Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-17
TOWN TALK.
Tho Late Gossip of the Metropolis.
Chats on the Senatorial Question With
I'd. Cresap and Major AIdersOn
Political and Gen.
eraI Gossip.

Since the installation of J. A. Dunning
as Chief Marshal Of the Fire Department,
gossip ias been rampant on the subject OF
expected changes in. the force OF the de.
partment. The fingers of new officer al
ways long for the clutch Of the official Ak,
the more strongly as his particular friends
are more numerous. The official who can
not WELD his own patronage loses the
patience OF his friends. What Mr.. Dun
ming Will do is rot yet known. Frank
Healy's head was the first to drop into the
basket, and rumOT says the guillotine is
still sharp and being whetted sharper. A
pressure is being brought TO bear by Is
land Rebublicans to remove VALLEY Lukens
because he is a Democrat. He is fine
fireman, and so is Healy, but will the for
mer be decapitated on that account? Mr..
Dunnipg is a man Of sense and judgment,
and his course will be critically scanned.
Col. @. ]. P. Cressap, Of Beverly, the
"Blucher of Randolph" who cut the Cor
dian knot in the last Senatorial election,
arrived in the city yesterday. "Pin" is
looking unusually well. He has shot the
historic tile he wore last session and now
sports a cream-Colored chapeau, very be-
s99@ing ts his sseflsFsN9 ssSfE Rrafaf eFday
porter met him at the Governors
office. and for a few moments basked
in the sunlight of his smiles. Col. Cresap
is a keen political warrior and is not to, be
caught mapping consequently, when the
journalist attempted to inveigle him into
confeSlng his choice for Senator, the effort
was a dead failure. we meet too few
strangers, he said, Ito hear all Of the talk
and consequently depend for news ON the
papers. We are great reading community,
sir"
Randolph was apparently not much OF
a voting community, last election" OBJ
served the reporter.
"Wen no. The majority down there is
unwehy and is getting Heavier every
year. Randolph is good for 900 ma ajOrity
when IFS necessary, but the people want
shakile up to get them at the polls. Ran
dolph will come up smiling, with her
usual majority"
TAe Republican Executive Committee of
the city, met a. the City Building, last
night, and decided to hold primary elsc-
tions Oh next Saturday week, December
80, for choice of candidates for the city
offices All candidates will be chosen at
that time and the polls will remain open
from IN the afternoon until Z in the
evening. 49,.
On the city offices, tho choice is not diff.
fcult to foretel. Spaulding Wallace for
Mayor, Tom Bennett for Sergeant, Frank
Bowers, for Clerk, and Joe Forsythe for
Wharfmaster, will probably be nominated.
For the first time, the election Of street
commissioner and q superintendent OF the
water works will be removed from the
people.
The DmocratSo primaries will be one
week later, and the result is not so appa-
| rent. AT Egerter will probably be mona
| mated !or reelection as Mayor. Bill
| Schafer md Johnny White are running
neck. anl.neek race for chance to tackle
Bennett at the polls. So far there has
| been nopublic entry against Frank Bowen,
| and Ben McMechen has announced hls IN
tention Of entering the list against uncle
Joe Forsythe.
FlMaj. ] G. Anderson is confined to his
room at the Mcclure House with slight
indispostiop. But when SUNDAY REGIS
TER reporter climbed to his quarters he
found Kim troubled with another ailment.
The gallant Major does not tackle kindly
to the report that he is a candidate for
Senatorial honors; on the other hand,
the Tumor is sore thorn
in his flesh. In his nodesty
he fancies it as a joke on him, for which
| be will be called upon to set 'em up, here
after, but such is not the case. The writer
knows of bona fide wager that the Mayor
will get more votes in caucus than ex-Goy.
Mathews and the thought OF his possible
strength has been mole than once dis,
cussed. However, the indisposed
warrior said very forcibly last
night that he was not had mol
and n not a candidate and never had q
serious thought of such a thing. He is
Mathews man aud whoever knows Major
Anderson knows he is loyal to his friends
When the matter sas fiji rst mentioned, be
accepted it as piece of innocent pleasan
try, but is now seriously annoyed that Il
should have spread even unto Washing
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