Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-20
POLITICAL POTHER.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY.

The Leading Candidates for Sheriff, Pros
eeuting Attorney and the Legislature
Who viii be Shelyed2-
General Opinions.
DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOLL AND TROUBLE
As the Ides Of March loom up the
voice OF the politician is heard in the
land, and the lovely and angelic popu-
lace of our hill and river bound city are
politically booming Knowing that the
readers OF the REGISTER are civilized and
intelligent, aud therefore curious and
inQuisitive in matters OF government,
we detailed our penciling scribe with
instructions 10 ascertain the situation
and report. Last evening the reporter
fell in with one of our most prominent
politicians, near the Mcclure House, on
Market street, and forthwith began a
brisk application Of the repOrtorial pump
with the following results:
Reporter Captain, what Of the
political lay OF the land around town
lust now; who Is talked of for Sheriff,
and what are the probabilities OF lively
time in the political cauldron next year?
Prom. Pol.-A lively time next year!
You can Just risk the best drinks ever
mixed at Gus. Rolls that next year will
be boomer. Talk about 1910; why,
never in the history Of the country were
parties so close in numerical strength,
and 50 bent on obtaining political power
as now. The campaign OF 1880 will be
the most fiercely contested struggle ever
witnessed on this continent. With the
political gifts OF fifty millions OF people
in their control and the prospect Of a
constant increase in the number OF Of
fees, the Republicans will fight as Bit
terly against the loss of them as a man
will avoid the death-dealing dart, while
the Democracy, conscious OF their
strength, enraged at the remembrance
OF the hateful frauds of 1876, and well
aware that a victory next year
will give their party twenty years
lease OF power, will close their ranks,
heal their divisions, grid up their loins
and move unitedly forward with de-
termination to risk all on final struggle
with the black, radical Republican party.
Look at Congress. See how cautiously
the leaders watch each others move
ments, and how prompt they are thus
early in tine session to seize the points OF
advantage. Everyone feels that upon
the conduct OF the present Congress
depends the fate of the two great parties
in the coming year. You will see that
the whole session will be but Il battle
for the choice of position, and the pre-
lnninary skirmishes OF the opposing
vanguards in search Of that position are
but the signs of lively times ahead.
Kep.-But what OF local politics? |
read the papers and am supposed 10 be
posted on National affairs. The sheriti's
the thing.
Prom. POl-Ah, the coming man for
sheriff. Well, there's plenty a, doing
and AS many talking There is Andy
Sweeney. He has been on the cards
for twenty years and during all that time
| has iancied that the lightning would
strike him for something valuable pOliti-
cally, while the electric fluid has per-
sistly directed its attention 20 other sub
jects. IL will be so IL the lutGre. Andy
| has for many years been one of Wheel
| ing's best Mayors, vet were that office by
some mysterious dispensatiOn of Provi-
dence, rs w. Z. Hubbard would say, TO
become a salaried one, the office would
know Andy no more His enemies
say that the secret Of his i'll luck has been
| his irresistible propensity 10 NEEDLE,
| that he is never content unless he is
prying around in the business of other
/ AZ. Il l. N
Democratic nomination tor Sheriff in
| 1876, was territically beaten by Jingle in
| the primaries, and was heard OF no
more in the ensuing political canvass
until il was thought Tilden was elected,
when he began TO figure around rs Il
| candidate for postmaster. Sweeney
| would make an excellent Sheriff, but his
! enemies in his own party are too numer-
| Gus for him ever 10 carry off the nOml-
| nation. He has had too many OppOr-
| tunities TO make enemies TO make him a
safe nomination, and though YOU may
| say that lac has many friends and fine
business qualifications, yet it won't do
for the party to risk the office on an
| uncertainty.
Rep.-You are evidently not 4 Sween-
ey man for Sheriff.
Prom. Pol.-Indeed am not, unless
he gets the nomination. Should he do
that he could count on me.
Rep.-Are there no other candidates?
Prom. POl.-Oh, other candidates :
! Young man are you green, or only
/ fresh? What would you say 10 autumn
! leaves in Nallambrosa? Why they are
| that thick that pebble hurled at ran
\ dom has a fine chance To skin two or
! three political noses. Why, there's
| Ralph Ankle, our patriotic anti-Bank
| Assessor has thrown his gage OF battle
| into the ring and rides his war horse
quite molly. Ankle has come too late
in the field to stand much chance for
the nomination, and with the whole
bank element in the city to throw hot
I water on him he will be likely TO dance
! for some years before he becomes a
promising candidate for anything.
/ Fighting mOnOpOlies and rings is not
a winning game in these degenerate
! DAYS. However, should Ralph be the
nominee, he will get my best support,
| for know of no one who would make a
more upright and honorable sheriff.
\ Young man, do YOU know man that
| can beat the banks and whip the late
gentlemen OF the gas Office, and in spite
! of it all become sheriff OF Ohio county?
Arkle has also the very improbable con-
| tingency in his favor of beCOming q COM
promise candidate.
The fight at present seems to be be-
! tween Sweeney and Curt Brown, with
everything in Browns favor. Brown
has an immense following with great
personal popularity. He was a Candi-
date in 1879, but withdrew before the
primary election came off. Just now
he seems to be in the lead, and unless
something unreasonable turns up, seems
likely to keep it until the election. But
politics are so uncertain that | had bet
ter not be certain on this pOint,-what
DO you think of it?
Rep.-Oh, my opinions are worth
nothing; what OF the Republicans?
Prom. Poll am not in the enemy's
secrets. | only know the street talk.
NV friend George Parks has lately walk
ell into the camp on that side of the
house. But George knows little about
politics, less about setting up things,
and is too much of a gentleman To es-
cape getting sCOoped in convention OF
his brethren.
Rep-What think you of Kaiser Will
helm Schultze, of Ritchietown, and his
chances?
Prom. POl.-IIe is said to be a
seeker after the Republican NOM
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