Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-06
POLITICS AT CHARLESTON.
The Third District Contest Waxing Warm
Mr. Hawkins Leak, Etc.

The Third District Contest Waxing Warm
Mr.. Hawkins Leak, Etc.
Spe-ial Correspondence NJ the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, August 3.-Ihe
| contest among the distinguished statesmen
| of the Third District for a temporary resi-
| denee at Washington is waxing warm, and
| all arts of modern political warfare are be
| inc dexterously used by the friends OF the
leading candidates rs well rs by the
friends of those heretofore known rs darN
horses.
The latest intelligence concerning this
| interesting fight IS from Clay county.
| Clay instructed for John ID. Anderson, who
woS heretofore understood not to be In the
| race. though his friends had solicited him
| TO be a candidate. The report here Is to
the effect that Webster is for Anderson, and
| of course Nicholas, his own county, VIII
instruct for him. Snyder's opponents
claim they have him beaten, but ms
friends are ready to bet oil his ultimate
success. Monroe went solid for Harris,
and the new deal in Summers, 1t Is clam
| ed. is a complete victory for the Harris
men. SNYDER is here now and is surveying
the field. lie will repair 4 great many
breaks made in his fences during his alb
sence by the Harris men.
Floyd claims ne will get the nomi-
nation. lie says he was not
50 sanguine OF success W or
three weeks ago, but now he is assured.
The Logan y is out strong Tor Floyd
and claims that Knawha has represented
| the district long enough, and that it would
| he n very u~ngrateful thing in TIE Dem
ocracy of the several districts not to recOS-
| uize his claims. Snyder and his support
erS claim that he is entitled To another
term. The first was an unfinished term.
! He had not well got into his seat in Wash
| ington until he was compelled to enter an
other canvass. Now that he made the
race for the ~unexpired term of kenna and
a full term, and won, by courtesy he Is en-
titled To another term. 1t is rumOred that
judge johnson. Of Mercer, will be in the
field.
THE CAT-FLAw CONFERENCE.
The ParkerSburg cat-lOtt Conference has
been Il subject of no little talk both among
Democrats and Republicans. Steele law
kin's leak" was the cause of Il general
smile of satisfaction on the co"untenanceS OF
auti-I;ofr men. Hawkins trains with that
crowd. Though Hawkins denied the in
teryirw, i'm the Tribune of this place, the
folks about the p. .. his old place Of EN-
ployment claim it'Sjust like him.
Talking of Hawkins reminds me of 4
casual conversation had with a prominent
Radical th" other day about the barred
window, and stulird-key-hOle Conference.
lie said there was but one prominent
radical i'm attendance from this County,
and that was very generally the case among
the several representations Of the several
counties. For instance, Smith OF this
county, Clerk OF the Circuit Court was
originally a Democrat, then a G~recnbacker,
and now a Radical, Burnett was 4 Green
hacker until recently, Hawkins east his
first vote for BLAINE and held the position
of janitor at the PoSt-Oihce
until fired by Cleveland.
John :. Burdett, whose RepublicaniSm
will never hurt him and which only dates
back a few years, WAS among the repre-
sentative Republicans from this section.
Others, my friend said, whom he could
name, never were Republicans until the
recent meeting. In truth, he thought 1t
WAS . Mongrcl affair. lie seemed greatly
surprised To find his friend Hart among
such a motley crowd. Why, he sad, Hart,
with others, was in the scheme to run
the late lamented Judge Crawford OF SlO,-
900 check tame against GOtl for the senate.
But Crawlord's sudden departure for parts
unknown and pastures new. carrying with
him the regrets OF an admircr who trains
with the anti-AtkinSon gang of this sec
ton, made the scheme impraCticable. The
Congressional nomination was rendered
the ]glib-tongued and polished Judge, but
like Caesar he pushed the crown away.
Then his friends concluded nothing
less than the Senatorial tO@a would
do him. Now. il they had
him, they think II OF the striped
suits furnished by Joe Gallaher to the tel
lows in Peck'S reiormatOry, ut Mounds
Vile. would he too good for him. But
am DEPRESSING.
Since the distinguished diSciplcOf Black
stone became unavailable, he ven on to
say, the friends and admirers of Hart eN-
pected to talk and work up his chances for
the Senate, but his Parkersburg tiaScO has
run him down in the estimation of his
friends way below zero. My friend could
not account for the lack ofShrewdneSS dis
PLAYED BY Hart in attempting to be head
and tail of the cat-lOtt conference, except
that his egotiSm got the better of his ordi-
nary good Judgment. He looked rs though
his friend Hart WAS alarmed lest the Golf
organ man ut ParEerSburg might carry of
some hOnOrS he was not entitled to. My
friend further thought the temperance res
OlutiOn a great mistake.
Monday, a part of ROanc county,
bordering upon this county, was
visited by a heavy hailStOrm doing much
damage. Since then the temperature has
remained very comfortable. During last
week the heat was almost UNDESIRABLE.
The redeeming feature about the land of
Kanawha is the pleasant and refreshing
breeze which always makes the weary en-
joy his rest.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WATTS.
The office of district attorney is 4 place
worth having, and the average Kanawha-
ian claimed it rs 4 right. Vhe friends of
Watts were willing To bet at any stage of
the game that Kanawha would rake in the
stake. Kanawha is always ahead. Mr..
Leonard or any other man would have to
get up very early in the morning to come
in ahead of Kanawha.
General Watts expects to be confirmed
Wednesday and expects to get his cOmmis-
sion this week.
Bishop Peterkin passed up the valley
this week in the interest of the Hospital
he proposes to locate at Paint Creek.