Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-04
CHICAGO IN JULY.
Carter Harrison's Victory at
Peoria.
MORRISON FAILS TO MAKE A MASH.
The Coming of the Unterri6ed Oem'-
cratic Hosts-The Great Pow
Wow Next Week.

The white-capp'd waves OF Michigan break
On the beach where the jacksniPes Groom
The breezc sweeps in from the purple lake
And tempeIs the heat Of nOonj
In Wonder BUSH, where the berries grow,
The peewee tunefully SiUgs,
While hither and thither the people 20,
Attending TO matters and things.
CHICAGO, July S.-[Speciall Mayor Har-
rison came back from Peoria covered with
glory and freekles. Having beaten Morrison
and captured the nomination for Governor,
he IS as happy as a man with the nomlna-
ton and machine can be. Peoria will
never get another State Convention, at least
during the life of the present generation.
The town is too small, and the beer chapels
too few. Peoria meant well and did the
best she could; but with four thousand
thirsty men to drink beer and eat at her
hotels the task was too much and she fell
by the wayside and the sluggers sprang up
and choked her
New Boom In Town.
Naturally enough Mr.. Harrison's return
to town was proceeded by Presidential
boom. The boom has considerable elasticity,
duetiity and malleability. His admirers
say that a man who has popularity sufi-
cient to carry the Republican city, Of Chi
cago, possesses elements desirable in a
Presidential candidate. In this connection
am reminded of an individual once put
down in the Jerusalem directory as j.
Iscariot receiving teller in the Gospel bank,
Judas had talents fitted to make him cash
Ter of the institution, and was popular with
the pristly dealers in futures in the Syua-
gogue Exchange. But when the election
came Mr.. IScariOt ran behind his ticket and
in the parcelling out of places he secured
u limited section in the potter field, which
| take it, was very similar to the political
grave yard of to-day. Immortality is said
% be universal. But no one has read of a
resurrection of dead body in a potters-
field or a party cemetery. Carter Harri-
son has no more chance ola nomination
than young Mr.. IscariOt Of a principality in
Heaven.
Presumably some smart fellow will call
time" on me over the above statements,
and refer with that tantalizing condescen-
sion which envelops as with a mantle, the
man who thinks he has dead sure thing,
TO Allen Gyascutus Thurman the "old RO-
man. the noblest Roman and all the
rest of the long dead Roman family. If it
is expected that | will throw down my hand
and pass over the pot, somebody will get
fooled Thurman wasn't dead. 1t was
only a case of suspended animation. No
body knew this better than John Mclean,
the father of the new Republican paper in
Ciucinnati-the Sun. Mclean isn't mar
ricd and hasn't acknowledged the paren-
tagP, but | understand the mother will
bring a suit in court soon to prove the pa
ternity Of the child. Hoadly will be wit
ness and the disclosures promised are rich.
Thurman is said to be cOgnizant of several
other indiscretOns on the part of the editor
of the Enquirer, consequently when two
or three years ago Thurman was
siezed with chill, Mclean administered
an anesthetic, and announced that the
many-titled Roman was dead 1t proves to
be mistake. Mclean is booming Hoadly
to shut him up on the Sun business, and to
drown Thurman's shouts of rejoicing. 1t
won't do. Thurman has red-hot follow
ing. 1t is not confined to Ohio. The Pa
cite slope is for the Roman The West
likes him. He is we'll thought of in the
East; and, if the lightning is very erratic, it
is Surer to hit Thurman than any man
named. If Ohio doesn't do the fool act,
she can nominate her man.
The Butler Craze,
il all its righteousness, continues to attract
a crowd No man is attracting more at,
tentiOn than Ben 1t may be all curiosity,
but then it may be something else. Every
body is surprised at the alleged sentiment
of the South toward the man. If One-half
that is claimed be trae, no candidate yet
named is stronger in the South than the
Eastern clown.
The Et Al Crowd.
Cleveland, Mcdonald, Bayarl Yield.
Hendricks and Randall all have friends here
at work, and they are each confident of the
success of their favorite Flowers friends
say he has the call in New York and will
get the delegation But doubt il. John
Kelly is coming He will be the marplot
of the convention to certain degree at
LEAST John is q dramatic fellow He
should Join dramatic party where his tai
ent could have full play. He may attempt
something here But ifhe tries the march
act as he performed it in Cincinnati, the
curtains will be rung down, the lights ex-
tinguished, and Kelly and his crowd will be
left in outer darkness There will be weep
ing and wailing and snatching out Of teeth.