Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-25
THE STATE.
Lewis County POIities-A Very Favor
able Prospect.

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WESTON. LEWIS Co, W. VA, June2 %.
4 close examination into the political
affairs of Lewis County has been made
with patience, d%eliberation and thorough
ness. and the result has been surprisingly
satisfactory from a Democratic standpoint.
For sometime past it has been rumOred
that the Democracy of this county has
been engaged in intense embrOligo, the re-
suit of which could hut be detrimental to
the interests of the party in the State and
fatal. perhaps, To local party interests. |
tound that To some extent the rumOr had
been well founded when first started, but
the near approach OI conventions, the
change of subjects of conversation from
business and social to the pending political
contests, the Shrewd trickery of the Re
puhlican managers, constituencies IN
theory and practice, has aroused the old
time spirit of the thinking and cOnSidcrate
Democracy and to cOunteract the effect oil
this i~lly-cOnccalcd and illegltimate move
ment ON the part of the enemy, they have
laid aside all petty differences and anln0s-
tiles and will work for the party from
this time u with clean, strong
hands and with Il unanimous move
ment all along the line. They Will
show, in my opinion, Il united Democracy
for the first time in a number OF years.
Their nominees, whoever they may be,
will be sure To be men of integrity, hon
eSty and purity, and when nominated will
be- supported without detection, Of course
there are many names proposed IN this
Senatorial District rs color bearers, and 0l
that number the writer dOeS NOT know n
who is not worthy of the highest conil-
dcncc and respect, not only from his own
mlrty. hut from all Others.
ThiS-Tenth Districts composed OF
the counties Gf Lewis, Upshur, Barbour,
Randolph, Tucker and Taylor,
At the last election the District was rep
resented by a Republican, who by the uni
ted efforts OF the party and the deceived
and seduced GrcenbackerS, of proxy fame,
WAS elected by n very small majority. The
Grecnback element, now undeceived, made
WARY and careful of plSt experience, ut the
hands OF Radical trimmcrs and trlcksterS,
have learned 4 bitter lesson, and can no
more be pulled by suglr-cOatcd doses OF
r~ctro-poIitical effect, and will no more play
into the hands of their inveterate enemy.
OF this there can be- no doubt.
Again. in reference to the Senatorial
uueStiOn: Among the most prominent
names mentioned | find that OF Hon A. A.
owls. of Weston: ID. W. Gall, editor OF
the PIaindealer, Buchanan; NJ. III. Dent of
TAYLOR: X. II. Hudkins, of Upshur; and
J. West, County superintendent OF
Schools.
These gentlemen all have strong follow
;p.s and MANY warm and enthusiastic
friends. but there will be no Earring OF To-
,-,l elements. The Democratic key VIII
I wind up the machine, and 1t Will Keep
time to the popular will without other reg
! uIator than victory, or other lubricator
than majority selection.
Mr.. A. A. Lewis, of Lewis county, has
! been prominently mentioned not only ny
Democrats but by many OF ms point,
I zeal opponents rs a gentleman worthy "i
/ the utmost confidence in every way. They
| say that with Nr. Lewis in the state Sen
ate they could. without party bias, feel
/ nerTectly satisfied that the Senatorial
/ district would he fairly and honestly repre-
Spntcd. I'm fact, the same can he sad oil
any of the gentlemen above named: TheS'
and Others whose names are omitted IN thl>
letter for want Of space, but mention VII
he made ofthem in n future letter
The best and most important fact IN thu
connection is that all OF these gentleman
are perfectly willing and anxious to obey
the will of the majority and will not II
any instance demur or object in ease th'
Senatorial t0ga falls upon another than
himself. With this feeling among thu
prominent prospective candidates 1t
i not any wonder that the party vii
move with unanimity all along the line
Expecting to find diSsenSiOnS and trouble
in the ranks, the writer was more pleasant
IN surprised than he can eHprpss ut tht
more than favorable condition OF political
affairs in Lewis county. Later viii gave
some account of the Congressional anC
Delegate Districts with names proposes
and other matters of interest. Beside TIM
the writer will unearth some of the wors
of the Republican campaign committee IL
this section.
AT the present time l feel perfectly jus
titled In saving that this Senatorial DlS
trict will be reclaimed with an old tlm'
majority.