The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-18

the attitude OF i man who 10 about to
have mn empty. honor thrust upon him.
and allow his friends, more enthusiastic
than discreet, 70 do the huStling for
delegates. Dir. Howard has laudAble
ambition 70 GO 10 Congress. The beo
has been buZEing in his bonnet for sew.
eral years past. but he was doubtful
about making drive for the nomina'
ton this year. However, the develop.
ments have been such that the wisdom
OF not renominating Mr.. Pendleton 10
apparent, and Mr. Howard is shTewd
enough 10 see that it Is now or never
with him. To rcfuSo tho solicitations
OF his friends this year would weaken
the chances for him 10 the future, and
It would be better policy for him to
show q Willingness 70 make sacrifice
than to stRnd-oh aud wait until the
chances for tile success Of his party arc
improved, II that time should ever
come. so his friends have been allowed
10 be active in his interest through the
district, and they have met with
degree oil success that warrants them in
claiming considerable strength in the
convention, II not complete success Of
tho effort 10 nominate their favorite.
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There are insides to movements oil
this kind and tho Howard boom ia not
an exception. Tho chief feature OF It is
that it il tho move OF the otiiCe.holding
ring In Ohio county, and IL may be
found that there aro deals back OF it, be-
sido the family arrangement to send
Mr.. Howard to Congress and his father.
in.law to the legislature. It is pretty
generally understood that the pro.
grAmms as at present arranged by the
oiIlcs.hoIding crowd, contotnplates that
il Mr.. Howard 10 so fortunate. or IN.
fortunate, as to break into Congress.
his successor as prosecuting attorney
will be his partner, NJ. d. Post, who a
year or so ago came here from Clarks.
burg To go into training for tho posi-
ton, II they have control OF the
appointing power when tho time comes.
1t Is expected that Mr.. Post. in
turn, will deliver 10 Mr.. Howard, when
1t lie needed, the Harrison county dele.
CATION In the convention, or so much OF
1t as he can control through the in
tluence Of his father, Ira Post, OF Clarks-
burg. A combination OF this kind be-
tween the Ohio. county oilice-holding
ring and tho Harrison county end Of
tho deal, II there ara no slip.ups, might
prove inyincible, so far as the control
OF tho convention goes. Whether Mr..
Post will be able TO carry out his part OF
the programme or not remains 10 BIO
seen. With the unexpired term Of tho
prosecuting attorneyship in sight no
has an incentive TO work hard to that
end. The Harrison county delegation
Ia at present instructed for its own
candidate, Mr.. Scott, but Mr.. Scotts
chances for the nomination are very
weak since the speech he made Thurs'
day denouncing large body OF Demo
Gratis Tor treating him badly, and he
will drop out OF sight on tho first ballot.
Then will come the opportunity TO
carry out tho deal with the Ohio county
ring, providing tho Harrison county
delegates will permit themselves TO, DO
sold for mess OF pottage by tho bosses.
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But there's many q slip 'twixt tho
cup and the lip" and whilc Mr.. Howard
has tho inside track at present, I'M
looked for circumstances may arise.
Colonel Bon Wilson's sarcastic refusal
to be instructed for by the Harrison
county convention, for instance, may
have only been in tho nature OF
"blua." Tho colonel has many friends
in the district, aud the Wilson talk Is
something more than wind. Colonel
Wilson Is not tho sort OF man who
would accept tho nomination, under
the present circumstances. unless y
wero rendered him unanimous ~, ana
that is what his friends aud admirers
arc scheming for, whetl er with ms
sanction or not, do not know. They
look upon n possible fonr.cornered fight
between Howard, Pendle.on. Scott and
LAWS men in tho convention with a
great deal Of satisfaction. Should such
a fight develop, rs they pray and hope
it Will, they will wait for proper condi-
tions and tho opportune moment 10
spring the magic name OF Wilson upon
tho convention and cause n stampede
that will sweep II like cyclone. A
beautiful scheme, truly. But its sue.
cess will require shrewl work, with tho
chances very much against IT. a aiml'
lar move was made In tho wheeling
convention OF 1883, when Mr. Pendlo:.
ton, by personal lustiing on tho floor oil
the convention, and pleading for votes.
secured his first nomination. There
had been several ballots and there was
an apparent deadlock. Suddenly Colo
mol Wilson's name was sprung. 1t
didn't prove worry magnetic. On tho con-
trary. IL almost caused row. The Ohio
county delegation killed tho Wilson
movement with ono blow. not onl " BY
Kissing it down, but by openly charG'
ing Colonel Wilson with treachcry, to-
ward tho late Hon. J. Fl. Good-,a
treachery Which, they claimed, not only
lost tho district for tho Democrats, but
haStoned to IN early grave one Of tho
most brilliant lights OF tho Democratic
party. Colonel Wilson's enthusiastic:
friends should bear in mind that all OF
those devoted Ohio county friends OF
Mr.. Good are not dead. Some OF them
will DO in tho Clatksburg convention
next Tuesday.
Down in the Third congressional dis
trict both parties now have their can
dilatcs IN tho fold. Tho Democrats
start into their campaign handicapped
by tho init that thOir stanlard.hcnrGr
in ono OF the Democratic congressman
who have boon weighed in the balance
and found wanting-one OF tho m"lorl'
" that voted to surrender Democratic
principles and sacrifice tho is'uo on
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