The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-20
RANDOM polIrIoiL NOTES.

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RANDOM POlI rICtL NOTES.
Owing to tue backwardne.s OF the
season the spring demand for Ice water
has not been excessive at most places in
this latitude. but. Judging from the
large quantisie, OF the commodity that
are being poured by Democratic state
papers upon the proposition to hold a
state Democratic convention for har.
monious and other purposes, there is
warrant for the suspicion that some OF
the Democratic brethren ara in a
scheme to bull the ice market. 1t will
be remembered by readers OF these
notes that / predicted last week Col.
George Washington Tippe,t's ''call" for
Il convention to harmonic and r~eorcan-
ize the scattered remnants OF the Yves,
Virginia Democracy on n free aud uu-
limited coinage platform would not be
enthusiastically endorsed by the boys"
Well, it hasn't been, at least not by the
contingent, or continyen,s, in the
northern and eastern counties. Their
reasons are various-some OF them be-
irg frankly given, while others ara
simply obvious to the political OBJ
server. The concensus OF opinion, as
expressed by some papers, such as the.
Parkar,burg Sentinel, Fairmont Index
and others. and evidently held but not
expressed by the Wheeling Register, i,
tina. such n convention at this time
would be unnecessary aud unwise. prln.
/ cipally because there is nothing TO en-.
courage the hope that the clements
would consent to DO h%armonized. Wise
Democrats prefer not to monkey with
the buzz.saw," believing tina. a state
Democratic convention ut such a time
would result in a split so hopeless that
the parts mover would be able to get
together again.
Colonel Tippett is startled by tho
show OF opposition to his littls scheme
to commit the WestVirginia Democracy
to the FREQ silver party n year in nd.
OF the national convention, and
is trying to comfor. himself with the
statement that the Republican paper,
are opposing il. In this he Is mis-
taken. Tho Republican press and party
leader, SEQ nothing to be lost FOR shcm
in a DsmocraHc h%air.pulling match-in
n convention made up Of discordant
elements. On tho other hand, the
Democratic leaders who are shrewd
enough to 500: that such II gathering
would OF necessity result IN n
split in the party arc advising against
it. One Democratic paper, tho Sliep.
herdstown Register. which Is publi,hed
at the home OF Mr.. cambridge, who has
his eye on the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. is franker than some otherd and
lets ono OF the opposition cats out OF the
bag in the following terse but eloquent
sentences: "There may possibly DO
some good points about aucii n convon.
ton as the n propo,ed above (Rl-
though NO fail to sec them), but We
hardly think that there i, any necessity
Tor a state gathering just yet. We are
certainly opposed to having such n
meeting in the famous county Of
k%anawha, the home OF the illu,trious
politicians who are laying the wires for
personal political advantage and whose
devotion to party and to principle has.
never yet been known to snar above tho
level of %pot.house intriguery. We think
tho Democracy Of this stale is n trine
too smart to DO decoyod to Charleston
before the grass is fairly groom" Colonel
Tippett will observe that this and sim.
liar expressions could copy, il apace
permitted, are not from Republican
papers. but from Democratic papers Of
high standing. His charge that they
have probably been subsidized by tho
gold bugs" will not hold water. The
truth OF the matter is that Discreet
Democrats are determined to put Off ~
long MS possible tho crash that would
follow n state convention.
E"s
1t is interesting to note in this con-
noction that not n lew OF tho Democratic
editors in West Virginia. and quite II
number OF so.callcd leader. OF tho party,
hold p%ostmastors' commissions from
President Cleveland and hia postmaster
general. Others hold commissions for
otiior offices, and many moro arc undnr
personal Obligations to tho administra.
tion. Still others ARC sincere support.
ers OF tho administrations financial pol.
Icy. During tho past week tho Presi-
dent himself has innuynratGd tho honest
money campaign within tho Democratic
party. His followers and office hoiders
in Wcst Virginia will DO expected to
stand with his follower, md Office hold
ors OF other states in that campaign. All
these things considered, tho difficulties
OF II Reorganization aud harmoniHing"
OF tho party In this state OH n froe and
unlimirod coinage platform, which
would OF necessity donounco tho admin
istrntion. can readily DO socn. Mora
than that, il such II convention Is held
tho torn and bleeding condition OF tho
Wcs. Virginia Democracy after 1t
cinerges thcrcfrom, II. indeed. enough,
Of It IL left to cincrgo, can DO bpt.rr i'm.
agincd than described. Thi, situation
OF Affairs hoing 80 plain to everybody,
tho suggestion that tho lopublicnna