The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-04

gpeclni Dispatch TO the Intelliseneer'
WAsH1EGToN, d, c., Jan. s'-The
Jackson Democratic Association OF
Waah,nvton, has undertaken 10 lead
the country In the celebration OF jack
sons Day, and has accordingly IN
pounced programme Intended to
ee,Ipse ali others. The significant fea-
tpre Of the prospective event consists
IN the snub administered by the asso-
citation 20 President Cleveland in IT'S
failure to solicit his presence at the
boropot board. Time was when the
noisy IacksoDians were MEclevelands
most ardent supporters. They were
ready at any moment to don their
o,ats in defense Of the presidential ln-
territv against aspersions from any
source whatsoever, but now Mr.. Bry-
an is called and the other left. THE
king is dead. long live the king" even
II he dia fail Of his crown,
Mr. BRYAN will be heard from, but
NOT In person. He viii send q letter,
expressing his regrets and repeating
his silver creed. ut would De inter,
estlng. n possible, to know wnat ,Olu
Hickory would think Of his modern
discIpies and their platform" was the
grim comment OF an old-dmer, as he
discussed the Jackson associations ac-
tIon. Among the orators on che jack
son Day list are Senator Faulkner and
Judke Daniel 3. Lucas, OF west VIZ
ginia: Senator Blackburn. the untam-
ed Keutuckian. and Senator Jones, who
ran the campaign; Senators German
and Morgan and Daniel, John Allen, OIL
Mississippi, sulzer, Of New York, Nc
Guire, Of California, Terry, OF Arkan-
SIS. and along down towards the foot OF
the list Is Fitzgerald, OF West VIZ
ginia." repnted spellblnders all, OF
s,res Ter or less degree, and Of several
well recognized orders OF oratorical
architecture.
The mysterious character, about
whom there Is most inquiry is "Bitz-
gerald" II Il be ne OF tPopullstic fame
ana Republican antecedents, why In
cluded In the list OF Jackson Day ora
tors2 Why not Petffer instead, man
OF greater fame and more whlakersG
But why OF West Virginia? is asked.
The latest intelligence OF Mr.. Fltzger-
AIDS domicile located It In Utah.
Many OF the distinguished guests In
ylted will be conspicuous Ia letters OF
regret and consolation. Among these
are Vice President Stevenson, Senator
Vest, Senator Turpie, Senator Murphy,
Senator Harris, Representative Sayres,
General Joe Wheeler ana others The
association will not lack for orators,
however. and the memory OF the old
hero, together with the leading Incl
,dant OF his military record OF which
lidiy next Will be the eighty-second
hnniyersary, Il to hRvo numerous
tionehes OF green administered by ex-
pert artists.
doRfOr the Cab8ns,.
General J.W, st. Clair, of Charleston,
i5sIn washington for a brief business
visit The general has so far recover
ied from The effects Of the November
cyclone as to be able 20 discuss It's re-
suits with but little quaVer In his tones.
tde says there IS In his opinion no Re-
publican IN the south who would be
.conaidered for a moment with Judge
Coo, were he to indicate desire for a
cdbinet place, and, further, there is In
his Judgment no. man In all the country
who has q warmer place in Major Nc
ILinley's affections than has Judge
Goa.
General 81. Clair thinks West Wiz
giDla can have representation In the
cabinet, provided the Judge will ac-
lcept, and speaks Of him as the best
equlpped man OF his party in the state
and the only one that can give the
Democrats the least trouble in their
task OF regaining control of West Vir-
ginia by and by.
Hon. Johnson n. Camden, of Par
kersburg. registered at the Arlington
Yesterday. His mission here is OF a
business character, not altogether dis
connected with the coming tariff sched-
ule. a local paper refers to the ex-sen-
at0r as "one Of the Wenlthieae men In
America" and says, further, that as
he makes no display OF hts money, II
has escaped public attention, But II
Is nevertheless true that out OF the
modest beginning OF the coal oil re-
finery at ParkerSburg has grown one
OF the great fortunes Of modern times.
When the oil field OF the Little
Kanawha was developed" the paper
adds, "he was FIRST on the ground and
the FIRST TO profit, and when the Stand
ard oil Company came into the field.
he was wise enough TO see that combl-
nation was better than competition.
and Joined Rockefeller and FiaRier in
building up that giant corporation "a
its present proportionB.' Instead OF
moving 10 New York and entering the
social lists as did most OF his wealthy
confcrees, he has spent his time and
money In building q railroad system IN
West Virginia that operates over sew.
eral hundred miles OF track and devel-
,9Snes one OF the richest mineral sections