The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-16
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Strange as 1t may seem at frat, there IS
ma much fine work being put in to secure
the Democratic nomination for Governor
Of Pennsylvania as though the State had
not gone for Blaine as Maine in ye olden
tims went for Governor Kent, PAttison's
luck IA some encouragement, though there
IA not likely TO be Republican split such
"a that which gave the young Controller
Of Philadelphia clear and easy way "
the Governors chair.
But there Is Charles s, WoIle' the
Union county statesman, the man VINO
6rst raised the black flag against the Gam
erou rule-Wolte is being petted and told
that he is great man and owes 1t to bis
State and his country to run as the FRO
blbltIon nominee for Governor Wolfe is
good deal Of man. He Is q good law
yer, an impressive though not eloquent
speaker, q worker, hard fighter and q
man Of spotless character. II he can be
induced to run, the Democrats think he
will draw of more Republican votes than
Stewart, the Independent Republican, did
four years ago, and so elect Democratic
Governor.
This is u very good scheme, and nobody
can forlell how it will work. General
Beaver, who is the choice OF the Kepuo'
llcaA party now even more pronouncedly
than he was in 1882, and who will certain
" be nominated, Is a strong temperance
man. His nomination will satisfy the
temperance men Of the Republican party
but the ProhlbltlonlSts ran a candidate
against him before and helped to defeat
him, and 1t is foregOne conclusion that
they will put ticket in the field this
time. II they head their ticket with Wolfe
they will improve their chance to aid once
more in eleCting Democrat.
Then there is the labor vote-that is be-
ing looked after with great deal oil neigh
borly solicltude. II 1t can be seduced
by fair promises into deserving the Repub'
lican party, the Democratic nomination
will become something very much more
than a barren ideality. Ex-Governor Our
tin llatters himself that 1t is Just here that
he looms up like the shallow Of o great
rock in a weary land. When labor ismen'
toned in his hearing the old gentleman
smiles sweetly and thinks he sees the
party moving grandly towards him. He
has done what he could to shape this
matter from Washington, and bis friends
think he has made far from sorry fist Of
II. Mr.. Curtin would like to be able to
say that he has twice filled the Guberns-
torial chair OF Pennsylvania, once as Re-
publican and once as Democrat, thereby
displaying an uncommon versatility as a
politician. Lieut.. Governor Black would
like to try his hand at the first place, and
has had tome delegates chosen for him.
Ex.United States Senator Wallace is
"willin'" as can be, but the Randall men
are Hrst for Black, later for Curtis, and
the question is being asked whether they
ever could be reconciled to Wallace. In
the last National Convention Wallace did
some very touching hStchet-burying, but
since then events have moved with rapid
strides, and Randall has exhumed the
Ratchet and put razor edge on 1t Tor
business. The desire TO control the nomi-
nation for Governor looks more to the
control Of the national patronage than to
an election, for 1t may be that no side
show will prove attractive enough to pull
down the enormous Republican majority.
Thus far Randall and Scott have man
aged, through the grace Of the President,
To- parcel out the patronage between them.
II Wallace has picked up stray post
master he has been too modest to boast Of
It. The present indications point to a
warm contest in the convention, and per.
hsps II may assume the aspect OF a square
fight between Administration and anti
Administration, which mightresult in a
grim surprise to the friends at Washing
ton. .