Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-13
BOB CARR,S FRIEND.
Former West Virginia Ofiicial Talks o
Our Politics to Kentucky Reporter.
Louisville CouYier-Jsurndl

Louisville C0uTier-J5urndl
Mr.. w. L. Moffett, Of Charleston, w.
Va, was in TIE city yesterday, stepping
at the Pho ak Hotel. He vas Sergeant
at Arms of the West Virginia House of
Delegates during the famous stormy ses-
sion of 1874-5, whsn The Capital was re-
moved from Charleston TO Wheeling,
where it remained for ten years, snd has
always been an inf4sntial man in the pol
tiles of that State, although lately he has
rot been engaged in any political contest.
''Do you know the principal and most
prominent polite ans there now?'
"Oh, yes; know them all, and some of
them Iersonslly aud intimately" said the
handsome VEST Virgiuisn, fo7 Mr.. Moffett
stands about six feet tall ard weighs about
$50 pounds, at a Iolgh guess. bob Carr,
whom the Democrats nominated for the
Presidency of the Ssnats this morning, az
l see by tie dispatches from Charleston, Ia
one of my mcst particular and intimats
acouaintsnces l like him and want 20
bstter friend. Ssna;or Carr is Low very
prominent man in politics, for On his &C
tion to-day depended probably the COM
Dlexion of the next United States Senate,
aud now il il settled, and l guess the
curses Of the Republicans are not OILY
loud, bat deep. However, know no
man who can brave such wrath as theirs
better shan Senator Carr.
Senator Carr is q sslf-made husiness
man, continued Mr.. MOffett, "a sharp
aud shrewed politician. O1e OF the strong
est traits Of MS character is his fidelity 10
his friends. When his animosity is arOus-
ed he is as bitter towards its object as he
is true to his friends OF more bitter enc
10Y. In politics he has always been
Democrat ut heart. II is true that for
several years he was one If the leaders, if
net the leader, Of the GreenbackeIs CT this
Kanawha county and valley, and but from
per 3onal reasons be would have returned
10 his first love long before he has. The
Democratic party may well welcome him
bsck TO the fold, for be IS a host
What will the Republicans think Of his
going back with thu Democrats"
LET them think what they please, Bob
Carr r.eysr owed tie Republicans any
He was a Gyeenbacker, AID
! organizes IN On hetw cen the Gr5enbackeTs
md. Psss Republicans wss b-oached TWO
years sgo he opposed it. In the allotment
of the nominations for the ssverl offices
after the fusion had been secured the
Slate Senatorship for that district fell to
tie Greenbackers ard Carr WIS nominated
by tia. wing of tie fosionis's and was
elected He has paid the Republican
party back more than be ever owed it, and
more than it ever lad any right 10 expect
of him. His sc.ion to day 10 becoming
d mocratic nomin nee for the Presidency of
The Senate indicates that, and he Is there
10 stay, for Bob Carr dosen't dc anything
halfway"
''Do you think he will be elected Presi-
dent of the Senator.
"Yes, I do. Ga The general principle
that you cant down a Kanawha MAJ; he
will get there, and Nhsn be does you cen
bet your bottom dollar that Bob Carr will
never do anything which will disgrace
himself or family" energetically re.
marked Mr.. Mofett.
"DO you think. then, a Democrat will
be elected from West Virginia TO succeed
Senator Ke1na?' asked the reporter.
Yes, do, for BIB Carr is . host with
in himself in fight, and always makes
himself felt, and with him now on the
Democratic side it gives rs two majority,
certain, en- Joint ballot. And bts'd=s
there is no shutting in the Democratic
ranks in West Virginia when there IS dan
ger Of a Republican being elected. On!
no, they may fight amoog themselves, but
when a Rad has a chaIca of bsing elected
they all cou1e together and sit down on
Mr. Republican, and go it will be this
time. Furthermore, Gov Wilson and
5 .rator Kenns, the prominent Democratic
candidates for Senatorial honors, are true
blue Democrats, and Will let no self-aggran-
dizemsnt allow the Republicans TO elect
their candidate, ssid Mt Mofett.