The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-02
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The congressional contest In the seven.
teenth district is now fairly opened and the
friends OF the various candidates arc ut work
securing influences and pledges OF support.
ABuinst the present member Of Congress
there sectns to DC II pretty widespread opro.
sition. This opposition Is specially active In
parts OF his own county, where 1t IL said he
VIII not te ntlc to stcurc mitch II any over
half OF tho delegates III Belmont county,
among the politicians he hus soma earnest
| supporters, who are for him more In thei,
,nn,agonism to Col. p0orman thnn for any
special love or alniu,ion for Dr.. Updcgratl,
they are confined TO Il very few townships.
llArri son county will as usual unto upon
n Harrison county candidate. The political
leaders OF that county, like John G. Thomp'
son when clal rman OF tho Democratic State
Committee, claim everything with con.
i!dence." They now hold The Aoaors IN the
senatorial md judicial districts, In which
their county is tho smallest factor, and they
now combine their fesces TO claim and carry
oil tho honors OF the congressional district,
which they have already held 10 out OF %
present tho Hon. u. a, llollngsworth now
rs to secure for him more favorable hearing
hereafter, until when liz Is young enough to
wait.
III Guernsey county the friends OF Col. J.
D. Taylor and Col. j. J. Anderson arc In the
field pressing the c'nlns Of each, and quite u
spirited contest Is going on for the delegates,
which Is likely TO result IN dividing The
delegates between then, and In the selection
OF such men for delegates rs ,ire not likely to
nDjle on either cnN1iJNir. Either Of these
gentlemen would make II good member OF
Congress. Col, Taylor being like Mr.. lIoll.
ingsworth and Mr.. upIegrail. very wealthy,
Is making an active canvass IN other coun.
ties, especially in Jefferson and Noble, and
| trying 10 secure the support of those opposed
70 DR.. updesral; Rev. Morton, agent OF
Van Antwerp, bragg & Co., tho great book
monopoly firm OF Cincinnati. has been spec.
Tally active during the past two weeks in MIR.
Taylor's interest.
In Noble county, unless Mr.. Smith, author
OF the Smith Sunday law shall DO brought to
the front, the delegates are likely to be for
private Dalzell, und will probably exercise II
potent influence In determining who shall be
the candidate.
In this condition OF things Belmont county,
II united, could control the situation, but,
unfortunately Belmont county Is somewhat
torn up. II Col. Porinan lived anywhere
clsc than in lIellairc he could and would 50.
cure the solid delegation OF the county, and
through 1t this nomination. Ills long unG
efficient services for the party, and earnest
defense OF all its leading md important
measures, and his recognized ability to fairly
represent the district, and especially his
thorough information upon the taritI, bnnk
! and labor questions, which are likely to
occupy al unusual amount OF the attention
of the next Congress, arc fully understood
and admitted. But unfortunately, and we
think unjustly, these facts arc not allowed
10 have their due weight because of the
strong prejulices engcndcred in certain
parts OF the county, because Of the agitation
OF the county seat question, and of every body
who has felt that his interests have in any
way have been interiered with by reason Of
the agitation, and especially those who as
candidates for office have suffered thereby,
are disposed to hold Col poorman response
bic, and visit upon him their feelings OF
hostility towards Eellarc. How fur this
feeling Will control in the selection
| Of delegates remains to be seen,
but there Is one thing the movers
in this direction must not lose sight OF. II
they, for this reason, sacrifice Col. Poorma,i
| they will place in tho hands OF the friends OF
removal II reasonable excuse for sacrificing il,
the future every candidate nominated Who
has taken any part in this county seat qucs.
ton. am not Il removulist; but d. not
think Col. Poorinan Is any more to blame on
this subject than any other citizen OF Bel.
laire, and the office for which he is presented
has nothing TO do with that question. This
| feeling, anu glad 10 know, docs not exist
among the manufacturers and working classes
and there Is now among these classes very
decided and earnest desire for the nomina.
ton OF Col. PoOrman, and, unless 1 have