Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-01
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CHARLEsrox, January Sl.-Your oosrs-
spondent In skirmishing about In ssaroh Of
few political pointers - 10 the situatioa
in this locality. met with . we'll known
citizen who Is we'll posted, and when In.
terrosatsd Is TO the present status .of
politics - viewed from . Democratic staad.
point the following points Of interest were
elected: Hon. E. Willis Wilson and ths
Hon. G. @. Watts, candidates respectively
for Governor and Attorney General, ere
paying special. attention 10 their political
forces, and both energetic and determined
10 win. But these brethren are
Hss Wsshisg n Usity
BY any mems, and sach one seems 10 think
that the others success involves his own
ruin; that Charleston cannot fosntsh
these two places on the next Dsmocrstic
State ticket
Sepator Kenna used this ssms argument
with much elect on Mr.. Quayrisr's asptsa-
tions for the U. 8 Senate. When his
friends urged him 70 remain Ia the House
OF Representatives hs would reply, III
Quarter goes 70 the Senate must stay at
homo - Charleston will not bs allowed 70
Gil both OF these oflioes." The future
proved otherwise, - kenna went 70 the
Sepate and Snyder. . Charlestonian,
Ts The Lever Aoase.
There does not seem to bs any great dissat-
isfaction with the existing order OF things,
or st least no opposition 70 the renomios.
ton OF Mr. Snyder has developed itself and
i seem, now that he will have . walk over.
IL may be that Mr.. Watts and Mr.. Wilson
each will be allowed 10 knock the coveted
persimmons. Charleston has never had
the honor OF furnishing the chief szecu-
tive OF the State, and - the seat OF govern.
ment will soon BE- here, Mt. Wilson aud
his friends think that now Ia the accepted
time"
Mr. Watts success In the tax cases
against the raj ilroads gives him strons
support throughout the State. He at one
time s emed 10 think that
He WssIA gss the keoisaitsa
simply for the asking. and avowed his IN.
tention OF relyin on his record alone, bat
% the time Tor the convention approaches
b. steps down from this lofty pedestal and
takes his p)act In the arena, and like othsf
politleians tsels the truth of that good old
line, Sure must fight II would vim"
II man Of any const Quence from any part
OF the stste comes TO Charleston and gets
away without being seen By the Attorney
General he has 10 be sly and soon out ot
town. G. L. Thompson, k,q.. OF Hinton,
10 often seen at the political centre OF the
Third District Summers county, like NJ.
Thompson, has
Never AsA Asy % shs Loasss 49,
Fishes
from the Democratic basket and chs u
now coming In for share.
The Supreme Court Judgshlp, which 10
now 70 ably and satisfactorily filled By che
Hon. A. G. Snyder, and which becomes ".
can't st the end Of this year, seems to have
no avowed candidate. IL Judgs Snyder
declines 10 accept renomination 10 70 said
that the Hon. d. i. Johnson, OF Meroef
higher. The frisndaot Judss Homsr A.
Holt, OF Iewiseurg, will urge his merits u
Judge Snyder declines.
The Supreme Court 10 In session here
now.
The Hoss InapertAst Cases
before the court, In fact, those 10 which
the public, q we'll ~ tho parties concerned.
are intertstS1, are those involving the
right OF the Ohio Central Railroad Con-.
psny 10 enter Point Pleasant by way oil Q
public rosd after obtaining the consent OF
The municipal authorities of the city. The
com psny VISA en- joiA bed by The sdjsosnt land
owners, and the company took su appeal
in each case. The cssss wsfs argued by
Messrs. Simpson, Tomlinsou md Hog. oi
Point Pleasant for the land ownsrs, ssd
by Col. Lsmison and Geo. Co1ch, ksq, fof
the company.
Another Of eonsiderabls magnitude isJ
The Case sf SeseVb nsttlss1
W. The Commissioner Of School lsods Of
Wyoming county. Il involyss 2Io.0oo
scies OF land, the greater part Of whirh vas
sold for non. payment of taxsA NJ. Della.
Pi.ns o. VOW e E,. u: S:. p1sSs:s ps.n1o.S
by .ol. J. W. Davis, OF Green nbsisf assistsd
by M.s.rs. Payne and Greene. Of CessisD.
ton. and Col. Dan. b, Lucas, Of Jsasrsoa
county, the purchasers being fepisssntsd
by Mr. Qusplp, Col. French Snd othsra
The csse of the Btate W. 0uenS6If
scbnsIIs wts ably argued by Gel W. VI.
Arpeit on Saturday.
Mr W. n. Miller, junior member u the
ieesl firm a Cole 4 Miller, Of PsSkerS.
burg. was here . few days ago lookies sftss
BasfseAs IN shs Cssst % AVpsaia
LIN. Tayennsr, Esq, Of the Law hrm of
Loomis & Tsvenner, Of Parksrsburg. ls
here attending the Court of AppealA g "
also Col. Bob Blair, of Richie eoeaty.
Col r. w. Morris, Of the Ritehis o.
zette, arrived here Monday night nd y
the same genial gentlsmsn Of old.
John Gill Esq, the clever salesmsn of
Msrins, Hart q Co., Bsiisirs, o., spsst
Sundsy here.
Col. N. ]. 0Brisn, isis OF ParkssybuSe.
is pleasantly located hsre, and sssms 70 -
doing Q prosperous business. He has ths
contract for tie necessary plumbing 10 The
new Cotton block, sdjoinios Ne Hale
Houss.
Qsite Nsnbts % PsSksssbsvgess
are located here. Bssidss Col o'Briss.
mentioned above. vs poties Csyt =. q
Ucgue and John Raps, Eco, Major y. y.
fcb Bortmsn. Of the Oh Cay Of wsst Viz.