The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-05
zee eoNenEssIoNAL coNTEsT
In the New Ohio district just Across the
River,

IN the new Vh1o ulAuAet SaAt ASANt ~
River,
The reconstructed district across the
riyer-the ssventesnth-bidH fair to at
tract q good deal OF sttentionin the open
ing Congressional campaign. The candi'
dates go far in the field are Col. POorman,
Of Bellaire, and ex.OopgresSman Taylor,
OF Cambridge, while Hon. John A, Btng-
hams friends are urging his name, The
Cincinnati ERquirsr has had it's Columbus
man, W. A. Taylor, in the field, and he
writes a fairy story from Cambridge, part
Of which is annexed:
1t Is pretty safe to say, in advance ola
call for the Republican Congressional Con-
ventiop in the Seventeenth District, that
there is going to be a halcyou and yocifer-
Gus time in naming the candidate, and
there may be two Republican candidates
in the district, il things get too hot in the
Republican camp.
ARood many old sores are going to be
torn agape, That Is plain to be seen, even
down In this corner OF the district, and
the evidence with no doubt develop rap
idly further in the interior.
A number Of gentlemen have been more
or less prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the nomination, but 1t will final
ly settle down toa t~hree,cornered fight
between Colonel j. D. Taylor, Of this
(Guernsey) county Colonel o. L. Poor
man, OF Belmont, aud Ex.Congressman,
ex.Minister and non.ex.ofice-sseker John
A, Bingham, Of Harrison.
MIR, Taylor also quotes Col. Taylor aa
expressing surprise at Col. Poorman's can
dicacy. This Ia q further extract from his
letter;
Colonel ]. D, Taylor has Just completed
and occupied q fine mansion on q gentle
elevation which overlooks this sleepy lit
tie town from the north. With such a
pleasant home and family, one is at q loss
TO know why he would want to 90 to Con
gress anyhow, as bitter and unrelenting
partisan as he is, for, barring his exceed
ingly bad politics, Colonel Taylor Ia q most
compAnionable gentleman, educated, Cul-
tered and well read, and one OF those men
whom you delight to hear talk on general
subjects. He is tearing away his old resi-
denCe in town, and Is going to erect a
$4,000 hotel. For giving Cambridge a
good hotel We may forgive him much Of his
politics,
The Ohio Valley Nous, Martins Ferry,
is in favor Of the denomination OF Hon. ],
D. Taylor because Of This magnificent
race two years ago against Hon. A. ].
Warner In a hopelessly Democratic dis
triCt." Col. Poorman's Bsllaire Tribune
comments on this; Foster carried the
district in 1881 for Governor and Foraker
did the same thing In 1885. They must
have made magniaCently magnificent
races.
The Tribune also says: Some Of the
papers Of this district are still cracking
the old chestnut that a ''sure Democratic
majority Of 1000 was reduced two years
ago to 2l7," They do not say when the
district ever gave the 1000 majority, nor
do they tell that Foster carried the dis
triCt In 1881 and Foraker In 1885,
The Cambridge L0sranian Gays: ave
have information that enthusiastic ad.
mirers Of John A. Bingham are securing
the signatures Of Republicans In this
county to a memorial calling upon the 'old
man eloquent to rise up and be q candi.
date for Congress in this district"
There seema 10 be no doubt that the
three candidates named will be In tho
field. DalSell and Danford have both de-
clared for Bingham. H~olllngsworth and
Coulter and several other promising pieces
Of Congressional timber are to be- heard
from.
VI course the convention will be held in
Steubenyille. It Is the only place in the
district In, which 10 hold q convention
that will have elements Of discord in it,
StubMvih Gazette.
The Guernsey cGerSonian intimates that
Poorman's Congressional candidacy Is in
the interest Of Taylor, and Is made to
knock out Bingham in Belmont county.
This Ia nonsense.