The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-23
ALL Split TO P[BCBS.
The Democrats in the Skill,
Senatorial District, @@
PUTNAM DEMOCRATS DOWNED
Tho Farmers Alliance and United
Labor Candidate Isnorcd-ln.
dependent Movcmcnt-Somp
Interesting Reading.
Specla, Correspondence Of he Iu,e,,toene,r.

Special Correspondence Of he Iaicl!toeneer.
| MILTON, W. Va, August 2l,-i x
Democrats persist in their present cour,
| Webssef's editors viii be obliged /
change the definition Of the word la
mony, or else Democratic harmony wi
become phrase in the language with
peculiarly ironical meaning. The Sixt
Senatorial convention nominated J. I
Marcum, Of Cabeli, for tho State Senat,
aud tho Democrats Of Putnam are ma
enough to fight. '''7
Since tho formation OF this distric
there Inns existed an agreement that th
Senator was to be chosen alternatel
from each county. Heretofore tn
counties have stood faithfully by th
compact, and in pursuance OF this com
pact Putnam furnished the candidate
and her delegates wen: to the conyen,io,
building on the good faith Of Cabell ant
Wayne.
Putnam's delegates met in caucus
selected T. G. Atkison as their choice
and went into the convention. But On
bell and Wayne gave her no show
Marcum was placed in nomination aut
declared the nominee. Poor little Put
nam was powerless against the large,
delegations OF her sister counties.
She had to take it, She had to swol.
low the nauseous speech of Gibson o!
Huntington, loud.tongued Gibson, O;
Cabell County, who sneeringly inform.
ed Putnam that the district could elect
with her support.
DowSED THE LABOR MAN.
Farmer Atkison, who made gallan,
fight as representative OF united labor,
and Farmers Alliance and won, was
kicked out like cur. Black Bowyer,
the gallant State House Colonel, was
downed by his own party, his tail ieath.
ers cut and his peacock military stride
damaged beyond remedy. There is
nothing more CALLING than the defeat Of
inordiuate conceit, Of which the gallant
Colonel is possessed Of legion. Was the
result unexpected? By the majority, ,.
yes. By few, no. 1t has been cut and
dried for several months. Wayne, with
her treacherous Prichurd and Cabell
with her Wayne-Marcuma had arraup.
ed the State beforehand. But they kept
it mighty sly. And Switzer, of Putnam,
was a party to the defeat of Putnam. He
is both by noto1iety and by interest a
Cabell man, aud no power will CONVINCE
most OF the Putnam Democracy that he
was not in the scheme to cheat and in.
suit them.
AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
Who is J. H. Marcum? He is soft.
spoken man who keeps a livery stable
in Huntington. He has the flavor OF
his work on his clothes. He will have
a hard pull to be elected, if the Demo-
Gratis OF Putnam do as they now calcu-
late. The idea of nominating an inde-
pendent candidate in Putnam is being
promulgated. 1t will be done if the Re.
publicans Of the district will endorse
bin, il this intention is carried out,
and I believe it WILLIS.
Even il an independent Democrat is
not run the Democrats OF Putnam al.
mcst to man will vote against or scratch
Marcum, and If he should be elected it
will be victory that will be robbed OF
all ita honor.
1t le almost unnecessary to state, after
telling Mr.. Marcum's business, that he
is q Camden shoveler OF political dirt.
THE LAST STRAW.
This last piece Of Democratic harmony
is the death blow OF Democratic hope in
Putnam. The county is Republican by
about two hundred. In 1855 they elect.
ed part OF the county ticket, and arc 20.
ing to make big fight for the whole
ticket this year. On top Of the TACT that
they were split up over local matters
that their county executive committee
chairman, james Stewart, is accused of
being traitor-that Switzer was and is
still disorganizsr, and is now and has
been an ally Of the Republicans-these
and dozen other similar truths came
the Milton convention, which has left
the Democrats mad, disorganized and dis.
gruntled.
Serious as was the convention to the
Democrats, it had its humorous side.
Farmer Atkeson, tall and angular, with
red top in his hair, aud disgust on bis
every lineament, struck out for the wilds
OF Big Sandy, Kentucky, while the dap.
per Colonel, Of Flemish manufacture,
hied to the canon OF New river, there
to swear and sorrow unseen. Bower
flew east, Atkeson few west aud Gibson
put Marcum over the cuckoo's nest.
N. B.-Useless Gibson is now taking
some private revenge. Keep an eye on
Gibson in the Congressional convention.
Downtain, Jackson and Capehart will
be the objects Of his spleen. There will
be ere and tow at Point Pleasant next
Tuesday. Arthur MIDDLETON