Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-22

the probabilities are that Daniel Farnsworth
will be their nominee for Governor. There
is no man in the State who has a more yul-
nerable political record than Dan Farms
worth, and the Republicans can't afford to
take upsuch candidate
From Glarksburg to Buekhannon | found
the principal political gossip related to the
recent visit Of
Hon. L. Willis Wilson
to this section. Mr.. Wilson made favOra-
bic impression upon the people of the IN
terror The strongest adverse criticism that
| have heard was that his speeches were too
long and worried his audiences. Ofsetting
that, however heard it suggested that no
man could ventilate the iniquitous record OF
the Republican party and give it the brietest
derstand that Mr.. Wilson demonstrates very
clearly that the Republican and Democratic
parties of to-day have come down in regu-
lar line of Apostolic succession from Ham ,
ilton and jefferson respectively, and that
the real issues to-day, as they were three
quarters of century ago, are between
party fayoring a centralized aristocrauc
government on the one side and on the other
a party which wants TO maintain "a govern
ment of the people, for the people and by
the people"
Candidate for the Supreme Court.
heard it hinted by the waySide thatSa
movement is being organized to pit Judge
John Brannon against Judge Woods for the
nomination of Supreme Court Judge. As
both these gentlemen are eminent in their
professions and both have admiring friends,
the contest may be a warm one. So far as
Judge SNYDER is concerned it looks as If he
is to have the field for the domination all to
himself.
The Morrison bill and its fate is receiving
an intelligent criticism among the farmers OF
theinteriOr counties Like all other measures
of this character there is of course de-
verSitv of sentiment, As a rule anything
that sounds like reduction of taxes strikes
farmer favorably. To some the reduction
proposed bv the Morrison bill, whether it
came horizontally or otherwise, so it looked
like deduction, the proposition looked well
To others who gave it more analytical In
yestigatiOn there seems nothing in the way
of tariff reform in the way Of a horizontal
protection of manufacturing interests and
putting raw materials on the free list
Whenever a free trader is met he is
Boisterously Indignant
over the defeat of the Morrison bill. 1t is
mystery to great many people why the
/ Free traders staked all their hopes on that
measure
Up to the writing TUESDAY afternOOn)
there has been no influx of Greenhack dele
gates. 1t is expected that the main body of
them will be in on the evening train and
the residue tomorrow morning.
4 public meeting is advertised at the
Court House tonight at which Gen. Fall,
of Wisconsin and Mr. Jenkins, of Chic, are
announced to speak. Who Gen. Fall and
Mr.. Jenkins are is the great unknown to
the Buckhannon people, but they are vouch-
ed for as being eminent Greenback apostles.
am told that at the Greenback County
Convention held here few DAYS ago there
were Just FIVE members present.
In talk with
Ex-Governor Farnsworth
today he expressed the opinion that the
State Convention tomorrow would be a
large affair and II am very much mlSta-
ken he added, IF it is not warm time.
In reply to question touching the proba-
bility of his nomination the Governor re-
piled IL don't want the nomination. 1t
wouldn't pay me to make the canvass
would have to make | want the Green,
back party to hold to its principles and not.
be traded off by men like John X. ThOmp-
SOn