The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-12
Talks on the Prospect of the DOmOCratIe
Party in West Virginia "A Conservative
Mans Views on the outloolE-seuatOr
Camden's ProspeCts.C Capital News.

same tlme ne 10 CONSERVATIVE enek3Sh 20
cause the coal oil and railroad syndicates,
Of which Senators Camden and DaVia arr
the leaders, to regard him with favor. He
has held himself comfortably aloot Hnm
the factional Quarrels which have 9is-
turbed his party's peace oi late, and is q
Democrat OF the old school that ilourished
when TO be Democrat was ''greater
than to be q king" That was. ever so
aany years ago-before the birth oi
the better and purer Republican party,
and when many who have grown gray In
the service Of the latter were Democrats
"UnCle Joe" is one ot those upright and
honorable patriarOhs whom men delight
to honor for bis personal worth, and Is
blessed with an abundance OF the sort OF
horse.sense and push that good Governors
are made Of, Democrats tell mo that he
Ia the only available man, and II the party
departs long enough from its usual custom
OF making mistakes, you may depend upon
II "UnCle Joe" will be the Democratic
standard-bearer In 1888. l do not know
what personal objection can be urged
against his candidacy. He is not alto
gether faulIless, for he Is a member OF the
Democratic party, but that falling Ia q mis-
take Of the head rather than Of the heart.
sTo THE DEMOCRACY.
l asked Senator Vanmeter about the
political situation in his diggings. He re.
piled that there Is not much OF "politlcal
situation" out there, with reference to the
sense In which used the term. The De.
moCracy is so overwhelmingly in the ma.
jority, and the people oil so much one
way OF thinking that there ia likely to be
q very quiet campaign. OF course there
Is some opposition to Camden, but 1t
amounts to very little and the party Is dis.
posed to vote for the nominees, regardless
Of faction, II candidates are all-wool.Rnd.
a.yard.wide Democrats, Just here, per.
NIT me to remark, parenthetlCally, that
this Is likely to be the case throughout
the State. The Republicans should not
count too much upon the dissensions
which exist In the ranks Of the enemy.
All the abuse, or q great deal Of It, now
being exchanged between the Camden
and anti-Oamden factions, Is "beiore.
convention talk" and should not
cause over.conhdent Republicans to
think that either faction is not as capable
now oil eating crow as In days past. The
very interesting little family quarrel now
going on In the ranks OF the Democratic
party, Is scarcely as bitter as the one
which characterized tho canvass for the
Governorship previous to the memorable
Wheeling circus Of 1854 We all know,
to our sorrow, the result OF that conven.
tien, when It seemed that the Democracy
would be torn asunder, and how, when
the votes were counted, the most diligent
search failed to discover any but straight
Democratic tickets In the box to keep com.
pany with the single scratched ballot de.
posted by Lewis Baker, proving conclu.
sively that your late esteemed contempt.
rary was the only one engaged In that
family fight who really was In earnest
Even John T. McGraw voted an open
ticket for the man he had denounced as q
'howling demagogue."
ALWAYS VOTE STRAIGHT.
In my conversations with anti. Camden
Democrats Of late, I have noticed that not
withstanding the very emphatic and un.
mentionable terms with which they de.
nouuce our senior Senator, there Is always
an added clause which sounds something
like this: swell, Of course shall vote ior
the nominee Of my party. II I can't beat
the Camden men In the primaries shall
swallow the defeat like man and vote
for those who are successful" Again
remark that the Republicans should not
permit themselves to be deceived into
thinking they will have a walk.over be.
cause Mr.. A. was disappointed In getting
q crossroads postofIice, and has been
heard TO say hard things about the dis.
pensers Of patronage or the administration
at Washington. Much Of this talk Is In.
dulged In 10 throw Republicans OF their
guard. The Democratic leaders are not
90 much worried about losing the votes OF
these men In West Virginia as they are
afraid OF certain national issues that will
enter into the campaign. The legislative
record Of the present Congress Is worry.
ing them at present. But to return 70
Senator Vanmeter
SENATOR CAMDEN. w..
He speaks very frankly about the gen.
eral situation in the State; thinks tho
Camden interstate commerce amend.
ment has materially strengthened that
gentleman's chances, and drawn toward
him many who were previously opposed
TO him because they imagined be waa on
the other side Of the question. Camden,
Mr.. Vanmeter says, is not well known
personally by the people Of Hardy, Hamp.
shire, Jefferson and other eastern coun.
ties, but he thinks great number OF them
are favorable To his reelection notwith.
Btanding. Mr.. Vanmeter does not speak
80 hopefully about the prospects oil the
Democratic party Of large. He 10 OF the
opinion that the present Congress has
made fool oil itsell, an opinion shared by
even the Democratic members themselves.
1.-THE present House has not done single
thing that will commend II 10 the people" !"
says Mr.. vanmeter.
He thinks Representative Wilson's
chances for denomination In the Second
Congressional District are very good. He
said; III tie sectional Issue ID made In
the convention between the delegates Of
the respective sides Of the mountains, as
has been intimated, Wilson'S side ithe
eastern) will carry the day, for that sec.
tion, on ballot, can show q majority OF two
or three votes. This ls upon the ptesunp.
tlon that The lines will be closely drawn,
] do not anticipate contest oil this kind,
however,
FIRST DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
The Senator has very great admira.
ton for General GOfl, and thinks The Re.
publicans Of the First district should re.
nominate him III spite Of bis refusal 10
alloy IL This falling, he thinks the Re.