The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-18
MIR. HOLLY ARMSTRONG'S
Chances for the Auditorship-Pat Duny'i
Candidacy forn denomination.

Chances for the Auditorship-Pat Dury's
Candidacy fora denomination.
Mr.. Holly G. Armstrong, OF Jackson
county, who is candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Auditor OF West
Virginia, has been in the city couple
OF days looking after his Ohio county
fences. Mr.. Armstrong said to an IN
IELLIdENcER man last night that he con-
sidered his chances for the nomination
very good. jackson county instructed
for me last Saturday." said he, "and l
have received great deal OF encourage
ment in many other counties. have
done very little personal canvassing. l
have reason to believe that will receive
avery satisfactory vote,on the first ballot,
particularly from the Third and Fourth
district counties, and fairly good vote
from the Northern end OF the State. OF
course a great deal depends upon the
geographical location OF the nominee for
Governor, whether my chances are as
good after that nomination is made as
they now are. At present / feel very
much encouraged"
GLOW about the chances OF the present
Auditor, Mr.. Duffy, who is a candidate
for denomination
81 do not know. Mr.. Duffy is making
very active canvass OF the State,
and possesses the advantage OF being
already in office. l have nothing to say
against him or any Of the other candi-
dates, rs, so far as l know, they are con-
testing the field fairly and honorably. /
am in the field to stay, but il defeated,
will gracefully bow to the will Of the
convention and support the nominee as
cordially as if he were my first choice"
"What do you think OF the outlook
for the Democrats in West Virginia this
year?"
at is excellent. We are healing up
all our differences and will go into the
campaign thoroughly united. look to
see our majority increased"
"But don't you think that the agita.
ton OF the tariff question, the Mills bill
and the Presidents message have dam
aged the prospects Of your party2"
"No. There is demand for tariff re-
form. The Democratic party is simply
carrying out its pledges made in 1854
to reduce taxation"
"How about the numerous Democrats
who are enlisting under the banner OF
Protection?"
"Oh, in the majority Of instances they
are moved entirely by self-interest, or
spite against Cleveland. They are very
few, not enough to defeat Us, This
Free Trade cry don't alarm us bit.
With strong State ticket in the field
we will not consider West Virginia
doubtful State. know you Republicans
are claiming it, but you do that regular
~ at every election, and it has ceased to
give us alarm. In fact, it is getting to
DO chestnut"
Mr.. Armstrong will leave for other
fields OF labor this morning. He is a
comparative stranger in Wheeling, but
the reporter learned that he created
quite a favorable impression while here.
4 number OF the loco.foco, it is said, are
privately pledged to Duffy, and the
Ohio delegation will be quietly set up
for the Webster statesman, but Mr..
Armstrong refused to state whether this
fact developed itself to him. II is,
however, an open secret, that there is a
combine between the members OF the
present administration who are candi.
dates for reelection, to set up the State
Convention for themselves. A prom.
inent Democratic politician said last
night:
"The State House ring at Charleston
is playing it pretty fine, but We are onto
their game. This is the same gang that
conspired TO defeat Camden. Well,
they succeeded then, but do you sup.
pose we are going to sit idly by and let
them walk over us second time? No,
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