The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-16
JUDGE LUCAS is A CANDIDATE
For Delsgats-at-Larss, 1T Is said, and is
Friendly to ths 10 to ] o-Admini.-
tration Forces viii Not Give In without
AstruggIs, and the Far win FIy-we,t
virginia Matters that Have Found their
Way to the Capital.
speeIal correspondenee.

uIltb ehElS anu ONeAHSN AAtS 1AS 4sos
Of the municipality, Tapping the Ohio
border, the Kentucky foothills and the
southern boundaries of Brer Harrity's
domain. where the infant PatttsOn pres
identlal boom is still struggling for the
freedom of short clothes The Issue
over which the brethren are expecting
to lock horns is as to whether or not
the white metal shall prevail in the ra-
ito OF 16 to /; but. as matter OF fact,
the real contest viii be over Groverisn.
with a present sure claim that the fell
lows who are feminist the man OF des-
tiny will be in the majority.
Ex-senator Daniel b. Lucas, whose
term Of national craftsmanship closed
before It began. through the short
sightedness Of his friend, the governor,
Is aFranging-has arranged, indeed
to re-enter politics This announce
ment caused his old opponents to climb
the portIeres OF the wigwam and faint
on the ceiling.
Judge Lucas recently doffed the ju-
dIcIRl eTnlne to go ginning for juicy
fee, He got 1t with the same ease and
more grace than characterizes the Pres
dents search for ducks 1t is stated
now as an open secret that the ex-sera-
tor has designs upon the gang, from A
to lizard, and Fortune was not more
kind in the matter Of the fee than 1t has
been in giving him opportunity to once
more display his political genius.
Mr.. Lucas Ability.
He Is smart, naturally. Whatever
else you may think of Mr., Lucas, do
not class him AMONG the intellectually
weak or with the political imbeciles. He
is well trained in the arts OF war, and
never knows when he Is whipped-lf.
indeed, he ever was dOwned. He obliged
his party to withdraw its congressional
nominee in 1852, and Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson came out of the crash with
ten majority on the face OF the returns
at the fall election. 1t Is not now re-
called where any OF the participants
then stood on the money question, but
IL tradition be correct, Mr.. Wilson
claimed to be as good Greenbacker
as the head OF that organization could
possibly be. and Mr.. Lucas Bcorned the
so-called fiat "idee." BE and Mr. VIII
son are not together now. AS a good
administration man, Mr.. Wilson, sensl-
bly, enough, too. is for the hard money
that has a yellow cast That Is the
platform he Is believed to occupy, and
in the face OF the present situation, he
win scarcely deny it. Judge Lucas, if
the carrier pigeons do not mlsState his
Views, Is armed for the yellow boys
with every known implement o. de-
struction.
The Judge is going as delagate TO
Chicago. He expects to be the choice
OF the Second district convention for
the position Of deleEate-at-large. but
in any event he will go, and become the
champion OF the i6 to theory,
From the present appearance OF
things, the Judge Will have but little
opposltlon, but sometimes no fellow can
find out a political result In advance.
II often happens that waysf Storms as
often come with suddonIfess. But the
judges record Will stand him In good
stead, and what he may lack at the
start will come later. for 1t is certain
| that no administration champion will
| dare to knock a chip on his shoulder in
| the presence OF the convention. The
| only chance Of defeating him is by
working upon the delegates in advance.
An Administration Endorsement.
The argument is made that Mr.. Cleve-
land, who has done so much for West
Virginia, should have Endorsement. 1t
will be ingratitude not to give 1t freely.
To what extent these and other appeals
are being used to influence the electors
is not known, yet there will be devel-
opments at the conventions, But 1t is
placarded on all the dead walls Of JEFF
| ferson county that the poet-statesman
| OF the Jackson courage is in to win,
] and that, by the great horn spoon, he
| shall not be defeated.
Were you to ask the administration
sages who will be chosen by the silver
men us Mr.. Lucas colleagues from the
other districts, they would look down
from their perch on the ceiling with
amazement. and refer YOU to the re-
cords Of the past Who backed him
in his fight with ex-senator Camden's
forces? Who helped him in his crusade
against the machine In the days OF bit
ter experience? Why was he placed on
the supreme court bench?
The friends who stood by him in those
| piping days Of war are still on his list,
and all the friends OF silver will be add
| ed. They do not lack for q programme
nor for men. nor for the sinews Of war.
Four delegates at large they claim, but
agree TO a possible slip In one district.
Who will II Bet
The question Of preference among the
candidates for presidential honors is
relesated to the rear, but the negative
side is not obscured when you ask
about 1t. It VIII not be Cleveland: II
will not be Carlisle; It will not be a
gold-bug.
VIII the administration give up with
out q struggle? The work OF the four
committees on resolutions will tell the
story, but no man can foresee at this
writing the extent Of manipulation nor
record In advance the fine Italian de-
vices that will precede the adoption OF
Inc four-cornered platform. It is pre-
dIcted by one philosopher, who has ta-
| ken observations, that the states rep
resentatlon at Chicago Will resemble
n crazy quilt, and that candidate who
can come nearest to guessing the num-
Der Of patches win get the heft OF the
vote.
These arc the tales brought to head
quarters by the faithful winged messen-
gers. They are not hawked about as
common roperty-Certainly not-but
| are passed about from iip to ftp under
the seal OF secrecy and confidence.
What wonder that the on-looler should
prime his ear for the music of which
there seems TO be sO sure prospect?
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