Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-11
WHEELING W. VA SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1893
Largest Brightest Best Everybody Reads the Sunday Register oHn
THE CALL POSTPONED.
The West Virginia Delegation Decides TO
Wait Day and secure More Time With
tha prestdeDt

! Wait a Day and secure More Time With
the President
1 SpseiGl Telegram to the RSrastsr.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The West
/ Virginia contingent did not make their
expected visit 10 the White House to-
/ day. II was cabinet dav and as the cab
/ met meets at IL O'Clock, and the Presi-
dent is overrun with callers, IL was
thought best to put of the visit until
tomorrow morning, when the President
would have little more time to talk
with the epresentatives OF the Wesl
Virginia Democracy.
Congressman Pendleton was among
the early callers at the White House to-
day. He went to lay before the Presi'
dent the claims of Mr. Jepson, OF
Wheeling, on the important post OF
Treasurer OF the United States. Mr..
Pendleton briefly but forcibly set forth
Mr.. Jepson's qualifications for the
treasurership, his standing as business
man, his conspicuous success as a bank
er and fnancier, and last, but not least,
his service TO the Democratic party.
The President listened attentively,
asked some questions, but of course
gave no Indication of what his inten-
tions were in tho matter
Governor MacCorkle, Col. Jos. e.
Chiffon, u. T. Vinson, Of Huntington;
Rankin Wiley, Of Point Pleasant; NJ. j.
O'Kane, of Wheeling; Frank c. Rey-
nolds and Col. Chas. Hagan, OF Charles
ton, were the leading newcomers from
West Virginia to-day. Governor Mac
Corkle, Ex-Governor Fleming and Mr..
Chiffon accompanied by Senator
Camden, made a formal call on Vice
PresidentStevenson during the morning.
They found the Vice President in the
midst of a crowd of callers that has
filed his rooms ever since he came TO
Washington. He was very glad to see
the West Virginians but could hardly
express his pleasure in words as he has
become very hoarse from almost con-
slant talking in the last ten days.
Mr.. O'Kane dropped into Washington
on his way TO Philadelphia and New
York 10 look over the ground and make
some observations as to his chances Tor
the Wheeling postmastership. He said
ne had not yet filed any papers and
would not call on the President nor the
Postmaster General during his present
visit,
There is now some talk here Of Stu
art w. Walker, of Martinsburg, enter
ing the contest for Collector Of Internal
Revenue, on which Mr.. Gilkeson's
friends thought he had a cinch.
1t is believed that il Mr.. Walker be-
comes a candidate for the place quite a
new aspect will be put on the contest,
which will be likely to assume a tenn
perature it has not approached.
There is also talk of Rankin Wiley
for the District AttorneYship If Mr.
Cleveland adheres TO his determination
not to reinstate men who held Office
under him before, which would shut out
General c. C. Watts. 1t is probable
also that West Virginia candidate may
take the field for the Commissionership
of Internal Revenue against Joe Miller,
on the strength of the Presidents op-
position 10 reappolnting old officials.
Congressman Pearson Of the Sixteenth
Ohio District called later in the day and
presented the name of Hon. Ross j.
Alexander for appointment as First As
sistant Postmaster General.
NJ. V. Cannon, of Omaha, who Is
President Of the Irish National League,
was among the callers. He is candi-
date for the Chilian mission.