Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-11
ON THE WING.
The Political Gossip Gathered
Travelling Emissary OF the
Register-The Controlling Sen
,im.nt Of the River Counties.

The Political Gossip
h Travelling Emtssary OF the
Register-The Controlling Sen
timent of the River Counties.
Obs BOARD STEAMER ANDES,
May 10. 1850.
s,.,,.l Correspondence OF the REGISTER.
A tiying trip through the towns oil
the State that lie along the river ut The
present time Is calculated to tll a man
with politics. The prospects ol the
various candidates is the one unvary-
ing theme Of conversation. There IL a
concentration OF interest in the Con
gressional contests. II the prevailing
continent i'm the river counties bo not
changed there is u likelihood that there
will he a change in our Congressman
after the fall election. During my trip.
nj week down the river ! made 1t a
point Ia talk with ~ many prominent
h,nocrats a. one woukl bc likely to
find under such circumstances. In many
instances | was told that the principle OF
rotation iuolice would largely goyernth the
drlryatcs at the August Congressional
Convention. NV ~interrugatiOns were
general INQUIRIES ~ Ia whom the people
nj Mnrshan. Wetzel, Tyler, Peasants
anil Wopd counties desired to represent
them i'm the next Congress, and to my
surprise many Of the representative
mon of the counties above named, ex-
rrpting Wood, informed me that your
fcluw-townsman Geo. X. TIngle would
most likely he the successful candidate,
as lac 10 well known throughout this sec-
lion, having done business M a drum
mrr. "A number al years ago with the
representative business men ut the sew
cral counties along the river, aud that
hr had been found 10 he strictly M hon
Orahlc man.
made further inquiries, in IA much
a. | asked those men, whom ] met, u
the TACT that Nr. Jingle hal been u sue
crssiul aud honorable man ia his deal
Jugs with them, gave them the exclusive
right To- support him ior the responsible
Office at representative in the halls OF
Congress. Not this alone, many would
say. but Mr.. Jingle is II OF us, as 1t
were. lie IL Conyersant with the wants
at the laboring class, rs he Is not q pro
lrssional man, aud that Is the kind OF a
man that the First District should have
ut Washington.
GLOW about Col. Fen Wilson, our
prrseut representative ! asked
well. Col. Ben is a good man, and We
have no personal i'll feelings toward
him. but lac has been there long enough,
aud II Is time he should step aside aud
give some one elise "A chance. lIe has
represented IA very well, but ho should
not expect q life lease on the office, Tor
IL hc does, lac will bc right badly luis
taken. lie would make a good
senator and has served long enough,
ia the Lower House for promotion
lis there anything said about the
candidacy of Alex Campbell and Dan
Johnson
well yea, their names have becn
mentioned, aud Col. Campbell, who
passed through our counties a lew days
ago, created a lair impression with some
Of our people, but il ~ very uncertain
as Ia his strength IN convention. Two
years ago he did all in his power TO de
irat Joe Jackson, and the majority OF
the people have not forgotten him lot
his action at that tine, when We wanted
Mr.. Jackson at Washington
la Col. Dan JOhnsOu's county ! made
inquiries a. to his probable strength,
ami was informed that he could not hc
nominated under any circumstances, us
hc has always been considered a weak
candidate. Some of his county mcn IN
formed mo that he would scarcely get u
complimentary vote from the delegates.