Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-23
COMING CONFLICT,
Col. Poorman, updegra6, nollingssttk.
Taylor and AIexandef-Statps Of tf6
canvass-Prospeets Of q Dark
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE SITUATION


SrKuBkSvILAx, o., Nay 0-As the nh
Of May, the day fixed for the Congressional
primaries, approaches the question whs
shall represent this reservoir Of genius
in the National House Of Representative
grows more complicated This city seems
to be tie fighting ground In which I'll the
candidates are waging their battles, and
.esnh of tia sentlsnss uha~ sre' w3nhe -
serve the dear people" In the eapseity of
Congressman, "claim, with consdsnes," st
least q majority of the wards of "o,d
Steuby."
Col. Poorman, the modest candidate, has
been here all the past week, and - hs w.
boarding the train for Bellaire, Saturday
evening, told your correspondent that -
far as Steubenville was concerned he
thought he had the thing fred"
However, Updegraf Is the man who 10
putting in the big licks." While hs is
himself absent, he has his lieutenaats hsrd
at work. Jack Irwin, second poorkeeper
particular pet, has been on the grouodg
for week past, and Sam. Mcdonald snd
Newt Ferree, Of the Treasury Department,
arrived the latter part Of last week, and
are seeing" the boys In the interest ot
that man Updegraf," while their pay q
Washington runs on. Irwin Is paying
strict attention to- the Germans and ne
gros, while his assistants make their heaA-
quarters at "Eggsy" Kellars saloon, and
set up the beer for doubtful" voters. But
money and beer goes gre at ways with the
average Republican voter In Steubsnville,
as may attest when the votes are counted
next Saturday.
It looks pretty tough TO an Amsri-
can, citizen TO see men like
Mcdonald, Ferree and Irwin work
ing for q particular candidate at tho
expense of the government, but 10 illus.
trates, beautifully, the principle OF civil
service reform, OF viii the Republican
party is such splendi representative.
The bitterest oppos ion to Updsgrafs
candidacy comes from the Wallace crowd.
Although Wallace takes no part In the
melee himself, his relations, the Sarratte,
together with Sam. Campbell, W. K ALI.
son and others, are exerting their political
Guernsey county, but a. the Aforesaid po--
litical influences OF these gentlemen are
rather limited, Jonathan and his friends
are not much worried over Affairs In that
direction. The Sarratts never were popular
in Steubenville, and Allison lost his grip
when he sold out the Herald and went %
make fortune and fame In the journalistic
fields OF st. Louis, which latter experiment
turned out disastrous to him. Still, Taylor
has some strength among the Methodists.
and may take Q considerable number Of
votes from the other fellows.
Hollingsworth's boom seems TO have
died out He commenced too carly In the
game, and although he Is 10 deliver the
Decoration Day address In this city. u
comes too late for political capital, as the
primaries cone on the 27th. II is claimed
by knowing ones that Hollingsworth will
90 into the convention with Harrison
county solid for him, but they think his
strength will stop there. He makes great
eIafms from Jefferson county, and hopes 20
wrestle votes from Updcgraf in the latters
stronghold, Mt. Pleasant township. but
Jonathan, on being told this whcn. In the
city last week. smiliDgly exclaimed, 81 am
on my native heath, and my name IL Up
degrafi!"
Ross Anderson, also OF Guernsey county,
and a candidate for Congressional honors,
came down on us last week, and was
"toted" around by Lieutenant Governor
Richards. Ross Is not pushing things very
lively, and. rs certain Councilman from
the Second ward expressed IL, the other
night, hopes to be "blind' horse In the
race.
Things are badly mixed" said promL
nent Republican the other day, but 70 On
independent observer Il looks rs though
the race might narrow down 20 Updsgra6
and Taylor, with the chances In favor Of
the former" This seems TO be the opinion
ger orally prevailing. Taylor will have
much strength In Noble county, considsra-
bic in jefferson, and II his own, Guernsey,
doesn't go back on him, will make IL wafa.
for somebody. Updegraf will have this
county pretty nearly solid, soms in Noble,
and hopes TO take big slice from Belmont,
Notwithstanding Poorman's claim TO The
contrary.
But after oil II would not be very sur.
prising IL a dark horse In the pcrson OF
Danford, Dalzell, Sunday.law Smith, Or
some now unmentioned man might have -
be selected TO stand up for the rights Of the
people Of the old Seventeenth In the M.
tional halls Of Congress. DOu.