Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10

voring the adoption OF the greater part
Of their report.
| state Politics.
Getting back to State politics gentle
| man here who has counted cattle in the
widest kind Of stampedes and never miss
ed q steer, went over thelis of candidates
for Senator H. G. Davis place yesterday
with me, and counted twenty.three.
| These were not dark horses or compromise
candidates, or complimentary mentions or
anything of that kind, but genuine blood
ed. duly entered candidates each one with
his name and tail braided and running for
] all there is in him.
The List OF Senatorial Candidates
lam not going to give the list for fear
the compositors will leave some fellow out,
thus giving him q chance to say that l am
! in ring with the other twenty-five to de-
| feat him, but there are many names and no
| duplicates, and the entries are not yet
/ closed.
Washington views, or rather the views
/ of West Yirginians who come to and are
\ located at Washington, on the status and
| outcome of the contest have a pleasing
variety. Thus find a good many who do
| not believe
senator Davis,
| notwithstanding his statement to the con-
| trary, has any intention of retiring il he
/ can help ii. His cards do not amount to
anything" said an active wire working
/ politician who was here this week. ut is
/ true he may not be a candidate in the Or
binary sense Of that term, but that does
not bind him to refuse either nomination
| by the caucus or an election by the Joint
assembly, and if he were an outspOken
candidate be would not be in half as good
shape 10 be returned as he is now. His
D L fa11T
thinks he has chance to come in,and now
here are
Score OF Contestants
fighting each other and are liable to continue
fighting each other indefinitely. What will
be easier when these rough-and.tumble fel-
lows have exhausted each other and dead
locked the caucus, for Davis friends to
bring him in again as a solution of the diff
fCulty. His present position antagonizes
no candidate he has made good record
here; he has the confidence of investors
who believe in his business ssgacity, and
he can secure more money than he has al
ready brought into the State to improve its
material resources. That sort of argument
has weight at such juncture. Then there
is the narrow margin by which a caucus
can control. 1t only takes ten votes with
the Republican representatives to control
the result"
Reasoning Out the Case.
To this sort of a reasoner, Senator Davis
is worth the whole field in the pools. And
yet beyond the popular impression that
when q man gets in the United States SEN
ate he wants to stay there indefinitely,
there is no particular basis for discrediting
his disposition to retire. Nevertheless this
element of disbelief extends into the dis
cussiOn of other peoples chances. They
say DAVIS - for SfathewS ana Uamden IS
for Kenna," said another West Virginia
politician a few days since. Now, If that's
true, it's the first time it ever happened
that way. would not be surprised after
that TO hear that Damon was for Albert
Lewis and Pythias was for Pat Tierney.'
Third District Views.
Truly the Washington world is world
of unbelief. Turning from 1t to the purer
and frsnker atmosphere OF the Third dis
trlct, the expressions from that quarter
have heartier ring. ave think Davis is
out entirely" said representative man
from the Mountain End; but we do not
care whether he is in or out. The Third
district is entitled to the place, and we do
not propose to throw our chances away.
If kenna is the strongest man, we are going
for KeDna; if Mathews shows the most
strength, We are going for Mathews and the
same may be said OF Quarter, Hereford
| that section. think you will find the
| four men mentioned come up on the hrst
| ballot with the thirty votes of the old Third
| district pretty equally divided between
them, but there is not going to he any
| deadlock or trouble about it. A Democrat
is going to be elected by Democrats.
Fair Samples or Talk.
This is a fair sample of the kind of talk
| that goes on here from day to day, as peo-
| pie from the different portions OF the State
| drop in TO get the political bearing or look
| after business interests. | give it to you
| and will cOntin1e togiye IL TO you Just as
| get il, and You can depend upon its entire
| freedom from colOriDg, for this year have
| no candidate of my own. 1 had intended
! TO run Col. Alexander Campbell again this
| winter but as usual, when the time comes,
| he is running in some other State, and this
/ year be is laying his ropes and planting
| corn for next summers catfish in Loulsl-
| ana
| Modieska has divided the week between
Shakespeare and naughty French drama at
| the National, and closes q very successful
| encseement as Yiols in Twelfth Night
| this evening. The Hsnlons have had good
| houses at FOrd's with their Voyage en-
Suisse
Madame Labouchere. whose separation
from the Iangtry company has caused so
| much talk. has been here for several days.
She is a stout, puggy little woman, whose
| own hard luck with the newspapers ought
to make her charitable with her country
woman now running the same gauntlet
PsrNOnaI Matters
Charlie Russell, formerly of Wheeling,
and now one of the assistants to Librarian
SpOffoId, of the Congressional library, has
another novel nearly ready for press. This
! one is to be a Washington story, as real
astic as though Zola himself had written
il, but considerably cleaner.
Ned Brace, another graduate OF the
Standard, has accepted position with the
Associated Press at this city and married
a charming widow. There is no pun about
this.
Col. Surty says Joe Woods is going to be
the next Speaker of the West Virginia
Legislatu re, sure pop.
John r. Dunlap who passed through
Yesterday on q sorrowfnl errand connected
with his mothers funeral, narrowly es-
csped being hurt the same day in rail.
road smash up near Hinton. Five men
were killed in the collision, but the report
of il wired by Mr.. Dunlap seems to Nave
been squelched by the railroad authorities.
Mrs. Hoge is sole guardian of the con-
gressional delegation this session, Mrs. Ken
ns expecting TO remain in Charleston dur
ipg the winter.
Senator Csmden's pleasant family expect
to remain with him through the season at
the Arlington.
Miss Minnie Cox, whose last visit to
Wheeling is pleasantly remembered by the
hrst German, expects to return for q few
days during the Christmas season.
Miss Annie Campbell has grown to be one
of the bellies of the capital.
Major Ed. Moore has been promoted to
the secretaryship Of the Piedmont Sickle
Plate.
Tell Jake Kemple it is too celd for lee
lures Ian.