Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-19

A Ii,t OF Republican View OF
Ihin=S-H0~ Would senator .. ,.
Jackson SOuREfs-POpe Con and Col.
Ben.
Sps-ia' I'sl-,,-h ts ne S,o.dly Register.
WI,HiNDruN, November Is, lSS2.-The
West Virginia Senatorship is attracting
,aae attention here since il has been as
RETAINED that the Legislature of that State
! not so one sided politically As il has been
i,r the last ten years. There are in the
West Virginia Lesislature-both branches
~ menhr->. \ majority OF this number
90, Hence 80 votes will elect a Senator
.veu hoy~r. uf this number the Re.
b...an, nave - straight-outs. and thass
re Who were elected as Green6ackerS,
EaOare cla med by the RepublisM6er re-
Ias sl,-jus; l" short of "
'ed TO e!!sgiunderstooa intention Of the
hcCratS 70 nominate the next Senator in
lucus compO ed of their own members
they can. But, can they" OF this the
|ireSi Republicans here who are pulling
10 wires in this matter have very serious
JGb;s. There are
Two Many Great Men
b the Democratic party, and their respee-
ve ioll"winsS are tenacious. There is eS-
EeHaso- Hereford a gentleman of expert
rcr N legislation and manipulation;
lIGoyernor Mathews, a gentleman of
|Earning and acquaintance with the people
ID with public affairs; eX-MiniStsr-tO-
\ auce Faulkner. as shrewd, cultivated and
\ Ley 4 statesman as ever played 8 game at
3tlCS cN-RcpresentatiYe W. A. Quarter,
ran %. large talent and commanding ap-
artNCe. Congressman John f. kenns,
DO Ia, served three terms in Congress and
, bring the last session was RaudaliS right
lalI man aS man ager Of the Democratic
'oD on the ti0or, and who will be the leader
'a~ democratic House of the next Con-
f,s q rot promoted 10 the Senate. These
t.eWen have all done some service
4 De aeid t political manipulation. They
b e all had some experience in setting up
'avenuoaS and managing CauCuSes, and il
4 thought that when so much ability and
pe-eucr Is brought together in oppOsi
o each tu the other, a deadlock is more
key 10 eusU, than not.
/ Til, being the state of the case, and the
'mO, rauc legislative mind being. in CON
f4leaCe badly torn up as between the
.vA CRieitains, the Republicans are quiet.
n 1nJ shTewdly arranging TO take a hand
s,eitiug the Senator.
Don't BE startled,
gentle reader, 1t don't follow that
-s Republicans will elect Republican to
ls position. That they would be glad to
they could, have no doubt, but | sub
20 yor. can they? OF course they can.
but they stand ready to do the next
IS: thing. that is TO elect Democrat who
40. be much of Democrat after all
'hey ran.
There sre two names on the Republican
a. either one Of whom can be Senator il
4 'sA get the reasonably small number Of
democratic votes. Who are they, do
" a'E' Well. IA be plain, and frankly
you. A. : nv custom. Firstly, your
an .AIe Iamented Benjamin Wilson. Sec.
iy your eminent jurist, Judge John J.
aAsVn. And, singularly enough, each OF
's gentlemen Is Ot the opiniOn-snd
- IEmly Su--;hat he is the particular
'o,!'c OF ten. Nathan GOtr, the Pope of
Republican, pSTty oil West Virginia.
= shall No; deny that these distin-
saed worthless who are hanging
trembling hopes upon the
will ut yuur new Congress
30 a'e both right, They are both favor.
win General GOf, each in his way;
oL wilson e more "childiike" than |
= a'ns to 70" :t he fails TO comprehend
sentence: Gen. GOH is exceedingly
NoH, 20 have the
lhe-L Lease Upon the Judicial Bench
-.ca Judge John J.. Jackson now holds.
aA' been his dream and aspiration for
Z 'sS' ten years. Until the voice Of the
'pie in the recent elections drove the
'' into Gen. GofFS head, as with sledgs
~l.''' that President Arthur is pretty
Ai1 10 be succeeded by a Democratic
.I,.uenL be vas content to wait. serve
t.' term in Congress, snd then take
,n'hceS for Judge Jackson's seat. But
n ne SET clearly that judge Jackson i
- 10 remain where he is until Demo-
~ resident Is ready 10 iiR his place,
r,.N5"e "e Is, this winter, elected to the
- iateS Senate-s place il is scarcely
. rS ~ %. he would decline, il rendered.
II ;sestiUna
oe shove list of Democratic candi-
s b., "a O,,n Nhn viii fight the battles in caucus, I
united several, who may or may not
-,,s,, hsve omitted Your present
sT,,1' H. u Davis, for the reason that his
Secretary tells me he is certainly
~ .JAE!aa,e, aud j omit Judge Hay-
h,6;5 mo Is petty nearly as certainly a
d, Ie-and Hon. Dan. Lucas, Hon,
Ers,,;S =, Davis, Hon. E. G. Cracraft and
rsn. H:,hers whose names are occasional
Is 'u'''ned IN this connection.