Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-05
Matters and Things in the City Of
Broihsriy Love.
State Politics The Republican Split
The Independent Strength-1he Two
Tickets-Turgid EIOquenoe and
Mixed Metaphors.
cHARAcTERlsTIcsoF THE DAILYPREsS
s,,,e,o, oDyre,pOndence OF TIE Register.


hopes of reconciliation between the Inde-
pendents and the Cameronites have been
abandoned. The recent interchange OF let
ters, ayowedly in the interest Of harmony,
is understood by every one to have been
mere farce, each faction knowing full well
that the other would not make the re-
ouired concessions. The whole complica-
ton here reduces itself to this: Cameron
wants to make Beaver Governor of Pennsyl-
vania, and the Independents don't want to
give Cameron his way. Each element is
obstinate and determined, and will 60 to
the polls in November and virtually vote
the State out of their hands.
The .Regulars''
pretend to laugh at the strength claimed
by the Independents, but it is sad, sickly
laugh. They can't forget the large number of
voters who last year endorsed Wolfe's pri-
yate break, and have no doubt that even
Tom Cooper acknowledges himself, that
with the recent great widening in the
breach, Steuart will poll at least thirty-five
thousand votes. Twenty thousand, lost to
Beaver, would elect the Democratic candi-
date, so both Republican factions must
know that they are traversing the same
road the Democrats travelled over in 1860.
Much surprise is expressed that the DEM
ocrats are not Growing with delight over
the division in the enemy's camp. In for
mer years they were jolly and hopeful in the
face of an assured twenty thousand Repub-
lican majority. Now they all go about with
long faces. Perhaps it is because, like
Mark Tapley, they think "there is no credit
in being jolly now" and perhaps again, be.
cause they want 10 lull the enemy into a
false security.
Nearly all the candidates on the three
tickets are lawyers, and it is even rumored
that Africa, the Civil Engineer, once
studied law.
The Independent Ticket.
General Beaver may have been gal liant
soldier. and undoubtedly is brilliant law
yer, but he has shown himself poor hand
at lodging question-that fine art in
which Mr.. James 6. Blaine shines so bril-
liantly. Great amusement was create
throughout the State by that little episode
in his Bristol speech, when, being closely
pressed, he declared that Cameron WASH {
a big man at all, but very little man; and
afterwards, fearing the boss's anger, ex-
plained that he meant that Cameron WASH
q big man physically"
Personally, Beaver is well liked, but his
BOG medal is very heavy; so heavy indeed
that it is likely to break his neck.
Davis and Greer, candidates on the Cam
eron ticket for Lieut.. Governor and Secre'
tary of Internal Affairs, are personally un,
popular especially in PHILADELPHIA, and
will fall behind the rest of the ticket
Rawle, for Supreme Judge, has no parti'
cular strength and will get only mi and
water support from powerful subtraction
under the leadership of McManes.
Brosius, the secondhand candidate. who
forms the tail TO the Cameron Kite as Con
gressman-at Large, is remarkable oniy tor,
his extremely funereal appearance, and
the unexpected way he woke up one morn.
ing and, fike Byron, found himself famous.
Of the Independents, John Stewart,
Beavers opponent, Is not popular. A great
many think that he would have been just
as willing to sit down TO the Cameron
lunch if he had been offered the head OF
the table; still he will receive hearty
support from the meR who made him their
leader.
The strongest man ON the Independent
ticket is Colonel VIM. MoMichael, for Con.
gresham. at Large. He has never mingled
with political coteries, has many friends
and no enemies,
Mixed Metaphors.
-Majorl Merrick. Greer's opponent, as least
deserves the credit of earnestness, though
this generally commendable quality Ire
auently involves him in labyrint oil merry
metaphors from which he yainly endeaVors
TO eItricate himself. The following char
ingly confused metaphor, describing ,e in
dependent movement, Is asoIl6eo % him:
1.-THE fiery flame OF ind oendence ha
burst forth; it rears its head in the loft,
mountains, creeps .nrough the valleys
knocks et the DORIS fiery fames) OF hun
dredS of thousands of families throughou
: the State, and numberless are they wh'
| have clasped it to their hearts,
| Merrick is popular with the masses Of tn
| party on account of his resignation OF tn,
| Tiosa postrnasr-,,,hip immediately after hi
/ eIPo; I ',v
yer.
The candidates for Supreme Judge and
Lieut. Governor aud Duff-are
considered good men, though not widely
known.
The Democratic Candidates
are conspicuous for their obscurity. Pat
tison, for Governor, is the best known
man on the ticket. He is very young
man, only thirty.two, and looks three years
younger He is Marylander by birth and
the Cameron managers have had the mean,
sectional bigotry 10 endeayor 70 make polit-
ical capital out of this fact, by sending cir
culars all over the State. saying in sub
stances that no outsider has right to the
Ifp a q a N
Controller OF Philadelphia, and his scrupu-
lous honesty and attention TO his duties
are puzzle which the people Of this city
are yainly endeavoring to solve. They have
been so accustomed TO dishonest and care.
less officials that they can't understand
Patuson. lie is q man OF few words and
may be relied upon never TO give himself
away. Many Democrats think that Ekley
B. Coke would have been a strong candi-
date, but Pattison is great fayOrite with
the young Democracy. The rest OF the
ticket has little strength, except on unini-
peachable record, and that counts for moth
ing these days.
Philadelphia Newspapers
have ample food for political editorials.
With the exception of the Evening News,
which is out-and out for Cameron, they are
all more or less independent The Times
is supposed TO be Independent Democrat.
Its editor, AIeck Mcclure, is one OF the
most brilliant writers in the State, prodigy
Of political lore an irrepressible politici
and chronic kicker.
The Press is the funny paper OF Phila,
delphia Its fun, however, is spontaneous;
il doesn't seem to know it is funny. Ii
has gotten on the fence, and one day hangs
down ON the Cameron side, and the next
day on the Independent side. Some as,
cribe its position TO temerity, but Others
think a nail has caught in the seat OF its
breeches. 1t is the only eightpage morn
ing paper in the city and has shown COM
mendable enterprise since Charles Emory
Smith has taken hold of il.
The Ledger is q ''leaye-me -alone-and i u
leaye.you- alone paper. 1t has one eye di-
rected to money-making and the other di-
rected to making money. 1t has more ad-
vertising than all the other papers COM
bined. The Ledger. like the sun, smiles on
all alike, gets its advertising and is happy.
The Record is Free ee-Traae-lndependent
Democratic. 1t claims TO have larger cir.
culation than any other Journal in the
city; has q magnificent new building and
seems prosperous
The North American is the oldest daily
in America 1t has select circulation
among business houses. is Independent Re
nuhlicSn and bids far to live As long n