The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-28
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS
How Well tho Republicans arc
Faring Under Harrison.
CLEVELAND NOT 50 GENEROUS.
Tho West Virginia Delegation In Con.
gress Is Badly Left with tho Exccp-
ton Of William II. Wilson..-Aiany
of Them as Mad us Hornets and
Vowing Vengcancc...Crisp Is not In
Their Good Graccs. Il.
Special Correspondence oflAe lnlelliyenc.r

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Republican party OF West Virginia
surely has every reason for congratula-
ton and encouragement over tho out
look that tho Little Mountain state will
next year tako its position in the Re.
publican column, where, for every rea-
son, it naturally belongs. a
Notwithstanding tho important part
played by that state in tho election OF
Mr.. Cleveland, not y single recognition
OF outside Importance was given, except
the appointment OF Joseph S. Miller as
commissioner OF internal revenue and
John Blair Ilogo as district attorney,
both 0! whom have been removed by
President Harrison and the salno posi-.
tons nre now ably filed by West Vir-
ginia Republicans. Tho appointment
OF Mr.. Miller was not, however, n rccog-
milton OF the state, but was personal
favor through Vice President Hen.
bricks. g
The West Virginia Republicans hero
arc.quietly chucliling over the chagrir
OF the Democratic delegation who were
completely turned down and snubbcd
by Speaker Crisp.
MIR. Anderson, OF the Third district,
who was supposed to be first lieutenant
under Capt. O'Farrcll, OF the Crisp
forces, and who expected surely 10 get
chairmanship, was left in the position
he occupied before, simply rs q number
OF two unimportant committees. Pen
d!cton shares the same fate, and poor
Capchart, OF the, Fourth district, who
has made 4 reputation and fortune by
training race horses for country fairs,
found that in the race for committee
standing, he was mot in it" and barely
made place by being attached to tho
tailcnd OF the committee on agriculture.
W. L. Wilson was the only one who
received any show, and lie was given
only tho least thut could have been
done, place on the committee OF ways
and means.
The appointment OF John II. Van
Buren, OF Kanawha county, to the only
good position given to the West Nir-
ginia delegation under the Democratic
organization, was great move Tor the
Republicans, not only OF the Third dis
trict, but the entire state. Mr.. Van
Buren, not only held one OF the best po-
sitions in the state, assistant superin-
tendent OF the penitentiary, but is linan-
Cially well of and did not need the
place, while other poor Democrats, who
have worked their shoes oil for tho De-
mocracy and Tree trade, were standing
outin the cold trying to warm their
toes; but the best feature OF Mr.. Van
Buren's appointmentwill occur in few
weeks. When the board meets to ap-
point his successor it is intimatcd
that there will be at least three hun
drcd applicants; over twenty petitions:
will appear from Kanuwha county
alone.
Whom the gods wish to destroy they
they first make mad"
Captain J. C.Downtain, OF Putnam,
who resigned a Sl,400 position in the
pension office to run for Congress, was
here as protege OF Mr. Capehart, ask
ing place. OF course he didn't get it,
and returned home vowing vengeance.
Frank T. Parke, OF Monroe county, who
had charge OF the Democratic head
quarters in this city under Roswell p.
Flower, and flooded the Third district
with Democratic literature, was also
left. 1t is n pleasant comparison with
the treatment given to the state by the
Republican administration. The recent
appointments Of Hon. Stephen B. Ell
kins and General Nathan Golf speak
sufficiently without going into detail.
Unless all signs fail next year, the pco-
pie OF West Virginia will break loose
IRON the "Juggcrnaut" OF Democracy
and show they are what our motto pro-
claims, Aontani Scn,per LiJeri, and 90
with party that gives them recogni-
ton, believes in fair play, equal rights
and the building up and protection OF
their labor and industries. Then in
deed will West Virginia have taken her
position in that line OF progress which
will lead her to where her natural
wealth and great resources intended,
the Queen OF States" Mac.