Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-29
A CHANCE FOR GOFF.
An Interesting Story Of a Visit of West
Virginia Republicans to Gen. Harrison.
pitfSblIT0 Disf1ntch


An Interesting Story OF Visit of West
Virginia Republicans to Gen. Harrison.
PittsbuIg Dispatch
INDIANAPOLIS, December GA State
convention OF teachers is in session here,
and the hotels are filled with hundreds Of
HoOsier school masters and school marms,
whose chatter and pedagogy I'LL the corri-
doris that for six months past have re-
echoed of nothing but politics. Advantage
has been taken Of the crowd by few out
side politicians to endeavor TO alp in and
get chat with the President-elect with
out being caught at it.
A West Virginia delegation tried the
scheme to-day, with conspieulhsssleek-s 81
success. Two meubsfs Of it arrived last
night and Registered at the hotel. They
were NIB. Scott, of Wheeling, the West
Virginia member of the Republican Nation
al Committee, and J. E. Dana, Of Charles
ton. The other two members of the dele
CATION came this morning. They didn't
make tie mistake of registering, and their
identity was conCesled uatil late in the
day. They were o. Burdstte Hsrt, of the
Wheeling IateligenceT, ard W. ]. w. Cow
den, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee.
A DEEPLY-LAID PLOT?
The exact object of the West Virginians
cannot be stated, but it has something to
do with piece of political monkey busi-
Mas of unusual completely that is under
way Ia SheirS me reault of the last
election is still in doubt, 80 far as Govern
or is concerned, and there are complica-
tions about the titles of two or three of the
G congressman elect. Golf claims his cleo
ton as Governor by small plurality, but
the Republicans are not at all confident
that he will be able to maintain his claim
when it comes to be passed upon by the
Legislature, which is nearly q tic politi-
cslly. A United States Senatorship de-
ponds upon the complexion Of the Legisla-
ture.
The Democrats want the Governors
Office and its patronage badly; they don't
care 3 continental for the United States
which means little under
administration. II has been
common talk that Steve Elkins wants to
60 to the Senate from tho State, and his
with ex Senator Davis and his
with the business inter ests of
the State would make him "likely" can
didate in case the Legislature were Repub-
lican.
SOME BOsH.
If GCff were willing to make merely
formal fight for the Governorship, then
the Democrats would be willing
to cOucede the election of enough of the
in the contested legislative
districts 10 make the Legislature Republi-
can on joint ballo! and enable the Rspub-
licsns to elect n Senator. The Democrats
might throw in, to boot, certificates of
election for soma of the Republican Candi-
dates for Congress, whose election hangs
npOn the narrow thread of few yotss one
way or the other. The Republicans by
his would gain United States Senator
md confirm their hold upOn the Lower
House OF Congress, while the Democrats
would maintain their grip upon the State
government by means of the Governor.
But Mr.. Goff would be in the SOUP There
s the rub. Golf went into the contest for
Governor, this year, only upon the urgent
of Republican leaders in ma
ional councils, and upon their Representa-
ion that he might he able 10 pull the State
through for Harrison and Morton and save
he country" in case New York went Dem
,cratic. How we'll Golf did his duty 10 the
,arty was shown by the returns, which
Tery nearly broke the Solid South.
GOFF MIGHT BE PLACATED.
1t would never do now to shove Mr.. |
loft into the consumme in order to make |
DOM for Steve Elkins in the Senate. But |
Mr.. Golf should have rendered TO him |
lace in the Cabinet, the whole problem
Gould work out as easily in the minds of
he schemers as rattle with loaded dice. |
Ieury G.. Davis came to Indianapolis last |
1eek, to talk with General Harrison. |
sussel Harrison, in New York, is talking |
nth Steve Elkins most Of the time, AID |
ow delegation Of the Republican lead
rs of West Virgins has come here, with |
ne ayowed desire of keeping the visit
ark, to talk with General Harrison.
Like many another well-lnid plan, irs |
cry good scheme if it works, which it |
won't. 1t isn't any too savory a |
usiness for a President 10 be mixed up in |
{ the outset of his administration, and |
he chances are that General Harrison will |
Jaw out of it before he gets in deeper |
Ian his neck, snd, at any rate, it is too
lever q game to be played successfully on |
uch An uncertain field as that of polItiCs
uch complicated arrangements always
ave fatal weakness about them some
Ehere.