Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-17
THE MAY0RALTY.
WHAT TIE ssgTLENRN SPOKEN OF As CAN
DIDATES HAVE TO SAY.
Register Reporters Interview tho Democrats and
Republicans Named in Connection With
the Chief Municipal Office

The qsestion OF who will be the can
didates for Mayor at the coming city
election is beginning to excite good
deal of attention among all classes Oh
citizens. A number of gentlemen nave
been associated with the Office, in gen.
eral way, they representing both the
great parties, but there has been little
Of 4 definite nature concerning their
personal views or positions, and as re-
suit of this indefinite situation, there
have been n numbers OF rumors n.y.
ing about, some Of them receiving con-
siderable credence, and all tending
TO complcate matters. With view 10
clearing away some OF this uncertainty,
and disposing OF some of the reports IN
circulation, reporter for the REGIS
TER Yesterday talked with about all the
gentlemen who have been prominently
named for the Office. On the Demo
cratic side these gentlemen are Mayor
Seahright, Judge George Z. Boyd, Judge
j. J. Jacob and Judge George Jehers;
and on the Republican side they are IL.
p. McGregor, i. 5. Allison, Colonel
William Exley, Captain c. j. Rawlings
and DIR. r. o. Edwards.
When Judge Boyd was asked as to his
attitude toward the Mayoralty he said:
1.-THE rumor that l had withdrawn
from the list Of candidates has probably
arisen from the fact that | have said to
some people who were around after peer
that was not candidate. | am not
working for the nomination, and am not
n candidate in that sense. | think 1t
would be 4 good thing If the City Com
mittee would fix the primaries on .Ianu-
airy 3-the day the Governor has desig-
mated for the Senatorial election. That
would insure full vote. No; there Is
nothing to prevent the primaries from
being held on that day, but the voting,
of course would have TO be in separate
box. think that would secure very
full expression of the party opinion upon
this matter" The reporter left the
Judge with the distinct impression that
he would accept the nomination il ten
dered him by majority of the party.
Judge Jacob was next talked with.
He said:-
81 am in no sense a candidate for the
Office of Mayor. My name has been
mentioned, but without my authority
or consent
Mayor Seabright said:-
eyes. sir: am candidate for the
Office, and am working to secure the
nomination. | have been told by many
of my Establishments and Repub-
licans, church members, business men,
and representatives of all classes, ought
to be 4 candidate for the office, ana am
one. Not To be such, would be TO con-
TESS that | am guilty of all the things
which have been alleged against me,
and am not disposed to plead guilty in
that way"
Judge George LETTERS could not be
found.
The newspaper man next turned his
attention to the gentlemen who have
been mentioned for the Office on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Il. 5. Allison, who
was experimenting some Improvements
and repairs to his law office, said:
II am not candidate. That is en-
phatc."
DIR. II. o. Edwards stopped writing
policies long enough 10 say
"Yes, am a candidate, ! suppose,
except in the contingency that Mayor
Seabright is renomnated | would not
make the race against him. He is 4
good enough Mayor for me-"
Col. William Exlcy was extracting
solid comfort from brar wood pipe ut
his room ut the Stamm when called upon.
He said
81 am not candidate for the Office.
wouldn't have it under any circum-
stances. Say, is thoro going TO DC
meeting to-night-or anything?"
aIr. II. L. McGregor was seen at his
place of business on Main street. He
had Police Court Judge look in his eye
as he said:
IL am making no effort TO secure the
nomination, although the matter has
been mentioned TO me by number OF
my friends. If the place is offered me,
| will make the fight, but | am not
working to that end"
Capt. c. j. Rawling was seen by 4
REGISTER reporter at his home on Main
street last evening. He said:
mo, am not in the Mayoralty field.
Have not made personal canvass or
sought the Office in any way. IT'S true,
| have heard my name mentioned occa-
sionally In connection with the office,
but when considered in the sense OF car
rying on a personal and mOnied canvass,
| am not a candidate. Still, II my
friends believe that represent the best
interests of the city, and that ! am in
every way qualified for the position, |
am not adverse To being considered.
But don't want 1t. Yet, there are
times when man should sacrifice In
measure his own private interests for
the good of the party"
A summary of this information mar
rows down the candidates TO Judge
Boyd and Mayor Seabright, on the
Democratic side. while on the Rcpub-
lican side Mr.. McGregor and Capt. Raw
lings will take the nomination IL offered
them, and DIR. Edwards will be i can
didate in contingency.