The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-08
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A Successful FaIr-Ths People Determined
toNOminate GOff.
10 tho Eilor NJ Gs hasIligsHeer,
sIR:-The writer stopped to-day at this
point after quite q tour Of the several
adjoining counties, to witness the close oil
one OF the most successful county fairs
ever held in ten States, save possibly,
your own Wheeling fair, have attended
many all over the State, and such general
interest by the people OF all classes !
never saw before. The stock pens were
all full and a better selection Of blooded
cattle, sheep and hogs could not be found
anywhere, The races were good and at
trRcted great interest, The garden, farm
and poultry displays were all we'll repre-
sented, and very general satisfaction ia felt
over the awards OF premiums. Oi course,
some were disappointed, but that is salways
the case.
The people came in wagons, on foot, on
horse and by droves, making one wonder
where they really all lived. The Board OF
Directors are happy set, al having such
q successful year assures them against any
''rainy days" in the future, Msrshall
Corbstt deserves great praise for the care
and pains he took to see that all were
pleased,
notice john D. Sweeney, the probable
Camden candidate for the State Senate
and Anthony Smith, the probable candi-
date Of the Republicans, circulating among
their friends, both claiming that they are
not candidates, but predict that both will
be nominated to-day at their respective
conventions, and Anthony Smith will be
elected In November, Check that
Speaking OF men not being candidates,
and yet having hosts OF friends who In.
sist on just such men having nominations,
reminds me forclbly ot the situation OF
General Got in the First District. Now,
Mr.. Editor, the writer knows that General
GoG honestly and earnestly declined
months ago 10 stand as q candidate, and
the writer was willing to take him at his
word, but not without very great regret,
because believe when public man has
the Confding, unsolhsh, enthusiastic con-
stituency that Gof has, 1t Is his duty to
defer TO the judgment and decision OF the
First Congressional District Republic
cans; and tnat, even II his own personal
desires and inclinations are adverse to
going into the next canvass, he should not
forget speech that he once made, in
which he declared that he "would never 70
back on the First Congressional District"
There are her good men spoken OF in
several counties, but nineteen out OF
twenty Of all the Republicans that have
met In Harrison, Doddridge and Tyler,
say that our convention must nominate
Gof, and l but voice that sentiment
when l say that in view Of all the sur
roundingg, that the only safe, sure and
business.like thing TO do 10 Tor tho Weston
convention 10 place General GOff ON the
ticket for Oongress by reclamation.
! will give one instance Of this uuani-
nifty Of sentiment. There will be six
brothers in tho Weston convention, Two
live In Lewis, tHo in Harrison and two In
Doddridge, all are delegated aud inAuen.
tiSl men, They say give US GoH, and
West Virginia will have one man to stand
up for them and tho colder element at
Washington, that he will attend the
funeral and stand around the bier OF the
Democratic party in 1888 In Washington
when 1t expires. General Gol's popular.
ity with the masses is wonderful, and the
position ho occupies on all the great ques.
lions that are passing in review and being
moulded into our laws makes him OF in.
calCulable necessity the standard bearer In
the coming contest, and an glad to
know that the general movement all along
the line and the kilograms aud letters that
have poured In on HIN has caused him to
weaken In his earnest and honest express.
cd disposition TO not su1er his name TO 60
before the convention under any cirCum.
stances, and there seems to be no power
left to prevent the convention from nom.
mating hin, in which case, General God
can not, must not and will not decline to
serve such contlding constituency.
From Bfaxton to Hancock bis nomina.
ton will bO q tower OF strength, and no
matter who, or what iS evolved out OF the
Clarksburg convention GoH would beat
the boots Of him in November.
Mr.. Editor, have diSressed little, but
there never was time since tho Republi.
can party came into existence that re.
quired the exercise Of good judgment and
business sense more than tho Weston con.
vention will be called upon to display,
and for the sake OF success and that our
opponents and thousandR OF Republicans
may not say that there were more lunatlcs
outs,de OF the Hospital running around
loose on tho 18th OF September, 1886, than
there were inside, let the convention
nominate GoG-adjourn, 60 home and 20
to work. My word for it, the First Con.
9ressional District will be continued on
the list in the Republican column Of the
next. House Of Representatives.
SIMON.