Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-28
POLITICAL.
News from All Over West
Virginia.
THREE DEMOCRATIC WINNERS.
"Capehart and Victory the Cry in the
Fourth.
COL. ST. CLAIR FOR THE SENATE
A Strong Candidate Nominated at ParkerS-
burg---Judge Jackson Positively Re-
fused a Re-NOminadOn---A False
hood Nailed---A Clear Field
for Menager.

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PolNr PLEASANT w. VA. August %.
PIT. Pleasant and all Mason county has
been in 4 fever of enthusiasm to-day
over the news sent ont last night that
James Capehart. the farmers choice"
had been honorcd with the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Fourth
district. No nomination could have
given deeper or more general SatiSlac-
tion. Mr.. Capehart has lived the years
of long and honorable life among the
people of Mason county. His broad
acres have been cultivated under his
own watchful eye. His handsome home
has been open with generous hospitality
To friends and ncighbOrS. His business.
social and political lie has been one OF
stainless integrity. No man possesses
in a greater degree the respect and con
| fdence Of his ncighbOrS. \ prominent
Mason county Democrat to-day pre-
dicted that Capehart would wipe out the
$50 Republican majority of two years
ago and roll mp a Democratic majority
in its stead Equal confidence seem 10
be felt in every quarter and promin-
ent Republicans conccde that he Will be
formidable candidate. James Cape
! hart will be the next Congressman from
the Fourth district.
A correspondent of the Wheeling m
| tclIiqcnccr Yesterday made an infantile
effort 10 construe the nomination of Mr..
Capehart into a blow at Judge j. NJ.
Jackson. The effort can probably be
excused On the ground of the CORES
pondcnt's ignorance. As a matter of
| fact. the forces that compaSsed Mr..
| Capehart'S nomination were those that
! have always been friendly to Judge
jackson. and the strongest opponents OF
Judge jackson two years ago We're
strong but friendly opponents of Mr..
/ Capchart. Another fact Will be
news TO the corrcsp spOndcut.
That is that ON Tuesday morning
the friends of Judge Jackson, acting en-
tirely without authority from him, de-
termiucd to make strong effort 10
secure his nomination, and had made
great advances when word was received
from the Judge, positively declining TO
bc candidate. Al the same time
letter which had been entrusted to a
friend only 10 bee used in such an en-
ergency was produced in which Judge
Jackson strongly cXPeesScd his desire
that another candidate than himself be
selected. 1t was due only To these re-
peated protcStatiOns ON the part of the
distinguished gentleman. himself, that
Judge JackSOn's name was not before
the Convention. And there is scarcely
shadow of doubt that hc could have
been the nominee If he had so desired
The nomination of Mr.. Cdpchart has
naturally caused speculation to be
turned towards his probable opponent
Mason county will present a formidable
candidate TO the convention in the per
son OF IIou. James i. Meuagcr. At
present Mr.. Menager appears TO have no
opposition. He himself feels confident
that the choice of the RavcnSwood con
yention will fall ON him. Mr.. Menagcr
is bright. brainy and energetic man.
but he has been uniformly unfortunate
al the hands Of his Republican brcth-
rcn. II is dollars 10 doughnuts, that if
the bosses at RaVcnswood think
they have chance TO elect a
man, the nomination will 90 to some old
stager like Hutchinson or Mclean. OF
! Putnam. Mcnager, however, is getting
about ready to kick over the traces, and
there will be fun If the men who have
pledged themselves to support him. fail
him this time. There is such q thing
as sitting on a good and meek brother
once too often.
Appropos Of the Fourth district nom
nation. Hon. Charles 7. Caldwell. OF
Parkersburg, the gentleman Of the linen
duster. the chameleon politics, and
varied accomplishments, has been men
toned about as often aS any one else aS
Cauchart's opponent. To the REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE to-day the oil spec
ulator. evangelist and politician
opened his soul for a few
golden moments He cmphatically
declared that he was not a candidate
for the nomination. and did not think
he would take itif rendered him. What
he wanted most he said was an oil well
or two. 1t is understood in this con-
nectioa that Mr.. Caldwell is 50 enthu-
siaStic an evangelist, that ne Will insist
ON having Salvation oil in his wells or
none at all.
The REGISTER representative had a
short talk with Hon. Thomas +. Davis,
of Grafton, to-day. Mr.. Davis has been
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Republican nomination in the
Second district. He said: Il am not
candidate for the nomination., and VIII
not accept it. The mau who ought 10
| ha nominated and i'm mVOpiniOn will be.