The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-11
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.

Judge John Brannon was the first
man in Weston to receive the news OF
Thurman's nomination and to hurrah
for the ticket. ..... .s
The contest for the nomination for
State Senator in the Preston and Monon-
gala district is between Messrs. VIM. G.
Morley and S. ?. Mccormick.
The Grafton Times Democrat nomi-
mates Col. W. W. Arnett, Of Wheeling,
for Congress in the First District, urging
that he is "tarif reformer," while Col.
Ben Wilson is tainted with protection
sentiments.
Judge Fleming has been interviewed
and says he is not candidate for Cover
nor. He does not, however, intimate
that he would decline the nomination.
There is good reason to believe that he
would really like the honor
The Republicans organized a club at
Lewiston, last Friday night, with amem-
bership OF forty-two. Our informant says
that Wiley Cooper and Robert Charlton,
two Democrats, were present and asked
to have their names placed at the head
OF the club list. They were taken on
full membership. - KdndwhG Gazette
(Dcm.)
The Democrats now talk OF nominating
Henry G. Davis, a proteCtionist, for Gov
ernor this year. With a free trade horse
on the near side rs candidate for Pres
ident and high tariff horse on the of
side for Governor, the team would be
badly matched and would probably get
stuck in the mud before the campaign is
over.-Tyler County Star.
Governor Wilson seems to be carry
ing the pardouiug process little too far.
A Governor should have backbone
enough to resist the influences that are
continually ut work for the release OF
criminals who have rightly been sent to
prison. 1t is hard enough to get the
iaw-brcakers in the penitentiary these
days, and us ageneral thing they should
be allowed to serve out their TERMS
ShCpherdSiO,CH Register DEM
A number OF the most prominent Cit
zens Of Preston county have issued an
address TO the voters calling upon them
to support the Prohibitory amendment,
regardless OF party. They say: AFTER
rendering due allegiance to party and
such service for our favorite candidates
as duty and friendship require, let us
give an earnest thought for society and
those dear to us, by securing as many
votes for the amendment MS possible"
Col. Swami, OF Kanawha county, is
receiving substantial boom for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor. 1t
is urged that Col, Swami would noll the
full strength Of the Republican party,
and would draw largely from the other
party. The fact that lie is an cx-Con-
iederate veteran would, it is said, elimi-
nate from the campaign the bloody shirt
issue, so far as this State is concerned.
The suggestion OF his name came origi-
nally ftom ex-Union soldiers and G. A.
R. men, which is an agreeable feature OF
the boom.
Referring to the appointment Of Hon.
W. NJ. Clements to represent West Vir-
ginia on the National Democratic Com
mittee, jim Mason's Democrat delivers
itself in the following vigorous manner:
eve cannot keep silent when our
friends blunder so terribly. A railroad
official us the manager Of politics is not
calculated to enthuse farmers. viii his
influence be exerted to promote his cor
poration or to promote the public well
tare2 Is the Democracy so bad off that
no man can be found whose employment
is nearer in harmony with the interests |
Of the people? Would he be elected to
this place by the rank and fle2 Is it