The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-23
I intends to do that very thing. This
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thoso VINO haVo th0 best inter.
osti OF tho party Mt heart. and
who arc apeculating regarding a state
ticket, oxpross themselves ~ In favor of
"A policy that, will secure tho nominn.
ton OF tho very bost matoriul, especially
with regard to tho houd OF tho ticket,
No negative man will suit tho occasion,
thoy say. lilo NUT DO not only
thoroughly representative OF his party,
but u man who can load, possessing at
once tho QualitioS OF good gencralahip
and tho confidence aud regard OF tho
peonlo. lle must DO. also, y man who
can tako tho Htump aud carry tho fight
into every county, arousing onthusinsm
Tor tho cause OF Ropublicanism md
rallying tho forcos into limo. With such
a man ~ tho nominee for governor, and
backed by tho magnificent organization
which now exists, having boon brought
vol nigh to perfection by Chairman
Dawson and his co.workcrs, md adod
by tho magnetic leadership OF tho men
who did such splendid work In tho great
battlo OF last fall, there will no doubt
Of tho result.
There Rre many mon in tho Republi.
can rank, in Wost Virginia who answer
tho above description. There arc some
who aspirc to tho govornorship who do
not answer 1t, but, II | mistake not, tho
wisdom OF tho party will DO able to dis.
criminato betwe On tho strong and tho
weak when the time comes. With vic.
tory reasonably suro in sight, it Ia not
strange that there should DO multi.
plicity Of candidates, but therein los
tho chief danger. The feeling that any.
body can win has wrecked tho hopes OF
parties In tho past, and tho Republicans
OF West Virginia may well profit by
such experiences. Tho peculiar activity
displayed by certain candidates at this
time may result doubtless will result
in the development OF large sized
booms Tor them among people who are
apt to be carried away by tho anthusi-
asm created by false issues, or falsc SON
timonts. but thoro is plenty OF timo Tor
the sober second thought, which 10 very
apt to centric on some ono whose avail
ability, strength OF character. leader
ship, ability and personal popularity all
combined will count moro in tho public
mind than demagogic protcnsions, ogot-
ism. choap newspaper notoriety and
ability to manipulate n literary bureau
or picture gallery. Dash aud nggres-
slveness. have won many political
nomination, but they have, except in
raro instances, been combined with n
manly regard for tho rights OF other
candidates. a dignity OF bearing and a
lack Of constituencies to criticism, n
Observation-Disclosures. that have command.
cd tho admiration OF the people aud
brought to their support men OF indu.
once and character.
It is not written in tho books OF tho
prophets that any other sort Of 4 man
will DO chosen next year to lead the Re-
publicans OF Wcst Virginia to victory.
However individual members Of tho
party may differ on minor matters there
is and will be harmony OF sentiment
on this point, and after the leader Is
chosen there will DO. MS in the past. 4
united party to support him. At the
present writing the state papers are dis
cusslng in connection with tho guber.
material nomination the names OF sever.
al gentlemen, not all OF whom arc
known to be candidates. Among them
are Hon. Geo. W., Atkinson, OF Ohio
county; Hon. John A. Hutchinson, OF
Wood; Hon. William Seymour Edwards,
OF Kannwha; Hon. Presley W. Morris.
OF Richie; Hon. Thomas Z. Davis. of
Taylor; Hon. Geo. +. Evans, OF Berke-
ley, and Hon. John !. Floyd, OF Kama
wha. Other mon may aspire later,
but these nre enough to choose from.
All are well known. Tho most active
candidates arc Atkinson, Edwards and
Morris, with Atkinson easily in tho
lead. II, cannot be denied Atkinson has
n substantial standing as the popular
choice, Tor the reason. that he is bnst
known among the people throughout
tho state. Mr.. Davis. OF Grafton, though
he has not formally announced him.
self. Ia being very iavorably mentioned,
His splendid campaign in 1892 has not
been forgotten by the Republicans OF
the state. who hold him in high regard.
OF tho Two most active candidates be.
side Mr.. Atkinson, Mr.. Edwards is
speaker OF the house OF delegates and
has n record tor having IN abiding cou.
tidence in himself. The other, Mr.. Nor
ris, is OF school book fame, and is being
widely doomed in papers outside OF the
state. marked copies OF which, contain.
ing his portrait, are extensively circu.
lated. Mr.. Morris says he isn't doing
it himself. Probably book publishing
firm is engaged in the patriotic work,
which must cost considerable money.
As tho matter develops the people
will understand i. better" G. A. D.