The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-07
acknowledgement
wIEELING, AUGUST 7. 1894.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Tho County Democratic Ticket.

The County Domncratio Ticket
The ONO county Democratic conven-
ton Yesterday placed in tho field n
ticket which 10 made up Of tairly good
material from Democratic standpoint.
It has some weak points. but taken rs
whole it is not stronger titan its party,
and is apt, Ia Wow Of what it represents.
10 prove considerably wrnkOr. 1t Is
clearly a ticket composed in tho inter-
ests OF Camden for the United States
senate, and was chosen whilo Mr.. Cam
denis competitor, Mr.. Wilson, sat upon
tho platform, au interested spectator
Of the proceedings.
It is not the original Camden slate,
because some Of tho mon who had been
chosen by Mr.. CaIndon refused to be
candidates and others wero beaten in
tho convention by other equally good
Camden men. Though not pledged to
him by resolution, they may DO do
pended upon to support tho senator, i'll
spite OF the resolution endorsing the
administration OF President Cleveland
who denounced Senator Camden and
the other Democratic senators for their
betrayal Of Democratic principles. The
delegations chosen at Saturdays prl'
marios wero selected with view to the
nomination Of such mcu. Mr.. Camden's
agents aud olIice-holders at the polls
saw to thut, aud they will SEQ to it that
the deal is consummated ii tho Jour
mon are elected TO 20 to Charleston.
OF the mon who arc chosen as canli-
dates for tho Legislature, all but one
have been before tho public in years
mast, and have been elected to office,
but it does not follow that they will sue
coed this year. In this year OF 1894 tho
people arc going to vote, not for old
favorites, but to rcbuke Democratic in
competency aud against Democratic
hard times.
OF the gentlemen themselves II can be
said they are men OF high private char
ac.er, but politically lhcy are all wrong.
It was lion. J. J. Woods, one Of them.
who, in 1851, MS speaker OF tho house Of
delegates, refused to obey the mandate
OF the constitution Of the state and de-
clare tho returns for governor. thus do.
priving General Coil OF his primo .jacie
right to the governorShip to which tho
people had elected him, and for which
no had Il majorlty-a partisan net for
which Speaker Woods was denounced
by honest men OF all parties and con.
demned by tho constitutional author.
tiles Of tho country. Mr.. Woods name
il inJeIibly connected with that politi-
cal crime, which outraged tho rights OF
tho people Of the state and Overrodc
tho express provisions OF tho constitu-
ton. Mr.. Woods is identified with
the Camden crowd.
Mr.. Wilson, whose nnmC IL nlso upon
tho ticket, was in the last legislature.
His record there was not such rs to
commend him 10 tho people Tor re-
election. Ills vote ngainst tho Floyd
resolution to investigate tho secretary
OF states Office ut time when tho con-.
plant Of tho in:qUitous fec system WA
going up from every section Of the state
was part OF that record. lie is also
tho father Of tho bill which hus boon
called "a bill to feather tho nests OF cor.
tain justices OF the peace" Mr.. Wilson
was also stSunch supporter OF Senator
Camden and will be again.
Mr.. William C. IIandIan was sheriff
OF Ohio county from 1854 to 1883, and
mOdo good officer, performing lis duty
faithfully and vol. That is good re.
cord, so lar Us oiIiceholdinS goes, but il
elected TO tho legislature no will provo Il
partisan Of tho partisans and no Repub.
lican should aid in plOciug him there.
Until recently Mr.. llandlan was nm nnll'
Camden man, having cspoused Mr..
FauIkncI's cause in the fight before the
legislature in 1909. But II Is now un.
dcrstool that peace has bcen patched
up mud il elected Mr.. ITandlan will he
numbered among tho Camden faithful.
Mr.. Strausor, tho remaining candi'
date on the ticket, is popular man,
aud, Xix" Mr.. stanm, on the IIcpublt.
can ticket, is u glas4worker and repre-,