The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-25
STATE POLITICS.
IN TuE EAsTERN PANHANDLE,
The EGeCtOt President Cleveland's Hunting
Expedition in Hampshire County-A
Change in the Spirit of fDOmOcraoyS
Dreams s-Geu, Cons Canvass.

ChRhRe IN the Spirit Of DOmOernOy'S
3 Dreams s-Gen, Cons Canvass.
Special Correspondence Ofle hutliQsaeT
MARTINsBURa, Oct, 23,-ThS 18Th DiE-
; trict Republican Senatorial Convention
met here to-day, aud after most har-
moniouS uession Captain Getzlndiner, Of
Jefferson county, was nominated by accla.
matiou, Tho district is composed Of the
Couutlea Of Berkeley, Morgan and Jstier-
son. In the district the Democrats have
something like thousand msiority, but
Captain GeIzeudlner ia one OF the most
; popular men In this section Of the State,
and well'inioEmed politicians
Of both parties tell me
that he will cut down the majority of his
Democratic opponent, Mr., Gettlnger, Rev.
eral hundred votes,
Hon, John ], Hetzsl, Of Morgan county,
was chairman Of the convention and
opened II with one Of hiS most stirring
speeches. He paid his respects
to Mr., Wilson's free trade record
in Congress In an eloquent manner, and
exhortOd the Republicans Of the Second
district to make such q campaign as will
force the Democratic party hereafter to
nominate pIoteCtionists. nj We cannot
have Republican representative In Con.
greas," said Mr.. Hetzel, "let the peopla at
least warn tbs Democratic party that 1t Ia
in danger 60 long as II continues TO force
upon US O man who Ia identified with the
Morrison. Carlisle free trade wing, and not
in accord with the best interests Of our
State"
PRESIDENT cLRvELAND's VISIT.
As l came through Hampshire county
yesterday, on my way to Martins
burg from Grant county, I found
that tho people OF Romuey
ol President Cleveland and Commissioner
Miller week ago. The old Democratic
stronghold OF the State was stirred from
center 10 circumference over the honor
the President OF the United SEatGa had
done 1t aud himself In coming there 10
hunt for deer. think the "moral effect"
oil the Presidents visit to Hampshire was
more than might at frat be imagined.
Ia that county there was perhaps more
dissatisfaction over the nomination OF VII.
sou than existed In any other portion Of the
district, while 1t Ia 90 much as Damo.
cratic political character Is worth to evan
mention In friendly way the name ot
Camden within earshot OF citizen oil the
"banner" Democratic comfy OF the State.
President Cleveland arrived Just at crit.
lcOl period pending tho county COnvsu.
tiOn, which broke up in row without
making any nomination for Legislature,
and while Democrats were threatening to
stay from tho pole, when 1t
Wrs announced that MIR.
Cleveland and his hunting party were in
the woods spread like Wild6re, aud the
people Aocked from the surrounding
country to sec thum. They grew en-
thuaiastiC and surrounded the Presidents
car when he Tas preparing to leave Rom.
ney. Many an old cltisan who had uevsr
before Gean real live President, and had
sCsrCa expected TO live to Geo one, least Of
all In the mountains at their own home,
sought the honor oi grasptng hls hand.
Well, he made himself agreeable,
laughing and cracking jokes with
thom and working the "personal magnet.
ian" racket for all there was in 1t.
a NkMlNlhCkNCE'
The result was that the people forgot
that on this very spos, llttls more than
q year ago, they had held an indignation
meet ing 10 give vent to their feelings Of
res eminent at OleVeland's appointment Of
job n T, McCiraw, and had even cut down
the Democratic campaign polls, and sent
the broom which ornamented It's top to
the President himaelf, with a hint highly
guggestlvo Of their disapprobation Of
hia sCts.
They all now sought to do him honor,
and basked In hiH Blniles. When he ask.
ed one enthusiastic farmer the question,
"Well, what are you going to do for our
friend Mr.. Wilson this iall?" the entire
crowd vied with ono another 10 speak
first, each anxious 10 be the one who
ahonld have the honor to promise the
President an old.tlmO majority from
| Hampshire. Thus, l soy, the political,
or no tho Democrats say, the
"moral effect" OF the Presidents
visit may amount to something. 1t
Is q little singular that the Presidents
visit should have been timed for that
week, aud that tho very section wherein
Wilson stood In most danger and the Sena-
torial faction was most unpopular should
have been selected. ] do not know that
the affair was planned go, bat, II 1t was,
1 the politician who conceived 1t had an eye
to business.
In former letter spoke OF the contem-
plated visit OF the Hon. 7. r. Cafskadon
to Martinsburg. He has been here and
gone. Mr.. Siler, the ProhiboCrat candi'
date for Congress- did not accompany him,
; but Mr.. Frank Burt, bis FIRST lieutenant,
did, and, what Is more, he made O speech.
MI Carskadon, when he arrived In town,
walked up tile street arm in arm with that
excellent Prohibitioulst, Hon. Daniel B.
Lucas, who, some people say, 10 being as.
sisted In his campaign for the Legislature
In Jefferson county, by certain Of the
liquor intsrests in Wheeling, with the un.
dentanding that he Is to champion their
interests aud lead the opposition to tho
snbmiRaion resolution In the House oil
Delegates.
II oARskADoN's SPEECH.
Less than q hundred people, some ot
whom were ladies, listened to Mr.. Oar.
skadon's TRADE Of abuse OF the Republican
party. He paid his respects particularly
10 your correspondent, and said the state
ment that the candidacy ol siler was the
result Of diCker between himself and
the Democrats was a pure fabrication,
such as aln capable Of formulating. He
. related tho old Chestnut about how he
1 came 10 leave the Republican party, and
denied that he 10 laborlnR for Democratic
= success. He thought both the great
parties ought TO be defeated. One de.
i served defeat as much as the other The
only difference between the two waB that
/ the Democratic party acknowledged
. frankly that IL was q whiBkey party, and
: made no hypoCrtleal preten.lonB, while
the Republican party ploieBged 10 DO a
'God and morality party" merely 10 catch
votes, and WAS inainCefO In all