Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-11
"SUTHIN" WILL DRAP.
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS RAIDING
WASHINGTON.
The Consular Positions TO be Determined 90 and
Divided at This Wharf.-The Fight for
POstOthcss White Expecting
his Appointment
Special Telegram to the Register

Special Telegram to the Register
WASHINGTON, May 10. They are here
in force to-day Mr.. Smith arrived this
morning and Major McGinnis is to come
tonight. Just as soon as the Msjor ar
rives there will be consultation held and
it will then he decided who are to fill the
copsulsbips which are to be given the State
of Weet Virginia. General Goff is COM
pany with Mr. Smith and Mr.. Atkinson
called at the State Department to-day,
but did not learn anything. They could
not even find out whether they were to
have four or three consulships. They were
at the Postoflice Depa tment, but it is un-
derstood down ther, hat they were only
looking after fourth-class pustmasters.
AFTER SIMPSONS SCALP.
The Wheeling posloffice did not come
up, though all OF these gentlemen have
been receiving telegrsms during the day
from West Virginia urging the appoint
ment Of Republicaa TO succeed Mr.
Simpson. The idea that Mr.. Simpson may
be permitted TO serve out his term is Gre
ating good deal of indignation out there,
and they are showing it in the kilograms
which have kept the wires busy the entire
day.
The other West Virginians here are r.
w. Fleming, of Fairmont, who was can
didate for an Authorship, but it is init
/ I'D klot hs. kas IL
sulship. Lon. T. Pilchard, Of Pt. Pleas
ant, is aleo looking after matters Of inter
est to himself. E. G. Jeffreys, OF Grafton,
cnme down with the crowd aud is making
arrangements looking towards his appoint
ment as Keeper of TIE Vault in the In
ternsl Revenue Bureau. Charles Miller
and Hon. Gsorge Bowers also dropped
down. TO keep the party company, as
did Mr.. Joseph A. Metcalf, who has his
eye fixed on cOnsulship. Mr.. Miller
wants to be postmaster at Martinsburg,
and Bowers ia backing him. They were
joined by Editor Thompson, of Keyser.
The appointment of the soldiers il going
to raise a first class row among the Repub-
licans.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT DEMANDS RECOGNI.
TI0N.
Mr. Boggs, of Charleston, who is push
ing his claim for consulship, is placing it
on the grounds that the Fourth district
has nothing at all, and should receive re-
cOgnitioD of some kind. There
are two or three men from the
upper part of the State who want
to 20 abroad, and addition 10 that there is
Mr.. Peterson, of Huntington, and now
Mr.. Fleming, OF Farmont. Somebody ia
going to get left, and that somebody is
going TO be very indignant ard make
trouble whenever he gets an opportunity
WHITES CHANCES GOOD.
The appointment OF Mr.. Warmcsstle to
he Collector Of the Internal Revenue office
at Pittsburg is an iDtimstion that change
in West Virginia may be made at once.
Mr.. White came down last night with Mr..
Smith. and 10 here locking after bis inter.
ests. He may be sppoihted tomorrow and
the chances are that h gill.
One Little Postoffice.
SPECIAL Telegram to the Register.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The following
fourth-class postmaster was appointed to-
day: Elkins, Randolph county, John w.
Peltel, vice Mrs. Lummie Earle, removed.