The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-26
THEY ARE AT SEA.
THE DEMOCRACY AT AToTAL Loss
For . Csadidats for the Pr,sid.ney.-Sous Par.
tissas Of "ias ola Tieka,"" Sent Eaihs.
slastic RandAli Asr. few fer thstmAs.
Payne Seldom nsntoutd-some Views

ls1ELiIoEscER reporters have lately sound.
ed Democratic cilz.ns and officials OF more
or less prominence with view 10 ascertain
their preferences for the Democratic nominee
for President. Tho result cannot be said to
show any special boom hereabouta Tor any
one candidate. Indsed, Of the two s,ors or
so approached, h. Aast hall declined to say
anything. OF thu Others, nearly hall Dc.
clased they had no preference, aud q
few frank Democrats acknowledged that
they thought 1t would DO difficult 10 select q
man whom the party could ssiec. ll .f-r
Governor Jackson said, when asked for his
preference, II am for the man who can beat.
Name him? No, l can't. Bat whoever the
Democratic convention nominates, be Ia my
innn. am party man through and
through
Hon. W. A. Qnarrier, OF Charleston, said
10 reporter just before he took the Andes
for home, that down his way the people are
Tor Randall, and they resent the Idea Of be-.
Ing bottled up and handed over by nybody
10 any candidate named.
Auditor Mille.-"rilden tirst, and Payue
next, aud after him any available mani
State SUPERINTENDENT OF Free Schools
Butcher-"Fi.et choice, Tilden; second, Nc.
Donald" '.G0I, -
Hon. E. G. Cracraft--"sam Randall, with
all tho energy. I've got. He's honest, couser.
vatiye and able, He would be the nearest to
q non partisan President the Democrats could
furnish, as Blaine would be among the lie.
publicaus. He would be stroug ca ndidste,
because his character commends itself 10 all
passles; he Is a good cst:zsn, and he Ia i1s. the
man would like to See In the Presidents
chair. He would take care OK the interests Of
ALL" ~
Secretary Of State stalnaker-"TiIden. Not
the old ticket, but Ti!den."
, County Clerk Hook--"oh, nobody in par.
Deputy Clerk Walton d tho Circuit Court
Alex. r. Young-"Flower aud Hoadly."
Sheriff. Brown, Prosecuting Attorney Jor.
dan and Judge james H. Rogers were talking
In tue Sher:if'a otIi:e when reporter drop.
ped IN, and In answer to inq7iries rs to their
preferences they all said, anybody Meth
er had any choice, but the sheriff qualified
his expression: Anybody we can ei.ctn
Ralph Arkle-"There's lots OF batter: man
than Tildeu. he 10 too old 10 nominate, I
voted for him ouce, and think he wa, elect.
ed. and dou't want 10 vote for him again"
Denis O'keefs-"The old Ohio war horss,
Thurman, with some eastern mnn."
+. ?. Nuzum, Of WelIsburs-"Thusma
and Cleveland or Payne aud Cleyeland.n
4. D. Woods. CLERK 81 the Board Of Com
Observation-Disclosures is my first choice,
but l don't see any chance for him.
'squire Phislips-"Any good man. '~
J. NJ. Scrogils, Cbief Clerk 10 the Secretary
Of States oflics-"My preference would be-
Thurman, but he is about out Of the quss-
ton. and am therefore for Tildsn."
Judge T. D.. Houston-"lm for Sam Pan
DALI" :,
Constable William A. L,ve-"Tilden, by
gosh The old ticket"
Constable J. P. St. Myera-"I am the same
way; Tildeu aud Hendricks. II not give us
Jim Blaine. Hs'll stand up for this country"
Squire George Arkle--"I have been too
busy, to think about politics. suppose
will have to so with the rest-Uncle Sammy,
though hos not the best man."
JEFF Davis, The only colored Democrat
'Tilden and Payne are my men. Wat are
you whis!liug Tor? Do you think that ID be
walk over? They both got big barrels, l
tell you'll"
Msjor W. W. jackson, the Governors pri-
yese secretary, and Mr.. A. F. Wilmoth Chief
Clerk In Superintendent Butchers OIL .e. are
both out Of town, but they are reliably
quoted ms for Tilden. Mr.. Wilmoth's second
choice is Bsyard. Mr.. Salmon; OF the Score.
tary OF States Ice. Is also for Tildsu. The
Clerks in the Auditors eiiice were solid for
Tilden."
Col. Robert McEidowney, OF We.zal couu-
ty, editor OF the Deniocrat-''As On abstrac-
lion. AMI for Tilden. mean be represents
q principle l favor. But do no. think the
strength Of the candidates has ye. been SUI
hciently developed to judge who Ia oar
wisest choics. Personally eau sacrifice all
my principles, tariff included, in the inter
eats OF harmony. I would prefer to SEQ
conservative tariff man nominated, because
| think he wonld be stronger candidate.
But my tariff convictions aye not very pre-
nounced. sm for any good man who can