Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-13
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The ship-Parkersburg Demo
erats-A Kilkenny Cat Case.

| NindNNaN TOLiltSSs
The SenaIOrship-Parker Demo
eratS-A Kilkenny Cat Case.
I Special Dispatch to the Register.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-From a
prominent Third District Republican whom
l met here yesterday, learn that there is
a disposition on the part Of some members
of the Republican psrty of that section TO
take up Judge John ]. Jackson, OF the
United States District Court, as an indepen-
dent candidate for the Senatorship, proyid-
ed the Judge is willing to occupy that posi-
ton in the canvass. To quote my inform
ants own words as nearly as l can remem-
Der them, he said that in that section of the
State at least Democrats as we'll as Republi-
cans were getting tired of boss rule in pol
tics, and were about to ready to unite on
somebody who could be relied on not to rep
resent the boss idea in either organization.
He thought if Jackson would run, enough
Democrats could be induced to stay out of
the caucus 10 secure his election by the aid
of the Republican vote, which he thought
could be secured. Jackson's friends here
think he would not be a candidate and
would not occupy the senatorial place il
rendered him. His present office is for
life and worth $500 year, and he will
soon be in a position TO retire with life
pension of $500 a year which he would
not give up for six years in the Senate.
Following up the
Senatorial Subject
there'does not seem to be much doubt that
the position of Fontain Smith, Senator
from the Marion district, has been cor
rectly reported. Fontain is for Cof. Ben
Wilson, but to a member.elect of the Eegis-
lature, who recently interviewed him on
the subject, he said he would not 90 into
caucus. He based such determination on
the ground that the Confederate element Of
the party wanted to rule everything, hold
all the offices and put nobody in office bat
eN-COnfederateS. Whether his promises
are i'll founded there isn't much question
that the Marion statesman generally car
ries out his intentions. TO use the Ian
guage of the gentleman from Greenbrier,
When he makes up his mind he raises up
the bristes on the back OF his neck and
moves sideways like hog going to war
IL IS not thought now that the opposition
TO Charlie Scott will prove sufficient to re-
move him or prevent his reappointment to
the Parkersburg pOStOffice unless the re-
lationship between Skinner and Assistant
Postmaster General Hatton is sufficient.
of course, the existence of relationship in
a contest like this IS an unknown quality.
II it be used IN favor of an application it
goes long ways. Bi against, il goes as far
in a different direction. There is not much
stir over the matter and but for the rela-
tionship Of Skinner aud Hatton, the almost
universal opinion is that Scott will be re-
= Judging from the talk here there is about
as much division among the
PaPkeFsburE Democracy
as there is among the Parkersburg Repub-
licans. 1t all grows cut of the late Con-
gressional contest in that district, Leon
ards friends claiming that he was badly
treated in his contest for he nomination.
According to their account the Jacksons
did not want to see him or anyone else in
that section get it, for the reason that
LeOnard's success might stand IN the way
hereafter Jake was Governor and could
not run, John was Federal Judge and could
not afford to be candidate, and so, as
leonard claims, Judge Mum" was put up
TO defeat Leonard by dividing the Wood
county delegation in the convention. AS
soon as the convention was over Mum an
uOuuced himself as . candidate two years
hence, and now leonard and his friends
saw they are out OF the fight as candidates,
but that if any Of the Jacksons come up
for office they win not only insert cheese
knife uuSIeF their 6tth ribs, but will twist
1t round Two or three times after 1t Is in
serted.
There used TO be
An Old story
in the Fourth Reader about feud between
the Grants and McPhersons, and an ac-
count of meeting between representa-
tiyes oil the different factions in narrow
pass not wide enough to allow them to get
by ench other. Neither would lie down
and let the other crawl over him, and so
they had wrestling match, Scotch style,
catch as catch can. One of them was slung,
posterior over caput into the sweet subse-
auent, and the other strained his dorsal
yertebrgp and was subject to cerebro spinal
meningitis all the rest Of his life.
Ii looks as though something OF that
kind was going to happen in Wood county;
As to the outcome of the Congressional
Convention referred to, the people OF the
Fourth district can at least congratulate
themselves on having secured representa-
tive in Col. Gibson who Can'keep his face
straight under any circumstances. L was
taking breakfast with him once at the hale
House, in Charleston, when Gen. Ned
Wood came along and began to tell me
of an incident which he said had
happened at the Cotton Opera
House the night before. One of the &C
| tresses he said had Just finished song and
| was backing off the stage, when some
| id cuss," as Wood described him, who
was suffering from an accident OF hospital
| ity. got up in the audience, and in voice
/ too full Tor distinct utterance, but with
/ great dignity OF manner, said, "Maoam'
/ will YOU please sing ID hic)Ouglas thlclen-
| der and thicNrue?" The actress lmmeui-
| atelv disappeared through aknot.hole, and
| Woods description of the scene which fol-
/ lowed when the policeman undertook TO
/ demonstrate with the lover OF Scotch music
| and was himself CON manded to take
seat,
| Was Very Fanny,
but Gibson never moved q muscle OF his
face. An hour afterward heard Wood
telling the same story in the office, and
when he got through, John Hassler inform
ed him for the first time that the man who
had made the unsuccessful attempt TO hear
from Douglas was Eustace Gibson. And
| vet Gibson had sat still and listened to the
| whole of that story with a mug on him rs
inhexible as the countenance OF the
| Spbynx. Lam.
THE SUPREME BENCH.
The Possible Successor Of Judge Hay