Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-08
FEW BETS
Booked on Nearing Political Events by
Con. Hassler and Others.

Booked on Nearing Political Events b,
Con. Hassler and Others.
Special Correspondents Of the Register
WASHINGTON, July Cen. Golf ha
returned from a brief visit TO his home IL
West Virginia. A REGISTER reporter me
him sitting in front of the Ebbett HOus
last night chatting with Capt. ]. s. S
HaSsler and several other Democratic OF
fcehOlders.
"Have you changed your mind sine,
your visit home, General, in regard to you
candidacy for a nomination for Congress-
asked the REGISTER man.
mo, sir, l have not" was the reply. Il.
will not be a candidate for Congress"
81 will bet you a hat, chimed in Nicl
Bell, the Superintendent of the Foreign
Mail Service, that you will be nominated
and that you will accept"
II will take that bet" said Gen. Golf
when the conversation turned on the diff
culties a very estimable young lady o
Wheeling is experiencing in securing al
appointment.
"She certainly ought to be taken cart
Of" said the gOod-natured General, IF
thought | could do her any good | would
90 to the Department and put in a goOC
word for the young lady, but | presume
that anything l should say in the young
lady's behalf would be an injury TO hel
chances of success
mo, we do not need you now, General, >
said Capt. HaSsler, good naturally.
Il presumed not said the General.
'No, we will take care of the young
lady on the 10Th instant" said Hassler.
"Well, III tell you what we will do
General" said the REGISTER man, adj
dressing General Golf, ''If in 1899 you Re
publieanS inaugurate a President, we vii
come around and ask you for a strong let
ter, requesting that the young lady be re,
tained.n
Reaching out his hand, Gen. Golf re
spOnded: ''And l promise you, right now,
that you shall have it; and, further, thai
if / can secure her retention she shall keel
her position. know the young lady, ant
here is a very worthy case"
'Pu bet you a hat" said Mr.. Bell,
that it will not be necessary to call OIL
you for the letter."
"I'n take that bet, too" answered Gen
Golf
"And, now, I'll bet you another hat, y
said Capt. HaSsler, that you will not win
one of the bets you have made?"
'Pn take that one, too" answered
Gen. Golf, and, turning to the REGISTER
representative, he said! you remember
these bets, and l divide the hats with
you"
Il wonder, " asked the REGISTER man,
IF Col. Ben Wilson is going to be a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
CongreSs?"
II guess" said Gen. Golf laughingly,
'COl. Ben is waiting tosee whether | an
going to run or not"
You mean," replied Mr.. Hassler, you
are waiting to see if Col. Ben is going to
run, because you know that ifCol. Ben Is
candidate you won't dare to run"
''Oh; no, the shoe is on the other foot, .
said Gen. Golf.
'Tl bet you another hat, :" said Hassler,
eff Col. Wilson is a candidate and yOu are
nominated he will beat You at the polls,
Yes, he will get a majority both in Harri,
son and Ohio counties"
''Oh, won't be n candidate, " said Golf.
There's no use in making such a bet rs
that"
"NO, you won't be a candidate, said
HaSsler, IF our side runs Col. Ben WILSON,
''Well," said Nick Bell, "In bet you
that if the Republicans carry the next Leg
islature General Golf will be the next
United States Senator from West Vir-
g%inia."
''Well, there's no danger of the Repub-
licans e~lecting a majority of the next Leg
stature answered HaSsler.
''Well, now" said Goff, 1--WE have not
got to make such a tremendous gain to
carry the Legislature. You Democrats
have not got it by a very big margin and
think it will not take much of an effort for
us to overcome your majority"
And so the discussion ran on until Gen.
eral GOff was called aside by Congressman
Mckinley, of Ohio.