The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-01
STATE POLITICS.
A TALK WITH COLONEL J. W. DAVIS.
nb View of the Approaching o,mpalsa-l joint
Aorsmsut By republicans aud dreshbiek.
sn-Hs Sketches Plan aud Suggests
Dlvislon OF the Nominations.

Colonel James W. Davis, OF Greenbrier, is
in the city TO look after business before the
Supreme Court OF Appeals. The Colonel has
taken deep interest in the various sugges.
tiols looking to movement for the over
throw OF Bourbonism in Wts. Virginia.
Meeting him at the McLure House last ever
ing, q reporter OF the ISrELEGENoER had q
chat with him on State politics generally
with particular reference TO the proposed
coalition.
Colonel, will you be good enough to give
me an outline OF the plan which you pro-
pose?"
III you think 1t will be OF any public inter.
est, shall be glad 10 60 so. In brief, my
suggts is this: Take the six electoral
yous. Divide them between Republicans
and Green hackers, half and half. Pledge
them only TO vote against the Democratic
nomInee--no otler pledge. That insuIts US
three votes for our Presidentia! nominee,
and wa take six from the Democratic nomi-
nee. You see there Is u substantial gain"
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES.
"What about Congress?'
"vety well, now we take Congress. Sup
pose we say that in the First, Second and
Third we will run Republicans, and in the
Fourth Gfeenbtcker. II we succeed that
IL q gain Of Two Republicans, and We elect
one who will be neu .ral-certainly not
Democrat" -.
And the s'a.e7oiti:ss?'
trhere are TO be. elected seven officers. ]
should say that sthe Greenbsckers should
have the Governor5Auditor, Superintendent
OF Frss Schools aud Que Judge ofthe su-
preme Court Of Appeals. That would leave
Tor the Republicans the Treasurer, Attorney
General and one Judge"
THE pIsrRlBurIoH.
"That would be to give tho Greenbickers
the lions share"
"Yts, on tse State ti,kst they would haye
four 10 our three. But regard the matter in
broader light. taxa the seven State Offices
and add the four members oil Congress
making eleven places 10 be filed, and q.
what Is fair. anu what isthe p an most likely
to meet with the approval OF the general put
lie, on which we mtss rely for success agaipss
Bourbonism? In my view We should el-
deayor to elect three Republitaas to Coz
gress, as being 10 Us Cf more Importance than
the State Lifi Ses Ia retnrn for tbs We must
offer TO our. Greenblck friends an earnest OF
our good failh-6e must show toem trat
they are not 10 bsamere fgment OF the party
but substantial part OF +, and they will act
with NJ. In .U!t az tEe on tset we must make
to them suhsaltai tender. This We should
do es have indicated. OF the eleven PLACES
let them have five and we take s;x. 30 that
you see that really we do not give them the
lion share Of the whole, although We accord
~ them more places on tle state ucke: than
We hlYe."
C uS1Y tFFicES
'Ylu $ lid something, Colonel, shout conn
ty ctti:e.?'
"Yss, by this Arrange ment we shall not
only be able 10 CsIry the Setate and the
House OF Delegates, but sec what we can do
| IN the conutles. VITA the elsnsnls united
we can break up the Court Houts rings,
electirg the Sheriff, TWO Clerks, Prosecuting
Attorney, Surveyor and ASSESSOR. And l
eau say ios my o6n part of the State that
.ny plan OF campaign sgnnst thtse Court
Houie rings that is on au honorable basis
and gives promise OF success wIli meet with
cordial support from ptrsons who have no
sympathy with III. Republican party as such,
| ont who are by this Tins convinced that the
Democratic party offers no hope TO them."
| TSo CONVENTIONS At cSr TINE AND PLACE.
"Colouel, in your Judgement, how Is this
coalition to be bought aboat?'
"My idea lie tia. the executive COMMITTEES
OF each party shall call It's regular
convention for the tame day, 10 aSSen
bic in the saus city or town, though In d.
lerent talls, 60 that elch shall preserve i's
own organization. Then each convention
could appoint copuittee OF conference to
consider the question Of tickc. Having
agreed upon toe proportion Of representa-
tion tie committee would report, each to Its
own body, and each convention would nom.
mate accordingly. Alter that 1t might be
well-cerlainly it would give our ticket q
booming stalt-if the two conventions were
| to meet together and iadfy the united ticket.
| think there ought to be this manifestation
of o cordiat feeling and united purpose.
Following this plan ysu see that Gre n6atK'
ers and Republicans would each have nomi-
mated full ticket and preserved their diE-
tinct organizations, and yet as against the
Bourbons there would be but one ticket"
TIE RALvlGH COUNTY MOVEMENT.
"That understand to be the germ Of the
Raleigh county idea"
"Yes, elaborated and given mo.e in detail
than in the R:lsigh resolutions. And l will
s,y for the gentlemen who are promlnep in
that movement aud for those who sig1ed the
resolutions, that they are representative men
Of Raleigh and Of the Republican and Green
back parties. One OF the s'gners, Mr. Ash NJ.
Prince, 10 8 brother.!r.llw OF Attorney Cen
eral Watts. They are all good men and earn.
est In their desire 10 overthrow Doufbonism.
feel" continued Colonel Davis, that now
Is our time To do somsthing in this State,
and see no other way to do 1t. In my sec.
ton coalition is popular aud wouli command
large support We could carry GIesnbrier,
Monroe, Mercer, Rleigb, Fayette, Wyoming,
Boone and most Of the southeastern coun'
ties"
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