The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-14

The ISrELLIGEScER has insisted, to the
exceeding merriment Of certain esteemed
contemporaries, that the Republicans OF the
Third Congressional district have u fight
ing chance. Since the conventions have
been held this chance, il not greater, Is
still more evident.
The Kanawha county Democracy, not
content with having Ksnawha man
elected four times in succession to the
House and next to the Senate, again comes
10 the front with the nominee. But
it is not Kanawha county which
has given the district its large
Democratic majority. Kanawha is no
longer reliably Democratic, as witness the
vote last fall, when Kenna polled 1856,
the opposition made up OF Republicans and
Prohibitionists, each with their own can.
dldatc, $3.50, and Judge Brown, Republic
can, was elected to the Legislature. None
OF the Democratic majority Of SOIL came
from Kauawha Democrats in other parts
ottbe district appreciate the situation, they
realize and speak OF the greed OF the
Kanawha Democracy, and there is no en-
thusiasm for the nominee.
may be said that the Republican can.
didate also Is q Kanawha man. But he
WIS not urged as Kanawha man; be did
not geek the nomination nor did his friends
seek it for him. In an explosion Of good
sense the Convention demanded his SER
vices in the campaign because Of his emf.
nent character, his ability and his complete
freedom from any Of the factional entangle.
meuts which have weakened the RepuD.
lean party in the district, and which were
unhappily prominent in the Convention.
The nomination OF Judge Brown was not
the victory OF any faction, but the triumph
Of the party over all factious, and to Repub.
licans who have not been in accord, it
gives common ground to meet upon. From
every part OF the district come assurances
OF satisfaction, and determination to or.
ganize, work, and poll the largest possible
vote for the nominee. The district can be
carried; whether it will be, depends upon
the effort that shall be made. The Third
District is going to be Republican; it
may as well turn over the new leaf
this year as next, or thereafter.
Mr.. Kenna was believed to be the
strongest Democrat in the district. He
made business Of politics and became
expert in his line. Nobody expects that
Mr.. Snyder will equal Mr.. Kenna's vote Of
last fall, when he was elected by aplural;ty
Of 4,4G5, receiving over IS per cent Of the
total vote. Mr.. Kenna got SOL OF his plu-
rality from Greenbrier, which went home
from the Convention, and has remained,
very sore to the touch. The soreness is not
confined to Gieenbrler
Mr.. Snyder lacks the wide acquaintance
which has served Mr.. Kenna 30 well, and
though he is popular at home, where he is
known as "a good fellow" and all that, he
is running against the strongest man in
Kanawha county. Weaker than Kenna,
Snyder faces an antagonist mightier than
Buttrick, who polled 1920 votes against
Kenna's 1855, Reynolds, the Prohibition.
list, drawing of $50, mostly Republican
votes. This time there is no Prohibition
nominee. . .
The Greenback nominee will not draw
Republican votes, and sheer disgust is
hardening the hearts OF Greenbackers
against the party which holds love'feast
over the return Of Henry s. Walker, sup.
posed to have returned to the fold with all
the Greenbackers Of the district stuffed
into his trouser pockets. We are able to
look with entire satisfaction on the latest
acrobatic feat OF Mr.. Walker. 1t helps 10
clear the atmosphere and removes an
uucertainfactor. II our friends in the Third
District are wise they will gain by Mr..
Walkers flop.
Now Is the time for Third district Re-
publicans to show their mettle. They must
organize, work, aud bring out their vote.
They may not elect their man-certainly
they will not without an effort. Judge
Browns election is possible. That should
be incentive enough to Republicans.