The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-23

political pot is, as it ever has been and
ever will be, still boiling in Kanawha,
Did you ever notice that the political
pot is similar to the old iron pot of the
kitchen-the scum always rises to the
top. That's the situation in this state,
Democratically speaking, Watch that
same political pot, The busy culinary
artisan heated over her small range
skins the scum of her boiling pot fire.
quently. The people have a wider range
Of action and do not got overheated 80
often, but when they do they rise up
and do little Swimming Of their own,
They will be at the proper heat by the
next election,
There Is some talk OF extending the
corporate limits Of Charleston and per-
chance Kanawha county. It is sug-
gested that now that tho cunning, a.
tute and hair-trigger manipulators, the
very shreWd Chiffon dozens, have be.
come, asst were, and as great expecta'
tors, governor OF the state, secretary OF
the state aud United States senator,
there Ia no limit to their spread, and
limits Of territory must be extended
somewhere and somehow, or hame'
string may break.
The Democratic press is severely
criticizing Governor Sandy MacCorkle
for appointing so many Kankawans to
Office. When one whohas broken
80 many pledges, keeps some,
even If bad ones, some credit
should be given and the news
paper wind tempered to the shorn
purse. Tho logical conclusion OF the
governors appointments is this: At
the state convention the first order OF
business was the nomination OF cover
nor. II MacCorkle could control Kama.
whaa delegate vote solid, he had the
largest solid delegation in the state. In
orderto to do this he made the pledges
lie ia now fulfilling. The Lord High
stickimuds, the Chiitons, promised to
add Lincoln's vote to Kanawha, trade
added Boone, and the gallant Watts
acted as chairman OF the Mcdowell
county convention, though citizen OF
Kanawha, and, of course, MacCorkle
chicks came out Of all kinds Of eggs.
Watts had an end in view. He is now
viewing that end from the inside,
Well, MacCorkle aud his co-artisans
went to the convention and
from all accounts traded the
solid vote OF Kanawha aud 80 many
other votes on the south side OF the
Kanawha To each and every candidate
for each and every office before the con-
vention. lie had the pull. The other
fellows, though candidates for the same
office. all delivered their goods first to
MacCorkie and he was nominated. But
when it came to bargain or trade it was
scratch. He could not vote Kanawha
solid for half dozen men for tho same
office as promised, 80 he lost control OF
the county and its delegates divided
and voted as they pleased. So much
for the order OF business and for polit.
ical business order. When one thinks
of Windy Wilson, small-fry Fleming
and Sandy MacCorkle as governors, and
runs his mental vitrious optic over the
average legislator, the honor that was
onco found in high places seems no
more and it looks now that TO be West
Virginia private citizen is greater than
being king pin.
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Apropos Of the above friend related
to mo an interesting scheme said TO
have been gotten up by the MacCorkle
B. & o. railway combination; namely,
in the beginning they formed syndi-
cate list and, putting up so much cash,
emisariea were sent to Pat Duffy and
all other prospective candidates for all
Offices and and they were induced to
put up the fees and enter the race, and
support MacCorkle in return for his
support Thus no induced moro candi-
dates for every Office and gained the
votes Of the respective counties. This
tallies with the result Of the convention
and the past election appointments.
General Grant Hall, Republican, has
Just defeated Lord Mayor Jack Whit
tington, Democrat, for county superin'
tendent OF free schools for this county
by nearly thousand majority, and
Charleston has gone Republican twice
in succession in the past few months.
Where were the high muckamucksY In
this connection it Is pertinent to I'M
cover pleasant Democratic family row
in this county. Sam Matheson, erst-
while chairman Of tho county commit
tee, the most liberal and most unseltish
worker the party has ever had here, has
been treated with contempt, and as n
self respecting man would not treat his
canine friend, by the powers that DO
behind the throne Matheson was
promised the postofIico, but
the death OF Kenna changed tho
programme. The powers that DO want
TO work for Mrs. Kenna Matheson
gave himself away in marriage and
while he was called to the bedside OF
HE mothor.in.law, in Ohio, the powers
that DO agreed to give the various can
didates IN opportunity to settle the
postotllce fight by printing their names
Ia the city ticket and let the people
decide. This was done during Mathe.
sons absence and without his know.
edge. What farce II was--Mrs Kenna
having received tho unanimous on.
dorsOment and the promise OF the office
before this farce was acted, This Justly
nngored Math0son, who was the unani-
Office, as well as the small fry who gave
their contribution for printing
tickets and other legitimate OK.
pensos. This gave rise TO q
bitter feeling against tho powers that
DO and occasionod arumor that anti.
dominant faction would DO organized In
tho county Such an action would
sproad like prairie Gre. Not satisfied
with injury Insult was further added BY
the Lord Dominaucy's plant tools In
the county committee, kicking Chair
man Mathason out Of the committee at
its last meeting. The result ia plain TO