Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-28

BY seekers, who fain would Know
And everywhere that Nathan went
The gang was sure TO go.
The P. 0. hunters were hustling;
None allowed their claims to droop'
But, as far as Nathan told them
They all are in the soup!
The scramble for the postoffice got hot
ter. deeper and bloOdier yesterday, and at
this writing about half dozen sets OF long
and CORY fingers are entwined in Mr.. John
Frew's silken locks, while Boss Golf and
Assistant Boss Atkinson referee the con-
test. The announcement that Mr.. John
Frew had the postOfice promised him came
from his nearest friends and was like
bombshell in the rival camps.
The assurance from Gen. Gcff Tuesday
night to the G. A. r. committee that the
matter had no. been settled seems to have
given all the candidates renewed hope, and
Yesterday morning they began to hustle.
It Was soon plain that the contest was
directed against Mr. Frew. Each of his
rivals proclaimed abundantly on every
hand that he had private information that
Frew hadn't got lease on the office yet
They did not believe action had been
taken, and they were in the ring to stay.
Beyond these generslities, Messrs. MOffat
and Wallace were non-cOmmitIal. Charlie
sepseney didn't want TO talk, but he said
he expected to get there when the time
came.
A REGISTER representative called or
Mr.. Geo. Wesley Atkinson, ana ne was
profuse in his assurances that Dir. Frew
had not received promise Of the othce.
He said that Gen. Golf and himself would
select the man. They would examine all
the papers aud decide, and 70 far every
man had an equal chance. He did not an
ticipate thst the selection nOuid be made
before Goff left the city, because there was
no particular hurry about the matter and
no one knew wLen the appointment would
be announced.
Gen. Golf is understood to have made a
similar announcement, yet in spite OF these
disclaimers Mr.. Frew's friends continued
to claim that he had the Office certain and
many believed it, They argued that even
if Golf and Atkinson had made a promise
they would still hold Ont hope to the other
candidates and Try to let them down Nd
easily as possible. Comment on such n
course was more forcible than polite and
both the boss aud the would be bOss were
referred TO in terms no; altogether cOmpli-
mentary.
One prominent Republican, who did not
care to have his name mentioned, talked
with refreshing franknefs He believed
that the liz was up; the HfeHigeacer had
scooped the spois, Doc. Aofiatt and the
rest of the boys were in the soup, and he
was correspondingiy hot under the collar
III wanted il understood thet he WAS for
Moffatt, frat choice, but above all was
'agin" the HteUiqmeer putting the $4,000
revenue in it, Golfers.
He said: 81 have positive Information
which leads me to believe that the pest
Office has already been promised, and John
Frew gets it. That mesns thst the salary
will 70 into the InteRicencer's treasury, and
even Birdie Hart, who hasn't been Re
publican long enough to get Democratic
tar off his coat tail gets share. RepuD'
leans who have been active in the party
service and who need the Office, are passed
over, and you can he asauIed that they
are not going to submit without mrr-
muir
'My Information ia direct" he cobtin
ued. "Goif made an explicit promise to
Frew. and Atkinson, who imagines that he
is taking a hand in distributing the spOls,
agreed with him. know Golf and At
kineon both deny this, but they would be
fools f they admitted it. Nine-tentbs oi
the Republicans in the town would be
jumping onto them rough shod, hut wait,
and you'll sea that am right.
"Tte donbe candidacy Of Frew and
Campbell ell along has been mere blind.
They were working together, and a man
with eyes could see it, They simply tried
to crowd oil other candidates off the track.
Then Campbell went through the preteUse
of Withdrawing and gave Ffew clear
track. Campbell bad the pOstcfiice for five
years once, and it was all right. 1t was
given to keep this hteMgencer alive, and it
did IT, Bat both Campbell and Frew are
now way past the place where they need
the postofice. They have always one way
or another scooped in their fall share OF
honors, and it is time TO give some other
man n chance.
"Tbere are other Republicans in Wheel
ing besides the little gang that group about
the Inteligeaoer Office, and they are tired OF
being traded around while the claquers
gather in the spoils. Mark my words, If
Golf and Atkinson keep their promise to
Frew, there will be merry war here for
few months to come Mr. Atkinson may
run more than 200 votes behind his ticket
the next time, or not run at all"
Sentiments ike the above, though not
quite so extreme, we're expressed very gen
orally last night, especially among the old
soldiers, and the peculiar claes of Republi-
cans known as "DOvener men" last fall
Most of them were inclined 70 discredit the
report that Mr.. Frew had been selected,
and without positive knowledge did not
care TO make any public statement. Oae
thing is certain, aud that is if Mr.. Frew's
appointment is made it will be impossible
to dispel the idea that the other candidates
were not given fair show. None of them,
from what can be gathered, have completed
the preparation of their papers and
their cllimS could not have been con-
sidered carefully. If MI Frew has not
been made certain of the appointment his
chances have been seriously hurt By the
premature declarations of his friends.
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