The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-03
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

the three Olg ohCos ." "V9' '''N'"''
are concerned, collector OF internal reye'
rre district attorney and marshal, is
practically decided on except as to mar
sba Gilkoson will be collector and
Watts district attorney butno man can
toDl rs vet who will be marshal. Not
hat this place had not been included
IN the slate, or in several different states.
I, had When McCorkle, Watts, Ohley,
Chiffon, ct AL, were in Washington ten
days ago u slate was agreed on; but it
bos been broken, or at least cracked
%"dIy The contest for marshal has
Sssn between Garden, Ninaon and
C,5wford. The Camden crowd arranged
,yn different CombinatiOns-the first
with Garden as marshal, and the
.acoud, and existing one, with Vinson
NJ marshal and Garden as chief deputy,
with slice of the salary and voice in
,Ts patronage. When John Crawford,
Of Marshall county, went to Washing
ton and found this out there was music
in The air. The music Is still playing,
nol softly and sweetly, but vigorously,
and with red.light attachments in the
wings. That is what has produced the
cracks in the slate. Senator Faulkner
/, for Crawford, rs a matter Of course,
and Representative Pendleton says he
il neutral Crawford bases his claims
nprely on party services. He is OF the
opinion that he did more to break up
the Alliance movement in Wetzel and
10 reduce the Republican majority than
, ANY other dozen men, and now ii his
services are not to be awarded no pro-
noses to know the reason why. Craw.
ords endorsements are first class, but
the Camden.M cGraw- Wells.State House
crowd don't think he can win. There
was never n prettier fight as 1t stands
than this, and both sides are agreed that
ibp contest will DO doubtful until the
las. moment perhaps
go
This fight has little or nothing to do
with the campaign for such other good
things as the administration may see
fit to bestow upon the state. There
does not now seem to be any reason TO
change the predictions already made in
the INTELLIGENcER. Hon. Joseph S.
Miller will in all probability be offered
The Internal revenue commissionerahip
and Col, Alex Campbell, II ia said, may
be Consul-general to Melbourne. 1t is
not known il this combination will in.
teriore with Mr.. Jepson's candidacy for
the United States treasurership, but
possibly it may. AT any rate West Vir-
ginians in Washington are agreed that
tho two places above mentioned are as
good as decided on, and the West Vir-
gnlans should know, for there are
enough OF them In the city to decide u
state election, and they still go. In fact
there are few atates in the union left
unrepresented at this time, The inau-
guration crowds are there. Major Dink
Bolts, OF Georgia, and the Hon. Abe
slupsky, OF Now York, are both there
now and their associates are arriving as
fast as trains can carry them. Major
Bolts will still be in Washington six
months from now; so will the majority
Of his associates.
Speaking OF Hon. Alex Campbell's
chances for the Melbourne appoint
ment. reminds me that there is very
pretty fight on, directly in that con-
nectIon, which may Complicate mat
ters in the Panhandle somewhat and
seriously embarrass Mr.. Pendleton.
Col. Campbell is not the only applicant
from this section for a consular place.
1t is well known that Captain L. s. Del
aplan, Of tho Wilson Tariff Students,
desires to go to Havre, France, and is
being strongly pushed for the place by
the young Democracy OF Wheeling with
whom he Is associated aud of whom he
is popular representative. He Is en-
dorsed by the entire West Virginia con.
gressional delegation, excepting perhaps
Mr.. Pendloton, and his claims will be
especially looked after by Hon. William
L. Wilson and Mr.. Camden. This may
interfere with Colonel Campbell's
chances, since there may BIO an aversion
10 giving the Panhandle two places ont
Of West Virginia's quota Of foreign ap-
pointments. Here il whore Mr.. PEN
dleton's embarrassment will come in,
He can scarcely ignore the tariff club,
composed OF young working Democrats
who saved him from slaughter in the
recent election by jumping into the
breach at time in the campaign when
the outlook was exceedingly gloomy for
him, and yet he would not protest
against the colonePs appointment.
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II is not probable that in square
stand-up fight over patronage Mr.. PEN
dIeton would bo much "in it" with Mr..
Wilson, but should it be decided that
Mr.. Pendleton should have voice in
the honoring OF his own constituents,
condition and not theory would con-
front him. ltshould DO borne in mind,
however, that consular positions, not
being local offices, properly como under
the bead Of patronage -at-larget" and
congressional district lines or local con-
siderations are seldom, II ever, taken
into account. Because an applicant
happens to livein certain congressional
district his case is no more to be dis
posed Of by the member from
that district than would that OF
the applicant for collector, mar.
Shul, or any other OF the APP
pointments at large. A consul does not
go abroad to represent Il single congress.
sional district, but the whole United
States. In naming West VirginiOns to
fill these positions the President will,
in all probability, consult the entire
delegation. There would then BIO moth
ing reasonable in the way Of giving
both Captain Delapain and Col.
Campbell what they are after.
But some Of the young Democrats
who are actively pushing Captain Della.