Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-10
LUSCIOUS PLUMS.
MANY PATRIOTS WANT OFFICE.
West YrginianS Who Are Storming the
Capitol
BRACE, OF KANAWHA, GETS THERE.
His is the First Appointment Made by Secre-
tary Tracy.
BRACE, OF KANAWHA, GETS THERE.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Talk about
the Democratic rush for plums four years
ago. Why the Republicans here are not
hungry; they are simply ravenous. Their
number 10 legion and they seek INCREASINGLY
Tor everything in sight and out OF s'ght.
They look upon every Democrat in Office,
holding over from the late administration
ss an epemy to his country ard certainly a
man not to be trusted with places of honor
and emolument-especislly the latter
Some of these Office seekers conduct
their camp5igns IN rather unique man
ner. More than one picks out comfort
able sesr on tie lap of fate and then goes
and talks with the Democrat who hap
pens 70 occupy It, The drift of HIS more
or less persuasive talk is that the other
tell0w ought to oresigu--lnd il he demurs,
DOES not hesitate 20 suggest q Consular ps-
silion, az Editor Conn once said, ito
some hot place, and that d--n quick
The people from the mountainous State
of Wes. Virgisia ia are only exceeded in
Numbers By such States az Oiio, Indiana
AND New York. Ahont all the old-time
offics- holders siuce the war are either here
in person or hustliDg in their applications
Then there are younger Republicans who
did noble service during the last campaign,
and they too are reaching on, for the
ripsniDg Office fruit, and few Of them
want something very lucious. too.
G. Wesley Atkinson, of Wheeling, the
late Republican candidate for Congress in
the FIRST district, IS here. Mr.. Atkinson
is a politician OF experience, and has par
ticipated on previous occasions in the rush
for cffice. Wien, therefore, he expresses
astOnishment at the situation now obtain
ing it must be a scramble indeed. Wesley
is holding up his hands in speechless horror
1T the way his fellow West Yirgiuiaus are
croTdng to the front, and cou6ded to p
friend to-day his belief that in all his
experience be bad never seen any thing like
it. To picture the scene in his own express
sive Language, 1t appears as though there
were fifteen West Virginia Republicans on
the ground for every office which can be
reasonably expected to 90 to the State, and
every train from the West brings addi-
tions 10 the number now on the ground. Z"
John Frew and A. w. Campbell, OF
the Wheeling hteligencer, are candidates
for the Wheeling POstmastership.
Spaulding K, Wallace, a prominent
citizen of the town, is aleo e candidate. The
soldiers are urging a Col Wilkinson for
the place too, and he is said to be strong,
although the politicians ook lightly on
bis claims. There is much opposition
To both Campbell and Ffew
I find, because it is thought
they are well fixed already,
B sides Campbell has sucked at the publ,
teat quite profitably in afOretimes.
For the position Of Collector Of Internal
Revenue Of West Virginia, to succeed Johc
McGrsw, cf Grafton, General !. II. Duyall,
OF Wellsburg, a1 office-hcl1er under a
number of K Publican administrations and
sn ex Collector, wants to be reappoin;ed
Ex. Collector Sam Mccormick, OF Preston
county, is also a candidate for "vindica-
ton" He was appointed to the Co,lec-
torship by President Arthur but only held
the Office a few weeks, when President
Cleveland replaced him by appointing
MCGraw, the present incumbent.
To-day the frat light dawDed in the
Eastern sky. F. W. Brece, of Ksnawha
county, West Virginia, was appointed
Chief Clerk of the Bureau Of Equipment
end Recruiting in the Navy Department,
yice A ". Fletcher, resigned. Mr. Brace
has been employed N the Bureau of Pro
visions ard Clothing, ard his is the first
appointment made by Secretary Tracy.