The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-29

ol his remarks upon taking tho chair, thu
he had voted for iorty.two years an,
never scratched II ticket" The scntimcn
met with hearty appluuLe, and prObabl,
was believed by some. Mr.. Bennett Is
Denocrat-no doubt OF that--hc proved |
by his devotion to the Democratic Confetl
eracy; but TINT he "never scratched hi
ticket Is taken here with the most libera
degree oil allowance. Of late years Mr.
Bennett has slushed around pretty mucl
rs no pleased, and doubtless he thought ht
might rs well 70 IN for an old sheer us 4
lamb. But II his statement be true, thal
nc Inns never scratched name from hlt
ticket In nearly half n century OF voting,
and That such II surrender Of private judv.
ment is Democratic virtue. It is proof pos
tive that intelligence and Democracy will
continue TO bc foes forever. Mr.. Bennett
is not good presiding otlicer-the fact is
nc Is very poor onG-and he jostled along
tlrohgi III manner very unpleasant to
himself and The convention. The honor
would not have been conferred upon him
but Tor the fuct that his son, W. G. Ben.
nett, who, in intelligence and honor is as
iar above the average Democrat as Is the
sky from the earth. was freely talked OF rs
u probability. 10 rid the track Of this
danger put the ponderous party patriot in
the post Of honor. Z
THE SAGE OF MiDDlEIouRSg.
Your reporter endeavorcd to give YOU
some idea OF the wall OF anguish which
gurgled from the lips Of Colonel Dan, of
Tyler; but to be appreciated 1t must have
been seen and heard. No pen picture can
do the subject justice. The woeful look Of
grief anu the vacant seriousness OF eXpres.
sion, added TO what he said. presented the
Colonel i'll most pitiable role. Ills services
to the purity, from the time he. had laid
aside the sword with which hc hud assisted
to defend his country's laws; his sacrifices
then; his campaign after campaign since:
his weary years VI waiting, watching and
praying Tor reward; the constant promo.
ton, over his head, Of men who had not
one'tentli part OF the claims upon the lar,y
that no had; his devotion to Democracy
Notwithstanding MI this contumrly, were
portrayed in II melancholy lunereal way,
which only lacked the real cndover to make
the scene complete. The only atten.
ton paid to Colonel Dan was by the
delegates immediately around him, and
by noisy calls for Good" from some OF
the Inundated delegates from the Pan.
handle. And thus il is, after the Demo.
cracy have used Colonel johnson, that
they repay him. His scrimc is that he was
Union soldier. Had he been a con.
iederate he would have been llonored long
ago, but his crime will never be forgiven
hlm. Repeated efforts, j. seems TO me.
should make this fact clear, even to the
mind Of Col johnson. Asit is, the Demo.
Gratis have no further use for him, and the
Union men Of the State have been SO
frequently outraged by his conduct tina, he
cannot hope for friends among those who
wonld have been proud to honor him, had
he been faithful to his trust.
"orF ITS BASE" ss &'T
As has been stated, the Convention ANS
in the main, orderly and easily governed:
but this nny bu accouu,,L for ny the re-.
mark rt the gentlemen from Wr,zcl, Of
", whom spoke ut the opening Of this letter.
me Convention WAS held more than a
mile from Weston, and the weather was
hotter than one Of the blast furnaces at the
Riverside. To bowl up" one had 10 walk
half mile in the broiling sun, and Jolt
over the railroad for mile. Liquor was ~
scarce as clear weather in London, nnd
stern norcsSl'y imposed Il sobric,y upon
the visiting statesmen, which prieved them
sore: However, they made "Romc howl"
at night, and the saloon keepers agree that
the harvest to them was abundant.
ApIpScTS.
ttulte an alarm was caused the night of
the Convention, by the discovery that an
attempt had been made to break into sew.
eral stores, and that in one Of them the
safe had been tampered with. Several
sussp,lcIous.lookiua stringers were "spot-
ted, and at the suggestion OF DR.. kunst,
President OF the bank, and other business
men, special policemen were employed.
The thieves must have discovered the
preparations for their reception, for they
'elt before daylight, and have not been