Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-11
LUSCIOUS PLUMS.
MANY PATRIOTS WANT OFFICE.
West Vlrginians Who Are StOrming the
Capitol.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Talk about
the Democratic rush for plums four years
ago. Why the Republicans here are moi
hungry; they aIe simply ravenous. Their
number is legion and they seek increasingly
for everything in sight and out OF sight
They look upon every Democrat in office
holding over from the late administration
as an enemy 10 his country and certainly 6
man not to be trusted with places of honor
and emolument-especially the latter.
Some of these Office seekers conduct
their campaigns in rather unique man
ner. More than one picks out comfort
able seat on the lap of fate and then gOet
aud talks with the Democrat who hap
pens to occupy it. The drift of his more
or less persuasive talk is that the Other
fellow ought to resign-and if he demurs,
does not hesitate 10 suggest Consular po-
siiion, as Editor Conn once said, ito
some hot place, and that d-n quick"
The people from the mountainous State
of West Virginia are only exceeded in
numbers by such States az Ohio, Indiana
aud New York. About all the old-time
office-hOlders since the war are either here
in person or hustling in their applications
Then there are younger Republicans who
did noble service during the last campaigo,
and they too are reaching out for the
ripenipg Office fruit, and few CT 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 politician Of experience, and has par
ticipated on PREVIOUS occasions in the rush
for Office. When, therefore, he expresses
establishment at the situation now obtain
ing it must be a scramble indeed. Wesley
is holding up his hands in speechless horror
at the way his fellow West Virginiane are
crOvdiDg to the front, ard cOnfded to a
friend today his belief that in all bis
experience he had never seen any thing like
it. To picture the scene in his own expires
sive language, at appears as though there
were fifteen West Virginia Republicans on
the ground for every office which can be
reasonably expected to 20 to the State, ard
every train from the West brings addi-
tions TO the number now on the ground.
John Frew and A. w. Campbell, OF
the Wheeling InteHigencer, are candidates
for the Wheeling POstmasteTship.
SpauldiDg X. Wallace, prominent
citizsn of the town, is also a candidate. The
soldiers are urging a Col. Wilkinson for
the place too, and he is said TO be st'o1g,
although tie politicians look lightly on
his claims. There is much opposition
to both Campbsn and Frew
find, because it is thought
hey are well fixed already,
Besides, Campbell has sucked at the public
teat quite prof tably in aforetimes.
For the position Of Collector of Internal
Revenue OF West Virginia, TO succeed job
MCGraw, Of Grafton, General /. II. Duvall,
of Wellsburg, an ofiice-holder under a
number of Republican administrations and
an eX-C,llectOr, wants to be reapp0inted.
Ex-Collector Sam Mccormick, OF Preston
county, is also candidate FOR "vindica-
ton" He was appointed to the Collec-
torship by President Arthur, but only held
the office few weeks, when President
Cleveland replaced him by appointing
MoGraw, the present incumbent.
To-day the first light dawned in She
Eastern sky. f. W. Brace, OF Kanswha
county, West Virginia, WIS appointed
Chief Clerk of the Bureau Of Equipment
and Recruiting in the Navy Department,
vice A W. Fletcher, resigned. Mr. Brace
has been employed in the Bureau Of Pro
visions and Clothing, snd his is the first
appointment made by Secretary Tracy.