The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-05
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A S'sNsIsirt no,s IA ths s,A,e 'Fr'A,urn'. Pat.
Tho democracy rLoruushly Dnsusttd Mth
Each Othtr-Talk Of To.dsJ's ConvsA:
p .'5'ilcr, and of tbs RIpx. Programme. sdT
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There keems to be u general feeling odds.
cuutGnt among local Democratic elrcles.
Come 0, tho members OF the party AFRO dill.
pstisied foNone ,reisos. toms jfor another;
Int nearly All seenf-to be raisRrun,led" at
something. There ara factions mud factions,
aud rings and ruross Of rings uarmonyiu
tho ranka seems 10 have been Lost eight OF a
few arc bound TO rule or ruin, and tho many
seem 70 prefer rntn TO such rule. =, "a n
+ tIyaYRsoya CANDIDATE + ID ESHl
Ap ISrRLGdsSciR reporter Ss{ Informed
yesterday Oh SroliablH authority that Col.
'thOpIes o brien, the pregenl State Treasurer.
has CONCLUDED not 10 SLOW his name 10 be
used In connection with the denomination
for that office. This Is Significant. Col.
o. Btien !:BS h1retofGie frankly said that he
cbHngo hiS mind? Ia m Interesting query to
both Democrats And Republicans. The le.
pnttuJ'B informant EGld:. 49, - r..-r- p,.a.
eCol. O'Hrien atsigas ts>his. res SON Tor THU
change OF heGrt the faNl that be does not want
70 20 10 Charleston TO fill the office when the
Capital is moved thtrs next year. But this
reason Tor dooliniug was Just as Atrong when
no svOStd himself a candidate.' Tho deter.
MiEl!i01 0! the Co!onel not 10 allow his
nsnle 10 be used In tbs convention IL more
significant than that would indicate"
Ths general opluion IL, that Ools ,Brion Ia
too hopest and. candid ID, take Nklndly'to IN.
other ca1lsaignSr A.candiuG.n, on.the Demo.
cratic ticket, with the party machinary!Ein
lhu banda OF the mon who, aro bent, upon
manipulating it His; official withdrawal
will be looked Tor With Interest IYl
- TIKI FIELD trEs.
Col. O'Brieu's move will leave an open
| flell for Ohio county other candidates. Had
he remained on tbs track no would have been
Esie 10 bet OIL &c, win tor the recon that the
office Is mol regarded as q very desirable one,
and candidates for other tplaces and from
other counties would have been glad 10 have
aided the Colonel In his race 80 a. to,shuto out
o.bsf starters from Ohio cauntyI Itwul said
sonln ttnu ago that Sheriff Brown wasa call.
didata Tor auditor, butt nothing 'hss been
heard OF his candidacy lately. Clerk Tom
Darfah, Of the Municipal. Court, t;is making
an active but quiet cauvass for the ean.e pc7
sition. There urc other candidates talked OF,
but tho only other one positively in the iald
Is Alfred Caldwell, who Ia credited with the
ambition, 10 succeed Attorney General Watts,
Z APPOINTMENT Democrat, who has a thorough
conianps for the ring and 'its methods; was
asked yesterday; - MN >,
"Dli You Know Col! o'Brien had c,n.
] n II ma r,so fps N
| IAN HXrLANATloN oYyER.DaS
No" wa5thc reply, II did not knoT it,;
but Lam not SurpEssd." 5 5, i,.l.,'i', II
| "Why?' -, of rffsse,i. ann, L.N
"Becsuss he has ssnae.n Nv 81 ta,GA.
| "Weii." I,lg,a tHs Vt!ut y .Et'iT5iI jJg1ts
NO you suppcae he is going to buck against
Baker and the ring Y -. r Ut
| "How doss- he 50 ~ (-JL-L Il
"Great hesyens Don'tyou sea that II the
Colonel is nominated fer Treasurer, al
SLldwaiti hopes ars gone. He will never
be Attorney General 1t O'Brien succeeds
\ hilreslf. Two candidates from the came
county are too much tor even the ring to
\ Try 10 rara down our throatsr So O'BYlen ac.
cspts Tie inevitable, and succumOs grace.
fuliy.n aa"' [le i5s - Il, :. =
us the ring 60 powerful as thaL?', ,GE I Vol
t"0h, we'll, il would not pay to fight 1t for
the Trcasurership.Sul would like to see Col.
U'E!ien litted |agairst Bakers cote,ie. III
would be s coutest of manly principle against
craft and ring methods, nnd 1t would Be a
decidsdly interesting fight" a
:l-. z 4N2AIaSISa TUE RlsG. 40 60" s.i:E,y
:. Then you think Caldwell is bound to get
the re'?'', tlrFr - i4stss l:5il.F rtHTr
"Uh. he'a the rlng's.pe this year, and by
the aid Of ths ring power he will reach lis
| aim. un!ess somebody else by the mid of
proyidenee sad the decent Democracy, beats
| TIE ring" bS}N h-b ~. h.istt "a
! "Why doesn't sone oas try?r "a
| May esoMeous will. ;HaV0yon run across
circular that is being circulated among the
Democrats, arrs'cnins the ring, pointing out
its programme, aud appealing to the better
element in, the party 10 arouse and throw Of
the yokt?'. - !,las- u ,,.tll
"Nc; whers can strike it?''-.E.-i:t -
| "Oa, mi not going to show 1t 10 you, and
| don't you give hi. sway but such circular
exists, and It is h lstinger.n,.
In whose inter, $ Is 1t gollen ul%
Giant say. But it's c singer"
Il "What else DOES It say!g "a E# n
':0h, itpoin!s to past Jobs, and shows iiov
successful the ring has been, and warns the
peof ls to oppose tho present schems In time.
That's all can say."-S tnE
ltf1.Nhs-ii PART OF THE PROGRAMME. GhHtHIj
What IL the. present. scheme you refer
tGg" 10. 4 az ,-.SHE i4ltf- urrsT -A'nuSkJtif"
"Oh, tho public knows that already, tLsuta
to the 1SrgLLIGEsCER. Baker was bound 10
bounce Col. Alex Campbell aud Mr.. Reilly
| both OF their respective committees, but I
hear he thinks seriously OF changing bis mind
since your paper gave his little scheme away.
BY the way. hG"an't ssen any answer to the
lhTELLiGEScERs Uropoaal thst Baker should
| invite MIR. Reilly 10 state vhother he was
| asked for his proxy in the State Comniitisas
mseting. The 1HrELLIG sEcsR 10 on the right
lay there. Mr. Reilly was asked for his
proxy. and Baker doeen't dare deny it."
And theyinsa proNnnme,ni
''O3, to make Henry G. Davis, OF Maryland,
Governor Of West Virginia, sud eli that,
That is all old.n, q q :, s.,a,s VI.
Anything newt ! 4 a2iT a. IA
"Well, not that I know Of in, that ring.n
. rp,e'N srEECouNrY RISa., tSS%
Then there's another RUG, is thore p" 81,
"Oh. Lord bless your SOUL lots OF, ,em.
They all turn on the same spindle, though,
Nov. there's the Ohio county 2ring.n,sg
"Iou don't say W. -. Is. sS Il 3 I3
''Don't you sec through Tho call for the
Democratic County Convention to,morrow 2
It Is, called to meet < at the TCourt House,
though there is q standing order OF the
Boarl that no public meetings of any kind
shall be held there. 0 Ther's someshingl un.
der that, or do not know Baker and his
c0-acrkurs." ,s-,i.,, ,..,,l a.. ,,,r.l ,t,r
With IBIS pointer, -the1ryportsr called lat
tue court houco and asked il. the convention
would be held lhern ,to-day. He waaIin-
formed that tlle. COMMITTEES on Court House
aud JAY had 'agreed 70 allow botharsrties
Of the Board. denied. n raid, however, that
Uncle John Boring, az Chairman OF the Com-
mittee. IVES in the habit OF doing Just what no
pleused shout such matters.
Maybe here's another pointer 90 e. :.
TuE .EXr CAaIP MEETING y.
At honndsvtlle Ito .BcginS5A August 8.
"A, Roard MeeliDg. ts.sSE/A
Tho Board o; Directors OF the3 iWbealinr