The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-17
Washington.
JUDGE LUCAS APPOINTMENT
To the West Virginia Supreme
Bench and How It's
Regarded.
VUP nANWpcNPn pTPnNTnNc
The CONTESTED ELECTIONS,
Conscientious Democrats Who
May Render Honest Deci-
slons in the Cases.
speelal Di.palfA b NA InleLligmer.

Special Dispatch 10 IN htegliOenee.
WARRINGTON, D. O., Dec. TO- The
comment among West virginians here
upon Governor Wilson's appointment
to all the vacancy on the Supreme Bench,
Is decidedly favorable from a Republican
standpoint, Nobody disputes the fact
that Judge Lucas is an able and Impair
tial jnrist. And nobody disputes anotll.
or fact, that the Governor, under the
ban Of a fate which has long since sealed
Ills political death warrant, has still
further complicated tho tangled web Of
Democratic State politics, aud has al.
ltd 10 tho debt Of gratitude which all
good Republicans in West Virginia owe
hin, and which they are ready 10 repay
at tho first opportunity II would puz.
zIe the Judge himself to define exactly
his position IN his party to day, further
than that ho is the prime iavorite Of the
Actiug'GOVern0r, He ,nCe led tile
hosts Uf the "kickers," who IN tllp end
only succeeded il Kicking themselves,
So sore was he'PersOnally that last fall
he applied unto the wounded parts tile
remedy usually sought for such Injuries,
And tho unlerfitled vi tho Eastern Fan.
llandle looked askanCe upon hluI aS lie |
passed by, Nay, IL is divulging no 50.
Cret now to say that the pOet, statesman |
and iurlst was not AT that tiule radically
averse " shslGriIlg hiulsell openly be.
meath the Protection standard. Like
"Pooh. Bah ie woulIt have submitted
70 an Insult with becoming iortitude,
y is said. The nature Of this insult?
Nothing alarming Perhaps State Sen.
atorship would have been sufficiently
deadly. And revenge would have been
sweet, indeed, Meanwhile General Colt
iaughingly,says that . vacancy still ex.
ISIS on ourS Supreme Bench, and that he
WI! carefully consider the claims OF the
different candidates.
TnE ELECTION CASES.
One mioht tbtnL t,om ,bo nroson.
,,sn,S So s. y .., wi .s. ..
Placiu appearances OIL tnlngs' that tnete
was going TO be no trouble all over
the contested election cases. But there
will he fnhianon,b and sevsra, i,eld dovs
In the Home bsinre thev ara f,nSily ss,.
tiaS nssn dawn @ IN M ,Ss r. Consrsss;onsl Sv
heart thsSa IL bnt ana IeHnita nnrnnss
and tIat Il ~ 6Iihnsisr M metts, tt
what ths aSestion n s', he wbeiLs, % ans n
rpIes @ contast ior seafs or tariff issnaS
thev nronoss IN iolIow tha nIon a. nlsin'
iv optlined bv M Milis and fIihnstar
n the hitter snJ.
In tho contest cases thia moonu tbo
close of tbs nreSsnt IonS sssaion tThs M
ides IA that Il he R.nnl,1ican cIs;nsn,S
can he tent ont IN ,,ntil M sn % sIect;on nan hs |
had the ait,inv Dsmocrats Dam NJ tI Vii taLs G ,be @
chances of voInv n ths conn,rv for ~
vote n cona1enrs trh;s is 4 coImsni. an
AHA nlsn frhsse q raSlIv n",hina S "
ioos onJ avo, In, 70 sa;n tos H. 30 ~
ant ant incrmhsn,s tossnn =. A tGas H. "o e.a p'S" no
worae @ M az isr as tha Eiitv.8rst S con. nv
,reSS IL concsraad ~ M W;rn;ng s. ,ha,, S eai
calculate that ali "persecutionh will
cease at once. Therefore, they will tili.
oqster st Il, IRON f way back" ,,-,
hv iha e hUs fsS
claim to have consciences, and tbat these
latter articles can't stand the strain Of
an y adverse vote on . s.lch cases as Messre.
rsnottsd tbaa S tba Han A. as; y cS0n MnsS y
pannsvivsn;s s nna ~ % ,ho r';ro.;t,, I % ~, ,ha
Elacti9ns Unnn,ittas 'hai;aras lie
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