The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-23

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Defeat a Blessing In Disguise.
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PANEr4snvRo, W. Va, Nov. 2l.--Af-
ter the severe shaking up whish the
I.ittls kaaawha valley received isom
the recent political earthquake the poo.
pic are settling down to business again
aud things are once nero taking on
their normal appearance. Up i'll tho
lumber regions OF the valley thore pro.
misses to DO a good s%nason's business,
aad the old logger Gems to view with
romplacency the situation that cOmpcls
him to pay toll to u private corporation
;or every stick OF timber, every crosa:le
and every shinSle that .he brings to
market down the Little Eanswhs river,
when, by casting a vote for Charlie
Cs.dwe!i for Congress, he could have
helped to maze the river free, rs al!
rivers ought to be IN a free country.
The defeat OF Caldwell III tho Little
Kanawha valley is one OF the queer
things in politics. His friends conf.
IDENTIFY, claimed and with good reason.
that he would car:y every county in tho
valley on that n issue alone his
pledge tc use his Influence in the halls
Of Congress to make the waters Of
their river free FOR traffic and commerce
OF all Sinds. Outside OF tho corpora.
ton that nov owns this river one can
scarcely find an inhabitant along its
shores who does not speak in i0vos Of
RECOMMENDATION. Yet the vote in these
counties Tor Democratic miqruie and
Encouragement was largely increased.
Perhaps the avera.e voter couldn't
stand the prosperity OF the country at
LARGE and shuddered at the bare thought
OF having any more oil it.
Here in old Wood the defeated candi-
dates for political Preiermeut a:e get
ting ready to resume business ut tbe!:
old stands and tho successful ones are
preparing 10 90 into :he Offices.
Judge George LOOMS, who wac
caught in the recent whirlwind and
badly disfisured, is still In the ring and
will continue tho Eight for Republican
~principlGs and ascendeacy. Some OF
his friends and admirers are secretly
gigd that no was defeated for the crimi-
nal judscship and thus kept off of the
rusty old judicia! bench. He can bet
ter round out his career as q free lance
in the arena OF law and politics, and be
of greater service to the people Of West
Virginia in their fight for freedom. A
truer Republican than Judge LOOMS
doesn't live, and as an exponent OF Re-
publican principles his party a point
with pride to his record. The charge
Of infidelity made against him, and
which was the principal cause Of his
defeat, has never been s~ubstantiated.
He is not an intdel, and to see tho
sanity Mugwump elbowing the bar
room bum and almost embracing the
bawdy house proprietor in his efforts
TO down a man OF such broadness OF in
tellect, kindness OF heart and charity
for human suffering and misfortune as
Judge LOOMS possesses, is another OF
the queer phases OF politics.
Charles I. Caldwell, the defeated can
didate for Congress, is still tho prose-
cuting attorney for this county, but
goes out the first Of January to make
way for Waiter McDougle. a young
Democrat OF little or no experience that
any way fits him for the position.
Charlie will resume the practice Of law
In this city.
j. w. Vandervort, the defeated can
didate for prosecuting attorney, will re-
engage in the practice OF Inv at the old
stand. He was only defeated by nine
teen votes.
Il. o. Bullock, the defeated candidate
for attorney general OF West Virginia,
is again at his desk in his law Office,
and is young enough and ardent enough
to bide his time and wait till the whirli-
gig Of politics evens up some things.
Despite the Vaccinations OF the ma.
chine politicians to have j. W. Dudley,
the Republican sheria-elect OF the
county, counted out, and g. A. Waldo,
the defeated candidate, put in, Dudley's
majority on the recount was increased
from 10 to 81, much to the dismay OF
those who thought that ii General
COTS majority OF ITO four years ago
could be wiped out, q little thing like
l2 wouldn't stand in the way for q mo-
ment. Messrs. Corbitt (Rep.(, Steph-
n tDem.) and Chancellor dem. \
thought differently. and a Republican
in West Virginia for once got Justice.
In Justice 10 Mr.. Wade, il should be
said he vas avers0 TO r%eopening tho
matlcr, but his party compelled him to
do so. Mr.. Wade viii very likely Get
the postohice; in fact, most people
.hink he cau't be kept out OF 1t, for the
splendid iight he made for HE party in
this county, coming nearer to tho COW
etcd goal OF the shertilalty than any
other Democrat since the days OF I'm
Gle" Jere Hill,
Gordon Z. Gibbons will continue in
the stationery and blank book business
at the old stand while state seuOto. Hal
Henderson miarepresents the people al
Charleston.
Hon. Henderson Peck, who was be.
toro the Republican convention for tho
nomination for prosecuting attorney OF
this county will remove to New York
about the first OF the year and practices
law there. lie is one OF the brightest
lawyers 10 the state aud will distinguish
himself in his now field OF labor. Wood
county is sorry TO lose him.
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