Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-12
HUNTINGTON.
in Huntington Some Political
Facts.

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HUNTINGTON, W. VA, August li.-Aside
from the excitement created in our midst BY
the uusayory developments in the Laidley-
j fFerson sensation, our city is rather quiet
Just now, but from present indications bust
ness will improve soon. The n great in
dustry OF the city, the Ensign car works,
will light her 6res in 8 few days. Several
hundred idle men will hail this news with
Joy and will 90 TO work with renewed enel-
and will, after months OF idleness,
and to many OF them almost actual
want for the necesssries OF hte.
The company have within the last few days,
booked an order for two hundred and fifty
box cars for one of the great trunk line
railroads of our county. Huntington sup
ports two first class banks, n a private
bank organized 1872, and the other the
First National, chartered during the past
year. Both banks are home institutions
and managed BY popular and shrewd bust:
ness men. AS citizens, we are Justly proud
of our town occupying one OF the most
picturesque and healthy locstionso on the Ohio
river, laid out with great care, the streets are
OF e hundred feet wide and almost a Level
drive for from two to four miles. Polite
aly the town has for some time until the
last election been Republican, but a serious
breach occurred in the party, and a Demo
cratic Mayor now swOys the sceptre. The
result came about in this wsy. The nomI'
nees were Col. John 7. Gibson, late editor
and proprietor Of the Commercial and ex.
postmaster Of Huntington, Republican, and
Hon. Z. \. Bennett, ex-Audltor OF State
and present editor Of Huntington Adver
tiser, Democratic nominee. The contest
Was bitter. Some of the mugwump Repub
Icans, who entertained i'll will toward Glib
son on account of his alleged sympathy ant
friendship for Eustsce Gibson when a can
didate for Congress, ana which was sup
posed to continue, but this was q mistake
as no more determined opponent OF hi
nsmesake could be found than John 1
Gibson. So the breach occurred and th'
results IS noted, but the good MugWqmp
who were instrumental in cheating the Dem
ocratic Mayor are cussing Bennett for re
fusing to take any official action in regarC
10 the Grant memorial services on the ST.
inst. The action Of our Mayor cannot b'
attributed to Southern sentiment, as he wa
q Union soldier.
The gulf is sill widening between the Re-
publican factions, and Huntington may b
counted as sold for the Democracy for year
to come. The influences may yetbe fsr-reseh
ing, and the results felt in county, State ant
even national elections. One thing IS Ger
tain, If any Of the mugwumps who aided II
The election of the present Democratic en-
cumbent ever raises his head for office, tn
friends of the defeated Republican canii
date, John T. Gibson will be on the groun'
in force and woe unto that N. W. BY tn
way, your correspondent met Editor Gibso'
late of the Commercially to-day, and intel
rogated the gentleman as to his views O
the course OF the present National Admin
istration. Said he, to the victor belongs tn
spoils," and every Republican othceholde
who has not selfrespect enough to ste
down and out, deserves to be bounce
lust as o as due regard for public SCI
vice will justify q change.
| Gibson thinks its a poor rule that won
work both ways. he served six years 8
postmaster at Huntington under Republ
can rule. bat was removed By Carrie WIT
ont cause aud his successor sppoiu- an
the appointment eoncurred in by a RepuOI
can Senate, and all this since the tenure
Office act. Hence he thinks that Presidel
Cleveland cannot be Justly censured II Il
rule is applied now.
Two Of our newspapers are offered Il
sale. The Advertiser and the Repubhcsl
Our people are almost unanimous
in favor of making EustAce GibsC
b, Eta ldard bearer for Congression
bopors for the third teri
Of course we refer to the expressed wish,
of the Democratic voters Of this end OF q
district In regard to the alleged promis
made By Mr.. G. during his last campail
there seems to have been 9 ~misuuderstsn
Mr.. G., in conversation with your corr
spondent q day or two ago, gives this W
sion Of the matter. he stated in the Cou
House At Parkersburg aud other points
the upper end OF the district that so far
he was individually concerned be did y
believe in one monopolizing an othce to u
exclusion Of other worthy sspirsnts, q
when the time should roll around for b
successor to be elected he did not expect
be in the q But he now feels that &
win of his party is superior to his v int
yidual wishes and having been solicited
the Democracy from all points OF the d
trict to make the canvass again, he D
lad aside his personal prejudice aud "
make the race. Mr.. Gibson's practice at
bar is worth much more to him than |
salary as representative, hence his dec'si'
in this matter is for the good of the par
he represents. Peterson ofthe Republics
has . five thousand dollar libel suit
hands, growing out Of an article publish
against c. A. Thornburg, who was q ca
didste ct last school election, for corr
superintendent of schools. This eommu
cation has grown longer than intended, a
leaves us with some interesting details
the political situation which will be furni
in our next