The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-29
WITH BOTH HIS FEET.
TnAr IS Yns VIZ a pEtEe W
To The Democratic state Convention Of 1854
Jumps on tho Rlpg-Tho Managers Pro.
g,pmmsaBd who 10 Expected TO Carry
Nout-wM tue Old ThiOg WprkG


gpmmoand who 10 Expected TO Carry
mOut-wnl tue Old FhiOg WoFks
10 ne Bilior gftAe Ia,stigsEea,
sR;-I have recently had conyerSa-
ton with a Democrat whose relations
arc Of the closest with Johnny McGraw
and Chairman Leonard, two Democrats
who may bsput down asoi the inner circle
Of the Senatorial Ring" Considerable
satisfaction is felt and expressed at the
way your iellow,townsmsn fancy took his
defeat for Mr., Bakers place on the Ma
tiopal Committee. When 1t was agreed
in Washington City some three weeks
ago that Mr., Davis must get the position
on the Committee, 1t was feared that
fancy would give trouble; hence the
necessity for a little STRATEGY, my boy"
Thehandsoms Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue was Just the man for the oCca.
sion, Handsome joe" anxious to serve
his masters, and unmludiul Of his written
and verbal promises to his old time friend
OF the Jackson administration, Ran Stall
maker, sent lit Is said) by one Of ], O,
Holmes offiCe.hnlding henChmen from
Jstteraon county, his proxy to fancy with
Instructions to vote for Henry Sims, OF
Csbell, Vincent Of Wayne, warm friend
al Commissioner Miller and member OF
thu Committee from the Cabell county
district, when the verdant man OF the
Register got through reading the Sims In.
strnctions, jumps TO his feet and states
that Mr.. Sims Ia not q candidate, and
would mot accept II elected, Just at this
point Mr.. Davis was nominated. and be.
lore the bewilderad man Of the Register
had time to take In the situation, was de.
Clared duly elected by Chairman Leonard,
The strange part about Commissioner
Miller's connection with the affair Ia, that
for more than six months he has been
anxious to have his friend Stalnaker in
Mr., Bakers place on the National Com
mittee, or at least he prolessed an anxiety
In that direction, claiming and urging that
Stalnaker was one Of the shrewdest poll.
licIans In the State, and decidedly the
best organizer in the party. Just how
faithful Miller has been to stalDaker 10
seen in the above little fancy sims busl-
ness. How long Is this political juggling
to lest and how long 10 my party to be
the dominant one In State affairs, when
the leaders only approach to statesman-
ship in juggllngP
The recent Senatorial visit to Wheeling
Is said to have bean productive Of much
good. A Legislative ticket has been agreed
upon, and as near as can remember Is
about as follows:
For tho Senate, Mr.. John H. Hall, a
merchant; House oil Delegates, 4. 6.
Reilly, j. A, Miller, President Of tho
Wheeling Register Compsnv, O. A.
Schaefer or August Roll, and from the
country, John ], Jacob.
Tho above named gentlemen arc said to
DO reliably Camden, and mark what say,
II Ohio county don't choose Camden
ticket her delegation in the next Leeisla.
ture will BIO Republican, Tor the words
"Oamden or Republican" seem to have
passed along the lines.
1t Ia reported TO me as coming from Joe
Miller and Johnny McGraw that with
SChaefer or Rolf on the ticket the
Germans without regard to party who are
identified with certain traffic will be a
unit, while the same authority asserts
that with the rising young harrlster Reilly
on the ticket the Celtic element 10 man
will wheel into line for the whole Sena.
torial gang.
Joe Miller resided long enough in Ohio
county to understand the situation, and 10
himself and McGraw Is entrusted the
management Of affairs. A prominent
Democratic friend Of mine who ia In
high position stated 10 me the other day
that with Reilly on the ticket every Irish
Democrat In Ohio county could be counted
on, and that either Roll or Sohaefer could
control the dissatisfied among the Ger.
mans, in addition to the solid liquor in.
terest.
Ia II not little strange that Camden,
kenna and Company, who were 90 com. |
pletely routed In the Wheeling conyen.
ton Of 1884, would so soon attempt 70
strike down every man who was idenH.
he'd with the successful element OF that
convenionP Governor Jackson is insulted
IN his own town; his friends In all parts Of
the State are sent to the rear; It was not
enough to deny them and the friends Of
the present State Administration any REQ. |
ognition by the National Government
but they must keep off the Legislative
Ticket they must take back seats in the
councils Of the party, and for the sake Of |
being called good Democrats vote for ring!
ster candidates like go many whipped curs
Fellow Democrats, you In Ohio county
may tamely submit to the lash, but we Of |
the interior are made OF different mate. |
rial. We must have recognition on the
Legislative tickets or we will do what
some Of the Senatorial gang did In the
fall OF 1884. And II any OF your readers
want to know what that is, I answer. 90
ask John I. McGraw and u. s. Eenator
John Z. Kenna,
The dominant element In the Demo.
cratic party in this State has been per.
secuted from the 4th day OF March. 1SS5.
Our Mugwump President would never
have been installed as President OF thess
United States II the KennaS, Camdens
and McGraws OF this State had had their
way, and yet from the hour OF his irauv.
1ration to this hour he has appointed 70
office only his enemies,
Dan Manning was reported TO have said
N April, 1885, to Gov jackson: 'IIf your
Senators and Representatives do NOT cor.
tectly represent the sentiment Of tie
party In your State, turn them out; but
while they are here the administration a
bound to recognise them In the distribu.
ion Of patronage"
Now is the time to act on Mr.. Man.
1ings advice. Turn the raScals ont and
put In representative Democrats,
Respectfully yours,
NJ A DElEeATr