The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-03
WHO Is ro DE oovEaNoR4 - :

As to the candidacy for Governor, tnIee
seem now the most prominent Judge
Whitaker, who has been nominated ny the
Times and the "City Hall" clique, asAit IS
called, being the Butler and Shepley men
Atocha, who will have the military vote
and that of all who are afraid OF the pro.
vost court; and Mr. Hahn, lately Union
member of Congress in this State. There
is a story afloat that thetwo latter are SO
confident of an election that they have ask. <.
ed Governor Shepley if he will resign to
their use, after the election; the rooms ne
now occupies in the City Hall VI all
these Hahn, who will get all the Germans,
and who is Individually . good fellow, has
the call. Even John Galpin, the popular
restaurant keeper, who was nominated, De
clines in his favor. H..
THERE MAY BE NO ELECTION.
After all, though General Banks is pre-,
ent "master of the situation" the malcon
tents are determined that no election shall
be held at the time and in the manner set
forth. Some want every man here from the
United States to vote, irrespective of resi-
dence, if he be loyal >. some want the free
negroes to have a showing, and others wish
the country parishes to be fairly represent,
ed, which it is now vain to expect. others
who hove no axes to grind, insist that this
is not the time to go before the people
that there can be no such thing now as free
speech or free vote. Among all represen
tations will be made in high quarters which
arc expected to result in a change OF the
SITUATION The election NAV be post
poned but will not be abandoned. Mr.. Lin
coin himself is interested in that. t1-iI
-~~.- THE STRANGER.
You may judge Of the bitterness no"
springing up in our midst against the dis
reputable class of strangers" who have
come here from the North to "control elec
tions" and plunder the rebels, from tht
language used bv Mr.. Hahn in his newspa
per, the Tue Delta, in urging Louisianian;
to accept the amnesty and to come up anc
vote. "Shall we stand lookers'on while
the stranger, just come within our gate
dictates to us our civil government, or II
combination with unpriucipled men, mon
opolizes our posts of homer, respectabilit!
and duty?" This strong language no doubt
contributed TO his subsequent nomination
for governor.
THE INFUSION OF COLOR.
Not to be altogether put out of consid
GRAFTON by you or me, because we are no
accustomed to regard it as possible, is th'
likelihood that the demand of the ''free col
ored people," who only include with then
those born free, will be admitted to the
elective franchise. General Sh;pley de-
clared that he could not grant their de
mand, and General Banks returned them
no answer; but they have now sent F. NJ
Towne, one of their number, who is nearl,
white, to see their 'great father" the Pres
ident, in the hope that he will admit them
to the ballot box. Way not2 Mr.. Lincoln
has as much power to do this as he, has t.
prescribe terms and qualifications to th'
white voters. and by including all who have
negro blood in them can secure an enorm
Gus vote. Major Plumley, of Pennsylvania
white officer in high position, made
speech at their last meeting, in which he ex
pressed a wish that he had negro blood il
his veins.