Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-18
IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.
A Very Warm Canvass for Phil
Snydsrs' Shoes in Prospect
FLOYD, JOHNSTON AND HARRIS
In the Field The --latest in Kanawha
oItics--.Notes From the State
Capital.
speeial C,,respopaene, Of the Rsgi,,er.

prominent lawyers 10 tue Iapllal ahd
among them many politicians. The re-
cent formal announcement OF Hon. J. B.
Floyd as O candidate for CongIess has
stirred up the friends of Judge Dave John.
stou and Major Harris, Of Greenbrier, aud
they gre beginning TO talk up the csndi
dacy of their champions.
The Third district man, from whom
your Washington correspondent CLEANED
9, much information seems TO have forgot
ten that Major Harris and J. B. Floyd are
in the field.
| had the pleasure Of short converse
ton with Mr.. Harris, who is as his repu-
tation, which goes before him, proclains,
gentleman from top 10 bottom, ard GIL
able lawyer. Mr.. Harris modestly IN.
nounces himself as O candidate. He ssys
his friends have been misled By the fact
that he has lot heretofore positively a.,
serted that he intended 10 make the race
for Little Phil s shoes, and saying in nn.
swer TO all such questions that be hai not
fully made up his mind, from which his
opponents very easily arrived at the
conclusion that Re vas not Il Cardi-
date. Mr.. Harris thinks tho canvass
will be very warm one end the man who
carries of the prize must needs get up
very early in the morning and work very
late. Harris has some yery warm ttiends
in Ksnawha whh will work early and late
for him. They delight 10 eXpaiate upon
his merits aud peculiar fitness for the
honor which hr seeks. TIE only thing
he lacks, (thOugh he need rot be ashamed
of the absence OF it in his characier) de.
ficiency which his friends acknowledge, is
his inability to mix Te use common par
lance: He is not GoCd mixer This
matter, however, Bis tiends propose to
help him cut With, nGd will do much OF it
themselves
The back com ties are not 60 stuck"
upon the tariff or silver question IA your
Washington man would have your readers
believe. am informed the counties tee,
may be expected 10 come up solid for
Dave Johnston. don't care @ whit for silver
or tariff, bat that there ore several gentle
men in as many counties. who will control
the delegations, who do care great deal
about Johnso ou' seat on The bench, aud Mc
itching to get an opportunity tc warm II,
and as many more cCIllsmeu Of some in
huence in their rcs65ctive neighborhoods
I L NH snh he
advanced e David is advanced. That's the
milk in that cccoarut
The most potent srganrnt yet make
against Sryder's bageing the prize
third time OF in tac;, aOy other Eanawha
ststeman, is the one growing feeling that
Kanswha has had everything tor
too long time, &c the
exclusion Of all her siser COUNTIES,
polilicalIy-and 10 the u,!pf daReneracy OF
the Kar awln c0u-ty Democracy. be
cause Of mu3h 'arpulliGg, kack.bi;ing
and inactivity in the kanawhG county De
mooracy, and among the kancwha polite
ians, 10 the mountain DsnoCrgts alleFe.
the county was allowed TO 20 HepablCan.
Now, the mountain fellows claim they viii
stand this SOFT OF bUs:Haas no longer. and
the counits th.. DO the husineCs and fur
nish the =. e Iorities muat be recognized, not
tasl there is yet sny examination to that
effect. but hn etlc:. viii be Brought about
to combine IN some man to eject 1t.
While ell this prospective marshnllne OF
hosts and forming Of formidable combina-
tons are going forward, II is folly to think
for one minute that Little Phl and his
followers will be sleeping and dreaming
I the summer months away. Far from II,
NOTES.
The Ohio Central is now Iuubing two
traina daily both ways, and making money.
| Preparstions are going forward for the
construction 3i an incline az Elk bridge
to- tae purpose Of loading humber and
slaves from barges in Fix river OIL care
| for the Fast and Weet.
| ATTORNEYS McCorkle aud Lirtlepage had
wordy combat in coart the o,heT day.
nearly resulting in blows. Both gentle
men wero fined aud severely re
prinaaded by the Court Both
are promising young men, but let their
tempers get the better Of their good Judg-
ments sometimes.
! Auditor Duffy returned rom Nicholas
and Webster counties, Friday. lie reports
severe weather in the mountains, aud TIA;
the mercury registered twentyons below.
Monday last at Nicholas G. II. However.
no stock waa exposed and noIc reported
lcs. fine farmers have plenty OF feed and
are in first class corditi0n to 20 through
the winter. Here IN hanavhs the weather
ia colder :Aan is remembered Tor some
vear. River still closed above. Nsyiga-
lion will ro. be TesImed until Inc ice
above, which IS quite heavy, fnns ont-
; The lillian sank at Buffalo, Tuesday.
yaIued at $1,000, and total LOSE IN,
Eured.
Six head Of COWS died from exposure
Monday night last.
Supreme Court did rJt convene till
Thurdsy, Judge ,lokoston being abseGt on
account Of iliEess He arrived Thursday
Cour. viii be in session regularly for some
Jays.
Secretary Of State Walker, is in 'ir'
ginis.
. Among the prominent gentlemen here
,his,week were Col }. ". llavIs, e1 ne
/ publican candidate for Congress IN TINS
;. district, ex senator Hereford, OF Monroe
y Fx.Delegate LIBEL, from Fayette; j. c
Pennybacker, exDelegate from Pendiet9I
, with Congressional ASPIRATIONS 6: +
, Simpson, Point Pleasant; ). NJ. Kirk
merchant, Wheeling j. J. Peterson, edlto
u Huntington Republican; H. F. Wickham
son Of Gen. Wickham and counsel Of tn
! C. 4 o. road.
d Col. Nelson Campbell one ol the b'l
Ie men of Monroe, Of whom Judge Snyde
SAYS can cit in his big chair in Monro
|. and work his toes in Wheeling ls in th
city attending the present session OF tn
e Supreme Court Col. Campbell is nj
only big in body, but big in mind. He wa
lie form arly the law partner OF Senator Her
lg tnrd