The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-08
..,,,oI- t;OOD AND nItANNON
.,d In Connection with tho Con.
p"I ,I,unI roiitics OF this District.

uItNON, GOoD AMI h'HsNoS iI
,d In connection with tho Con.
p..,I,uuI Politics OF this District.
r,pJencc oithc Intcllisenecr.
Wr1OS, ". VA August Right here
,,hs vIarc which will DO tho scene Of tho
NV snosn,ic Congressional Convention, any.
Sin, IN relation to what will or will not
I.Jous L, on the 9th, is eagerly discussed.
rssn ouessaper talk" which SO many
'IS'i,i,p, ' .y to belittle, but which they
t,.~jhrIy fear, Is turned over and
- n ascertain the exact size, shape and
On,,s,Sr,;,ily O,sS Of the matter spoken Of. The
Il,r,iIsryrrR OF the 9th contained two or.
t,ir. which, taken together, have afforded
~ ~vonlerlul amount OF conversation n
r,mrIy, the dispatch concerning
CoIourl Ben Wilson's retirement,
mi tho report Of IN interview by one
q your reporters with Mr.. Good.
\ v,r Il somehow reached here, long ago,
Gst Colonel Wilson was not to be candi.
'I,,p lint his services were needed two
rpas rear hence Ms gubcrnatorial timber; that
Encouragement WAS made on tho "oil can
ilra,n some months ago, ut Washington;
lhs, at the same time aud place MIR. Good
xas permitted to be u candidate, and since
,bpn the Lewis county men have not re.
c1rled Mr., Wilson ny even one oil the
smlpbililics. Mr.. Good, according 10 our
understanding, is the candidate OF the
Washington syndicate.
Mr., Good, indliS conversation with your
ppor,er, falls into several errors, which
sb6ulI be corrected. The real fact is, that
instead Of l.; Of the 81 delegates having ex-
prsse,l themselves in his favor, the whole
delegation is solid for Judge Brannon, il he
will allow his name to represented. Should
Mr., Good be MS fur from obtaining the
nomination us he is in his estimate OF the
Lewis county delegation, he will never 60
To Congress. And the same error ap.
peaH 10 possess Mr.. Goods mind as to
Braxton, Gilmer and several counties. II
Judge Brannon would consent to the use
Of his name. Mr. Good or MIR. Anybody
Else, would find in him m opponent they
would not care to meet. As to Mr.. VIM.
T.. I.iycly's candidacy, that's IL joke. He
has TO be prominently mentioned" every
once in while, and that's all he expects,
for he well knows he will never get any.
thing else.
But for the satisfaction OF tho readers OF
the lSTELLiGEScgE, your reporter called
upon Judge Brnnon yesterday Mt his
office aud had pleasant chat with him.
The Judge las II habit OF calling spade n
spade, aud he is one OF that kind OF men
who mean what they say and say what
they mean. After the usual salu-
ia,iOns, inquired OF Judge Brannon
whether he had seen in your paper a re.
port OF an interview between one OF your
staff and Mr.. j. II. Good. He replied:
AYES, sir, have read it. Mr.. Good ia
certainly happy in his appreciation Of Mr..
Wilson. wonder how they have come SO
close together? A French philosopher
once suggested that people should not
quarrel too hard, for ii they did not they
might finally come together. suppose
they have, Notwithstanding their past an
tagonisms, kept this thought in view."
"But, Judge" said I, Hyou are going of
from the purpose have i'll view. reyoll,
IS Mr. Good states it is said you are. an Ms.
plmnt for the nomination ?"
"Well, sir" said the Judge, 81 do not
understand why Mr.. Good should have
said that was said 10 be IN aspirant for
the nomination; for certainly my position
has been to the contrary"
State, then, Judge, whether YOU do not
aspire to be candidate" .s'
Certainly not" was the prompt reply
And have cosent reasons therefor, per.
'onal and others, and they are:
"Fint-Because have no personal de-
sire for the Office. yE5 lsstEEs
"second-Because desire to preserve
myself free from the taint OF political mach
nation; and machination seems to be m
element OF success.
'ThIrd-Because, by machination, the
Organizations are with the few; and the
msTts Of the Democratic party are unor
saaizei. - "a. q :
"Foanh-Bccausc, II l were candi
date, am suro ! should have the unpleas
ant task OF meeting the opposition OF tht
Siate's political bosses-(who already have
their emissaries ut work, with more ducat.
10 their pockets than brains in thei
heads)-and that OF their satellites, whit
lay close to the feed. 15.
"Filth-Because, in the present dc
bauched condition OF politics, brough
about by new models and means to ge
office; and by our Senators and some o
cur Representatives, who advocate ant
vote for measures unauthorized by and vi
olatiye Of the Constitution, us well rs OF nj
Democratic tests and principles, fee
that could not support their action-and
their action may be involved in the can
yass. have m abiding Democratic faith
and that does not they are to be regarded
ss:s sexponents) seem to be prevalent dero
ton. ..,g-.3iIl. :. b
"Lastly-BecAuse l prefer TO be q subal
tern in the party, rather than a mendicant
for Office" Z, -. /.
After this plain statement from Brannon
LEFT his office, after, OF course, rendering
Ae thanks OF your reporter from the a