The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-25

tor equipped man In tho state. The
same can be said OF others who are
namedan connection with the honor. as.
for Instance. ex-cOnEressmnn c. ".
Smith. OF Parkershurg, and others. In
fact. as I have before remarked. there
Is not an aspiring Republican In West
Virginia. so far, who Ia unworthy, and
It augars well for a satisfactory out
come OF tho convention that not only
Is this true. but that The contests which
lre being carried on are being conduct
ed In friendly spirit.
on the Democratic eide tile boys ore
not tumbllng over each other In the
effort b be first on the sacrlncial altar.
There IRE many being called" but few
are responding with enthusiasm. Down
In the depths OF their inner conscience
they do not feel that confidence in Dem
ocfatIc success which used to abide
there. The "bluft' OF other years 10
absent from their conversation, ana the
confident and even arrogant tone which
used to characterize the editorials OF
thu Organs" has given way 10 the
more modest expression OF a faint hope
that some unforeseen circumstance,
some miracle. may happen to render
possible the redemption Of the state
which has cut loose from the free trade
Democratic idol and the prcJudlces OF n
past nnd buried era OF bourbonism.
AS a consequence, tho style OF Demo-
cratic convention which used to be so
entertaining to tho galleries will not be
In vogue this year. They may be large
and enthusiastic, but there will he an
absence OF the Bwarms Of candidates OF
other years Fractional sores Will I'M
doubtedly be on exhibition as OF yorc.
but there wifi he such n lack OF conf
denee in the result OF the election that
tho fights will not be so interesting as
they formerly were.
Among che Democratic names men
toned for governor are those OF Forest
Brown. OF jefferson county: Judge Ben
nett and Mr. Edmlston. both OF Weston;
Colonel Clarence L. Smith. OF Fair
mont; Colonel John 7. McGraw, OF
Grafton; ex-SeeretRry OF State ohley.
of Charleston. and our own eX-Con-
gressmun Pendleton. About all OF
these have declared. either themselves
or by their next friends. that they are
not candidates. An exception may
perhaps be made rs 10 Mr.. Brown. who
is n young and ambitious man. and IL
understood 10 be an nctive candidate
MT. bEOWU ~ ulhp al dblG lHuiA 1t''
OF the coming men OF West virginia
The Democrats could not make better
iror a cleaner nomination. / predict
that he will DO chosen to lead the for
Torn hope. am sorry on his account
that II Is written In the stars biTlt In
his first race for q state honor he Is to
be defeated. Nh G. W. Atkinson. who.
nj the present writing, seems 10 be tim
popular Republican choice. Will fnil In
MF. Brown n fOemnn worthy OF HIS
steel. but Mr.. Atkinson will lave the
advantage OF being on the winning
ticket.
The following, for which tile public Is
indebted to the Parkersburg Sentinel, is
the latest good one on Colonel John I.
McGrIw:
Judge Jonn Brannon, OF Weston. mr.
rived al the Btennerhnssett last Mon-
day to give attention 10 some business
In the United States court in which
Colonel John T. McGrRw, OF Grafton.
Is also Interested. Those who are of-
qunlnted with Judge Brannon know
that he Is punetliIous In his bnAlneas
while Colonel McGr1w laE
probably more OF other peoples tlinn
10 spare chan any man in West Wiz
gfnla. b,
On Monday Judge Brannon received
n message from Colonel McGraw that
he would be here on Tuesday. The
Judge concluded to await his arrival.
on Tuesday he received q message from
Colonel McGraw, stating that ne was
busIly engaged and would not reach
here until Wednesday. The business
being OF Importance the Judge remain
ed over
on Wednesday message ives recelv-
ed from the colonel, stating that he
could not reach ParkeraburF until
Thursday. The Judge still awaited his
arrival. but Colonel McGEaw failed 10
appear. and their business before tho
court was continued.
on Thursday. the judge received two
kilograms. the first OF which announced
Colonel McGrhW's contemplated nrriv-
nj on Friday, ana tho second informed
the Judge that owing 10 pressing bnsl-
ness engagements he could not be- here
until Saturday and asked the judge TO
remain.
Ily this time the Judges patience and
laundry had been exhausted and he
could t1rry no longer, so he sent the
following message to the colonel:
PLEASE meet me In Atlantic City In
July next" and after leaving his call
for the carly train he retired to rest.
About II n IN. he was awakened By a.
bell boy with message. which read MS
follows:
what date in July?
"M'GRAW."
When tic message boy LEFT the
judges rom he carried with him q
message which read as follows:
July 10. You had better stnrt now.
"BRASNoN."
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