Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-16
THE BUCKEYE STATE.
INTERESTING POLITICAL GOSSIP AYDHRWs
IN OHIO.
Colonel Pooruau IS a Candidate ior Congressman Tay-
lor's Ssat-How BE Posed At the Flushing Con-
ysnhon-Hollingsworh Pa7oriis-For-
aksrOn TanlH-Ths Ohio Csnpsigu.

Col O. L. PoormaD, of BellaiEe, went TO
the Smyrna fair last week as a candidate for
the next Republican nomination for Con-
gress, in the Seventeenth district in Ohio.
BE returned with his lungs full Of dust.
Smyrna is in Guernsey county, the home
of. Congressman Joseph D. Taylor, but
Col. Poorman did not mean to invade the
Congreesman's own territory, although
when this time comes he will hardly con-
cede all OF that county to Taylor withouta
contest. He went there to meet people
living in the western part of Belmont
county.
The history Of the Flushing Senatorial
convention bss not been accurately given
to the people, nor has that part Col. Poor
man played there been told. The day
after the convention nominated 'the
other fellow" Col. Poorman an
nounced to his readers that be
had not been candidate
before the convention, but he complained
bitterly of his treatment at his hands
Just what constitutes being a candidate
does not appear. John Garrett went from
Bellaire TO Flushing as delegate repre-
senling Pultney township. He was a
friend of Col. Poorman anc in q quiet way
talked in his behalf among the delegates
Mr. Day, Of Mead township, on his way
to the convention, stopped Of at Bellaire
for half a day. he may not have seen
Col POorman in BellaiTe, but at all
events he arrived in Flushinga pronounced
advocate of the Colone's claims.
In the convention these two gentlemen
worked vigorously for the Bellaire editor
Printed tickets bearing his name'were cir
culated amo1g the delegates They were
found scattered over the door after the
convention adjourned and some OF the
printed ballots were certainly cast for
him. Col Poorman may definite
ly settle this point by writ
ing TO MT. Lawson Emerson, who
was a teller. His postofiice address is ST.
Clairsyille Ohio. Now, where did these
tickets come from? Some ungenerous peo-
pie affect to believe that they we're printed
in the Bellaire Tribune oflice. This, how
ever, is hardly credible, for Col. Poorman
saws that he was not a candidate. Let the
man who had them printed at his own I'M
selfish expense speak out. II ought TO be
a source Of pleasure to the Colonel 70 know
that the delegates from Pultney and Mead
were the last to desert him, and then only
when they were told: "PooIman is too bg
a man for this plsce-we want him for
Congress- Well, the Colonel was de-
faatod and theee nnpn will have "A chancp
to redeem their promises.
In his race for Congress, Col. PooTman
can make no definite claims on the
suppOrt of his own county
Of Belmont. Congressman Taylor
will contest the ground step by step. But
it will not be down through Mr.. William
Allen Hunts census appOintees, as has
been claimed by people who were not in
formed. Mr.. Hunt does not desire to be
made census superintendent. lie hna
asked to be made a chief OF Bureau IN the
Treasury Department Congressman Taylor
has cordially endorsed him, and Mr.. Hunt
expects that his wiie's kinsman, Secretary
Window, will give him the place. But
all the same, the census takers are to be
Taylor men. Col. POormsn ought to at
tend the big seldiers' reunion on Tuesday
at Martins Ferry. Congressman Taylor's
brother, David D., is q leading spirit in
the celebration and the spectre Of Taylor
ism is expected again to stalk forth on
that day. Yet the man who is a close OBJ
server will discover that the Hon. David
A. Hollingsworth, ot Cadz, has few
friends across the Belmont county line.