The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-25
A MANIFESTO TO BE ISSUED.
THE CONFERENCE.

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again. c.D,H.
TIE CONFERENCE.
The Democratic statesmen Msot aud SWal
suggestions.
Special Dbpaich 10 The. !Nttlltg1Ieer.
PARRERsBuRG, June 24-Aiter the ad
journment OF the State Committee thu
conference was called. About forty wer,
present, among them the following: Sen
ator Camden, j. X. Smith, Of Taylol
county, j. L, Watson, OF Marion county
]. N. Markham, penitehtiary director
Judge Monroe jackson, Vincent, OF CAbell
county, j. A. Robinson, OF Mineral county
T. B. Davis, Of Mineral county, j. b
Taney, Sheriff HandIan, Randolph Stal
maker, Of Ohio county, DR.. Mitchell, oI
Writ county, j. q, Holmes, Of Jefferson
county, D. Clint Gallagher, OF Hanawha
county, D. NJ. Camp, MononQalia county
John Brannon and j, NJ. Bennett o
Lewis cIuuly, Charles Wells, of Marion
county, b. II. Leonard, H,bsr Smith
huu 4uuIlhd 4hut lHJt VI ~ hplblulBi hnu
Charles Oldham, OF Marshall county,
The apet Ches ran much in tho same line
of those in tho COMMITTEES, dwelling on
party spirit, the necessity OF Democratic
harmony, OF dividing the opposition, keep
ing up the fire on Cod, and preventing 8
working understanding b9tweUn the Rs.
publiCans, Green6aCkefs and the labor
element.
CAMDEN's. spEECu.
Senator Camden's speech was the most
notable in the conference. He made al
earnest plea for harmony. He said the
first question was to secure party success,
get the legislature and then settle the mat
ter OF personal preference. lie was sure
thai. they all wanted Democratic success.
HB gave Ru account Of his stewardship al
Washington, saying hU had done tho besl
he could for the whole party. He had
hoped there would be more rapid move.
ment toward putting faithful Democrats
in office.
Reference to Civil Service Reform was
broush out by a complaint In conference
that the new deal mad not been rapid
enough.
There were some quiet insluuations thai
somebody had been working tho patron.
age more with regard to the Senatorial
question than the general party welfare
Senator Camden appeared not TO notice
these things in their full import, but push
ed his plea Tor harmony.
DIssATlsFlRD PATRIOTS.
Judge Brannon and Jonathan NJ. Ben
nett were not well satisfied with the course
OF affairs aud thought there ought to be
more liberality in dealing with all ele
ments Of the party.
Col. Dan Lucas, who was known to be
loaded, was expected in every minute to
cut things loose. He was greatly disap.
pointed when he got to the hotel to find
the conference had adjourned.
There are various opinions concerning
the conference. My own view is that IL
hasnlone something to close up the ranks
though II has not filled Governor Jack.
sons friends with enthusiasm. The con-
troll Of matters all through was in the
hands OF CImden's men, who feel they
scored big point by putting ex-senator
Davis on the National Committee.
NOTES.
Eustace Gibson was expected but did
not appear.
Col. Dan Lucas had a written invitation
but business In court detained him until
too late.
Editor Horner, OF the Sentinel, might
have made 1t convenient to attend, but he
was not invited until after the conference
was over.
Mr.. Taney takes 1t gracefully not to be
put on the National Committee. have
heard It said 1t was mistake not to reCog'
nize the party organ, particularly after re-
fnsing To give It the POstolllce.
II was thought that Commissioner Mil
Ter would send In his resignation as First
District Committeeman, aud Sheriff Hand.
Ian and MIR. fancy were reA ny TO take his
place, but the resignation did not come
This created good deal Of comment.
Prominent among the party leaders who
were not invited to the conference wal
Governor Jackson, and this las created
much comment since the meeting waC
held In the Governors own town and he
was more OF less about the hotel all day,
receiving hearty handshakes from his old
friends.
There Is an odd thing about Congress
man Miller's proxy. Miller had written
TO the Committee endorsing stalnaker fol
the National Committee, and IL was taken
for granted lie would send stalnAker
bis proxy, but history will record that he
didn't. There is u mix here which | can't
straighten out Stalnaker decided some
days since not to be q candidate, but Mil
lef had not heard Of that. Q. b. II.