The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-16

Col. Bob Carr il reported to DO looking
somewhat discouraged, and Is wondeT'
ing II tho authorship fight would not DO
surer thing to tacklO some other time
and in some other party. Tho colonel,
by tho way, has had considerable ex'
porience in shifting party aIleglances,
and now that tho signs OF tho times
may BIO 80 plainly read, it would not DO
aurprising TO SOC him coming in out OF
tho wet, as he has done on other Occa'
slons. | don't think, however, the lta'
publcans would kill the iatted cali for
him. There are too many faithful
onos to provide for. Not only arc they
faithful and true, but each Of them 10
eminuntly qualified to ill tho auditors
office acceptably to tho peopIe. Among
tho Republicans now being mentioned
for tins important office arc lion. j. s.
liver, who made such good run In
1899, ex.ConRrelsman Smith, OF Par
korsburg; Col. ]. X. thompson, Of Put
nam county; Prosecuting Attorney La
toilette, OF Taylor county, aud others,
and IN tho entire lst there 10 not O
man who would not make strong can
dldatq and add strength 10 q state tick
Ut. II iaa very bright array oil talent.
For nearly all the places on tho ticket
ihero arc many candidates., which
goes 10 show that Woat Virginia Re-
publicans have m abiding faith in the
future. The gubeEnAtorial situation
seems TO DO rather one.,ided, howeyer,
Mr.. Atkinson apparently being the
choice OF the great majority. How
many othors may loom up in the future
romans to be seen.
"a
The Welt Virginia editors have about
nj! returned from their trip to tho
Atlanta exposition, and with one accord
they are singing the praises. OF the big
show and everything aud everybody
connected herewith, Their experience
has been that OF all who have visited
Atlanta, and the advertising that enter
prising city is getting will be worth to
hor many times over what 1t cost to
place the exposition on its feet, Tho
substantial benefit to her people will
be incalCulablo. There is q moral in
this which does not need to DO pointed
out. While tho West Virginia aggro-
CATION was on exhibition, and proving
its superiority over the regular beauty
show ou the Midway as drawing
card, its component parts, 1t IL
said, behaved themselves with be-
coming dignity, aud, according to
the Atlanta papers, loft with their
hospitable hosts very favorable improi.
sons Of West Virginia intelligence aud
chivalry. The only sacreligiOus thing
they were guilty Of while in Atlanta
was to pass of Col. Bob McEldowney
for Senator EIkinS, thus. possibly, OBJ.
tanning mora distinguished recognition
from the southern statesmen than they
would otherwise have received. 1t Is
related that tho colonel bore the honor
thus thrust upon him so naturally that
no one would have suspected that he
was tho liro.eatlng editor OF an unreGen'
crate Democratic organ, which goes 10
show that he would no au ornament 10
the Republican party II he would only
mend his political ways. Captain Harry
Snyder, OF the Shephordstown Regis.
tor, Is responsible for tho state.
ment that Col. McEldowney was cere-
moniously introduced as Senator Elkins
to a number OF members OF the Georgia
legislature, aud was observed with awe
by many" Brother Snyder also gravely
ob,ervos that there were doubtless per.
sons in Atlanta who thought that sen.
ator Elkins" travelled with a pretty gay
crowd. II MIR. EIkins is familiar with
tho colonel. Apollo.like appearance ho
will not fee. that in selecting proxy
for kim the newspaper men committed
no nc. Of violence. while tho Wetzel
county Democratic statesman knows
how ii feels to DO a Republican United
States senator for on0 day. 0. AZ. d.