Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-15
COL. DAVID M'GREeoR.
His Views on Female Suffrage-Tem-
perance and the Political outlook.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERsBuRG, June 4.-As the temper
ance correspondent of the REGISTER was on
his way to this city from the eastern part
of the State by the Cincinnati express,
this morning, he encountered the Hon.
David McGregor, the venerable Richie
county Senator and the great expounder OF
female suffrage in the last legislature.
How are you to-day, Colonel?' said the
REGISTER.
''Why, how do you do my dear fellow, 7
am glad to see you in these parts" Col.
DaAy said with his characteristic bland
smile.
How is the woman suffrage campaign
progressing in your district?'
Very well, indeed; our people down
here are unanimously in favor of such a
platform
"You will probably be candidate for re-
election on that issue?'
"Well, / don't know. This question will
no doubt be factor in the next campaign,
and our people here are thoroughly aroused
to its Importance"
What is new in the temperance boom
in this part of the State?"
'The temperance movement is progress
! ing rapidly. We held very large an d en-
thusiastic temperance convention in my
county the other day. am now on my
way to Ravenswood to attend the State
convention as delegate
You will be returned to the State Senate
next winter, will you not, Col.?'
II don't know about that. | can get the
nomination if Harrison county comes up
| right. At the election l will receive the
| support of the temperance element, and
| as was before. All of these fellows along
| the railroad here voted for Morris as against
me, and they will do it with even greater
| bitterness again. l have been solicited to
run for Congress as an independent tenn.
perance candidate, but have declined. l
shall never leave the grand old Democratic
| party even if she does desert me-"
Has this State temperance convention
any political significance?
| mo, none whatever. Our county con-
| yention adopted resolution which / think
will be endorsed by the Ravenswood con-
vention, the substance OF which is that the
| Temperance party will not make independ-
ent nominations for any offices, but support
| such nominees of the other parties as are
| in favor Of temperance reform or will vote
| for the submission of the prohibitory ques-
ton to a vote of the people. That is what
l first desire: that the question be submit
ted to the people for their settlement one
way or the other"
What about this talked of Republican
| temperance coalition for the legislative
Congressional and county spoils at the next
election"
There is nothing in it. The temperance
| party as a whole will make no such effu-
sion. This party is composed OF men of
| both of the old parties who are advocating
this movement from principle, and who
will not allow it to be turned into po.
political machine. This party will be an
| important factor in the next campaign,
and it will support those candidates for
office in the various parts OF the State who
are thoroughly in accord with it on the
question of temperance, be they Democrats
or Republicans
With this Col. Daniel excused himself
further pressure of the reportorial pump.
| Arriving here this morning | find
goodly number of people who are on their
| way to the State Temperance Convention
which will be held to day and tomorrow at
Ravenswood, a town about forty miles be-
low here.
That great apostle of all 'isms," G.
Wes. Atkinson, of the Wheeling custom
house, is here, ready to embark for the tenn.
perance convention, where, it is useless to
say, he will be heard from. Last Sunday
he entertained Sunday school meeting
here BY an aesthetic lecture on "Flowers
and Childrens' Ways" As the chief of the
Republican political machine in West yir.
ginia he will endeayor to bring about q
| fusion at Rayenswood between the temper.
ance people and his "God and morality
party, but the attempt will be as futile as
the proposed Greenback- Republican eoali'
! ton was in 1SSS, when G. Wesley and his
4 followers made that famous excursion to
Charleston for the purpose Of consumating
| a bargain which was 10 elect Sturgiss Gov.
ernor and throw all the Bourbons out oi