Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-15
Ho, FOR cHaRLEsToNl
Chats With Various Delegates on
the Nay.
STRONG FEELING FoR THE OBJ TlcKEI
Found to PrlssH : Hancock asd Bay-
ard Occasionally Mentioned Ewhat 4
Barbour County Man Says
Notes and Gossip.
Specia, 10 The Register.

EN RouTx, April if.-After q ride over
the 100 miles Of rough and tortuoRsly
crooked road that lies between Wheeling
and Grafton, ons enters the lstter place
with q prayer of thanksefSing and an
empty stomsch-'he stomach receives the
most attention. Grafton is net paradise,
but il is very religious, quiet village with
. good hotsl. s
John Mason axd Sam Megormick; sysrY-
,,hOss,kpows Mason, aslas from his ndlltiSs
sSssd perennial candidacy be is popular
with all classes, being courteous,
afisble and all that constitutes
a gentleman. Mccormick is an
attorney and some say Repubhcan.
The b. & o. road owns the hotel and o
lsree part of Grafton. 1t is like all the
B. & o. hotels, excellent. The table is
well provided for. and the cuisine is above
the average. Newspaper men and other
common people pay seventy five cents for
a meal while the opulent and purple-and-
fipe-!inen commercial tourist is allowed to
pass out for fifty cent?. Without having
given the matter particular thought am
inclined to think this preferred credltor
plan is not iust. | shall look into II, and
Il
there will be blood on the face Of Luna, or
words to that effect.
over the Mountains.
Leaving Grafton the scenery continually
grows grander. Hill overtops hill, until the
sun-kissed erests leap into mountains bold
whose purple peaks italic;sed against the
blue of the spring sky read sublime lessons
to the passer by. Now q sweep OF valley
baptised by some shining stream; now q
preCipitous ledge Of ROCKS, giving way
suddenly TO gllmpses OF far on meadows
and quiet farm houses. A ride over the
b. & o. on asunshiny dsy is one long to
be remembered
At Grafton number OF delegates to the
State Convention came aboard. Earnest,
solid looking men, who have convictions
and the courage TO stand by them. | bnd
q strong sentiment in favor Of the old
ticket. Here and there is q Hancock man,
and more rarely one declares In favor oi
Bayard. Bat all are for the most available
man. The Taylor county delegates de-
nounce the alleged report Of their county
conyep n ton given in the Intelligencer OF
this morning as grossly incorrect and col
ored Some of the gentlemen named as
masking speeches were not in the conVeu-
tion at the time. Terra Alta, Piedmont
and Keyser added delegates until VIXEN
Harper's Ferry was reached nearly car
load of Democratic pilgrims were enroute.
An Interview,
Among the gentlemen on board rs J. X.
Wood. Mr.. Wood is the editor OF the Bar
bour Jefferseniaa, staunch Democratic
paper, ably edited and characterized by
unusual enterprise. l smiled one OF my
sweetest smiles on Mr.. Wood and with
glance OF my eagle eye brought him to my
side, He talked, and this Is what he said:
Barbour county is solidly for the old
ticket. We believe il should have been
given to the people in 1850. 1t is un9ues
iionably the first choice OF majority OF the
Democrats of West Virginia and OF the
Nation. In local politics there is nothing
new in my county. There is no contest in
the Democratic ranks for any place on the
ticket except in the cases OF Assessor and
Prosecutor. The latter is wholly friendly
contest, and | believe that the candidate,
whoever he may be, will be elected.
The Republicans favor the Blaine. Lincoln
ticket. That Mr.. Blaine can be elected II
nominated / do not believe. He can not
carry New York, and the candidate OF
either party who asnnnt Garry the Empire
State is already defeaI.U.
For Delegate.
Thatthe present convention will be one OF
the most influential both in point of mum.
bers and intelligence is conceded by all
Few of the delegates express a decided
preference for any one man. There is an
evident desire to wait aud consult, to OBJ
tain the best men possible. Half a score
of good men are named, any or all OF
whom wonld be more than satisfactory to
nine.ten Of the Democrats OF the State
But the whistle is blowing for Cumber.
and and al that pOiHtI am going to mail
this AQULNE.