The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-30
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
THE OUTLOOK AT cLARKsBvRa.
intsrvlcus With all The Leading RspubiIcasa
Promlnent Wheeling Men Prsssnt-What Con
SaIs-Dtmoera,le Views Ia Regard 10
the Second nl.,rkt Middle,
Special Dispatch to the In,cl!Iycneer,

anu iound all quiet on the West Fork oil the
Monongahela. There were no delegates
OIL the ground TO greet his arrival, and ap
parenty not much excitement over the
coming Convention tomorrow. They
will be along, however, later in the day, and
q good attendance is anticipated. 81
At Grafton l fell in with prominent
young Democrat, whom l questioned in
regard to the state OF affairs in the disrupt.
ed district. lIe told mo that there were
probabilities TINT pointed to II settlement,
or, in other words, that lIpge and Lucas
would be withdrawn by The bosses who
meet there on the 4th OF September, and a
new man put on in their place. lie &C.
knowledged that Mason was strong candi.
dute and 4 iirst.class man, and would be
elected unless there was dix up" Ho
further informed me that much unneces.
sary grief had been spilled over Lucas.
"Did you ever hear" said he, "of candi.
dnte running around to county conventions
setting up and buying up delegates?" I re.
piled that l had not. "Well," said lie,
"that was what Lucas did,, And
said he, There is really small prospect oi
healing the break between him and lIogc.
It is true that n prayer meeting is TO meet
for that purpose, whereat it is supposed
that wrestling jacobs will prevail, but
have not much iaith that they will prevail.
They can't heal the wound-there is no
balm in Gilead for that sore. Senator H.
&. Davis, at the Parkersburg Convention,
where the mandate was issued for the
healing OF the candidates, enacted the role
OF the Boss" but, said he, iii there is any.
thing that is dstasteiul to the modern
Democrat, it is boss with a big 3, such
as he aspires to be-"
LOOKING UP INFORMATION.
Shortly after my arrival here. and after
my separation from n portion Of the desert
that l had accumulated on the train. 1
sailed forth to catch public sentiment in
reference TO to.morrow's nomination. was
not long in coming 10 tho conclusion that
it WAS solid for Goif. met with Jasper Y.
Moore and struck him for short interview.
He came to the front Mt once and said
"Goll is the man. But" said he, at is
matter Of doubt whether he will accept.
However, whatever may be his inclinalions
in this respect, it is duty he owes the Re-
publican party, and sacrifice that they
demand at his hands at this time. think
he will acceede to their wishes when ont 9
they make them known unmistakably."
fancy, Of the Nems, who is Democrat,
thought that Goff was the coming man.
,t FALLS IN WITH TURNER.
In due time l met with Z. NJ. Turner,
the squelched resoluter OF the Weston cir.
Gus, whom l deserted leaning against a
pump in front Of the Court House preach.
ing free trade 10 an unreconstructed Bour.
bon. l made bold to interrupt him and
ask him how it came that he was so in.
contincntly mashed Mt Weston. He re-.
piled that he believed that the platform
was cooked up job, and that it was pre-.
arranged that the committee should bc
kept out OF the Convention until n
nomination WAS made. "rhc tariff rcsolu.
tions that proposed to offer spoke
naught OF free trade Or protection, and in
The sincerity of my convictions only de.
manded an expression Of some sort on this
important topic. Gano, Of Doddridge,
offered non-committal resolution, and AL.
Caldwell, Of your town. threw into the
committee sort OF straddle. The com.
mittee by n vote OF 0 to sat down on my
resolutions. Caldwell then Withdrew his
compromise cod sc and the committee by
0 to ! decided in favor Of Gano's dodge,
which was 10 say noihing Am l dis.
gusted? Well, !. should remark. How.
ever you must excuse Inc from any expires.
sion Of my feelings on the subject"
TALK WITH Gorr. a
As remarked, the feeling here OIL all
hands is that GolT will be and sh ould be
tho nominee tomorrow. ! had long
talk with him this evening. lie divulged
many things that would be interesting
reading were it proper for me- to send them
Tor publication. lie presents his position
rs one ol delicate character, and says
that his individual Drpf.rpnce IN for aerlr.
sion from public life or official can.
didacy. This, do doubt is his pre.
ference, but, a, Mr.. Moore e1pressed
it, the Republicans feel That thew too
have some rights in shapinr the Generals
final conclusion, All | can saw ia that
believe, after my conversation with him,
that if he is clearly and unmistakubly the
choice Of the Convention for its standard
bearer, he will nut inside his, own n,ofor.