The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-08

| S~S6a'@o Inos IN tue oCCAGlon
have mentioned these gentlemen
con,yersed earnestly about the political alt
na,ion In this State, their favorite capdi.
oates ior different tlliceu and the chances
o. such candidates for success. Both Of
Them spoke warmly In favor Of Joseph 4,
MILLER, now State Auditor, a. candidate
!or tne Democratic nomination for Gov.
ernor. "a 0Es5tN + ~ M IT''II- ~ = : -,
Coi. White said 10 Mr, Newman that in
case the assessment order, which had been
INSIDE BY the Auditor, should be held con.
ftituttonal BY the Supreme Court OF Ap.
Peals, Mr. Miller would, Notwithstanding
hig previous letter Of declins,ion, be Q can.
didate before the Democratic State Conven.
ZION to be held July 231 next, for nomins.
lion Tor Governor, and would be successful.
In Tint connection Col. White said It
would DO the object Of Mr.. Miller's coun.
gel IN the mandamus case to push 1t 10 an
early decision, becsnee Of the effect tha.
such decision, II favorable to Mr.. Miller,
would have Oh his candidacy before the
convention and on the general inter.
ests OF the. Democratic party. To.
wards the close OF the conversation
!! took part In It, and said that what Mr..
Miller had done with regard TO the assess.
ment order had been done In the interest
o. me democratic party, and didn't think
II lair to shoulder on him all the political
consequences Of such order. This remark,
! presume, led Col. White to suppose that
1 was Democrat, for after dinner he ap.
pfoached mo and requested me to come to
the Democratic Convention OF JAY 23d as
a delegate In favor oil MI. Miller. I In.
formed him That waa Republican. Since
that have not heard Col. White say any.
thing on The subject &9r
subscribed and sworn to by the ssid T, !
=. fsisons before me, In my said county,
this eth day Of June. 1884. SIS
JosErH R. PAUL.,
Notary Pablo In and for Ohio County.
The Cour. HotiAc. tue Brooke County
W Ahsessur.
Supreme Court OF Appeals, State Of West
Virginia: -
WHEELING, June 6, 1854.
z. II. Bueeanan, Esq,, EItlhburg: /
DEAR slI:-1n awarding the alternative
writ Of mandamus in the matter Of The
complaint Of Auditor Miller agains, Won.
the court states that 1t desires to have the |
case submitted Tor decision on next Friday, |
June Is. It will be necessary for you |
therefore to prepare and present your
answer at that time with such argument % |
you desire to make. would suggest also
that you endorse upon the writ which 10 |
banded to you by the crier OF the court, |
either that you have complied with the |
ofoef therein contained, or that you have |
not done so for reasons stated in the !
answer which you file along With the writ
that Is, return tho writ here on next Fri
day with endorsement referring TO your
answer. write to ss,ure you that the !
court will not, unless for very strong res. !
eon, delay the hearing OF the case beyond !
the day named, and that it's therefore OF |
the ntmos! Importance that you be ready
at that time. Yours very truly.
3s.g4 o. S. LoSo, CLERK.
Judge Johnson-Do you wish 10 be |
heard gentlemen, and II go, whenY
Mr.. au bbard-I would say In answer to |
the inquiry Of your honor, We certainly
desire 10 be heard. We area little at sea |
as to ths proper or usual practice in mat |
tiers OF this sort We had supposed tina.
some one would have been designated by
the Court 70 appear In behalf of the State.
Judge Johnson-Not at all, not a. all. III
II Is not clearly proper that theso parties
shouldbe punished it will not be done,
Mlr. Hubbard mentioned that because
that matter might affect the time as to |
when it should be heard.
Judge Johnson-Thers will be no sreu.
men. on the other aide,
Mr.. Hnbbsrd-We have not had time to |
prepare ourselves for the argument OF these
The Court then fixed Tuesday, July 2s.h,
lSs4. as the time for hearing the arguments
OF counsel. a