Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-07-13
SCOTT AND SMITH.
GOSSIP ABOUT TWO OF WEST VIRGINIA'S
GREAT MEN.
The Wheeling Mans Vaulting AmOitiOn-He
Aspires to ClarksOns ShOeS-CharleS
B. Smith Very Tired Of His
Congressional TOga.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July l2.-The cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
writes his paper as follows: Mr.. n. b.
Scott, of Wheeling, w. Va, who is mem
her of the National Committee, has an am
bition to succeed Colonel Clarkson as First
Assistant Postmaster General. General
Goff and other leading Republicans from
that State have been doing all they can TO
induce the President TO appoint him. AT
the recent meeting of the National Repu0-
lican Executive Committee, in this city,
two additional members were selected. II
is stated that this was step
on the part of Mr.. Scott's friends
toward securing for him the appointment
referred to. AS a a member of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, it is said he
will have the Endorsement of his committee
associates, and especially those who are
members of the Executive Committee.
Mr.. Scott, although prominent business
man, being President of the Central Glass
Company, of Wheeling, has held but one
public position, one term as State Senator
in the West Virginia Legislature. He was
delegate to the last National Republican
Convention and was elected by the dele
cation from his State as its member of the
National Republican Committee. His am
biton for FIRST Assistant Postmaster
General is not generally known. Never
theless, there has been very decided ef-
fort made on the part OF his friends TO
have him appointed.
CHARLEY SMITH Is TIRED.
Representative Charles B. Smith, Of the
Parkersburg, W. Va, district is another
Republican from that State who appears
TO be tired of Congressional life, and is in
different as TO whether he is renominated
or not. Indeed, Mr.. Smith says that his
personal preference is that some one else be
selected for the Republican nomination. He
frankly says he is not fitted for Congress
sional work. He did not want the nomina-
tiOn two years ago and consented to become
the candidate only under pressure on the
part of his party associates. Mr.. Smiths
opponent was Judge Monroe jackson, who
received the certificate of election from
Governor Wilson. Smith contested the
seat, and Judge Jackson was the first
Democrat who was unseated, and he
Smith was the first Republican seated,
at the beginning of the present session. 1t
was during the consideration of this case
thai there was such an exciting wrangle in
the House when Speaker Reed first count
ed Democrats present and not voting TO
make quorum. The rules at that time
had not been adopted by the House. Mr..
Smith, although asserting that he had been
counted OUT said at the time that he
would much have preferred TO have had his
contest settled without having made it the
test case on which the Speaker counted Il
quorum by counting members present who
refrained from voting. However, he ac-
cepted the seat and has been Loyalty af1iliat-
ing with the Republicans ever since. He
has been very attentive at the sessions of
the House and has missed as few roll calls
probably as any member on that side. His
ambition seems to be fully satisfied, and
judging from the tenor of his conversation
he will welcome the day when he will be
called upon TO lay down the Congressional
tOga.