The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-17
OUR GENTLE JOSEPH
Es.Auditor Miller wnittes Gaiiy Into tho
Revenue Bureau and kentucky nowls
with Real Old BeurbonRa Rntfhs 1
Talks y Home i:pp, waSl uSlSA u
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KNOCKS OLD BLUE GRASS GOLD.

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WAsHISoToN, D. O., March l6.-To the
great dellghto West iyhsinians here the
President to-day sent to the Senate the
name oiIJoseph s. Miller, oi West VII:
ginia, n to be Commissioner loi Internal
Revenue. The brilliancy Of Mr.. Miller's
successful campaign has opened theieyes
Of some Of the older politicians, and chal.- li ].
Ilenged their admiration. serhis man,
said one Of Phil iThompson's backers to-
day with charming complacency, "has
sprung out Of the baclwoods Of West
Virginia, leapedsto the front almost nm
known certainly without any national
reputation and snatchsd one 81 the Big
gest and sweetest plums in the gift II the
administration" Thompson seemed to have
the1call when Miller appeared heres LHia
friends took II for granted that the place,
would be conceded to Kentucky, and all
the Democratic politicians in the Blue
Grass Statet seemed willing to- pool their
issues for Little Phil" The whisky men
were particularly active; /; and the Ken
tucky distillers used their interest with
with tho liquor interest OF the country
generally.
THoNPsoN's STRUGGLE. y! sslIE
The result was formidable array Of
support. Carlisle, Beck and Blackburn
offered to put themselves in pawn as .
lpledgeithat nothing more would be asked
for Kentucky Il the eomu,issionership
we're giyensto Thompson. IL was thought
that Thompson's chances might be hurt
BY the fact that o year or 80 Agoh he killed a
man, whom he charged with blishting his
home. No use vas made OF this dina NIL.
ler's behalf, but Thompson's friends talked
the matter over with9the President soi as
to feel his pulse on that subject. The
President Is understood to have said that
tho killing under the circumstances would
not stand In Thoshpson,s 4 way. -Still they
had not the Presidents assurance, but
they held on until to=day In fact the
matter was settled last Thnrsday, as tels
egraphedyou: Fss
now our JOSEPH xSooitEp 'Ra our.
AIr. Miller has won by one Of the short
est, sharpest and most brilliant dtcampaigpsl
Of the kind on record in Washington. The
new Commissioner made friends as fast ds
lie could get around, and men who have,
not known him q week declare that he is
going Il. be the right man in the right
place. In some OF the dispatches sent
from here theretis o. Observation-Disclosures yof
1.-THE influences which secured this appoint
ment The. President concealed that in
iview Of the hard struggle IN West Virginia
and the victory OF the Democracy that
stats was entitled TO at' least one good
Executive appointment. This made the
opening for a capable man, and the West
Virginia Senators urged the appointment
Of Mr.. Miller. Heshad other good friends,
but this was the potent influence. Mr..
Randall did, not ask disappointment, and
there is reason to -believa that his own
preference was for ex. Congressman Buck
ncr, OF Missouri. Mr.. Randall, however,
g pleased with Ail!efs Triumph over
Thompson. $SS
AN INTERIOR SrEw.
ANSest yirginlap well up in the poll
tics OF the'stste. said In my presence
.'ThisIi Is q very graceful thlbg pnEtRe part
Of Camden and Kenng, to use their infu-
ence to get Joe Miller the best thing the
State willreceiye. You see he has 5boen
identified with an opposite wing OF the
lparty, and the Senators wanted 10 take the
| first opportunity 10 show that they were
willing 10 treat that wing libsfaliy. The
appointment, means that the Senators de-
sire to recognize the. whole party in the
State, and you will SEQ the good effect Of
this course.i Y ~ i.lJail1
a Wheeling man having been made the
head OF the Revenue bureatiit Is thouglt
that the Collectorship OF Internal Revenue
will fall TO some aspirant who doesgnot
live in Wheeling or perhaps In the First
| District IA First. District man said to-
| night that he thought his district would
be well satisfied not 70 ask for another big
office. 54..
Thompson's friends are now exerting
themselves tolhave him appointed Rail-
road, Commissioner and declare that he
willfallinto the place. aos. 4
SKETCH OF TUE COMMISSIONER.
The sueeesstul Public carser Of . Good
4 - F.H outcF tua Sthlsust ~ 70 y .I.
Joseph Samuel Miller Is q native Of
cabell county, in this State, and was born
in ls+s. His family originally from Ger
many, his grandfather making a perlnaff
nent settlement in the valley Of Virginia,
lin the latter part Of the lastcentufy. His
mother, whose maiden name was Card
ner, was o native Of Boston. the daughter
Of Joseph Gardner, an experienced sea
captain in The merchant service, while
his fathers grondiather, on bis mothers
side, was Colonel Gendenin, who held
the command Of ofafortat Charleston about
Mr.. Miller, having taken q plain
emy, Ashland, Kentucky, where be
perfected bis studies, His arst posi-
ton in public lite was TO oil the
elerkship Of the Circuit Court / Ia
Cabell county, in 1860, which Office he re.
tained until January, 1873. In the fall OF
1872 he was further elected clerk Of the
County Court, andsupceeded to the duties
the following year. That office be COM
tinued to hold until 1875, also being a
councilman for the town Of Barbour3yille,
Cabell county, from 1873 to 1874. He
was further elected TO the clerkship OF the
Senate in 1879, serving that body down to
IlsTe. He was next elected Auditor fof
ithe State and reelected to q second term,
which expired siarch,4.S Mr. Miller was
. married In 1875, to Florence l., daughter
OF II. K. .Tice, Esq, merchant and MANI.
iacturef, OF HagefstoWn, Maryland, by
whom he hss an interesting family OF two
children. Last year Mr.. Miller was q cant
didate for the nomination for Governor,
bat withdraw from the canvass before the
Convention met and helpedto nominate
/, the present Governor Wilson. III
1.-THE srAntkYAp aoIpoDEssp ,cIoI
sees Blood on tho Noon In the appointment