Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-23

giant. IN iutciicStueA fo"S
legal attainments he is the peer OF any man
in America A glance at the oroad Sonu
lace recognizes
Judge james III. Ferguson,
Of Kanawha county He is the friend OF
Willis Wilson and his law partner. But he
seems at present to be engaged in discus
sion of the Supreme Court of Appeals OF
This State 81 am a personal friend to the
;udges of that court" he is heard to say, |
fbTt no party, either Republican or Demo
cratic, can afford to carry that court
after the two decisions recently rendered
one in the supplemental assessment and the
other in the newspaper contempt case Inc
idea of declaring the Executive superior to |
the legislative department is too absurd to
ask intelligent freemen to endorse anu
there is no precedent for the decision III tne
contempt case since the days OF Jetfries' the
judicial monster of England.
That gentleman standing by the door IN
deem meditation, with his eyes bent to the
floor, with the left hand twirling his mus
tache while in the right he holds heayy.
cane on which he rests, is another one OF
the remarkable men that West Virginia has
produced. He is younger man than Fer
guson. perhaps not over forty.hye' is lower
of stature but of heavy build. and mas
siye head and high forehead. He is per,
hans revolving in his mind the graceful
sentences and finished periods OF his speech
when to-day he nominates Willis VIII
son in Convention, for 1t
no other than i the magnetic orator
Henry 5. Walker,
of Kapawha. Mr.. Walker is the ardent
friend of Wilson, and is pressing his eau
didacy with all the impulsiye vigor and
persuasive eloquence of his nature. Eyes,
sir REGARD Wilson strong man, he says
in reply to an inquiry. "All the candidates
are good enough men, but | do earnestly
believe that Wilson is the strongest and
most available. There is mistaken impress
sions in the minds of some people that Will
son is too impulsive and too apt to be car
ried away by his feelings rather than to be
governed by sound Judgment On the con-
trary, he is faithful man, is conservative,
we'll balanced, and would give us fair, dis
Greet and satisfactory administration.
Mingling longer with the throng the REGIS.
TER gathers expressions from members Of
other prominent Democrats, and are given
below.
Buttermilk Mason.
The Honorable J. NJ. Mason Of butter
milk and State debt fame, and dubbed by
his excellency the Governor as ''erratic jim
and by others as crank has parlors at
the Norton Hostelery and is booming for
Windy Wilson. He declines to be pumped
by the repOrtoral scribes and advises us to
wait and see what We shall see Mason
will doubtless be heard in the convention.
Hon. John Blair Hoge.
The former able representative in Con-
gresS from the Second district is on the
ground and received a regular ovation in
the shape of reception at the Mcclure.
He is popular and justly esteemed by the
people throughout the State. At present
he is practicing law in Washington city,
but still holds his residence in West Vir-
| ginia. As Gubernatorial dark horse he
might figure very prominently in certain
contingency On account of his handiome
| appearance, polished and debonair ways
the Judge would certainly make popular
candidate
Howard Talks,
Secretary Howard, of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, has been very
industriously at work arranging the pre-
liminaries of the convention. Mr.. Howard
is middle aged gentleman, with long
flowing brown beard; an energetic and
very clesr headed party worker He has
been a most valuable member of the State
Committee and in the capacity Of secre-
tary has given general satisfaction
Congressman snyder on the Party's Sue
| cess.
Phil SNYDER, the gallant and dashing
young Congressman from the big third dis
trict is happy over his newly acquired
| hOnors. He has come fresh from the Con-
gressional Convention in his district that
has crowned him with second term at the
National Capital. He finds no dissatisfac-
ton IN the lower part of the State and
thinks the usual parry strength will be de-
velOped in October and November If the
Republicans food Kanawha valley with
| greenhacks of course it will be necessary
| that the Democrats fight the devil with fire
Hon. Samutl ]. Randall was much inter
ested in Snyders denomination as vindi.
cation of his vote on the Morrison tariff
bill, consequently the great Pennsylvania
Statesman heard our little Phils victory
with as much pleasure as the youthful
Congressman did himself
No Cranks Need Apply-Harmony Wanted.
Blackburn Hughes, Esq, prominent
statesman Of MartinShurg, said that this
was the finest gathering Of the party'S rep
resenta;ives that had ever assembled in the
State. He thought that the convention
would be harmonious in every particular
and predicted the nomination OF strong
ticket. He hoped that all crankS would be
summarily 'squelched' on the plan adopted
at Chicago in suppreSsing Kelly, Butler &
Co. He was sure that large majority of
the delegates appreciated the necessity of
wise action and thought that they would
not allow any of the dynamiters if there
were anv, to throw fire brands into the
peaceful and harmonious gathering He
predicted harmony with big Ii, and
thought the State would 90 Democratic by
the usual large majority.
What Prohibitienist Wants.
Dave johnson, the Parkersburg temper
ance apostle, is here engineering the cold
water campaign He favors plank in the
platform asking for q submission of prohi-
bition amendment to vote of the people
He thinks this will pass the convention. He
saws the Republican convention will surely
adopt such platform ane thus the question
will be taken out of politics as he desires
He claims not to have any candidate for
Governor and thinks the nominee will be
elected The temperance cause is progress
ing finely throughout the State and it was
only matter of time when prohibition
would he upon the statute books.
Clarence L. Smith,
the bright young manager OF Judge Hay
mond's boom, Indignantly denies the truth
fulness of what purpOrts to have been an in
terview with him in yesterday lntelligencer.
He saws that he had no interview with an
IntelGgeneer reporter, and that the expires
sions credited TO him are misrepresentation
and that they DO not voice his sentiments.
He is for Raymond first last, and all the
time. and for that reason is not looking out
for second choice Iu the event of Hay
mond's failure he thinks the Marion delega-