The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-16
ARTHUR MIDDLETON.

HhluUN WlUULL lUH.
Interesting Political Gossip and other
AISrtara-An AuscdOts Of tho Late Sen.
RtOr KsRuR.
Sptctal Go,rtipgndenot Of ne laaligeieG.
WHITE SuEpnUR SPRISoS W. Va, July
l9.-I asked a prominent Democrat the
other day how the old parties stood in
tho mountain counties on tho silver
question, and bis answer was, ninety.
niuo out OF evsry hundred we're for free
sllv,r.-"Auything for moro money"
was tho supplementary answer to my
demurrer. ! asked him II they were Ia
favor Of a silver dollar worth only hity
cents why not DO In favor oil the govern
ment buying silk, cutting 1t into pieces
the Iizs OF q dollar and putting on them
This 10 q Dollar" Lot their intrinsic
value be five cents. That would make
plsaty Of money. Il would remind mo
OF that old confederate script, and
whom one went to purchase a spool OF
thread or d paper oil pins IL was necoi-
sary to,hire a dray to carry along the
"pin money!" Perohance. II this Were
true, GToonbrier could sell more Of It's
famous horses, which city peopte would
need 10 draw their pocket books when
they went marketing. Another leading
politician, however, said that both
parties were very conservative, aud
while they were now for free silver.
would abide by their respective party
platforms. BY the time those plat.
forms arc drawn tho majority Will see
tho error OF itI way and be- for sound
money.
During tho pas. week Judge Nelse
Campbell, OF Monroe, has boon brought
out as a possible and probable cRndi-
date for governor by tho Democrats. 1t
iS Understood that he would be a willing
sacrifice. He will get tho airport OF
Gtsenbrier, Monroe and PoCAhontaS
aolid, and perhaps that OF Summers,
Raleigh and Mercer. lilo will get sup
port all over this district, aud will DO q
formidable candidate for the nomlna-
ton, provided he win have any strong
opnosltion. | don't think 1t will DO q
very bittor fight among the Democrats.
Thsir hearts will not DO ia IL; hence,
they do not like to touch the pocket. In
Monroe no one else Ia spoken OF by the
Republicans except Hon. q. W. Akin.
son, of Wheeling. Ho is the choice oil
tho leaders and will DO OF the masses
whom no comes in contact with them.
This | found true In all tho mountain
counties. The politicians Of KanaWha
county, who usually attOmpt TO domi.
nate all Republican conventions, arc. /
believe, for him. They should be. He
has mado sacrifices for his party, es.
p~ecially in KAuaWha, which, IL they are
not, should DO appreciated. About
eight months hence things will be hot
Ter than they are now. How for
tunate for Governor MacCorklo's am
bitiou that no is ineligible for second
Term.
Tho Republican party is not above
mistakes. For example, take tho OIoc.
ton Of William Seymour Edwards, Of
Kanawha, as tho speaker Of tho last
house. What a pity the first Republi-
can legislature for years should hAys
been so hoodwinked. Edwards was
about as fitted for the place as a cloth.
ing store dummy with n coCoRnut head
anda pair Of gold oyO glasses. And In
selecting the Cocoanut II would not
havo been necessary TO have collected
ono with milk In It, suppose no ran
his campaign ~ speaker on "EducaIion'
al limos"
Thinking Of tho incompetent hands
into which tho Democratic party has
fallen reminds me Of joke on tho iRto
Senator KGuna, which has novOr be.
lore boon In print Back In the seven
tleI, when Kenna was q struggling
young lawyer, no, with Major James
Madison Laidloy, then M old lawyer,
now retired from active practice, 10.
uOthor with several other Young law.
yefa,left Charleston for the Boone eaaR.
~ circuit court. They went overland
on horseback through tho mountains.
Before leaving zach ono procured aud
placed Ia his saddIe.bRga u bottle Of
that which %inyigornteS and At tlmos In
toxicAtoa, as guard against snake bites
aud sudden sicknOIB. AZ they travelled
along tho frat dAy II waA noticed that
Major Laidlcy was holding ClosO com.
muniOn with his bottle, which effort on
his part exhausted tho contents. Tho
first night they atoppsd with a hOspita.
bio mountainuot aud ali slOpt In ono
room. Shortly aiior retiring kcuna
awakened and by tho light OF tho dying
sInborB Of tho wood lrc, saw Major
Laillsy knoollng on tho hoArth search.
Ing his saldlO.bngs. Finally hO found
KunnA's bottle aud proCcOdod 10 take a
nip. Said Konna. "Maior, what Ia tho
world RrO Won doinr2' John, John,
aton't you ashamed to intotrupt m old
man In hia do]yotions?" answered. tho
major. Tho roar Of laughter that iol.
lowed showed that Konna wa not tho
only ono awake,
II Ia rumorcl that tho Democrats Of
Washington nto preparing to start n
now daily ut Huntington. What can
tho mattel DO with sntgcnnL Major
HewntaiH sad tho AdyeftIsSf2 Has tle
failure to got an appointment caused
tho major 10 kick ovht tho trncOs2
VlBilots eoRttRUe to pour tato thia
haven Of comfort aud tctlgo FROM hot
weather Riding driving, cycling and
d|hucIng torn NJ endless round Of nlnu'o'