Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-08
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SENATOR KENNA'S WORK AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
His Views on the 0utlOOk-Ensrgste Campaign Work
Promised and Good Working Majority in the
Next House AsSured-Campaign DOcu-
msnts- Situation in West Virginia.
Special Telegram TO the RegiST.

Special Telegram 10 the Re9iSeT.
WASHINGTON, September 7.-Senator
Kenna has devoted his entire vacation thus
far to the work of the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee, of which
he is Chairman. He seems to be profound
ly interested in the work of the committee,
which he is conducting on strictly bust
ness principles. ''The committee" " he
says, lis not in possession of large funds
and is incurring no liability whatever"
No office-holder has been asked for a cent,
and Mr.. Kenna's own course and his di-
rection to all OF his associates is absolutely
positive that no act on the part of any one
acting in connection with the committee
shall violate any law or depart from the
prescribed theories OF the Administration.
He believes in the sincerity of President
Cleveland's purposes, and the restoration
of the Government to honest methods, and
while he does not think the fact of holding
an office should debar any citizen of the
free exercises of all the rights of citizen
ship, he approves heartily President
Cleyeland's effort to abolish the habit and
practice inaugurated by the Republican
party of making public office q political
machinery to control and promote fran
chise of the people.
SENATOR KENNA's VIEWS.
Finding Senator Kenna engaged i'll his
committee room to-day asked him for
his views of the outlook.
81 see nothing" he said to indicate dis
cOuragement to the Democracy. lntor-
nation received by the committee from
all quarters promises active and energetic
campaign work by the local organizations
and assures good working majority in
| the next House. There are some compli-
cations in few districts where the Demo
Gratis have majorites but the same is true
| in some districts where Republicans have
majority. These difficulties are Incl
dent to every campaign and will affect
perhaps equally both ways. One cOnsid-
Grafton is of Importance; that is that this
is the first campaign since the war In
which the Republicans have not
been able To use, rs they have
used the vast machinery of the
Federal Administration permeating every
State, county, village and hamlet in the
! land to promote their political ends. Why
the pamphlet we are distributing now on
| Abuses in the Pension Office shows that
! that department, with its hundreds of en-
| plOycS and its agents in the field through
out the country, and its millions Of annual
appropriations are precisely the equivalent
of II vast Republican campaign committee,
organized and paid out of the Federal
Treasury, to sap the foundation Of public
freedom of will, pervert the legitimate
! functions Ofgovernment into electiOneerlng
agencies, and advertise To the soldier ele-
ment of the country the idea which has
proven vastly effective that no proposed
pcnsoner need apply unless he would
give adhesion to Republican methods
The measure in which affidavits contained
in this pamphlet shows that a great phil
anthrOpic and humanitarian department OF
the Government, organized in the recOgni-
ton of it's soldiery and designed to make
OF those who suffered by the war for their
country roll Of honor, was prostituted
and debased to partisan end, iS shameful
as it is appalling But such thing Is now
a thing of the past. AS rapidly rs the
| time for the selection of better and purer
agencies will permit these scOundrels are
going to the rear, and it is hoped they will
remain there forever. The Democracy is
relieved of the necessity of whipping both
the Republican party and the Federal Ad-
ministratiOn TO elect constable.
"What do you think Of
THE SITUATION IN WEST VIRGINIA?"
| asked
at is satisfactory in high degree. The
Second and Third districts are safe beyond
peradyenture In the Fourth district We
have actually Democratic majority. |
believe, from pretty thorough acquaint-
ance with the district, more especially the
Southern end of t, that Mr.. Hogg will poll
stfOng vote, and with the attention he
and his party will devote to the canvass
do not doubt his election. The First dis
trict, as indicated by the REGISTER few
days ago, is Democratic district. An
examination of the figures collected from
the last two elections will demonstrate this
clearly"
will General Golf be candidate"
II do not know. The distinction OF
carving Democratic district is one which
| think he would like as long rs it would
last: but the consciousness that II wont
last is probably sufficient to secure his
withdrawal. His last election was pretty
plain admOmtion that the First district
Democracy will not again fail to send
Democrat to Congress from that section.
Suppose Judge Brannon should be
nominated, having defeated him once could
not Gen. Golf defeat him again?'
q think not BrannOn ran against n
majority which GOff had created i'll the
district that made large prestige to over
come. and | believe Judge Brannon, Mr..
Frame Col. johnson, indeed any Democrat
at all likely to be nominated will carry
the district"
"Win Col. Wilson'S name be before the
convention?"
II presume not. Col. Wilson has given
assurance, both public and private, that he
is not candidate and does .Ot desire the
nomination"
"Do you think he could be elected If
nominated?''
~ have already said | do not doubt
that any good Democrat can he elected IN
that district this year. / mean this state
ment broadly and in earnest"
wORKMEN INJURED.
Twenty-one PrecipItated Twenty Feet and
All Injured, Four Dangerously.
INDIANAPOLIS, September This af-