The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-29
THROUGH TIE STATE.
DISSATISFACTION IN LEWIS COUNTY.
Diff Usinsws ssd tia Eadorstmsas oS sutdsr
And Woods Uspltasaat-Fusioa Heh,ms Ia
2 hasioa CoaasJ-aaneoek County Be.
psbiieaAs-UsneIal News Notes.


Correspondence Qf dhs fntefH:eaer.
! WESTON, W. Va, July 2s'-The dele
gates and visitora to the State conven.io,
at Wheeling have nearly all returned
home, and o discussion Of the proceeding
and the merits and dsmerits Of the tieke
placed in the FIELD Is now the chief occupa
ton 81 our local politicians. u NJ
While tho Lewis county delegation wa.
divided, and principally In favor Of Faux.
ner, yet Wilson seemed to have been the
general second choice, and bis nomination
Is generally very satisfactory, although
those who are aware Ct his opposition 10
the railroad syndicate which groomed
Faulkner, are fearful that 1t will return
the compliment by s|auadte.iug him at the
polls.
The selection OF Pat Dl1'y for Auditor
Is unlyeraal surprise. Your correspond.
ent ha, bad tho pleasure OF residing for
over two years In this county, which ad.
j,ins the county Of Mi. Dolly, and has had
acce-s to nesrly all ths newspapers In The
S.ate, but In Ill that time be has never
seen the gsnlleman's name mentioned in
any connection whatever with the general
politics Of the State. Arriving in Weston
alter the convention your scribe INQUIRED
Of = .nrominent gentleman, "Who is Pa.
Dua.J7" 10i5z-.' f1,I -
why" Was the reply, the wes at one
time saloon keeper in Webster county,"
Not = single DtmocraIic hrs yet ksen
questioned who !, ssti Fl I'd with the en-.
0ozsement Of Snyder and Weeds, The
Supreme Court judges. Woodsi is especially
the object oI general dislike, and tue pri.
vata opinion, publicly exprt :ssd, OF mapy
is that he will be jgnomjniously detea,sc,
At the same time 1t is though his caudi.
dacy will very decidedly weaken The pYos.
pec's Of Snyder, who seems TO be in more
central favor. =
The Register j. not satisfactory to a great
body Of the Democrats, both in this county
and Harrison. 1t is only given the SUD.
port II ltreceivc3 because there js no other
daily Democratic paper In the State, 1t ia
disiked because 1t js not considered relis.
ble, although 1t 10 but just:to sf1te that un.
der MI. Moffstl's administration It glands
better than heretofore. It is disliked by
the anti.monopoly idea, because 1t is the
recognized organ Of the State railroad and
monopoly ring g,tars,
1t IL despised by the temperance element
because ii pTparh.s the doctrine OF the
peoples right to petition, and lent its most
strenuous effort, to deieat the will Of 40 900
pelitioneIstor the submission OF the pro.
hibition amendment, and because 1t jsthe
outspoken organ Of the raloon element
A great msss Of the people would have
been happy 10 have seen the sheet pull
ver.zed for its general cn.sedntss, but
many OF them were opposed to seeing it
crushed, for only two good ac.s Of public
Importance Of which it he1 been guilty.
that Of d6nopncing the usurpation OF tbe
jackson dypaaty, and its jlst aud proper
CRITICISM Of the action Of the Supreme
Court.
In fact, the situation js not at all encour.
aging Tor the Democracy, and the ticket 5
q whole is: not ratistactory. One or two
prominent Democrats have expre;3 3ed their
determination to lsy In an esrly invoice of
Salt River tickets in order 10 avoid the fnal
rush. Such Republicans IS hsye e1pres,ed
themselye1 consider the ticket the htat that
could have been put in the feld-for Re-
publican succeil
The sudden and ignominious beheading
Of Superintendent Butcher is not satiaiac.
tory. He Wet regarded Is an active and
earnest worker in his department.. In con.
versation gentleman from Martinsburz
said the fight made Oh Butcher vas strictly
on account Of his iuconpetency, from the
lack Of o thorough education. He stated
twice that be could find pupils Is years Of
aye to whom Mr.. Butcher could not i'm
part instruction-who knsw more in edu-
cational msttere than the Superintendent.
He fsld that such an officer could not
properly and successfully represent and
conduct the educational interests Of the
State. Be this es 1t may, the people and
teachers in this section were partial to
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