The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-21


district Il not confined within party
boundaries. His qualifications Tor Office
DO no; rest alone in his kspubl.caaism.
nor in his splendid ability, but are also
found in his sterling integrity, his
genuine Americanism and IN his social
qualities. 4 man OF his high character
cannot DO Otherwise than strong polite.
| ally among the honest farmers OF the
district. in whose ranks are ionud many
OF tile Populists whom Mr.. Camden and
Mr.. Capehart are bargaining With IN
scrupulous Ieaders to bctray. 1t will
10 remembered that in the last carp-
paigR MF. Miller was d candidate or the
Republican ticket for the supreme
bench, aud that while every other can
dId2le on tho state ticket was defeated
by large lnajoTltI0S. running up into the
thousands, Mr.. Miller cane within
few votes more than hundred OF cleo
ton. so close was tue vote that the
official returns were required to decide
the result. This wac due. in large
measure, to his popularity in tho cOun.
ties OF the FonTtlI district, where the
people know him best II the ltcpuhli.
cans OF that district make Mr.. Miller
their Congressional candidate Cape.
hart's useless career at Washington will
be forever closed.
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Returning to the Subiec. OF Mr.. Cam.
den's senatorial canvass, the ''fecler"
which was thrown out, through tho
medium of tho Wheeling Register, to
sound the sentiment OF Democrats re.
garding the proposition to hold u state
convention for the purpose OF nominal.
ing candidate for United Suites sena-
tor, does not seem to be nesting with
tho favorable response which was OK
pected. Colonel McGraw'a brilliant
Camden coup d'etQt hAs, in lact, devel-
oped tho coup IL pied predicted last
week. The boys, some Of them, partic'
uiarly those who arc Ex-Governor VIII
sons friends. think they eau discover
evidence OF colOrei gentleman in the
woOd.pito and tho stroke Of my willy
friend, Colonel MCGraw, las mot with
very cold reception. The Charleston
Daily Ga:ctte, Tor instance, which enjoys
tho distraction OF heing Governor Mac-
Corkle's organ und Is supposed TO echo
the sentiments OF the stnte house occu-
pants, enters a vigorous protest 1.-The
Wheeling Register" says tho GG;et@ sar-
castically, sis greatly charmed ut tho
prospect OF holding state convention
Tor the purpose OF nominating Demo
cratic candidate for United States sena.
tor The reason given by tho Register for
holding such a convention is peculiar.
1t says there is an increasing
sentiment tint tho election Of
scnators should DO brought closer TO
tho people and that state convention
to nominate the democratic candidate,
would have this elfoc. We do not
now remember 10 have seen n weaker
argument advanced in support Of any
proposition. by what mental process
the Register arrives st this conclusion
that tho nomination OF senator by q
state convention 10 any nearer the
direct work OF tho people, than where
candidate Is chosen in u caucus. COM
posed OF senators and delegates, voting
under instructions from their constlt-
uencles, must remain an lmpenetrable
mystery. TO mind that can reason
out such a conclusion, tho study OF
predGstlnalion and election must be
delightful muntal recreation, aud the
solution OF tho fifteen puzzle the mereSt
child's play" This "kick." coming
from the Headquarters Of the Wilson
campaign and tho centre OF the Camden
opposition, Is deeply significant. Aud
thus ondOth another chapter in this
"strauge,. eventful history"
Ono or two Republican editors in the
First congressional district arc laboring
under M haIlucination. Their mania
has kaken a peculiar form. 1t makes
thom believe that. tho official call Tor
tho Republican convention TO nominate
the next CONGRESSMAN from this dts-
trict isn't official, Notwithstanding It
bears tho signatures OF the chairman
and secretary OF the congressional COM
mittee. Their refusal 10 believe in tho
authenticity OF tho call is due to tho
fact that they ore unwilling to believe
that New Martinsviile is proper ioca'
ton for tho convention. They think 1t
should have been called for Clarksburg
and cannot get that idea out OF their
heads. The place for tho convention Is
Of little moment, so long MS II Is an
accessible point. New Mnrtinsvillc was
chosen by majority OF tho committee
and the call was ISSUED by Secretary
Brady on their motion. There are but
five convention towns in the district
Wheeling, Moundsville, CIarksburg,
Weston aud Now MartinsvilIe. The
INST four conventions have been held
in the four first named towns aud now
il comes Now Martinsville's turn in the
order OF rotation. That Is oil there is
10 it II anybody called the convon.
ton at Clarksburs ho had no authority
to do so. The only body having such
authority is the congressional COM
mittec. Tho Wotzcl Republican, tho
CIarksburg Telegram and tho Weston
World arc laborins under wrong i'm
preston II they suppose differently.
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Another week has passed and no as
piring patriot has come to Mr.. Pcndle-
toms rolief. He will hnvo to make tho
racc for Congress in spite OF himself
and in spite OF ali he can do to steer
tho responsibility oil onto other shout
doris. In tho meantime matters COLI
tinue to ruu along smoothly on tho Rn.
publican side aud the nominee Of the
New MnrtinEvilU convention will 20
iuso the race uuhandIcapped by any
dissatisfaction or luck OF harmony III
the ranks.
Speaking OF Mr., Pondlotou, he has
been guilty OF making anotIc: OF those
mistakes for which he Inns developed a
remarkable talent. This timu tho mis-.
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