The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-18

! have already shown that while tho
faction opposed 10 such u convention 10
Ia the minority. II Is a worry respectable
minority and /, composed OF those who
have been heretofore regarded ~ tho
most honorel leaders OF tho party.
Tnkc Mr. William l.. Wilson. for in.
stance. a low months ago, tho West
Virginia faithful wore ready to bow
down aud worship ut his shrine. lilo
Wal easily "tho frat citizen" "Wost
V%irginia's idol" ''dislinguished states.
man'-iu whom thore was mo guile
his defeat Tor Congress WAS q disgrace
TO the state" Now behold him In
the cablnot Of tho "gold.bug" President
and advocating a policy that a minority
OF West Virginia Democrats are anxious
10 denoance Ia a statc convention. This
10 indeed Il state OF affairs. 1t Is, in fact.
a hopeless condition. 1t has taken but
u low short months TO bring it about.
And yetthero arO como Democrats who
arc talking about redecming tho state!
II there 10 a Democratic party At all next
year IN this state 1t will be u Dob.tall
affair.
y,
1t is somewhat carly to boom candi.
dates for state offices. but somehow or
other thu Republican press Of the state,
which seems to be fairly bubbling oves
with enthusiasm. cannot restrain itself,
and every now and then n tavorite is
put forward In a way that ought TO
make him feel good alt over II 1t doesn't.
The man who 10 receiving the greatest
amount Of this sort Of favorable atten.
lion just at present Is Hon. Il. W. At
tinson, Of Ohio county. and Ohio coun.
ty Republicans have reason to feel
proud that these ''mentions' are con.
fined TO no particular section. While
few papers commit themselves 10 any
one candidate, all are speaking well oil
all candidates. Tho Charleston Star
Tribune. however, being one OF the OK.
captions, comes right out t~iat-footed"
IN the following enthusiastic
Say, who are WE going TO nominate
for governor? Isn't Hon. George Wes.
ley Atkinson a good enough man for al
most anybody? Any man who knows
him and does not like him, can got u
situation in any dime museum in the
land, as Il freak. Any man who knows
him well aud won't vote for him, will
lind quarters in an idiotic asylum. Isn't
II about time to commence in earnest to
discuss the merits oil candidates? Any
Republican is good enough for us, but
won't IVES. Atkinson be about the
strongest mosI popular and the most
i%ttenest' man in tine business? We
merely ask for information upon this
matter. II We can have an open. fair
discussion ofthe merits OF the respective
candidates We nigh: DO able to tree a
perfect man. one without a fault, with.
out guile, aud possibly without brains.
We are not quite sure that IVES. Akin.
son is perfect. We know he has lots OF
brains, and We know ne is honest, and
We know he would grow in popularity
every day Of ;he cam 2aign. We know,
furthermore, tNat he would make n
governor Of the right sort. His energy,
business qualifications, clear-headed
judgment. and his high character. espe.
cislly qualify him to tackle the quarter.
deck OF the ship OF state aud monkey
with tho steering apparatus thereof.
The old boa. would sail as straight az a
die and not a breaker would scratch the
bottom. Think ABOUT this. boys. aud
let us hear from you."
1t may DO gratifying to Mr.. Atkinson's
friends 10 know that the suggestion
contained in the last sentence il recciv-
ing favorable responses.
Then there are Hutchinson. Edwards,
Floyd, S,urGiss, Davis, Evans. Morris
and others. who are receiving their
share Of 'mention. though It is not
known that NIL OF them uIe candidates,
or tina, even more than ns or two Of
them are. The future viii develop who
are and who arc not. BY the way, Slr.
Morris, in his paper this week, men.
tons n llsto! available men Tor govern
or, hut leaves out his own name. As
modesty is not one OF Mr.. Morrls's char.
actorlstics, | regard ,his fact ny 'igniti.
cant OF a probability that ne doesn't 70.
gard himself us available.
Rcpublic can candidates for other posi-.
tlons on the state ticket Rro plentiful,
but owing 20 tho long time that inter-
rencs between now and mex. years
booming season they arc somewhat
backward about making public an
nouncemant II ANYBODY thinks they
are not getting in thei: work, however,
he is mistaken. Some compiica-
lions arc likely to result in one or two
Instances, but there is no indication
that there will DO any bitterness in the
contests.
Tho ~ovening paper OF this city. in a
recent issue, took occasion to miscon-
strue what | said last week about Sena-
tor Elkins's position on tho silver Ques.
ton. Tho News said:
The nblp Republican organ sogciy remarks
that "Scna tor Flkius. OF this state. is OIc Of
those Republicans who have expressed the he.
Lief TINT the Republican party will keep In tho
middle OF the road. mud b" entrusted by the pco.
pie with The taSk Of settling the currency QIlcs,
lion" The News Is glad 10 see Nr. ElEinS' poi.
iICn SO Hptly defined. lie is not II gold mono.
i~lcthlli't. nor n 5iinctnlliSt, for he denies tho
alleged Colorado Interview, but he il "in thu
middle Ol the road. /" and 1t might he well to add
that lie seems To be- standing sill in the middle
OF Tho road, aud trying 10 look four dilcfelt
ways al tLI same slime.
Or Cou rsa anybody with n particle OF
"gumptton" knows exactly what is
meant in politics by tho phrase keen in
tho middle OF the road" Ny lriond tho
News didn't intend 70 understand that
II meant to keep straight and not to do
viate from party principles. 1t wouldn't
have suited tho News's purpose, which
ia never to miss an opportunity to re.
fleet on Senator Elhius and TO misrop-
resent MIN. Its an old habit Of tho
News, and for n paper that prctcnis 10
L. ---lL.L--