The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-02
AGRADUAL CHANGE
In Politics in tho Eastern End of the
AInIR-

Hon. A. C. sCherr, OF MaysvilIe, Grant
county, has been In town for day or two,
settling up his accounts with the Auditor as
Sheriff OF Grant county, and looking about
his old haunts at the State House. Mr..
scherr was Delegate from Grant county in
the Legislature Of 1879, Is now Sheriff Of his
county, aud besides owns and operates
wooden mill. He is vell acquainted through
his section Of the State, aud has studied the
signs Of the times In that county closely. An
ISTELLIOENCEE man had talk with him yea
IerdAy On the material prosperity Of his end
OF the State, and the political progress which
Is eViuCed In the changing complexion Of the
Legislature. lie believes the days Of BOur.
bonism are numbered In the Second Con.
gresSOniAl district II q live, intelligent
Republican in each district Of the counties
which are not hopelesSly Democratic
were 10 devote his time to organizing, they
could be wTesttd from their Democratic an.
chors without much trouble. The influence
Of good nominations and an Intelligent can
yasJ Is shown In his own Delegate district,
composed OF Grant and Hardy counties.
Hardy usually gives much larger mSj0Fity
for the Democratic candidate than Graut for
the Republican, but By placing Mr. Harmon
Ii tie held and making the CANVASS on the
strength Of his business qualifications and
we'll known integrity, the Republicans car.
ried the district. Mr. Harmon is u farmer
aud gra7ier, who by his own efforts has rails.
ed himself TO position OF hiluenCe aud
won the respect Of all who know him.
Mr.. Scherr says that Mr.. PennyacEer would
not represent Pendleton county this session
II EK.Deltgate Day had been his opponent
As II was he got but 81 nsjOrity. Hampshire
county, be thinks is hUpelessly Democratic,
and says the Republicans have reason 10 con.
gratulale Themselves upon having SO fair
aud liberal representative from that County
US Mr.. Gilkeson.. Though q Democrat, his
election illustrated the revolution which is
progressing, and AS an elect OF which the
young, progressive men are coming forward
aud the old lOgies being retired 10 the Obscu'
rily they are TO well fitted 10 adUrn. Mr..
Dailey's election from Mineral county he
also thinks, shows the drift Of the wind. He
Is young, and has modern ideas, and pre-
senIs decided choice Of evils to Mr.. ScheTTS
mind.
Formerly" he said, "the Democratic con-
yention was composed largely Of old resi-
dents, exsl4vehOders whose ideas oil govern
ment were Obtained before the war, and were
not susceptible Of change. These honorable
iogies would name one Of their number, pass
. few steFeetyped JsiIeSonian resolutions
adjourn and 20 home, relying on large
ma ority OF the voters casting their ballots
for tho nominee. That plan will not work
any longer The young men are getting res
tive, and they insist on having II baud in
public affairs. II they outnumber their IA.
ihers they carry the day; otherwise they are
Indifferent about the result, and the Republi.
cans win. The day when it is 10 be taken for
granted that 4 West Virginian is Democrat
Is past, | tell you, sir. You 20 10 men and
recall the record Of the two parties on the
public schools, show them the blunderso OF re-
cent Democratic administrations, tell them
the war issues are dead, aud reason with them,
aud they will be found open to argument
The State only needs few more school houses
and railroads aud the work Of disenthraiment
will DO eOnplete,h