Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-31
POLITICAL POINTS
now IT'S THE REPUBLICAN TURN TO SWEAT
AND SWEAR
Something About the Convention Which Is 70 Nsss
at Huntington, Wednesday Eszt-Peopls Who
Are AMER Mr.. Atkinson'S Scalp--Soms
Side Lights On the Situation.

Are AMER Mr. AtkinscnS Scaip-Sorns
Side Lights On Ihs Situation.
The publication IN yesterdays REG
lister of telegram to the effect that
Judge Goff, Harrison county's eloquent
SON, would accept the gubernstorisl
nomination if rendered unanimously,
created much talk OF speculative char
acter among Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike, many of the former say
ing IT was too good to believe. A prom
inent Republican Federal official was In
terrogated concerning the report. He
said: 81 can readily understand how the
rumor got in circulation. Many enthusi-
astic friends have been i'm portuning him
TO run, both by mail and word Of mouth.
Anticipating that the effort would grow,
ne wrote TO a friend in this city on Fri
day. The letter was received yester-
day. 1t said that under no circum-
stances could he accept the honor, and
to nip the effort at once. "You know"
continued the r. +. o., "that Judge
Golf has not lost his wits. He would
not think Of casting aside so fine an Of
fee, which lasts for life. His official
bed is entirely too soft and pleasant TO
leave before it's warm 10 so into hard
and uncertain campaign. No." he con-
tlnued, ''you can say there is nothing in
the story"
Another local Republican, who has
made his influence felt in the party
councils on more than one occasion,
said:
az read the REGISTERS telegram with
great interest, but don't believe the
rumor, although the correspondent
seems to have been strongly impressed
with its truth. / sincerely hope he may
be right, but Pm afraid Gen. Golf will
never again head the Republican col
umn in West Virginia. He's our
strongest man, by far, and besides that,
he's got the money TO see the campaign
through. ! don't know what we are
going to do for strong man, in fact.
You'll notice, as you look around, that
good Gubernatorial candidates are
scarce on our side Of the fence. There
are a number of men who can poll the
party strength, on pinch, but nothing
more, and unless we can make inroads,
there will be little use in making the
fight"
The Ohio county delegation to Hun
tington is a good deal worked up on
the GovernOrship matter. A member
Of the delegation said last night:
Atkinson isn't in it. That's why he
is hesitating, as the papers say, about
accepting the nomination. Look at his
own county. OF the fifty delegates but
three are in favor of Atkinson, and two
OF the three hold proxies. l intend to
do all can against him if he shows his
head"
"How's the county going to vote?"
"Well, it's little uncertain. Morris
may get some votes, and Warren Miller,
Prosecuting Attorney of jackson, will
get good many. There is a new can
didate out, in the person Of Curtin, OF
Braxton. He is said TO be strong in the
neighborhood of his own county, and to
be generally good man. He Is son
of Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
who came here after the war. He has
large lumber interests in Braxton and
that neighborhood.
'Who is out for Attorney General?"
well, there's T. q. Hugus, OF Ohio;
J. M. Hooten, of Marshall, who will
have a strong following, and Frank Cox,
OF Monongalia. Hugus and Hooten will
split the Panhandle up on this"
"Is Charley Senseney doing himself
any good for Auditor"
Eyes, Charley will have Ohio county
solid at hiS.back, but the upper coun-
ties will likely go Gen. l. II. Duval, of
Brooke. Hall Of Kanawha, is In the
fight, and Jacob Hyer, of Braxton, will
be a strong candidate, and so will c. NJ.
Hart, Of Clarksburg. and T. z. Davis,
of Taylor, and w. NJ. o. Dawson is also
mentioned, but don't know what his
candidacy amounts &c"
"Who will be Supreme Judge, long
term?"
"WeH, ] should say E. S. Elliott, of
is out Of the fight. The short term is
in the dark, and don't know who will
land il"
whats the matter with G. W. At.
kinson?" asked reporter of another
Republican delegate, last night.
"Wait till wink my other eye. He'll
never do in the world, and we, who know
G. Wesley best, know it. We want to
carry Ohio county, If we can, and that
isn't the way to do it,"
"But what's the matteF?"
Carrying water on both shoulders.
It's difficult thing TO do. The fact is,
Atkinson is too kindly disposed, and too
accommodating for his own good. He
hates TO refuse q man anything, and
that sort of thing sometimes gets fell
low into trouble"
'IS Atkinson going to be Governor"
was asked of one of the big Republican
guns, last night.
"Um-well, think not"
L hear he doesn't want the nominA-
ton"
Hes after 1t, hot. That's why he's
out in the State now. You see, it's this
way. Atkinson, after he patched up
his fuss with Doc. Ststhers, got the
Doctor to go out to Clsrksburg to see
Golf. COT listened to the situation, as
it was explained to him, and agreed 10
advance all the money necessary to ena-
bic Mr.. Atkinson to go ahead. DR..
Stathers came home and reported, and
Mr. Atkinson left for the interior at
once"
How does Editor Morris stand?"