The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-23
OHIO POLITICS.
THE OVER TIE RIVER DISTRICT,
And Some Advance Pointers Regarding this
Coming Contest for the Congregational
NomInAtiOn-Ool. TAyIOr'G Chances to
Succeed HIMSELF. Other Candidates.


appointed at State Conventions held at
least thirty days in advance, and that the
district delegates shall be selected by
Congressional Conventions in the several
districts, has precipitated an early dis
cussior Of State politics, and especially of
the Congressional nominations Of the cur
rent year. The subject oil calling a con-
ysntion il this district is already being
aVitsted, and 1t will probably be held
early in May. An effort will be made TO
secure It's location at BarnesVille, the
t'sun. kissed city" being centrally located,
and having ample hotel and hall accom-
modations. It Is also neutral ground, not
| having any candidate to present, which
fact cannot bs said Of any other large
town In the district.
The "reservolr OF genius" Of which the
Seventeenth district Is the central dip, is
noted for tall Congressional timber, and
the candidates promise to be numerous
The present member, Hon. j. D. Taylor,
OF Guernsey county, was nominated In
| 1882 pledged TO limited term, or rather
he was supported on the grounds that the
nomination should In measure bs rota'
ted among the counties. Il Is not known
now whether he will consent to be q can
didate or not, but with the close Of his
present term he will have received more
honors from the Republicans Of the dis.
trict than any Congressman since John A.
BinEhAm's conspicuous service during the
war and reconstruction periods.
HARMONIOUS ELEHEETs.
Col. Taylor, however, has hoat Of
friends here, and they say that he is not
bound by any arrangements, and that he
will be candidate aud be renominated
with but little opposition, It was at first
feared that the tactional fght among the
Republicans OF Guernsey county, by which
David D. Taylor, brother OF the Con-
gressman, was defeated Tor Representative
| In the State Legislature, would injurO the
llatter's prospects, but 1t seems to have had
the opposite effect. The report comes
from Cambridge that the factions have
agreed to bury the hRtchet and that this
arrangement contemplates the rsnomina.
tion OF Col. Taylor this ysar and David D.
Taylor's renominstion and election as
Representative to the State Legislature
next year, and, in consideration thereof,
the Guernsey Times, the Taylor organ, is
to hereafter support all nominees OF the
party and is to cease its personal attacks
on individual Republicans. For the sake
OF party harmony it 10 hoped that this re-
port is true.
Col. Tsylor's friends also say that he ie
preparing great speech on the tariff,
especially In it's relation to the wool indus
try, TO be delivered in Congress, snd then
distributed among the farmers and manu-
facturers OF the district in hope OF con-
vincing them that his return to Congress
is essential to their protection. A very
shrewd programme, II must De admitted,
and one that Is likely to win.
But in this connection it is well for Col.
Tsylora friends to remember that ex-
Attorney. General Hollingsworth, Of Hsr-
rison county, county that produces more
wool to the acre than any other county in
the State, or perhaps In the United States,
liz probable candidate. He was mem
ber Of the State Senate in 1888, and was
the first to call attention to the threatened
reduction OF that year, which he did by
securing the adoption OF joint resolution
by the General Assembly instrucLinE the
Ohio Congressmen to oppose any change
lin
THR WOOL TARIFF
Of 1857. Senator Sherman presented tho
resolution in the United States Senate
during the discussion ofthe wool schedule,
and made an effort to prevent the :eduo-
ton, but was unsuccessful. Since then
1.-THE wool industry, in this section, has
llanguished, and the growers are extremely
Jealous Of any proposition looking toward
a further reduction. The free trade mea.
sage Of President Cleveland has startled
them, and it ia safe to say that they will
take an active interest, not only in this but
lin other congressional districts OF the
State.
Belmont county, being the largest county
in the district, II united on one candidate,
can exercise potent influence in couven-
ton. It Is not known, however, whether
the county will present candidate or not.
1.-THE brilliant canvass OF Representative
Poorman, last fall, has made him conspi-
cuous as the Republican leader OF the
county, and he Ia stronger to-day In the
affections OF the people than ever before.
lit Is generally conceded that he was in
strumental in saving the entire county
. ticket, and Republican,, irrespective Of
past Opposition, now feel that he should
be rewarded by Congressional nomins-
ton, As yet he has given no intimation
: OF bis willingness TO enter the race.
The county in recent yeRrs has alwsyo
divided its vote In Congregational Conven-
tons, and Colonel Taylor's friends claim
that he will have Q number OF the dele
gates In any event, but, on the other hand,
Colonel Poorman's friends Say that tho
settlement Of local troubles in Guernsey
county is only skin deep, and that the de-
lection in Belmont county will be more
than made good to him By the kicker9 OF
Guernsey, some OF whom, 1t seems, have
already rendered him ASSURANCE OF sup
port.
ship, this county, and In sense, may be
said 10 be Belmont production.
SOME GOOD TIMBER.
Among the young men Of the county
there is warm feeling for Gen. HollinEa-
worth, and II he Is q candidate many oI
, them will support him. he was also born
In Goshen township.
Col. Taylor's friends also claim the en-
tire Noble county delegation. But the
bright and promising yOnDg Represents
/ tive from that county at Columbus, Hon,
i, %. Il. Weeme, has, It is believed, dsvsl'
oped into a full hsdgtd cannidate foE
. Congress, and seems to have good oncour.
(. aRemen!. He is somewhat handicapped
by the candidacy Of Hon. W. H. Frazier,
, OF the same county, for nomination to the
. Circuit Court, position which is regard
a cd throughout the District 90 equivalent
tn the offica Of Congressman In the diHtri.
J button Of favoTG. Mr.. Wesms will also
!. have the opposition Of ex.Rspreaentative
/ Williams, whom he debated ioE q Re0ond
, term. Private DslEell doeslnot aeem TO be
, & candidate, and those who formerly sup
r ported him, because Of his honorable Ger
! vice in the Tanks, generally favor the re