Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-31
EXIT DUVAL.

Collector Mccormick to Take Charge This
Evening.
There is no little Of doubt and uncertain
t. among the clerks and other employees at
the Collectors office, in the Custom House,
az to what will be done in the way Of re-
moyals bY Collector Mccormick, to whom
the Office will be resigned this evening at
the close Of business. For several weeks
past the employees has been busy straight
ening up the books. closing up accounts,
and putting everything in good shape for
the new chief, ard now they are awaiting
the outcome with as little outward show Of
agitation as possible. Mr. Mccormick has
been in Washington during a considerable
part of the week, but he is expected here
to-day.
The Grafton Standard of Yesterday, Mr..
McCormick's paper, under the caption Of
Making Hay While the Sun Shines, thus
spoke OF the matter: \
Collector |. Ii. Duval, in recent inter
view with Wheeling quil-driver, is report
ed as saying that usually it takes more than
q month to arrange preliminaries TO trans
fer Of the Internal Revenue Collectorship,
but | think Mr.. Mccormick viii have every
thing arranged by the first of the month
february to take full charge"
I'VE DO not propose to put ex.Colleetor
Duval up as prophet, but We are free to
give bim credit for well-balaneed Judge
ment Of human character. He knew our
own Mac, ard, knowing him, twas easy to
foresee the energy and acumen which Me-
Mccormick would bring to bear upon the
imminent situation, Mack has DISPOSE
ton so positive that he would not dis
appoint the expectancy, knowingly, Of any
one. He at once went to work with viii
to meet expectations, and this week finds
him in Washington 90 fully equipped with
the paraphernalia of Office that the Internal
Revenue branch at Wheeling will no longer
know the reagning and led-by-the nose
Duval nor viii many Of his personal bench
man and sons have death-grip on the at
tendant spoils OF a wellfeathered
Office. Active as cyclone, and
backed by Yves. Atkinson, Chair
man Cowden, Secretary Seo6eld,
and every member Of the State Republican
Committee but two-our own Arthur Sin
sci and Tom Carskadon-Mac started in
search of boDdsmen before the dews Of the
morning Of the confirmation were dissolved
BY the sun of his success, and the 500, 1000
bond necessary to bis placement was promptly
secured BY the following gentlemen: DR..
A. II. Thayer, S. L. Allen, Leonard MalIo-
nee, F. N. Durbin, George W. Curtin, lie
Roy Cofran. T. L. Davis, Geo. Brinkman,
Geo NJ. Whitescaryer, William Watkins
and c. f. W. Kunst, all of Grafton, and
Matthew G.. Holmes, all Of Clarksburg.
"Therc is lttle.to' be told. Mr.. McCor-
mick is in Washington, and we may expect
him back in full time to receive the records
and mnniments pertaining 10 the Office OF
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Dis
triet of West Virginia before, February |.
The Office win be brought to Grafton, and
an entire new era, as far as the old organi-
zstion ofthe office is concerned, viii begin.
While we welcome Mr.. Mccormick to
the new honors that surround his appoint
ment, we at the same time see In the very
brief distance another change, In which
Democrats viii have the call on rejoicings-
Until then, Bro Mccormick. vale.