Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29
OUR CHARLESTON LETTER.
News From the Kanawha VAL
ley-POlitics the All-Abs0rbing
Topic-Kanawha Delegates To
Wheeling for Grant-A Split
tho UNr..Iv nvnI- nann

hoptC-hauAWHh Deio8btes W
Wheeling for Grant-A Split
Among the Truly LOyal-Dem-
Ocratic Candidates.
Correspondence o. the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 10.
Every third man you meet has some
thing to say about politics. 1t is the
all-absorbing topic now. The Republi-
cans held a meeting here on the 18th to
appoint delegates to convention TO be
held on the eth, which convention is to
send delegates To the State Convention
to tie held at Wheeling. 1t seems the
delegates there selected are Grant men.
This did not suit some OF the leading
Republicans, and they at once called
another convention, which met to-day,
whose object was to select such dele
gates as were not altogether in the inter
est OF the man on horseback. The anti
Grant men claimed that the convention
ofthe 18th was packed, and their actin was
not lair expression Of the Republicans
OF kanawha Co. There we're some very
spicy speeches, Col. I. Swami leading the
Grant element and Col. +. l.. Buttrick
opposing and asking for fair unin-
structed delegation. Swami is an en-
thusiastic third-termer, while the bulk
OF the party in this county and most all
representative men oppose It. 1t is the
opinion Of prominent Republicans here
that the State will not instruct Tor Grant
and therefore it is useless and weaken
ing to the party in this district to in
struCt their delegation. Col. Swami
c0unciled harmony in their ranks and
coalition with the GreenbackerS. Butt
rick. Bcrlew and other prominent Re.
pubIicans opposed, and so they wrangled
among themselves, but finally the Grant
men carried the day, and the action OF
the Convention of the 18th was ratified,
and after three cheers for Grant the as
srublv adjourned. Such is the state OF
RcpublCau~rd now existing IN tins
county.
Capt. J. W. Cracrait, Of the Leadcr
came in from Washington this
evening and your correspondent
brought the rcporiorial pump to bear
upon him. In response to our ques-
tons as To- what the Washington news
about the Presidential nomination was
hr said: II do not believe, and 1t Is
the opinion ui some OF the leading men,
that neither Grant, Blaine or Sherman
will get the nomination" but that there
will be- dark horse, and +. Il. Wash.
burne will b, the man" lie further
said, II would love to see Sherman
nominated. lie is the most available
man and would have the support ui the
business men ui the country lie
said the Democrats want Grant noml-
mated, and the Republicans want lIlden,
each believing the other Is the easiest
beaten. Tie SAYS our Representatives at
Washington are faithful, earnest work
crs, aud further, regarding State politics,
that all three ui the parties would have
their ticket IN the field. lie Thought
Dr.. Logan would oppose Ben Wilson
Tor Congress in the First District, and
that SturglsS was the coming man Tor
Governor on the Republican ticket. lie
was not sure, however, that his party
would nominate a man for Congress III
tins district
ruE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
The convention to he held at Hinton
in August will likely nominate John
r. Krnua, aud unless there Is II dlsrup-
ton in the Grrenback fold, he will have
10 oppose Ii. ;. Walker again, together
with the combined efforts oi tie Repub-
leans.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND JUDGESuU,
The Third district can furnish more
candidates for the Accomplishments
ship than all the other districts IN the
state. Watts, Wilson and Brown, OF
this county, all consider their chances
first class. Mason, Putnam and Jack
son counties each have an aspirant. As
To- the successor of Judge Joe Smith,
Col. Nicholas FitIhugh is prominently
spoken Of, and is first-claSs man Tor
the place, aud will receive the united
support Of the Democracy. tie IL well
known as lawyer Of ability, and one
emincntly qualified for the judicial
bench,