Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-27
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SOME INTERVIEWS.
What the Candidates and Their Friends
Think of the Chances.
COL. W. A. M'CoRKLE.

THE outlook regard as excellent.
In fact, you can tell the REGISTER l
am going to be nominated. All the re-
ports to-day are very satisfactory, and
they are improving right along"
What strength do you expect to
have on the first ballot"
"Um-young man, I'll see you later.
That's something really can't deter
mine just now"
Col. McCorkle has sumptuous quar-
tiers in the Lincoln Club room, near the
Blennerhassett. At the disposition OF
his friends is large hall, two finely
carpeted and furnished parlors, and
little side room with colored gentle
man in white coat and cap. The
side room is somewhat restricted as to
territory, but somehow its the most
popular place of resort in the suite, al
though its hot day, and people are
generally keeping as far apart as posi-
Bile. Hon. Joe. Chiffon and Secretary
Of State OhleY are in charge, with an
able force Of lieutenants, and the scene
thereabouts is busy one.
w. Y. Holly, one of the leading Lin
coin county Democrats, is a McCorkle
worker, and judging from the energy
with which he is moving around, he will
make many votes for his chief. To a
REGISTER man he said:
"Lipcoln has no candidate OF her
own, but we are red-hot for Col. Nc
Corkle, and will exert every honest ef-
fort in his behalf. We will help anyone
who will help him."
HON. P. C. EASTMAN.
Hon. P. C. Eastman, OF Mason, who
is also an energetic candidate for the
Gubernatorial chair, said:
81 have good, strong following,
which, think, is going to grow with
the flight of time"
What strength do you look for on
the first ballot?'.
81 will have two hundred votes or
more. Perhaps two hundred and fifty.
think they are the sort OF men who
will stick to me, and that they will Sc
cure accessions after few ballots have
| been taken"
Mr.. Eastham's quarters are at the
Commercial, where Mr.. j. S. Spencer
is doing the honors, assisted by large
and energetic staff OF willing workers
They have had callers by the hundred
all day; and the air down their has a
rosette hue not entirely due to Old
Sol's rays.
Hon. J. 81. Marcum, one Of Mr.. Ben
netts lieutenants, said: 81 think there
| is no doubt Of Benefits nomination. 1t
seems assured"
What vote do you estimate he Will
have on the first ballot?
1--WE count on $50 on the first ballot.
! It takes but 395 to nominate, and we
anticipate no trouble in getting what
we need on the second or third ballot"
Then you regard the outlook as sat
isfactory?
Eyes, sir; entirely So"
HON, PATRICK F. DUFFY. -
Auditor Duffy has large corps OF
workers on the ground and he is making
a stiff fight for denomination. Among
the most active Of his ieutenants is 7.
Hill Marshall, who said: "We're going
| to get there. Mr.. Duffy's record alone
ought TO leave no doubt upon that score.
1t is the policy OF other states to keep
good auditors in Office. Look at the
| record. George Madison, of Kentucky,
was in Office 90 years; James E. Heath,
of Virginia, 20 years; Ralph Osborn, of
Ohio, Is years, and so on. Mr.. Duffy
has made a great record. When he came
into office the State owed more than
| $500, 900, and now it owes nothing. The
general school fund, two months after
| be came into Office, amounted to but
| S164, $50. The next year he distributed
| 1867. 724, or over $500, 900 more than he
| found available when he came in. Dur
| ing the six years he has been in office he
has distributed over million more than
during the previous six years. Then
look at another feature during the first
twenty-five years of the States exist
ence there were but three years when
there were no delinquent sheriffs, while
| in the seven years OF Mr.. Dufy's ad-
| ministration there were six in which
| there were no delinquent sheriffs and
In the seventh the delinquencies
amounted TO but $40, 900, most of which
| has been since said"
HON. WAYNE FERGUSON.
Is there any chance Of fixing up the
! Wayne county trouble? was asked OF
| Hon. Wayne Ferguson. Fixing it up?
| No, sir. We are here to win or be
beaten; we are representing the county
and our credentials are signed by five
out of the seven members of the Exec
utive Committee. The other side had a
| fine Job arranged TO hand the county
over to MacCorkle, but we must have It.
! He wouldn't get so votes in the county
| If the Democrats now hold. As TO the
nominee we are all willing to instruct
for Fisher Bowen for Auditor, but we
were not willing that he should pick out
delegates he could trade off to Mac
Corkle, and we have a majority OF peo-
pie behind US. We are going to fight it
out.
Mr.. CAMDEN soNIMERs.
Mr.. Camden Summers is another Of the
hustling candidates for Auditor. He
has fine and spacious quarters open,
leading feature Of which is a capacious
and influential refrigerator. His work
ers say he will go into the convention
with about 100 votes coming from all
! the counties north Of the Great Kan
awha and they are confident Of his
ultimate success.
John Hamilton, of Calhoun county
Our county instructed for Summers,
and we expect to vote for him,
but there is disposition to
break over instructions on all the
candidates except R. V. Kidd, they will
vote solid for him. The outlook for
| Governor Is very much mixed.
What do you make out OF 1t Ran
dolph Stalnaker? 1t is badly mixed in
some ways, but 1 still think McCorkle
will be nominated 1 don't see what
can prevent it. "How about Auditor?"
at is the worst fight l ever saw.
1884 isn't circumstance, and its still
| the day before"