Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-20
STATE POLITICS.
A VIEW or The POLITICAL HORIZON
IN BARBOUR COUNTY.
An Interesting Resume Of the State and
Standing Of Political Candi-
dates for Both Tickets.
Correspondence Of the Register

loggcapoudcnco OF the Register,
PHILIPrI, W. Va, Feb. IL.
Usually the views Of writers, given in
the papers as 10 the choice Of tho people
about whom they writo for tho
various offices, is looked upon by tho
reader as but precursor Of the writer's
own selections, il ho could make them.
But am free aud frank to say that
what | write here now are not my
wishes in toto, but believe then 10 bc
in harmony with "a majority Of the Dem
ocrats oi Barbour.
The elegant and complaccnt Charles
James Faulkner is beyond doubt the
choice OF our people for Governor. The
generous aud thoroughly Opcn.iistcd
and open hearted Democrat OF Parkers.
burg, Johnson ". Camden, has u large
and influential following Ol "thick-and-
thin hackers, who would love tu do
him honor, aud lac is certainly good
second choice for Governor. George
w. Jcilrrs, ui your city. has somo de
voted friends here who would delight to
assist in hOisting him into tho Guber-
Material chair, No also have Col. Jacob b.
Jackson and Judge q. ID. Camdcn
Hon. Jonathan NJ Bennett is talked Oi
in BraIton and other back counties, but
! know OF no one hero Tor him for that
position, but lac is spoken oi lavorably
ior the State Senate
The Republicans here favor lur GOyer,
nor, Dr. Z. II. Logan, ol your city, none
others spoken Of.
our present Auditor, Hon. Joseph ).
Miller. Treasurer West and Dr. Pcndlc-
ton are universally favored by our Dem
ocrats ior the respective positions they
now occupy.
For Attorney. General but little has
been said. have heard ui no serious
object IONS to tho denomination ui Col.
White.
have heard no one mentioned 10y
the Republicans whom they desire
slaughtered by Miller. West and Pen
dlrton. Neither have | heard any one
mentioned by them for Col. Whites po-
sltiOn.
Our own Thos. 4. bradford will con-
tcst with MIR. Martin aud others that
may get IN his way, for Congressional
honors, and ! say omphalically that he
il tho choice IL Barbour Tor that position.
The Republicans here hold their
secrets pretty well, but 1t has leaked
out" that Slurgiss will be- Bradiord'S OPP
poncnt IN this District, that ~, II Brad
ford gets the nomination. II hc don't,
then hc will be the other mans.
There ~ IA much mystery ia tina
II. q
Amendments to the Constitution, with
the people, as there is about the
Nathan murder ! believe ! could |
come nearer giving the name oi that ter
rlhlc murderer than | could tO giving |
the name ui ono man Who will vote |
citLgI Way Ou Iom. Ol Cou'"- they
VIII Vote, -Uut do not know how.
That grand old statesman aud patr.se,
lioratio Seymour, is the fayoritc h"r"
for President, not that W. love Others
loss, but because We love seymour
Thurman, Hendricks, Mcclellan, Fen
dlrtun or Wade Hampton can carry
Barbour county against the man on
horseback, whom the Republicans will
be forced to swallow, 10y COO majority.
Jim Blaine. oi Maine, il the fayoutc, 10y
a large majority, ui the Republicans
here. His Is the "blOodicst shirt, and,
ui course, that takes with them IN Bar
bUur.
Cattle aud sheep are doing finely, rc-
quiring but little rough food on account
OF the open winter, and | must add that
the dogs are doing we'll too. there being
AN unusual number OF sheep ON hand,
and dogs take aayagelv To sheep, but
kinder 10 mutton. What pity II IN
that sheep don't like dog meat, and had
the muscle 10 gu lor the internal curs
| rould stand uuawcd aud see every dog
nm the county stripped ui his bark. By
tho way, our county votes nj tho next
election on the question oi taxing dogs,
and II has created CONSERVATION among
tho candidates for the various COun-
ty and district officers. IL IL
impossible 10 find 8 candidate, oT one
who In to br. but that when you ap-
prDach hun on this matter lac
gives his eyes lar away look,
and trcmblugly answers, We'll really,
haven't givcnt his grave question much
thought" but we will smoke 'em out.
hogs must be taxed or We must ~
without lamb, ram, sheep, meat OF
mutton.
Wheat in this county can only be
described as being like the girl, upon
coming out Oi the water, after
baptisnial occasion, when asked by the
minister how she felt. Bully, said
she. and so say about the wheat.
| will dish up our county politics in
a short time and will send the REdsrKR
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