The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-10
THE aD0DO" DISTRICT.
STATE OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS THERE
The Prospect. Of til. Republican. Good for Vie.
torJ-ssrIOus Dl,aRsetlOu In the Democratic
Ranks-Ths Personnel Of the COnsrsssion.
al AspIraau and Chances Of Success.

torJ-serious DlsaRsetlOn In the Democratic
Rapks-Ths Personnel OF the Consrsssion.
alAspIraatS and Chances OF Success.
Correspondence Of tho IntellIseneer.
HINTON, W. Va, March ST. have Just
returned from a trip through this district
and everywhere found bright prospect
ahead for the Republican party in this end
OF the State. With as good organization
in the counties Of the district as the Demo
Gratis have, and strong nominee for Con-
gress, the Republicans ought to carry the
district by at least one thousand majority.
They have the strength II fthey can only get
it concentrated. There is some discord in
the ranks, l will admit, but that is confined
To Charleston and Hinton; for outside oi
these two places the Republicans are as
harmonious as brothers. 1t is otherwise
with the opposite party. All over this sec
ton OF the State there is manifestipg a
spirit OF insubordination that is destined
to be so strong and deep that the party
lash will fail to drive il out. In nearly every
place where stopped heard Of men who
have heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket declare they will do SO no
more. They say they have become dis
gusted with the worst kind Of bossism ex-
hibited-by the Kenna ring, the reassess-
ment dodge where the party leaders
thought that by having the lands OF the
tax -burdened farmers reassessed, they
could get money enough to pay back the
school fund which was taken in reckless
violation OF the Constitution. Anda good
many OF the best citizens Of the State are
turning Republican because the Democrats
refused to listen to the petitions OF the
noblest element OF society and submit the
Prohibition Amendment to vote Of the
people.
CAUSES OF DEMOCRATIC DIsAFFRCTloS.
In an adjoining county, while a farm
er's land was being reassessed, the farmer
asked the assessor why he put his land
higher than it was when 1t was last assess
ed, as it had not increased in value any.
The assessor replied that he was instructed
from headquarters to do so. Was there
such an order issued to all the assessors?
The leaders here sec the effect OF their
errors and are trying every scheme and
inventing all kinds OF stories to prevent
the uninitiated from deserving the Dem
ocratic ranks. Among other things they
are trying to kill the influence Of the
West Virginia Freeman" by telling that
Mr.. johnson, the editor, has received tif-
teen hundred dollars from the Republican
Executive Committee to run that paper in
the interest OF the Republican party. But
such stories stir up about as much antago-
nism to the freeman and are about as much
believed as the Registers Grape Vine dis.
patch from Click, OF Kansas. Just about.
But the people, as they become better in
formed, are acting and thinking more
for themselves.
Then again, the action ofthe Democratic
Legislature in refusing to endorse to Pen.
dleton Civil Service Reform showed plain
| ly that all the Democratic campaign talk OF
"reiorm,n was only moonshine. Or,
as weak.minded Democrat said, "rhey
only talk to hear their heads rattle"
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THE SUPPLY or CONGRESSIONAL TIMBER.
There is good supply Of Congressional
timber which the Democrats have to choose
from. Dennis and Mathews, Of Green
brier, johnson and French, Of Mercer,
Imboden and St. Clair, Of Fayette, Snyder
Quarrior, Of Kanawha, stollings, Of Boone,
and Floyd, ,.of Logan. Dennis goes into the
fight with Monroe, part Of Greenbrier and
Summers and all Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio to back him, while Mathews has part
OF Pocahontas, Nicholas, Summers and his
own county urging him to give up his pri-
vate life for the good Of Jetfersonian prin.
ciples. French has the backing OF nearly
all the southwestern counties in the
district, and stollings has Boone
and Kenna's promised influence to aid him
in carrying the burden Of Democracy on
his shoulders, while Floyd has only few
followers in Logan urging him to come
forward as the humble servant oil the "dear
people," There are others who are willing
to become the standard bearer OF the
grand old Democratic party" il the means
OF discord and discomfort can be pre-
vented in their ranks. This / can say Is the
only thing that can possible induce them
to solicit the vote OF any man. But there
Ia already discord among them and this
discord will continue until the old rotten
hull OF Bourbonism is busted higher than
Mr.. Goods prospects were for Congress.
Judge j. NJ. McWhorter and Col. ]. W.
Davis, both Of Greenbrier, are spoken Of
most prominently now among the Repub-
licans, with chances in favor OF the former.
Either, II elected, would do credit to the
party and satisfaction to the people.
Judge j. II. Brown was at first, talked OF
for while, but his speech Ia the Legisla-
ture for "TariE for revenue only" as re.
ported in the ISTRLLlGENcRR has settled
him. Such talk won't suit the citizens Of
this mining district.