The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-14

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General McMahon, or some other dark
horse, and try to force o stampede, but
they win be unsuccessful. The people
have spoken and Campbell has the del
egates, and the result OF this convention
Is now simple question OF addition,
not OF enthusiasm.
THE OTHER orF1cERs.
There are candidatesfor various other
State offices to be nominated but the
chief interest naturally csnters in the
goyernorship. IfLieutenant Governor
N. v. Marquis, Of Logan county, ex-
presses himself as not desiring q nomi-
nation, the result may be the placing OF
the tariff reformer, practical farmer and
ex.Congressman, John Quincy Smith,
Of Clinton county, on the ticket for
second place. Mr.. Marquis could, tits
probable, have o denomination without
opposition, but having had the honors
there is some doubt whether he will
seek the denomination. Financially,
the place is not to be considered worthy
Of a contest, and the honor, therefore,
is the only allurement for the ambitious
gentlemen Of the State.
For Attorney General, John w.
Canary, OF Wood county, and State Sem
ator Corcoran are the principal candi-
dates. The former has been considered
as promising candidate for several
weeks, while the latter was only re-
Gently sprung for the place. To-day
John P. Bailey, of Putnam county, ar
rived, and taking up quarters at the
Hollender House, announced himself
as a candidate for Attorney General, so
that the contest for this office promises
to be q very lively one.
Ex-County Auditor 7. 3. Pikinpaugh,
Of Wayne, Daniel Kunkel, Of Defiance,
and Hon. w. NJ. Maize, of Franklin
county, are mentioned for nomination
for Auditor of State, and Others are
likely to come out within the next
twenty-four hours.
@. +. Alderman, OF Mansfield seems
to be the faYorite for the Treasurership
nomination, since the declination Of
Hon. w. w. Armstrong, OF this city,
but it is not unlikely that he may find
several gentlemen contesting for the
place before the time arrives for his
name to be presented to the conven-
ton.
Prof. Q. @. Miller, the present State
Commissioner Of Common Schools, is
one of the men having sure thing.
His nomination by reclamation is con-
ceded by all.
Besides the offices mentioned above,
candidates are to be nominated for
Supreme Judge, member of the Board
OF Public Works and for Food and
Dairy Commissioners.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform upon which the coming
battle in to be waged is the subject Of
much discussion, and Chairman Norton,
OF the State Central Committee, and
other prominent politicians OF the State
have held several conferences on the
subject. 1t has been decided that the
party will stand by its position OF year
tgo on all leading issues. The Camp
bell administration will be commended
and the Harrison national administra-
tion and the Fifty-frst Congress will be
denounced for profigacy and extraya-
gance. The tariff plank, 1t isunder-
stood, will be as follows:
We demand the reduction OF tariff
taxes, and we will continue the battle
for tariff reform until the cause Of the
people is triumphant. Allmoney taken
by law from the people should so into
the public treasury. Tariff taxes should
be revenue only. All so-called protec.
tive tariff taxes are dishonest, wastetul
and corrupting. They plumber the
masses to enrich the few. They have
crippled agriculture, retarded manu-
featuring, created trusts, destroyed COM
merce and, corrupted our law-makers.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff. law
passed by the billion dollar Congress as
an iniquitious and oppressive measure
and an injury to the American farmer
and laborer. :.
The party will also congratulate itself
on the passage Of the recent Australian
ballot system, but upon the financial
question there will be a division OF senti-
ment, While the free coinage senti-
ment is strong, there is lively oppose
ton to it, and many conservative Demo-
Gratis are urging that the financial ques-
tion be not made on issue at all.