The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
THE TALK IN WHEELING.
A General Approval of the Idea-A Goot
Thing for the Party.


A General Approval of the Idea-A Goot
Thing for the Party.
The suggested conference OF the Repub
licans OF West Virginia to talk over part!
matters and prepare for the next campaign
is the subject OF general comment amonl
men OF all parties. Democrats are no
boisterously in favor OF it, being unable t.
see how 1t would help their party Repub
licans as far as heard from favor the propo
sition, as aiTording the party good oppor
tunily 10 put ITSELF on war footing. Sale
one, whose modesty forbids the mention o
his name, but whose party services havt
been considerable, "rhe suggestion is time
ly, and such meeting ought to be held
We have a great work before US in the mex
campaign, and it is not too early to agre,
upon ways and means. There are sOmt
differences in the party, but they are no
greater than can be settled by men wht
have the welfare OF the party Mt heart. |
Is good deal better to come together, Say
what there is TO be said, have 1t over, anC
go to work with united purpose. l expec
to be out Of the State during the month o
September, but ana sure that there will bt
enough In attendance to give weight to tht
proceedings. By all means let US have 'tht
conference"
Col. Hugh Sterling said: "That editoria
is all right. pmin hearty accord with any
thing that will promote harmony and brint
about Republican success and the defeat o
the Bourbons in this State. twill do VI
good to come together and talk over the
situation"
Mr.. Augustus Pollock was IL
hearty accord with the idea. He was o
the opinion that well attended meeting
Of the nature proposed would be conducive
to harmony and concerted action; tha
little grievances, provided any existed
could be attended TO and all matters per
iected for the gallant fight the Republican
party expects to make in 1884.
Councilman William HaIler thought the
suggestion good one. He mentioned thu
fact that some such council was held JUS
before the last Congressional election, Al
which a feeling Of enthusiasm and conf
dence was engendered to which Mr.. Hal
Ter ascribes much Of the phenomenal sue
cess OF the party in this district in The
splendid triumph OF General Gotl.
DR.. and Councilman Jepson said: at il
a good thought, | am not in politics. III
you know, but take great interest in the
party, and think such conference nigh
result in great good"
Surveyor A. 81. Beach said: "There Ia q
great deal OF good that can come OF such {
meeting Of Republicans. We are maxim.
heading in West Virginia, but we can no
make It too fast. There ought to be I
general representation OF the counties, anC
l think there will be il the proposition il
approved, az it ought to be. There are
many things that we ought to talk abon
among onEDlyes, and We should not wal
for next years convention. | have heart
this thought suggested by many Reppb
licans."
Major ]. V. L. Rodgers said, ~ am glat
the suggestion has been made, and l hopt
it will be well received. The party cur
derive great advantage from such a meet
ing l Isuppose It would DO informal ant
that most OF the counties would be there.
ERIToE seROFlELD's VIEWS.
Mr.. o. G. Schofeld, editor Of the Erenin
Journal, thought tho plan Tor conference
was good one, if the idea could be Oariei
out as contemplated. He feared ditiiCul
ties would be encountered in arranging th
details. IT had been his experience, h
said, and also his observation of Democra
tic meetings Of the same character, tha
they wera apt to do more harm than good
for the reason that generally the Third die
trict people wonld not be INDUCED to at
| tend or participate, and not having had {
pars IN the deliberations they would ineyi
tably BIZ GiS..stisded at the result, and dis
posed to kick in he traces. 10 have the
conference In that district, on the othel
hand, would be- TO place 1t beyond conve.
nieut reach OF the Northern end Of the
State. II these two extremes could ie
avoided, and the meeting held at some
plaos where all sections could be equally
represented, and petty sectional iealOusies
thus prevented, he had NOT appbtthat 8
conference would do much good, and
thoughtit it would be very desirable to bold
It.
Many prominent gentlemen whose
opinions are desired were hot found by
the ISTELIIdEScRR reporters.