Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-19
WEST VIRGINIA CLOSE,
With Good Prospects for the Republicans
In the Presidential Contest-The Effect
of the Appointment of Goff and

With Good Prospects for the Republicans
of the Appointment of Goff and
Elkins.
William Seymour Edwards, Charleston,
W. Va, attorney, and one of the prominent
Republican politicians in the State, was in
Pittsburg Yesterday and stopped at the
Duquesne Club. He was a candidate for
State Senator in 1888, and was a victim of
the vigorous electioneering carried on by
outside Democrats in West Virginia. He
was one of the men charged with
the intention of colonizing the State
with colored voters; crv which,
on account of its being sprung too late for
contradiction, Mr.. Edwards thinks, was re-
sponsible for the loss of the State to the
Republicans. He was particularly well
pleased yesterday with the recognition his
State is getting from the administration,
and said that the prospects are good for Re-
publican success next year.
Eikins a Clever Scbemer.
"But wasn't that neat scheme Elkins
worked?" he asked with laugh. "He and
Golf have been like two big school boys
after the same girl. They both wanted to
be United States Senator, and they were so
anxious to get it that Republican interests
in the State were neglected in lighting
each other. Elkins, 1 think, was the man
that got Golf the Circuit Judgeship. In
that way he saw an opportunity to retire
rival and at the same time make friend.
Goff is a good lawyer, and while he would
no doubt have preferred the United States
Senatorship, he realized that bird in hand
was worth two in the bush, and therefore
To
him place on the bench. Blain. did the
work. and at the same time secured place
in the Cabinet for Mr.. Eikins. This will
undoubtedly place the latter in the
lead to become United States Sen
ator. There is no man in the
State to take COTS place as leader against
Elkins. The two men were the bright
lights of the State and the retirement of
Golf from politics leaves the machinery in
the hands of the New York-West Vir-
ginian.
although Mr. Elkins is really resident
of New York, the Republicans of West
Virginia do not look upon him as an in
truder and will probably give him whatever
he asks. He is good politician.
a Doubtful State Next Time.
'West Virginia viii; be very doubtful
State in the next election. The trouble
there is tnat every CROSSROADS Storekeeper
is q Democrat from the fact that his father
ami grandfather and great-grandfather, who
preceded him in that line of business, were
also Democrats. They have all had wonder
full influence over the poor whites, and the
present sto.ekeeper, pursuing the policy
which he did in the last Presidential cam
paign, will doubtless put up the
prize of tinwa,e just before the
election and then blame it on
the Mckinley bill Another difficulty
which the Republicans will have to meet
will be the howl from disappointed office
seekers. There weren't enough places to go
around in our State, and all the candidates
who didn't get what they asked for are down
on Harrison. The appointment of the two
favorites, Golf and Elkins, will appease
them to certain extent, and when it is
seen that there are offices to be had the
party men may work little harder than
they intended to. 1t will be close pull
between the Republicans and Democrats,
with excellent chances for the former"