Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-25
, r.7 Democratic Names that Have
Been Mentioned
!. GUBERNATORIAL HONORS.
Watts Has Been Urged to Make the
-, -...r,,,---Col. McCOrkle and Judge
'- s.Tpst Prominently Mentioned.
nj Robert White, c. Wood
Dslvand Judge Snyder.
r.,,-an to As Register

~ -, ,vhather General I. I. NattS
C1s ~ ~ candidate in the coming
rlu = for the Democratic nomination
% ~ - 'c;,oyernorship. %, 1t has been un-
.-o Ia .ince last winter when the
''yOS 'l'. conrss in the Legislature at
"a - 20 much attention that be was
. - - he a candidate, but he has
~, 10 said all along that he was not
ll..U', ~ now be said that he will be
u, 20 -Ics and whenever he enters a
u -Ls snters TO win or get beaten
y = Ii. nest TO win. The General has
pc n verv bad health for some
and has been unable TO give
-, ..onar attention 10 any kind OF
.s.s,s ss but with the return OF the
= vsstber he has so much I'M
.,sS that he is able TO be about as
He has recently been over IN
-, % and Wyoming counties and has
=, urged by the people In the
.. ..sss south Of the Kanawha TO be-
- candidate for Governor, and he
m Undoubtedly consent.
~ Generals course in che Legisla-
In fathering and insisting on the
-.,ss 80 Of the bills in the
..,.s.t of the miners and the other Ia
-, men who will be benefited by
!. "a 'rti.scrip and weighing bills and
-..tanIcs' lien bill, has made him ex-
-s3iDgly popular among the laoorlng
80. II has at the same time made
Il ID unpopular among the operators,
"a, the General says, the Democratic
-.,7 Is the party Of the people, and 1t
=. ,slv on the masses to make it sue
s..hl and he believes the Democratic
,,,v in this State is on record as the
-s,i of the working man as against
4. ,snitalist who would oppreSs him.
rls re-assessment bill which was
,..sd bv the Democrats TO make the
7s land owner pay taxes on property
-ris valued as high as that OF the
-,l farmer. will also assist the Demo
7., party, he thinks, and his record
is that he was a strong supporter OF
|rbUl. The General has not as yet
.,orized any statement that he would
|.fcandidate for the GOvernOrShip.
be has received a number Of letters
vrz him to enter the lists, and is con-
s,1g the matter. The REGISTER
be safe In saying that after due
.;i5aratiOn the General will conclude
,scome a candidate.
ID the meantime, Col. W. A. Mac
.sIs is still in the race and has for
me months been an avOwed candidate
the Governorship. He has already
-yely begun the canvass, and an ag-
-.ssiye one, too, making his first ad-
s,s in the enemy's territory, up in
,toas county, which is in the judi
a circuit over which Judge Bennett,
h Of the other candidate, preSides.
E las been getting in his work for
ne time, and IL il is the early bird
|2,alwayS catches the worm, he will
rely catch this worm.
The COlonerS candidacy seems to
l'e met with favor throughout the
ate and he has received some very
l,,ering notices from the State press.
popular among all classes aud i'm
sections and does not belong 10 any
'ac1iar faction. He is a good buSi-
IS nan and a lawyer OF considerable
,7erenCe. How the Kanawha delega-
would stand with these two candi-
l'es IN the field would be hard 10 say.
10Th have so many warm friends in
county.
,lul II became known that Gen.
aus would be IN the race, Judge Ben
70 was regarded as Col. MacCOrkle'S
longest opponent for the nomination.
-s'her he will remain such is yet to
seen. The new situation may even
sl;ihen the Judge, for tae two OPP
'-s candidates from the same county
,-' iniure each other 70 such an eX-
g. that IL would give another q chance
SID 10 in place Of either OF them. At
Y i-ieJudge Bennett is looked upon
strong candidate. he viii have
Undivided support Of the central
--'.'> OF the State, and were the con-
narrowed down TO two, il cannot
oe tod what strength he might de-
.,' Robert White, Of Wheeling, is
understood 70 be a candidate, but
COON has not reached this far yet.
~ -o, looked on here at present as a
-'-1oe candidate, especially when
" has so many other candi-
$40 'ae ueld. The Authorship con-
Is expected 20 be too formidable TO
OF strong candidates for much
10 ua" county. Hon. c. Wood
3 Understood 20 have his eye on
'--..''laiora. chair also. but if he
-A'ls any progress in the way of
,s-- IT. u is not known here.
, y. Z. Snyder, of the Criminal
,,,' ,o' Nanawha county, is also said
e,.',,- separations in this direction. /
s..- to-day by gentleman from
e,,,t,e'n part cf the State that there
0e candidate from the eastern
41e-'e who had not yet been mem
~, ~ olt who would develop sur
strength when once before the
s.. lie probably had reference 10
Inv VA ~ candidate, but the farmers
y, ue> cut such a sorry figure in the
-,,55-.s 55.scuonS ia other States that its
b.. ,,. 10 this state will probably
1e elections. ~ ''