The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-16
WEST VIRGINIA
IN FoRFY-NINE ooNoREss.
Oar Representatives highly COmpltmSntSd.
Senator KsnnA and the Campaign Com.
mittSs ChAtrmHuShip-HIS We've on
the Contest at the Polls.
splelal cpreponae,lO. q ~ hlelIloaeg.

Wpat NHktA4h hAp ktSeN 4etA1SA W ApeA
proud Of the fact that she 10 more credita-
bly, represented in this Congress than shs
has been for q long while; that the State
has furnished much Of the brains Of the
Forty-nInth Congress, GOT, Kenna, Cam.
den, Wilson and Gibson have all borne q
conspicuous part in the proceedings dur.
ing the session, while each is on record
with excellent and well,reCsived speeches.
Snyder, the young member from the Third
district, has not distinguished himself ora
toEically like the -bslanCs,rbut then he
does not possess the years Of experience
that his colleagues can boast oil. He has
not proved to be wooden man, however,
for he has performed large amount ol
work in a quiet manner for his constitu.
snts, He Is very popular among his asso-
Ciates In the House, and has q knaCk ol
getting through legislation without any
trouble. He works hard, and 1t Ia due
him to say that he Is CreditableTepre-
and II he Is given q fair chance
will prove himself more and more each
year worthy TO ill the shoes OF Senator
Kenna, whom he succeeded In the House
THE DEMOCRATIC oHAIR3ANsHIP,
On the heels OF the National Republican',
estimate Of our delegation, and the sew.
sral separate complimentary notices 1t has
made Of General Gotf, comes the Pos,
with something like the same sort OF taly
for our representatives, Incident to the
organization OF the Democratic campaign
the Post publishes long In.
terview with Mr.. Kenna on the outlook,
in which our junior Senator is repre-.
4ented az saying things that will admit Of
being construed as In the nature Of a
back.hRnded slap at the administration.
The interview goes lar towards confirm.
ing my former reports regarding the Sena'
yor's position with reference 10 the admin.
istration's policy and Its bearing on the
Iappend portion Of the In.
tervieW. II is interesting reading. Two
or three things should not escape the eye
Of the intelligent reader. 1t will be no.
iced that Chairman Kenna doeG not pre-.
dict Waterloo defeat Of the Republicans
this year. On the other hand he does
not seem to think that the Democratic
Congress and Democratic administra.
lion have commended themselves TO the
country sufficiently we'll to warrant him
in promising that his party's majority will
be increased this fall.
KRSNA's MOTH P.ALARM.
Then, again, Mr., Ksnna sounds note
Of alarm. Blaine, he thinks, will be the
next Republican nominee. This an.
nouncement will cause the Democracy oI
West Virginia to- tremble. With strong
State ticket and Blaine to help 1t along,
Ihey already see their bare majority Of
ess than 5000 melting away. Mr. Ken.
ia also mildly suggests that he would
lave pursued q more aggressive policy
mad he been In Mr.. Cleveland's place. Hu
announces that the President has "de.
,cended the tree" He does not say so In
10 many words, but be does say that
"Cleyeland iS bound to make the Govern.
tnent Democratic" He might as well
nave said: ave have forced Cleveland TO
this point, and l no " make the announce.
ment 10 the Democracy Of the country In
my official character %. chairman Of the
campaign committee"
Analysed thoroughly, there isboth hope
and Encouragement 10 the Democrats In
what Mr.. Kenna says, some OF which isas
follows:
XENSA's hopEs AND FRARG,
"As to the probable net result Of the
campaign, Of course Senator Kenna can
gay lust ss little as this time as anybody
,lss. A Republican may oust a Democrat,
and q Democrat here and there may oust
A Republican, but 10 the aggregate the
Senator does not anticipate any considera:
BILE change In the relative strength Of
parties In the House.
The coming Congressional campaign
always suggests the Presidential campaign
II two years hence. Senator Kenna, oi
course, 10 not prepared 10 say anything
defipiate on this subject so lar In advance,
but looking around him he is able TO
hsEard the remark that "beyound doubt
Blaine ID bracing himself up for another
contest with Cleveland" Who will or
who would not be the Democrat candidate
(or President next time Of course he could
not say, and II Is a subject upon which he
is naturally 10th to speculate. But Q
Democratic victory, he Is free 10 say, will
be iar from the doubtful thing II was be.
fore, "lf Cleveland should be the candl.
date again." said the Senator, 'hs will
be much stronger than he was In 1884.
de Is stronger now with both politicians
and people than he was then, and he is
growing stronger every day. The people
had TO take him on trust In 1884, but be.
fore his present term will have ex.
oired he will have made record that
viii leave nothing to doubt. Before
that time comes those who have been in..
clined TO grumble about the slownees Of
the procession will better understand the
difficnlties which have beset the PreHl-
dent's path aud the wisdom Of hiB course.
II 1 had been President In his place /
dare say | would have put on more speed,
but ut.probably the only practical result oil
that would have been that l would have
created more racket. Cleveland 10 bound
not only 10 make the Government Demo.
cratic, but also TO improveitj and, mind
you, Il would be by no means impossible
10 turn out Republican and replace him
BY Democrat who would be even worse
tUuu \ COY tAab WAha VIZ SdA
phasis Of one who thinks he knows"
SOMETHING stoNiEloANr.
But the "dAiSy" part Of Mr.. Kenna's
interview is yet to come. 1t is his closing
remark, and proves our distinguished
Senator capable Of saying much that is
iull Of significance and quiet humor In
The most innocent way Imaginable; The
stalWatt Democrats oi West Virginia
will agree with me that there is
more than ordinary Significance In Chair
man Kenna's remark that mot . elm.
Vle act Of the Presidents seems 10 be
done with any regard for the future"
Read the following and say, II you dare,
that Senator John u. Kenha 10 not arst'
class hutnorist: a..
at iS impossible 10 say whether Mr..
Cleveland intends 10 be . candidate again.
II 10 natural for 0 man 10 look for q second
term; but not q single act Of bis seems 10
be done with any regard for the future.
None Of Mr.. Cleveland'B movements, not
a,,a anat3 4 N hA lhn ntttNadHa nj nnV Nalnns