The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-25
MATTERS POLITICAL
AT THE CAPITOL OF THE NATION
ShObsr Elected AstIng secretary Of the Senate
The CSndItIORS OF AAhOas's Power = The YIr.
glnIs Campaign = Ex.GOV. Morgan Seere.
tsry Of the Treasury = Cosby Notes,

WAsHISGToS, October 94.-The election
Of Shober, as Acting Secretary, is satisfac'
tory to both sides Of the Senate, and many
believe that 1t is the final disposition Of the
secretaryship until some change in the
political status Of the Senate gives one
party or the other positive majority.
shober is very competent and has made
himself popular as Chief Clerk, He was
formerly a member Of Congress from North
Carolina, II the Republicans, next winter,
can see their way clear to getting rid Of
Gorham and Riddleberger, they will prob
ably undertake to elect a Secretary, but
there does not now seem to be much pros
pect OF getting rid OF this difficulty. At
present Malone formally insists upon stick
Ing To these nominations, while Frye, Hale,
Harrison, Hawley and several others are
said to be positive in declaring that they
will not vote for Gorham and Riddleberger.
Tho result OF the Virginia election next
month may work some changes in Ma
homes sentiments. II he carries Virginia
Riddleberger will be his candidate for
United States Senator, and he might then
consent to accept candidate for Secretary
instead Of Gorham, II Malone is beaten
In Virginia It will hardly be possible for
him to make another canvass with any
show OF success, and then he might consent
to abandon Gorham and Riddleberger, At
any rate, some OF the Republican leaders
In the Senate look TO the result OF the Vir-
ginia election, whichever way 1t may go, to
bring about Mahone's consent to new can.
didates for the Senate offices, and in this
hope they were willing to make Demo-
crat acting Secretary, ~
The nomination to day OF Stratham, a
Democrat Read juster, for Postmaster ut
Lynchburg, to succeed Wilson, u Straight
out Republican, Is pointed to by Mahone's
friends here as evidence that President
Arthur sustains him In his contest In Vir-
ginia. LynChburg Is one Of the most i'm.
portant postotllces in the State and Wilson
has worked carly and late against a Coali.
tion with the Readjusters. There Is re-
port, however, that Wilson was removed
because OF alleged Irregularities In his ac.
counts. There Is no doubt though that his
successor is Democratic Rcadjuster,
HOLDING IT FOR coNKLlNG.
There are still those who maintain that
Conkling will yet go into tho Cabinet
1t Is said now that Morgan was induced to
accept the secretaryship OF the Treasury
on the condition that he should be required
to remain in Office only until next winter;
that hc at first positively declined but
finally consented to accept and fill the
office for short time. The report goes
that by next winter public opinion will
have so settled down that Conkling can 20
into the Cabinet without exciting that op.
position which would arise now. A prom.
inent Democrat said to-day that the Demo.
cratic Senators would not offer any opposi.
tion to Morgan because they believed he
was only going TO hold tho SeCretaryship
open for Conkling. There Is no doubt that
Morgan did decline at first and was after.
wards induced to accept.