The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-08
ARTHUR MIDDLETON.
Democratic Candidates for Cover
nor as Thick as Hops.
RESPECTIVE MERITS DISCUSSED
neutrality-suspicious., of Charles
ton, Hustling to Get Therc---He Rep
resonts tho Ruling Faction.--othcr
candidntes---The Next Convention
VIII be the IiyeIiest for Years.

candidates---The Next Convention
VIII be the LiyeIiest for Years.
Special Correspondence Of he lnlclligmor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, June Gin the
language OF the immortal James G. B.,
after the election of 1888 and before the
election of 1900, there was not Demo-
crat i'll the State $50 bcggared" as to be
willing to accept the nomination for
Governor, unless perchance, it was Hi
Howard, OF Mason, John B. Floyd, OF
Kanawha-Logan, or may be sanguine
and egotistic Windy Wilson, the ex-Ex-
ecutiye. The former two chronics
would see an opportunity for cheap mo-
toriety and perhaps some kind Of an op..
-P5rt1hity or d lew dollars, IN tho future.
Now all has undergone change. The
last election was a surprise to our
friends and although the convention IS
q year in the future. candidates are nu-
merous and working like thesymbolicaI
bee. The Democratic list comprises
some Of the best named men in the
State, such as formerly w. A. McCorkle,
OF Kanawha, now Colonel McCorkie,
please; Gen. G. G. Watts, of Kanawha;
J, B. sommerville, of Ohio; ]. W. Nc
Creary, OF Raleigh; W. Fl. Travis and
Braxton D. Gibson, sab, of Jefersoni
G. Wood Daily, OF Mineral; j. Boyd
Faulkner, of Berkeley, and half dozen
others who wear broadcloth and part
their names and their locks in the
middle.
McoRKLE MOST DESERVING.
Among all those mentioned Colonel
Mccorkle has probably done the most
work and at present is the most formi-
dible. Do you know McCorkle? OF
course you do, though. He is the man
who struck Billy -, no not Billy, but
Marshal White for saying JEFF Davis
ought to, have been hung TO q crab apple
tree and his remains carried to oblivion
at the potter's field. Thanks to our tena-
cled press this gave him country wide
free advertising.
He is hustler in every sense OF the
word. Fifteen years ago he came to
Charleston green from the businesses OF
Rockbridge and fresh from Washington
and Lee College, with law education,
plenty OF pluck, native shrewdness and
an empty pocket, with hole in it. He
located here and he made edges and he
made all those edges count. He was q
devout Presbyterian, and an active Sun
day school worker, lawyer and poor,
strange though it appears. Now he is
rich and Ifear that-Uhi he has gained
in wealth he has lost in devoutness,
though he is q square man, from his
shoulders to his knees. NcCorkle has
put in his time-toiled long and cute TO
make money and has succeeded. Now
he wants honors. He is young man
and would make a good Governor and
ii nominated our candidate would have
to hustle, for he is a'pusner -has bar
rel and would put it on tap. Mark this,
il he goes before the convention he will
be, or think he is at least, the candidate
Of the "ruling ring OF the Democratic
party'-Camden, ct ais,
WATTS CHANCES
General Watts has his eye on the
same plum. Witness the manner with
which he gave out sugar-coated plums
to the miner and laboring man during
the last session OF the Legislature. He
championed all labor bills, constitu-
tionaI or otherwise, opposed all appro-
priations and played the willy politician
70 perleetlon. yelern rs MaSss s,, 10 iTng H;s
legged, iong-neaoea anS poPuiaI. h!s
tongue Is not snort e1Sner, Inough nls
purse - liilltse. lt Iie MVI.lu inaAe
hne looing ana G1TP;eo1s %h;e SSSitsO b;a
somme ol GlIIo, tllriNs i'tS Ieas ~.
Dluster iIsttle StIluen @ ueatiooH y. tooa
entities MN 70 that hohoF' Mayhaps
1t does 49,, - -.
1lcSreefy ot ,heaLeigh, ii.s y. hiaue
money IN tne Tllu l'liius ot n!s nnon- I.II
taln nSne iilu ~ ~ ttiv tteas tVSs
OF ciylliEauon ana lhsa non9Is o1 Tue
#oFi9. F9or telloMi ~ ~ tisg;tiiiis ~ is u
small mlnd 50 lglorans ;s ~ y iIs own ~. Hn-
importance or u sreas laile VI 40 iiil-
portance. o,,1. ~,
Travis and Gipson, q yenersoh, would
have cut hgures ,peiore tne wan, san:
Now they Will cut some wisdom teeth II
they remain candiuaVe -pss s.llsilt puI
Wholesome, operation lof ootn' pnyslcal
and mental.
A HOPELESS CASE
Daily md Faulkner are too we'll Known
tnneed comment Anyone who has,Sver
rand Tho naners fof wears about cari,Ii.
dates for any high State office knows ali
Sbont them T6ey are like the poor Of
Bibie tines-always with us when an
Office ia in SIGHT. In the fight YOU will