Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-31
THE LOVE FEAST
That Utterly Wrecked Republican
Hopes.
Scenes of the Charleston Convention
Walkers Return and Its Result
The Party United and
Triumphant.

"And by Gemini, Harris face got as long
as your arm"
The speaker was a gentleman who had
lust returned from the Charleston Conven.
ton, brimful of enthusiasm and bubbling
over with joyful recollections of the scene
of reconciliation that Convention pre-
sented. He was describing the scene as
Henry S. Walker came to the front
with his speech announcing his
return to the Democratic fold
and his intention of going upon the
hastings to do battle for 1.-THE intrepid
Snyder" His exclamation, as given
above, was explanatory of the effect the
appearance CT Walker had on the editor OF
the Iatel!igencer, who sat complacently on
the platform, framing, for the fortieth
time. a sentence that would fifty express
his idea of the Republican fighting chance
in the Third district.
He didn't know the glorious old Third
pulicans were as confident of nominating
Henry Walker as possible. They thought
they could unite, under him, all OF the
discordant elements, all the disatfection,
all the sOrehead Greenback- Fusion-Tom-
Dickand- Harry elements, and carry the
district. And they were 50 disappointed
and their faces fell six inches. The con-
yention seemed to expect something as
Walker pushed his way to the front and
they got it. 1t was a great scene. AS
only he can, he told them how he felt as
he stood hungering Just without the walls
of the New Jerusalem Of Democracy, into
which he now so gladly entered, Then IL
was that the rebel yell Hart spoke Of went
ND, and il was cheer that made the rafters
sing"
Twas the nomination generally satisfac.
tory" asked the REGIsrER man.
Couldn't have been more so. No man
in the district could get such united sup
port as Snyder. He was the second choice
of every man in the convention, and every
candidate before the convention pledged
his support. They said the Third district
on the 18th OF May, would send a lesson
and a message to the Democracy OF the
Mountain State; she would tell them she
could always be depended upon; the hour
would never come, but the majority
would be ready; she would send in no un-
certain tone the rebuke to those who say
the Democracy is on the wane, and would
in 1884 roll up majority that would en-.
roll West Virginia among the States that
could show over twenty thousand majority
for the Democratic Presidential candidate.
Oh. it was sight to see those mountaineers
come down to the convention. Great, strap
ping fellows, standing over six feet, and
perfect specimens of physical manhood,
and sharp and intelligent to the backbone"
How is Kanawha county on the Snyder
question:"
solid right through. Party lines will
almost vanish and Kanawha will roll up an
astonishing majority. Even the colored
porters at the hotel say they guess they'll
have to vote for Massa Phil A large num-
Der of Republicans and all the Democrats
and Green hackers will be solid for him.
The vote in May will be small but look out
for an astonishing majority"
What effect will Walkers return have
on the Greenbask party"
1T will follow him right along. For
quite time it has been tottering and will
now fall naturally and easily into the
Democratic column. Walkers magnetism
will draw the leaders with him and the
rest will follow. Look out then, say, for
a surprising majority for the intrepid Phil.
Snyder on May Is
"Whom will the Republicans nominated"
Judge Nc Whorter, of Lewisburg if he
will have it, but think this is douotfal."