Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-02
.SENtTORSOMMERVILLE
FEELING WELL PLEASED OVER HIS PROSPECTS
OF APPOINTMENT.
Hon. R, P. Kidd Has Withdrawn in His Favor
Some Interesting Local Political RumOrs
Floating About

Senator J. B. Sommerville returned
from Washington yesterday morning
feeling much eratified at the outcome
Of his visit. He reports that be is sat
isfed with the situation so far as it re-
iers to the District Attorneyship, and
that it is snybody's yet
The Senator called the REGISTER re-
porter's attention TO an unintentional
error in its Washington correspondents
dispatches in Saturdays Issue wherein
they stated that Hon. r. f. Kidd, OF
Gnmer, had withdrawn from the Dis
trict AttorueyShip fight In favor OF Gen.
Watts. The fact is that MIR. Kidd, &C
companied by Messrs. Sam and French
HAYS, called on the President last Fri
day, and Mr.. Kidd told the President
then and there that he had withdrawn
from the battle and that he was hearth
" In favor of the Office being conferred
upon Mr.. SommerNile, and made re-
quest Of the President to appoint him.
1t is Mr.. Sommerville's opinion that
for various reasons the President will
not make the West Virginia appoint
ments for several days.
Messrs. John r. Aandlan and DR.. j..
A. Campbell also returned from Wash
ington yesterday.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said about city politics the past month
or two, and particularly about the Wa
ter Board, rumors are still flying about
as thick as ever One Of the most re-
cent of these rumors is the most inter-
esting. 1t comes from Republican
source. and, therefore, may not be cor
rect. but it's worth the telling, just the
same. The story runs in this wise;
From about the time the Republicans
first felt sure Of capturing the
Water and Gas Boards, it was
the idea OF the powers that be in that
marty in Council that John Shellhase
should have the Secretaryship OF one
BOARD and John White, deputy Sheriff
under Sheriff Steenrod. the other.
This seemed fairly satisfactory, al
though several Republican workers
kent a-tryln' for the Water Board place,
and it seemed pretty we'll settled that
the arrangement would be go, at least
so far as the bird in the hand-the
Water Board-was concerned. Now II
is alleged that new Richmond
has appeared on the field, In the
Derson OF Chairman OF the County
Republican Executive Committee James
H. Hall, who is alleged TO have given
several parties to understand that he
must have a secretaryship himself.
This was unexpected from several points
of view, and is said to have created
quite a commotlon among the Repub-
lican leaders.
Mr.. M. II. McNabb is doing some tall
hustling for a place under the Water
BOARD. and seems TO stand very good
show OF securing an appointment. Mr..
McNabb has been an energetic Repubii-
can, and his friends are hoping that he
will be recognized.
The candidates for examination under
the civil service rules, at the poStoflice,
on Friday, are on tenter hooks as to
whether they will pass or not, and are
searching their recollecuons and orac-
ing up mentally generally for the or
deal. The examination will take place
in the Federal Court jury room, on the
third floor Of the postollice building.
1t turns out the rumor, published
few days ago, on the authority OF Re-
publican member Of Council, that there
had been something Of row between
Councilman James 2. Maxwell and Mr..
II. f. Jones, of the Water Board, over
a deal for the third member OF the
Board, was largely untrue, and that
MIR. Jones did not pen his resigna-
ton, for use in certain contingencies.
There was conversation between the
two gentlemen, however, which proba-
bly led TO the rumor as above.
Hon. A. D. Garden, who is to be Dep
utY Z. 5. Marshal when the proper
time comes, moved into the city yester-
day, taking residence on Fourteenth
street.
ELEVEN-ELEVEN.
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