Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-22
POINTERS FROM KANAWHA.
The Fight In the Ninth District-The Con.
gressional Race.

Bob Carr, the Republican, GreenbacK,
Fusion, Prohibition candidate, will come
out at the little end of the horn. InfOr-
nation from Webster and Braxton con-
firms the reports previously published in
the REGISTER that Chiffon had utterly
ruined and routed Carr and Gof7s cham
piOn, Sam Burdett, prosecuting attorney
of this county. A gentleman just return
ed from tour of the above counties as
well as Clay and Nicholas, claim that
while Chiffon would have
polled the usual Democratic
vote in those counties, that now since he
had so completely routed his opponents his
vote would be increased from 100 to 200 in
each of the counties named. Word had
gone forth in all that section that Carr was
not in any sense to be compared with
Chiffon from any standpoint, and that he
(Chilton) had so excoriated his (Carr's)
stumper and right-hand man that there
was little, if any, of this Greenback-Re-
publican to be found. Many Republicans
in the upper counties have expressed their
intention to vote against Carr. These
are verified by responsible and
reliable gentlemen. 1t is estimated that
Chiffon will come to Kanawha with 1900
to 1900 majority.
He is sure winner. The Carr crowd have
practically given up the race, though still
fighting.
In this county every effort is being made
to bring about radical success. The labor
paper and Jim Henderson's NOnpdreil,
were captured early in the fight, and these
papers have hoiste6 at the head of their
columns, Brown for Congress, and Carr for
the Senate Jim Henderson, the NOnpareii
man, is Democrat, but as Jim says, it is
bread and meat, and he says he runs an
independent paper. The bare-taced attempt
to foist Brown and Carr on the Greenback
Labor party has met with a chilling rebuke
already. At the polls the rebuke will
he more emphatic. Chiffon has made his
in this county and no doubt
he will meet with fattering reception in
every quarter After Chiffon had made
his appointments, Burdett, Carr's repre-
sentative, challenged him to a joint dis
cussiOn at several points. If Chiffon ac-
cepts, ne ought not to permit him to beg
off when half whipped, as was done in
Webster, but compel him to remain and
take his medicine till the conclusion.
Carr's administration of county affairs is
very vulnerable and he is being attacked on
all sides His opponent is aware of that
fact and will ventilate the record
Of the Captain to the disgust
of Republicans and the ig-
nominy of Greenbackers, who helped him
to his present postiOn-president of COun-
ty Court
Carr's friends hope to pull him through
in this county on the Greenback-PrOhi-
bition dodge. 1t won't work. The
Greenback masses are fully cOguizant of
the star chamber proceeding, which
brought about Carr's nomination. Gates
aud other good Greenbackers will not
touch him. Hall will not support him.
Many other prominent Greenbackers are
in the same boat, it is said. No back
room or back-loft Republican trade will
receive their endorsement. So it is all
over the county. The machine business
IS vigorously condemned. The Prohibition
lightning rod has lost its magnetism. The
rank and file of the Prohibition party be-
live in Will Chiffon as much as Bob Carr
Even Middleton and Burt, enthusiastic
people say they could not touch
Carr with ten foot pole. He was on pro-
baton. He could not command their sup
port until he showed his sincerity by his
works, which, as intimated, required more
than the single act to refuse to grant
license. These cold water men had can
iidate for the senate of their Own-they
we're satisfied, and could not
be cajoled into voting for profesSed
PrOhiLitiOnists, who preached, but failed
to practice. When the announcement was
made that the Prohibition Committee, af-
ter the declination of their candidate,
Morgan, had recommended Carr, the incon-
OF the Prohibition leaders was
apparent, especially so with
leaders who had heretofore claimed to take
4 great deal of salt with Carr's Prohibition
professions.
So far as the Camden-Gof' part of the
is concerned, Chiffon
has nothing to fear and everything to gain.
Carr is n GOff man. He has committed
himself in that respect by saying he would
vote for a Radical for L. S. Senate if
elected. GOf' is the only Radical candi-
late the natural and correct conclusion, is
that he is for Goff. Chiffon is said to
favor Camden. The people are able to
between these two men. One
uses his vast wealth to build up and de-
yelop the country, introducing the iron
horse into remote sections, developing
and enhancing the value of lands.
Goff, whom Carr represents, lends
his money to poor farmers and takes more
than his share of their substance in de-
manding illegal interest, and finally winds
up by selling their farms and probably
landing the former owners in the poor
house. The one pulls down. The other
builds up and enriches. Carr represents
the one who pulls down. Chiffon the one
who develops and appreciates the value of
YOUR land and who will, if elected, probab-
ly build railroad up Elk. Greenbackers,
here is a picture The first represents
Interest and National Banks. The second
prosperity, wealth and happiness. Which
will you take?
In the Congressional race Snyder is
holding up his end of the string and with
the aid of Walker hopes to even beat his
former records in this district The
representatives of the Ohio press attempt
to write Little Phil' down, but the ef-
forts of these gentleman have, up to this
date, fallen fat. Snyder's record is made.
1t has been passed upon and approved by
the Democracy of this district and no
amount of ridicule can blot out the fact
that he is the choice of the Democrats and
will be the choice of the people of this dis
trict.
Little campaign work has been done in
this county in the way of speeches, but
the next two weeks will be lively and in
teresting. There is every prospect that
the Democratic Legislative ticket will be
elected, though the odds are heavily
against the Democracy in this county.
This situation is brought about, as is well
known abroad, by coalition, but the goods
can hardly be delivered this time, and an
honest expression of opinion at the polls
will land the Democratic ticket in the hay-
en- Iof victory. 0'Brien, Callahan and
Gray are good men, and are representa-
tivesof the workingmen Of this valley who
have asked for recognition at the hands of