Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-02
GETTING IN THE WORK.
Ibons Bounced and Ashby Gets
the Charleston P. o.
WHAT The eOssIPs HAVE TO SAY
About the Senators, the Offices and the
Office Seekers---Seyeral Cases
on Hand.
TsE wHEEllNsP. o. sTIL UNSETTLED
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WASHINGToS, October l.-Senator Ksnna
has secured the first victory. The an
pouncement was made this morning that
Mr.. Gibbons, tie Postmaster at Charles
,op, had been bounced and r. J..
Ashby appointed to the place Charges of
offensive psrtissnship were filed against
Gibbons which knocked him out. Mr..
Ashby is said to be stepfathsr Of Senator
Henns.
The two Senators started out together
rsther early this morning, calling FIRST on
Secretary Baysrd and next st the Interior
Depariment. Accompanying them to The
S..fOrmer place were ". F. Dyar, of Peters
trg, and Ed. Mcdonnell, Of Burton, both
whom are ambitious to 60 abroad. The
ssips have it tonight that Mr.. Dyar has
Ia terdered the Consulship at Odessa, 8
in the Black Sea. Mr., Dysr, it is said,
sn sppHcaDs for the COnsulship st Val
-sisc. The Odessa place pays $4,000.
ia be Interior. Department the Senators had
IA them Mr.. Hendershaw and his brother
law, Mr. SnOdgrass, Of Berkeley county.
h latter is an applicant for a timber
(. s.> lncy or some other position under the
neral Land Office. The two were pre-
ted 70 Secretary Lamar and COmmis-
per Sparks.
The wheeling POstofics.
Elrtpg has developed in connection with
" ceiling FostOffce controversy other
it is understood that al the papers in
cas e have been sent TO the White House
TIE Pr sideut's action. It is still said
Mr Sterling will be able to place "ex"
fore bis name within few days.
ute q number Of the West Virginia visi-
have left for their homes, but enough
here to keep the Senators busy. Sens-
- Camden and Kenna, both expect to
I've for home Saturday. Joe Miller is
Hl absent.
n Walton's Case.
vi hear that Tom Walton, of Wheeling,
kanrs a place in the Internal Revenue
tyresu. Mr.. Walton Is well backed and
friends say that if Senator Henna is
jiuc he will see that Walton gets q good
: Iace. They say that Tom viii be
atis6ed with any other place Of the same
; irade; that he is not particular whether he
tets the one in the Internal Revenue Bureau
Or - 4hst it is the salary he wants. They
&is DTshst he is well qualified to 6ll any
-.le that seeks. Tom wo1ld make 3
20 7hiet Division, and there are q
-ho.l .l0er Of Ehem in the several Departments
sHbich are still helu BY Republicans. It is
1Ajmed that Senator Camden Oagh. to see
ka: some of the boys" in Wheeling are
trovided for. Asked about Walton, Cam
Ben said he would Ike to do something for
bin.
stiu In.
ThCre are said to be several Republicans
from West Virginia in the railway mail ser
vice, whom the Democrats should like to
Lsveremoysd and movement has been start
ed with this end in view. Charges against
several West Yirginians in the railway mail
service. some Of whom sre running on the
B i o. read and it is said that it is proba-
be that there viii be same changes made at
an early dsy in that branch of the service.
Mr.. Barr, the railroad agent at Charles
ton, has rec i7ed an appointment under
J Ius c. Holmes, compensation at the rate
Ct 81 Per Cay.