The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-14
A FEW EXPRESSIONS
IS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES
BY Proniasnt NhselinS HspublieaAs In all Walk
- Of Lite = The Overwhelming a,jafi!y Tor
u Hlains ard Lipcoia-P ublle Ma snd
u. Private Citlxins Name Their NAh.

y IL HlAine and Lincolh-eubne aeh ahd r
I Private Cittzins Name Their AAs.
There Is no doubt that Just now the sentl-
,nent In the Republican party OF Wheeling
Is almost unanimous for Blaine, while Lin.
coin ia Almos! as universally the choice Of
the party Tor second place. In politics the
aging that mo man can tell what day may
bring forth" Ia peculiarly true, and there
might be revolution In local sent! lllent In
this respt c. any day; but II the Republicans
OF Wheeling wsrc 10 nominate the candidate
for President to-day no ono will question tlat
It would be Blaine. The drift ii opinion 10
very we'll Indicated by straw taken at the
f.LaBells mill yesterday, which showed 81
out Of so Republican employees In ali depart.
nents 10 be- Tor Blaine. 1#si- fSd.tey
The individual expressions which follow
were gathered ut random yesterday by In.
LldEscER reporters. They indicate ycry
fairly the general run OF sentiment among
life In Wheeling: !, -. ..ss3 IEl ! n
Senator NIB. sc9tt-"Psrsonally am ior
Blaine, but I am not ~ yet sure that he ia
thgmost available mhn for. the party 10 nom.
mate. My second choice 10 for Geo,ge FL.
munds-sheres o man that would 80 every.
a. h. Beach, Surveyor Of Cus.oms-"The
field has not yet been surveyed carefully
enough, and II Is hard 10 say who would be
the most available man. When he shall have
been found shall be for him.;
W. J. W. Cowdep, Secretary Of the Repub.
lican State Central Committee-"Well, We
must have Lincoln on the ticket, and doub,
the propYie!y OF giving him the Els. plscs
II he gets the second, am for Blaine or
Hawley Tor frat place. II Lincoln IS nomi.
mated for President, OF course we mus. have
IN Eastern man for the Vice Presidency, aud
would be for Hawley." --'I :
B. B. Doyener-"Who wss I for Tor twa
consecutive terms? was for Blaine In 70
was for Blaine In $50, and am for Blaine
IN w, He 70 Tie choice Of twe-.hirds Of the
]. b. Elson-"Blslne and Lincoln Is tho
ticket for West virginia, sars,',, o.,,.l,,,
! J. H., Cowden-"I am Tor tbs man who v. II
win." U4rfs+s4.l sprgE5Ii
| Spaulding Whllace-"As yet I cannot say
that have any choice. / think no QUE
should ba committed until careful calcu.
iation has been mada on ali that ars in the
feld.n. .t.,i,lo. hi. q, 3qgr3{ v7VTIl
Col. H. Sterling when asked who his first
choice was, placed his tiager on his lips aud
winked. He would not express himsell
| further. .''9 p Z" M
| Frank Bowers, City Clerk-"It I had ths
choosing Of the ticket II, would be Blaine aud
Lincoln" t... 800. 7,
E. ". Dunaway, City Receive,-"Blsine
and Lincoln here too. Arthur has been
good President, but Blaine would bs great
one, aud Limo, Din would give much .ttrength
10 the tiokst.'t T ~ @gtJF ~ !. \
Sam Norton-"I do not believe the right
man has been named yet prefer Blaine to
anybody yet named; don't believe Arthur
! could be nominated; II be were, think he
would be defeated. 1t would be hard work
10 elect Blaine, too, In my opinion, and !
think dark horse will carry it of l have
always been Blaine man, though"
| Capt. Tom Bennett, Chief Of Police-"l'm
for Blaine" a9' I
Prot. A. r. Whi.ehill--"I believe Blaine il
my, man. I was IN in Pennsylvania last
week and everybody mp there 10 talking
| George Wise-"1 am for James G, Blaine
though Chester Arthur would be mighty
good man." ~ . s ea. ~ Z = LII i 4
Squire Il. G. Peterman-'"Blaine and Lin
colu from the word 10. Lincoln for first
place II we can't have Blaiue." n
E. G. Jetierys, Deputy Collector Of Internal
Reyeaue-"l was az original Blaine man, bu.
he says he Ia out OF the race. Arthur's hou-
ination would suit me- though | can't say l
am a very strong Arthur man. Lincoln
would be strong man on the ticket. I ad-
mire Ednluuds." e.. =. .r. l,...,. - ~ H..
William Hsstings-"James G. Dlaine and
Lincoln. I don't know thut have second
choice, though .Eimunds would be coed
| man."3 - / G z Eng 'r. sEoJi+ ~ ~ b
Col Il. B. Hubbard-"I believe Il I had
my choice It would be old man Edmurds,
bat he would create no enthusiasm. l do not
think we could cleo. Arthur. Blaine is the
tism." -
Lieut.. Sylvia, Of the City Pol;ce-"I am
Tor Blaine all day long. His tariff principles
and his position on the Chinese question, suit
me to aT."i tc4E,Gs \ , s.Isli 8 a iIf
Or. 8. L. Jepson-'''If we could elect him.
| would prefer John Sherman: He would
certainly Cal. y Ohio, and ! think with the
business men Of New York he would be SO
strong that be could tske that Etste. would
like to see Ben Harrison on the ticket with
him II that were possible combination. /
suppose Lincoln is the inevitable for Vice
President. Sherman and Lincoln would be
an invincible ticket" III ;
Col. George B. CALDWELL flames G, Blaine.
] have heard lots OF Democrats SLY thew
would vote for Blaine, and II I were not ior
him for any other reason I.would be for that,
But am for him anyhow. was last time,i
Frank Johnsor--'Pat me down tor Blaine
Professor Joaes, Principal of,the Colored
SCH DOLL wocld like to see Blaine nomins.
ted: Lincoln for second place would arouse
enthusiasm amor & our people."L ~ Iig
Coutc Gilman Halier- 'Blaiue."i g. 10 80,
Hoo. Borj Fisher-"I am for Blaine"
Capt. H. seamou-"James Il. Blaine, OF
Maine. have always been for him since he
took the stand be did for the Andsfsonvills
benjamin Bloom hsld-"Oh, guess we'rs
| all for Blaine.' s.''-',is' 30.
w. A: ;Iss.t-"You may put me d,wa ior
Blaine" .f2i-t -, 49,
Dave Bsird-"Jim Blaine,has been nv man
for eight years; Haven't any second choice,