Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-20
.e nomination OF MAtneWs "
The Logical OateOne

The nomination Of Mathews 10 af
The Logieal Oatesme
Of this fight" remarked Q well.informed
politician to me few days ago.
why is it logicalr" ventured to ask.
Because, first, of sympathy Grated for
him on account OF his senatorial defeat
and his manly bearing after his reverse.
Sympathy is not Q substantial reason to
promote man, but it has its effect Sec
ondly, he was second best, and Q good
second in the senatorial race when the SEN
ator was conceded to this end Of the STATE.
Thirdly, he is geographically located just
right The Congressman must come from
above the kanawha Valley. And, last OF
all, the district has too much at stake 10
take new and untred man. The expe-
rienoe of Governor Mathews In public life,
his reputation and familiar acquaintance
with men of national repute will start him
with prestige in the House that no other
man in the district could enjoy. So, taking
il all in all, the Democracy can't afford TO
nominate any other man at this particular
time"
"lsn't Dennis up to the standard you
have fixed?"
"He is q first.rate managerial. able,
popular, and ought to make q good can.
vsss. as he will. But his misfortune is
Rick the Bueket over
Just at the wrong time-when Il Is full
When the war closed Dennis was beyond
all question head and shoulder: above any
man in the Democratic party In his sec.
ton. He wanted TO practice Law so bad
that he wrote q repeptAnt letter to the
Radical Legislature at Wheeling, asking
for q special amnesty in his case. In which
he not only renounced, but denounced
secession. This gave him Q tremendous
set back among the Bourbons OF his sec.
ton, who wanted no officiating in theirs.
Just as he was recovering from this misfor-
tune he went before the Judicial Conyen.
ton OF bis circuit as candidate for Judge.
He secured the nomination. but the pecul.
lar man ipulation OF the Nicholas county
vote in that convention, brought about
defeat, and he was showed under BY Holt,
an Independent. He then went to the
State Senate, where he made splendid
record, and his friends thought he was
Just in time for the Congressional race,
when he
Split the Milk Again
by his card OF announcement in which he
took such equiyocal grounds that his
friends let up on him. IL is time that his
home organ undertook to set him right DO.
fore the Democracy Of the district, but he
has signally failed TO say word, and 1t is
not known whether his card, or his organ,
stands as the exponent Of his position.
knowing him, as J do, TO always have been
a strong partizan, am prepared TO believe
that he intends to work in harness. But
the boys who generally manipulate the
local caucuses are dead set against disorga-
nizing, and they don't like his equivoca'
tion."
"You, then, regard the candidates. OF
Snyder, French, Stollings and others as .
mere side shown
~ do. They have no chance In the
world. II a deadlock ensues, OF which
there is no probability, then the colored
horse hasn't been named yet" The coun-
" conventions have pretty much all been
held and the delegations selected, so these
views can't influence the result one way or
the other, and they are given 70 the REGIS.
TER readers as q plain, unvarnished state.
ment Of facts as they present themselves
at this writing.
Buckhaunou.
In my perambuIations ! have failed TO
strike any West Virginia town that has so
pleasantly impressed me as Buckhannon.
Beautifully situated on the Buckhannon
river, with a lovely country around IL. the
surroundings are picturesque and present
MI hBItthDiC plttuit w WIG CyV' AhV
ings. particularly those Of recent construc.
tion, bear an encouraging evidence OF taste
and beauty. The social conditions OF the
place are all that could be desired in such
q beautiful inland town. The building Of
the new railroad which will soon make It's
terminus at this point has infused q spirit
OF enterprise that is commendable. In short
Buckhannon is enjoying boom that it de.
serves, and its successful future is assured. II
is rapidly filling up with men Of .piri; and
enterprise, and in a short time will occupy
a place of no small importance In our
State. Centrally located, with healthy
climate. lovely surrounding, railroad
communication with the rest Of the world,
its splendid social conditions and general
attractiveness, it is no wonder that the
question OF removing the State University
TO this point Is being agitated throughout
the State. II Monongslia won't take a rail-
road TO the University, then the State, in
selfdefense, must take the University TO
railroad.
Good night, will soon be
0s TIE WIsG.