The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-26
THE AFTER CLAP.
HOW THE nav TICKET is RECEIVED.
sous Of the Democrats L'ks u and Slms Of thee
Pretend 10, while = Few Openly Avaw that =
Th.y DO Nst-1hs Rtpatntalsa Ualt ia
Endoriins u ~ ths heat for thin. Z

bome u Ihe DtmocSate h'Ao ~ Anu o'Md W snS@a
Pretend 10, whiis = Few Openly Avow that
Th.y DO Nst-1hs BtpatiitaasA Uals IN
!, Ladonias u ~ .hs heat for lh.m.
Naturally the late alleged Convention and
lis work was The principal subject Of discus
pion about town yesterday. Those Demo
Gratis who arc 'ior their party, right or
wrong" as Senator Smith said hc wns, al the
Convention Thursday, were pleased. Otheru
who had formed pretty distinct ideas OF tho
contestante before tho nomination, and had
r,ely expressed themselves, took their crow
very reluctantly, and swallowed Il like 4
| very nasty draught prescribed by q physlcinn
In whom they bad no confidence, A few
were honest enough to boldly avow their dis.
approval Of the ticket.
N or THE HONEST oNEs.
A reporter was last night oonvsrslsg with
two Democrats OF Wheeling, ons OF them q
we'll known lender Of the party, when Mr..
DuYey, the candidate for Auditor, came
blong and WAS introduced as Hths next u.
di,or Of West Virginia." Alter hs and the
prominent Democrat had departed, the other
Democrat, who 10 an intelligent aud leading
business man, remarked: In-
"'Never count your chickens before they
are hatched.' ! am not 40 sure be / the next
Auditor. know II they are all like me he
will not be. l have always been a Demo.
crat, but ] sm dlfgnsls1, and I'm going 10
20 taok on the whole thing, elate and NJ.
tional. never was 40 disguised In my lie
"a man said 10 me, 4 am surprised to hear
you, u lie long Democrat, talk that way l
told him l WAS nu foo; don't want any flee
or any favorS. and ! claim tho right, to vots
and act as . mar OF scnss. l shall not be a
party to any such a bowling ia1oe a. 10 going
on among tho Democrats now.n
A. Twc-xtoEp, SWORD.
The prohibition question Is the greatest
ell ment Of dlscord. fhe prohibition rs.olu.
ton was ignored utterly In the platform and
this dio not plss9e tho friends Of that mer,.
ure. Then the nominee for Governor 10
charged By tho opponents OF prohibition
with having been an aavonste OF tho oonsti-
~tutional amendment In 1881, and they do not
take kindly 10 him rs a head ior the ticket.
This question IL d two-edged sword, and Il
| Beens to have been twisted 30 by Its con,ac.
with the Democracy that both edges are
turned upon that party.
Another source Of dissatisfaction Is the
7 defeat OF Mr.. Butcher, who WAS Z candidate
for denomination for State Superintendent Of
Ffes Schools. His friends feel that he was
, not fairly treated. They say ho mads q good
oticer and was defeated by political Ii flo.
!. onoes clone, which they do not think should
, have any weight In choosing that officer
One Democratic editor openly declares he
: will oppose Mr.. Morgau's election. -I.TlI'
AHovEL pkrxMEa =
' A very we'll known Democrat, an admirel
!, OF the ticket and lis warm supporter, was
talking 10 a Republican yesterday, when the
!, latter referred TO Wilson 40 u "orarkn aDC
; gave rs hi 70 sons tor linking him on, bis
Z n1otip crusade ag8!ust Ial!roads wnsn iu
the Legislature, and Ills general violence O
!, assertion and lack OF argument 10 debate
"All bis efforts seemed directed, to arousinl
the prejudicss and passions OF his hearers.
He would rant and yell till ho had to Ger.
from exhaustion. No man who ever watched
= his course % u member. Of the House car
recall an argument he advanced at any timt
: on any 'subjsct. Ha relied on the heat o.
y his assault, on invectiye, and pever at,
dressed the intelligence or reason OF bis Eel
$ low members. lnever saw his counterpart
in d deliberate body"
J, 'PshaNl' we1 the Democrats reply. "Ht
i is anything but 8 crank. II he is elected
Governor he will be as conservative an oflcel
!. as any man. All bis opposition to monopolieI
. In the Legislature vas for a purpose. He va.
working forwhat he has got now. He wanted
to be G wsrnor, and he SET his sails for that
. years SEQ. Audjhe set 'em right, too. All
his racket about "soulless corporations ant
gsaspipg monopoliea crushing the lifs-blocd
. out It the people" was buucombe to catch
Y votes. And he caught EN-, you see."
Then ! suppose be Is not q crank, but
demsgoeut." 4 - nc
He'll be the next! Governor Of IVES. Wiz
ginia, reRsrdlesa.H ~ ~
Mr.. Wilson well might pray. tsave mt
!, from my friends."I y -
> a CHANGE OF HEAR7.
Another Democrat, . pa.tisau OF the Btate
Houss wing OF the party, said Q few dsysbe'
Lore the convention that ha We sorry 10 see
that the prospt cla favored Wilson's uomina
ton. "Why," said be, "ihe nomination Of
a man WHO Is principally Known: Tor bis i'm.
practical attempts TO irjure railroad com.
. the psrty." TI
. Yesterday this gentleman was ons Of The
happlest Of Democrats. This ticket was jus'
the one he wanted. II he had bad The
naming Of Tit would not have pleased hin
any better.
Not ali the Democrats disguised their true
feelings so successfully, however, Ono vel
known member Of the late convention. !
delegate from a county In the Becond Con.
gressional district, which did not favor Mr..
Faulkner, said ri like the ticket, all but
the head. Wilson 10 q bitter dosp to rue, but
| guess I'll have 10 swallow htm.nrM,
;. Did II I swallow him, said a fellow del.
esate. Bat probably he will:
ZONE 1stlpE H1.yeihY.
Col. Alex Csmpbel!Sot Brooke county, OF
as the Register, has beon wont to designate
him, ''our late fellow citiz 10, now Of Louis.
lana" VAS m oil. theta. who felt perfectly
happy over tts Jfsul,s OF. the convention.
De felt that the party be 90 loyss had vind,-
Gated him and his friead Dol. Joe Gallagher,
and theis f,iauds the State Houss clio qe, land
al he meaudered oyer the city yestaiday he
greeted everyone In q jovi4l manner, which
was self consratulatoly and bis face was cor-
ttnus!ly wrsathed iu smilfu. His baggage
was marked Brooke county, hguratiyely
speaking. To one small bnt select crowd OF
friends lhat stopped the Colonel tu concrstu.
late him, he opened bis heart and gave away
q part OF the proceedings at the combination
caucus held Tuesdsy sstsrnoon in the
supreme Court room.
He ssid 1--we were bound to knife Lewis
BAKER and hia paper that was the main
thing. How were we going TO do ii? Well,
thers wfs some talk, and thero IL consider,
. abls yet. Ok starting an opposition paper.
One man WIS rendy right then and there to
plank down 81 GOO and q prominent Demo.
Graf, q gifted mAn-one VINO took IN aoliye
ps:l In the convention. stood ready to take
any, position from editor to repor.ez.n
rue siG ACr.
But the big aot wrs tho preparing Of q
series Of resolutions which, L am sorry to
say, were not offered 10 the convention,
They wero drawn mp and given 10 y man who
put them la his pocket and stood rssdy TO
let 'em 10 and support them to, the bitter
end at the proper timo. 1t only needed the
signal for him to spring that paper and there
would have been fun had tho aIguAl bssp