Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-20
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
The Place Where Politics Gets to
a White Heat.
The Last Ballot Leaves Mathews Ahead in
the Cougressions! Race With Den
MS a Good Second-The Final
Ballot. H.
THE BEAUTIES OF BUcKHANNON.

no betting man. but here is q nickel on il
that there is no other territory of equal
area in these United States thai can beat
the Third Congressional district Of West
Virginia for politics. 1t often grows hot
and hotter, but at this particular time is
red hotter. Kennas grip on the district
has for several years been strangling the
scores Of embryo Congressman in this part
OF the vineyard, but as the last Legislature
loosened the grip by transferring lucky
John to newer pastures and greener fields
than those he had hitherto been feeding on,
the let.up has had an invigorating effect on
the boys, and they are coming from the
woods in all directions. The voice OF the
candidate is heard among the grand old
mountains of Greenbrier Valley. its chant
is sweetly rolled along by the majestic
waters of the Kanawha, the resonant strain
is caught up and re-echoed back from the
Flat Top mountains OF Mercer, its melody
is whispered by the winds that sweep across
the plateaus Of Fayette and Logan, and
floating onward toward the sunset borders
of the district dies away in delicious SYM
phony across the placid waters of Mud
River. There is music in it. Don't ye
hear the slogan?
Never having anything TO say myself,
but being good listener and gathering its
dew as il falls from other peoples lips,
am prepared to give the readers OF the
REGISTER
An Unprejudictd d Account,
and a picture without coloring, OF the
political outline in this end OF the State.
Your readers understand that all this
',hubbu down here is about an old
pair of shoes that lucky John cast of, and
there are a great many male Cinderellas
who think that their toes have been paired
down to Just the right size to tit the cast
of pedal ornament Of course there is
good deal OF cutting and slashing and
some OF the boys got left before they get
fairly started. A remarkable instance OF
the trpthfulpess Of this statement is found
right here at home. As charity begins at
home, and this narrative is designed TO be
charitable. will commence my story
with home subject.
Hon. Thos. J. Farnsworth late President
OF the State Senate, is the pride OF the Up
sbur County Democracy, and has been ever
since he was the first and only Democrat
lIcan stronghold. Mr.. Farnsworth's enthu-
siastic Democracy and his well known lib
erality in advancing means to party organ.
ization has tended to strengthen his hold
on the party. Comparatively poor man,
his rich endowments to the cause OF De-
mocracy-startling in their magnihcence-
and from which some Of our railroad mag
mates may take
Profitable Lessons
as well as o devoted loyalty and patriotic
efforts in behalf of Democratic supremacy,
are causes we'll calculated TO advance any
man TO an exalted leadership. When ru-
NOR came back from Wheeling last winter
that the Presidency OF the Senate had been
conferred upon him as the outcome OF bar.
gain and intrigue whereby certain kind OF
a hand was to be played in the next Con-
gressional game, his loyal constituency in
dignantly resented the imputation cast
upon the chieftain, and the invinclble
Democracy OF Upshur gathered in solid
phalanx around their distinguished leader
and stood ready to die in defence OF the
honor of their we'll beloved captain. And
when the time came TO yindicate him
from the unjust charges:ocbargain and sale,
the boys did it with vim. The CouHty
Democratic Convention was called and
held to appoint delegates TO Charleston.
So jealous was they Of their chiefs honor
that they didn't even put their leader down
as one OF the delegates-and for fear the
unjust charge might have some coloring
they even went further-they didn't ap.
point delegate that would vote for him, il
his name should inadvertently be brought
before the convention.
So far so good. But little farther and
not so good.
Mr.. FarnswOrth
thought his friends had been overzealous
IN his behalf, and when he came home,
after his extra five days were out, and
found what the boys had been doing, the
old man got as mad as a wet hen. They
had misunde rstood the whole thing. and
he undertook TO expostalate with them.
He spoke right out in meeting, just like
on old class leader. He said that he had
promised Stollings and Dennis and John
Anderson that be would have things all
right when he got home, and now the boys
had done the thing different He claimed
that the convention was packed and wanted
new one. The executive committee
thought differently. SO there is war in the
camp right here at home. Somebody Is
bound to get left.
From smong the different candidates,
whose name is legion, IL would be strange
the complimentary votes are cast, and the
young trainers are out of the way, the con.
test is going to narrow down TO Mathews
and Dennis. All fair minded men concede
the nomination at this time to that end OF
the district, and it Is apparent that the
two Greenbrier giants sre the real con-
testants. They make pretty fight, for they
are both good manipulators and have ar.
dent friends. But
A Careful Survey
OF the field and q iudicious calculation OF
the chances compels me in all candor 10 say
that the outlook is altogether favorable to
the nomination OF Ex-Governor Henry u.
Mathews.
1t is IN easy thing TO prophesy on polit-
ical matters, just as easy as for Virgins
and Vennor TO prophesy on the weather
and lust as easy 20 fail-s) 70 make ones
predictions credible it is necessary 10 ad-
vance the figures. In order to maintain
any prophetic reputation I submit the ba'
sis OF my calculations Here II is:
Upshur county is solid for Mathews IN.
der every circumstance. A gentleman
from Pocahontas, who recently visited our
place, says that county is about evenly d.
vided between the two leading candidates.
Greenbrier will divide in about the proper
ton Of two for Mathews and one for Den
mis-. Summers, Monroe and Raleigh will
divide evenly. Fayette will first cast q
complimentary vote for Imboden, who Is
training for the State SeDete-his county
being entitled to the Senator, in rotation,
at the next election-then
The Balk Of the Vote
will go to Mathews. The counties Of the
Seventh Senatorial district-Aercer. Nc.
Dowell, Logan, Wyoming, Boone and Lin
coln-diyided in the start between French,
Floyd and Stollings, will eventually divide
evenly between Dennis and Mathews. Clay.
Nicholas and Webster divided in the be.
ginning between Mathews, Snyder and
stollines when the field is cleared go solid
Iy 70 Mathews. kanaNha will stick 70
Snyder until sticking will do no good, then,
mark the prediction. will turn up With .