The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-11

friend didn't care who knew 1t. Randolph
Stalnaker, Secretary OF State, follows
gracefully and in good order. Then we
have W. F. Butler, Adj't. Gen. State oi
W. Va, and B. l.. Butcher without any
official designation. In aselect group, in
the order given, are four names which We
would scarcely expect to find on adocu.
ment Of this kind, and this Is the appear
ance they present: -
Supreme fokey Johnson,
Court Sam'l. Woods. hi
OF a. G. Snyder, 'f''
Appeals. Thomas @. Green.
The official description is written
in red ink. IT looks odd enough In black
l-doen'tit? It may be that i can give a
reason why the judges OF the Supreme
Court were glad to sign the petition: Nc.
Graw was open in his disapprobation ,ot
the action OF the Supreme Court in the
ISTELLrdENcER contempt case. To be con-
sis,ent the judges ought not to have rec
commended anybody for McCormick's
place, for Mccormick approved what the
Little -Four did in that historic case. 0.S.
Long, Clerk OF the Supreme Court, follows
the Judges. J.J. Woods, late Speaker OF
the House OF Delegates, lis on The paper.
Thetf We have State Senator j. b. Somer-
Vile, Of Brooke; State Senator B w.
Price, OF Marshall; State Senator Cochran,
OF Wetzel; n. T. Frame, Of Ohio; John
j. Davis, Of Harrison: Daniel ).
Lucas, OF jefferson; John W. Harris, OF
Greenbripr: Judge U. 7. I. Moore;of Ma
son Judge ] ohm Brannon. OF Lewis State
Senator i. W. Ryfne, OF Kanawha. State
Senator ). W. Nc cGreary, OF Raleigh; State
Senator John q. I.obban, OF Monroe;
Delegate WIN. siyles, Of Ohio; Delegate
Harmoasnyder, Republican, of Randolph: !:
Delegate j i. Parker, Republican, OF
Marion; ]. ". ST. Clair, OF Eayette. On
other Eetltiops are other we'll lGkhoEn
names. but We can't print State ditecto.
nv at this time. Col. Ben Wilson and Prof.
iNyilley, OF tho University, write friendly
and complimentary letters. State Treas
urer O'BfIea and Auditor Miller are not
on the Jackson administration petition.
A.LIrrLg REoAHru1ArioS.
To secapitulate: Anderson was endors-
cd by tue Judsss of the Supreme Court,
by ali tho Dsmosritie exJalges Of the
lsupre,ne Court, by al Of the Eeetors,
by all but oRa pf the pemocrocratie ex.
members oi Gongteas, hy most Of the oat.
going and incoming members OF the State
| Administration from both Goyernors
down, liy The only living Democratic eS:
Governor, by y lcrsiderable majority OF
the Democratic membe,s at the Senate
and 20 members OF the House including
the sneakey, by many Of the ex.memhers
OF boti, housal IN gyerv part Of the State,
by all The members OF tha pepite9tiary
Buard OF Directors, by many Judges and
1ex.Ju.lpes Of the Circuit Court, and by
Ecounty oli,c.4l9 in different parts Of the
State by mem mbers OF The. State ond. Coun-
! ty Democratic E$ecphye q9mIait tees,
and last but not least. by over two thaIl.
| sand dyed in the wool" Democrats IRON
almost II mot every county In the State.
Az lam informed he never asked anyone
| to sign Ills pstitlapr Whatever was done
was done by his friends.
SOME GOOD THINGS.
The lacks are clear now for some quota
tons from the letters Of recommendation.
Under date March II, 1895, y. 9. Kelly,
Of Greenbrier, Doorkeeper Of tho State
Senate writes to Senator Camden.
After Retting forth Major Aldersoh's
qualifications for the office and intimating
Ithat tie appointment Of McGraw would
stir up q "bornets nest" about thss serrs Of
the Senators, he proceeds: He Aiderson1
has active friends in every copnty VINO are
coming up to his support, aud Eh9 will
stand by you II You will grant their 70.
quest and stspd BY him. His business
takes him TO every lopnty in the State,
and Assure You, Johns, that As can make
II count for YOU, as yon know be is teetas
| in politics. want it done for yop and
20 does he. This would be 6 aeY and
stroha influence in your interest which
YOU heretofore aoIld not control. As /
told you, when you ase helping him you
ma h:lpi,l. me, aud thisis all i AT" The
| italics are in the original.
Alex. McVeilh Miller, OF Anderson
Monroe county, writes, ItPrfh q, 1885, that
tie appointment .twould do much towsfd
uniting Che different factions Of the Dem-
cratic party in West Virginia, and that is
Gorely needed at this aMp,n think 50
myself. -,
James NJ. Macon, Of Jefferson, March
Q5, saws that Major Aldersop isthe FIRST
choice ol certainly three-toprths oi these
Democrats In The State who command the
public confidence This L pnpgent and
Mason means 1t, 81.
]. \. Halstead, Nicholas o. H, says,
March s, lsss: ~ received your letter
and petition the eth Of February.
Gould get 1000 signers i'll had time. but
you said yoE wanted 1t by The 4th Of
March. Every one signed, but A. F. Ra.
dor, that was asked 70 do 90, spl Re refps-
ed TO do 80. Remember him. 'He Is q
candidate fos the AfarshRl's place. 4. II,
l,H. Duffy, whose name Is ippnd on the
peti ition, is' q candidate for postnaoter OF
Nicholas O H.. Please do al you eau for
him. Wish ] had the time to get altthe
good men In tho county to sign your pc.
tltion.p
a. g. Bailey, Of Roape, sayst zone ot
/ the last signars spilled some ink, but did
not obIiterate any Of the names. q hope
you will excuse him. elsa good Dem.
ocrat and not much used to handling the
pen.n Some OF theA are not and oihers
have reason to wish they were not,
JUDGE JOIN HRAsSoS NwGR PAtsI b
Judge John Brannop, Of the Countyo
Lewis, whose baggage was checked ior
Washington in the recent autumn ma.
n@syfes, writes under date March is,
I 1885, to Major AlaeHsoni ~
\ ~ wrote 10 Miller to-day that McCoF.
II ratnls ,,.V,uk M lint fnr f3o1fa daka T6t Il,