The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-17
THE THIRD DISTRICT.


Down There.
FSyStts Enterprise.
The KanaN ha ring and the Greenbrie
bosses seem TO think, II we can judge from
what they say, that these two counties com
pose the Third district. At least theI
would have US to believe that these two
counties contain all the Congressional tim
Der there is in the market.
They talk so glibly about who shall, and
who shall not, step into the place made
vacant by the promotion Of Hon. John E
Kenna, that one would almost imagine
that they bad the disposal OF the office and
that the other counties were the voting
machines 10 carry out their plans. They
seem to ignore the fact that there Is Re
publican party In this district backed by
many good men, who desire change, even
In bosses.
When we analyzs the vote Of October
last we find that sir. kenna was elected by
about l,4OO over his two opponents. 1t is
safe 10 say that at leas, that number Of
votes were cast for Mr.. kenna by Republic
cans who endorsed his course In Congress
Il must also be remembered that during
the last politiCalcampaign the Republicans
had no organization In the district, and
their candidate an untried man, and, 10
many Republicans, almost All unknown.
Under all these adverse circumstances, MIR.
Kenua's majority over him was but little
over 1000.
In looking over the field we are led to
the conclusion that Hon. ]. Ii. Brown or
Judge McWnOrter could be elected by the
Republicans II u thorough organization Of
Tho party could 10 effected. We predicate
our belief upon the fact that upshur Is
largely Republican; Mercer, Summers,
Raleigh, Fayette, Grsenbrier and kanawha
are Republican II the discordant elements
OF tho party can be harmonized; Pocahon'
tas aud Monroe are not reliably Demo.
cratic, as the last election satisfactorily
demonstrates. Then all that Is left to the
Democrats are the counties Of Logan,
Boone, Wyoming and Mcdowell, and
should these counties give their usual Dem
ocratic majority they could not overcome
the Republican majority oil upshur, leay-
Ing any majority III tho first named coun.
ties, clear Republican majority in the
district.
Whether or not the Republicans will
properly organize, we are unable 10 say,
not being 10 their confidence, but We be.
lieve the October election has convinced
It's leaders, and they are not blind to the
fact, that the election OF Mr.. kenna TO the
United States Senate has made It possible
TO elect his successor from the Republican
party, and they will not be slow 10 take
advantage OF the situation.
The most sanguine Democrats do not
believe that there Is any other man In the
party that can poll the vote that Mr.. Ken
ma did Then again, there are men In the
party who desire TO have a re.
buke administered to the political cliques,
RUG and bosses that propose to parcel out
thp offices by undemocratic practice, who,
i they do not vote with the Republicans,
will not work for the nominee as they have
done heretofore.
The outlook for the Democrats In this
district is rather dismal, while the Repub.
leans, by a change OF few votes, tho set
lCment Of the differences that exist In their
1wu ranks, and thorough organization
nay reasonably hope TO carry the district.