Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-05
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
What Oar Exchanges Arc Saying OF Men
and Events.

What Our Exchanges Are Spying of Men
and Events.
jackson Herald: Judge Jackson says
be wouldn't think hard if the people would
send him to Congress"
The Morgautown Post says it is rumored
that Major W. W. Jackson is to edit new
daily paper at Parkersburg.
Hoe. W. l. Wilson will address the Phil
anthropic and Union Literary Societies o.
Hampden-Siduey College, Virginia, at the
next commencement OF that institution.
The instruction Of Governor Wilson
knocks off the personal property books OF
Obio county $500. OO0, and an aggregate
in the State OF from S2,QOOOOO to $1,000
OO0
The Raleigh county ladex is very much
opposed to holding the next Compression al
convention OF the Third District in Charles
ton, aud thinks Hinton or Anderson is the
place.
Pr. Pleasant Register: I'VE have re-
ceived several Communications from
friends in different sections of this Con.
gressiicnal district. urging the cl4ims OF
Hon. H. 4. Toward, ofthis place, for Con.
gress in the Fourth district.
The State Democratic Executive Com
Park5rsbu.E GoniiusI, 20 elec. q
successor to Mr. Lewis Baker on Ma
tioual Democratic Committee, as Mr..
Baker has long since moved from tie
State.
Parkersburg Sentinel: The Democrats
Of Marion county are talking very serious.
ly Of running Judge Raymond for the
State Senate. II is conceded that be can
be elected. while the matter would not be
removed beyond doubt with most any other
candidate.
The Randolph Enterprise believes that
. in choosing q Democratic Senator for the
4 Tenth District, the next convention should
not toiloR line of succession by counties,
\ but should ignore ali candidates and pro.
coed TO select q man who IN the judgment
! Of the convention can redeem the district. !"
The New Dominion: Hon VIM. L
! Wilson made q mastery stroke the other
! DAY when he succeeded in getting an
amendment into the river and hsrbor bill
which provides that sl! traffic originating
on the Monongahela. in West Virginia
shall pass through the locks below free"
The dates fixed for the commencements
OF The various Normal schools in West Viz
GINA and tha Srete University have been
fixed as follows: Huntington, Tuesday,
June LIST; Fsirmont, Thursday, June Srd;
/ ShepherdstOwn, Friday, June 4th; West
Liberty, Tuesdy June 9Th; University,
Thursday, June 10Th; Glenville, Tuesday,
Jnue 18th
The Pr. Pleasant Register, in speaking Of
The Psrkersburg Journals words OF praise
for Judge Mon Jsckson's candidacy for
Congress, saws "A StslRsrt Republican
Journal advocating the election of'JGdge
Mon Jackson to Congress on the Demo
cratic ticket. But, then, fellow. citizens and
countrymen, it is Only another case of the
wolf in sleeps clothing &c"
The Greenbrler Independent in speaking
OF the coming Congressional race in the
Third district, says this of Greenbfier aud
other counties: Public opinion in this
county has So thoroughly erystslized in
favor OF Mr. Harris that there can no long
er be, if there ever was, any doubt that he
will have Its solid vote in convention. We
are equally as well assured that in our
neighboring county Of Pocshontss public
sentiment leans So strongly in the same
direction; which. If il ends expression, as
We believe ir will, IN Nicholas, Monroe and
Summers, the first two named. if not the
third, will, as between him and Mr. Snyder,
be almost as unanimous in his favor. lesv.
ing out of consideration his following il
the remaining counties of the district, in
sons of which It promises to be consider
able