The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-20

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A CmpLrs Towx, W. Va. JuIyl9.-The
ra.,orn Pan Handle will contribute
i t', to the close and interesting con-
a., which will be wnged in this state
s "" now until November. The Re.
"nIIjcans are now better organized in
.bi, section than ever before, and the
sonnner element OF the party will DO at
!Eo head OF all the movements. They
.ro waiting the nomination Of the state
,jcko. with oagerness, and are hopeful.
Roth Secretary Elkins and George w.
atkinson are great favoritcs with the
yopncer mombers.of the party all over
his Pan Handle. Mr.. Atkinson could
,accivo almost solid the support of the
JSIcrotes to Huntington II IN the field.
They will heartily support the nominee,
whoever he may be.
The Democrats arc already engaged
in opcn hostilitios among themselves,
and can not agree upon any one man
jor each OF the several Offices. The
candidates have all been here-McCor-
tIe Bennett and Farmer Eastman,
summers, Garden, Johnson, Thomp.
con Duffy, Armstrong, Sweeney
To5yes at al. Darrah was represented
by photographic proxies distributed as
promiscuously as Levering's cotiee
cards but since his withdrawal they
have all been returned. 1t would be
difficult to predict who will get the
voios in the convention. t'T3
Thc farmers are having their gag this
fine and they are saying it loud and
LONE They want Eastman. They
think they see in him concentrated all
Inequalities that will subserve their in.
terests, and many OF the most ill.,
Spcntial Democrats all over the Pan
Handle ayow their positive intention to
holt the ticket ifEastham or some other
farmer who Is brought forward is not
made the nominee. But they have
been defeated at the primaries. Morgan
is the only county that will send any
where near u solid delegation for East
ham, Two.thirds Of the Jefferson dele.
gates are for McCorkle, and the Berk.
cley delegation is about equallydivided
among Bennett, McCorkle and Eastman.
Until a few weeks ago Bennett was
undoubtedly in the lead. It seems as II
the Judge owns quile good deal Of land
in his section, and can talk about ferti-
H1ers and otherrurRl matters as volubly
as he can expound Blackstone. Conse-
ouontly he won over into his favor
good many who were clamorlng 80
persistontly after the farmer candidate.
t. Boyd Faulkner is the cause OF the
depreciation in the value of Bennett
stock. He has effectively used his in
duence against him and will go to Par.
kersburg and continue,it. This natural
" means that Bennett will have to com
bat tho whole Camden faction, OF which
Boyd Faulkner is nm active advisory
member. He is getting even with Ben
nett for some past disinterestedness
which he had for his candidacy for tho
same office.
Thompson seems to be ahead in the
auditOrial race, though Armstrong has
many friends, particularly in Jefferson
county.
Prof. sweeney, of Mercer county, wants
the nomination for superintendent OF
schools As q campaigner Sweeney may
be all right, but as the head Of the edu.
ca!ional department he would be very
pronounced inconsistency. lie not only
dsregards grammatical technique, but
iOrgcts to use the objective after prepo-
sitiOns, etc. In fact, his conversation
isugIaring vagrom Of nice expression.
lion. E. Boyd Faulkner has buried
his gubernatorial ambitions and dc.
Clded to accept the nomination for
judge Of tho Thirteenth judicial dis
trict, which position he now occupies
BY appointment