mighty good man, but he cant
carry Ohio county by more votes than
MIR. Hubbard did, and what chance
would he stand in the district None
at all" ,,
"But the Greenbackers; don't you ex,
pect something from them? what VIII
YOU do i'm relation TO the Charleston
ticket" ,,,
al don't expect anything and | don't
want ANYTHING from the Greenback
party. II the Republicans 20 to any
fusion business, especially with ureeh-
hackers, I'll cast my
Vote as an Independent
rather than with them
The reporter ran across al least
dozen prominent Republicans, several Oh
them delegates, without getting an ex'
pression from any OF them. George
Hollinper. a colored delegate from
Madison, said: 81 am not going to The
convention and did not authorize the
use OF my name before the county con-
vention. | have no choice OF candidates.
whatever. -,
John A. Hervey said, 81 will repre-
sent the whole of Triadelphia township
and am going To work Tor the best men.
don't care who they are. have no
choice until get to the convention ana
see how the land lies. 49,.
"Iiaye YOU no choice OF candidate
Tor Congress ,
II really have not. In fact, | don't
know what names will be before the
convention. understand, though, tha'
DR.. Logan will not DO candidate.
"a. toll mn uhnnl (tnypFnOf.
"Weu. Sturgiss seems to be the talk,
and | guess he'll he nominated, unless
his Greenback proclivities kill him.
Another delegate said: 81 am gong
outithere just rs you people went 10 tue
Cincinnati Convention: Without Ia
structions, without preferences, but 10
select the best man. | have no idea
who are candidates for Treasurer, Audi.
tor and Superintendent Of Schools. J
have not heard u single man mentioned
for either" -.
George T.. Linch said he "reckoned II
would he Sturgiss for Governor.
"HOw about Logan Tor Congress
"Well, he's working for II, and may
get it. Some Republicans are talking oil
Hutchinson, oi Wood
"Any Campbell, OF Hancock, talk? 2
Not much. | guess he is not al
ter It.
One delegate, on his way 10 the train,
told the reporter "hc ielt like he WAS go
iug to funeral" aud this feeling seemed
quite prevalent. Very lew were M
clned To- talk at all, and those lew Oh
eclcd 10 having their scntlmenls IN
print, US their predictions might not he
verified.
The general feeling (among those who
thought OF it at all was that the conven'
ton would he a house oi mourning
rather than oi lcasting, and after n mum
her oil unsuccessful attempts at pump.
ing, the reporter became disguised amt
quit.